Tractebel Supporting Waste Management Programme at Doel NPP Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member), together with the Belgian nuclear operator, ENGIE Electrabel, has completed the filling of the first High Integrity Container (HIC) as part of the project to empty the spent fuel pools at the Doel 3 nuclear power plant, within its decommissioning programme. The project…
SCK CEN Received Terbium-161 Chloride Supply from TerThera SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) received Terbium-161 (Tb-161) Chloride from the Dutch company TerThera, the world’s largest producer of this radioisotope, in the framework of the ongoing collaboration initiated in 2023 to ensure its stable supply. Terbium-161 is an extremely promising isotope for targeted cancer therapy because…
What led to the historic collapse of the electricity system in the Iberian Peninsula? What happened on Monday, April 28, 2025, in Spain and Portugal will certainly be included in history books dealing with European energy strategies and the development of the electricity system. The complete shutdown of infrastructures essential to the fundamental functions of…
Steps Forward for the PALLAS Reactor NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) announced the completion of the construction pit and the foundation, marking the end of this phase of the PALLAS project. This has laid the foundation for the next phase of construction. The arrival of the PALLAS-reactor is crucial for the production of medical isotopes.…
ENS Supports the Youth Vision: A Call for Action from the Next Generation of Nuclear Professionals Press Release – ENS Supports the Youth Vision The European Nuclear Society (ENS) proudly endorses the Youth Vision presented by the young generation in nuclear at FISA–EURADWASTE & SNETP Forum in Warsaw. The Youth Vision Statement Nuclear by 2050:…
Deep Atomic and Future-tech Launch A Programme for Nuclear-Powered Data Center Planning Deep Atomic (ENS Corporate Member) and Future-tech, a leading data center design consultancy, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of nuclear-powered data center projects through a joint “Stage 0” feasibility and planning programme. The strategic partnership aims to accelerate multi-site SMR-powered…
Framatome and Leibstadt NPP Signed A Long-Term Fuel Supply Contract Framatome and Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (KKL – both ENS Corporate Members) have signed a long-term contract to supply ATRIUM 11 fuel assemblies to its Swiss nuclear power plant over the period 2028-2035. Framatome has been supplying KKL since 2008, providing ATRIUM 11 – a fuel…
Accelerating Nuclear Innovation Insights from the ENS Symposium on SMRs and Research Reactors The 2025 edition of the European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) took place in Aix-en-Provence (France) from 6th to 10th April. This year, the international gathering of the research reactor community started with the appreciated Symposium on synergies between the research community and…
“Stakeholder Engagement: The Human Capital Connection” ENS at the IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes Here we share the keynote speech that ENS President, Dr Eng Stefano Monti, delivered to introduce the session “Splitting the Atom, Uniting Talent: Developing the Nuclear Workforce” at the IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear…
Eagles Consortium to Develop Lead-Cooled Generation IV SMR Ansaldo Nucleare, SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Members) ENEA, and RATEN, established the Eagles Consortium to design and commercialise Lead-Cooled IV Generation Small Modular Reactor. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the European Energy Council. The signing of this agreement solidifies the collaboration among consortium…