UK To Explore The Potential Of High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) The UK’s plan to have the latest nuclear technology up and running within the next decade has moved a step closer with publication of a call for evidence which sets out the government’s suggested approach to building the first advanced small modular reactor demonstrator. The government…
Nuclear Technology Efficiently Supports The Insect Pest Control To protect crops against parasites and harmful insects, nuclear science has conducted extensive research for targeted, environmentally friendly biological control: the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT). The IAEA, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has helped countries implement SIT, in which irradiation is…
IPCC 6th Assessment Report – Climate Change 2021 Is Out The IPCC VI Assessment Report “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis” is now released. The Working Group I contribution to the VI Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate…
Finland Prepares Its National Programme For Radwaste Management As required by the Directive on management of used fuel and radioactive waste (2011/70/Euratom), Finland is currently formulating its National Programme for used fuel and radioactive waste management, as well as a report on the environmental impacts of the programme. Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment,…
UNECE: No Climate Goals Will Be Met Without Nuclear Power United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) last report is unmistakable: “International climate objectives will not be met if nuclear power is excluded”. The new technology brief from UNECE highlights the potential of nuclear power as part of a broader portfolio alongside deploying other sustainable…
Westinghouse To Support Vattenfall In Dismantling Ringhals Reactors Westinghouse Electric Company and Vattenfall (both ENS Corporate Members) are extending their long-standing nuclear energy partnership into decommissioning activities through a new agreement. As part of the arrangement, Westinghouse will segment and dispose of the reactor internals and pressure vessels at Ringhals 1, a Boiling Water Reactor…
“Nuclear Must Be Fairly Represented at COP26”, Firmly Advocates WNA Here is the full text of the open letter that Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General at World Nuclear Association, sent to COP26 President Alok Sharma last 16th August, inviting the organisers to fairly include and represent nuclear energy. A letter sent to Rt Hon…
Slovakia To Become A Power Exporter Thanks To New Nuclear Reactors Slovakia’s new Mochovce-3 reactor is close to start up and generate electricity this year, with unit 4 following in 2023. The two new units at Mochovce are expected to cover about a quarter of Slovak energy demands. Moreover, once it starts up, Mochovce-3 will…
Horizon 238, Open Letter To Belgian Government To Stop Nuclear Phaseout Horizon 238 is a Brussels-based group of young engineers supporting nuclear energy for a carbon-free world and for a clean and sustainable future. The group recently released an open letter to the Belgian government, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, and the Minister of Energy Tinne Van…
Tecnatom To Develop The Plant Simulator Platform For ITER Project The ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion project, began its five-year assembly phase one year ago in Cadarache, and it is expected to be over in late 2025. The €20bn ITER project will replicate the reactions that power the sun and is intended to demonstrate fusion power can…