Tractebel Continues Supporting Nuclear Sector in South Africa Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) recently signed a contract with South Africa’s nuclear operator Eskom to continue providing engineering support to help extend the operational duration of the Koeberg nuclear power plant by 20 years as decided by the government in 2019. Tractebell engineers will so review and…
Bertin Supplies Armenia With Radiation Monitoring Instruments The European Commission is financially supporting Armenia in the acquisition and installation of an automatic on-line radiation monitoring early warning system for monitoring and dispersion modelling with an emergency center for the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA). Armenia operates a single Unit (448MW PWR) nuclear power plant in Metsamor,…
NUKEM Upgrades The Incineration Facility For Radwaste In Seibersdorf In 2016, NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (NUKEM – ENS Corporate Member) was awarded a contract for the upgrade of the Incineration Facility for low-level radioactive waste in Seibersdorf, Austria. The purpose of the upgrade was to optimise the incinerator feed and ash discharge processes, in particular…
CEA Is A New ENS Corporate Member Following the approval of the General Assembly of ENS, we are glad to announce that CEA – Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, became a new Corporate Member of the European Nuclear Society, effective starting from 1st January 2023. Since 1945, CEA is a key player…
Framatome Supports NuScale In VOYGR™ SMR Development Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced this week two new contract awards with NuScale Power to design fuel handling equipment and fuel storage racks for NuScale’s VOYGR™ small modular reactor (SMR) power plant. These awards build on our partnership as NuScale’s fuel assembly supplier and signify an important opportunity…
EDF and Fortum Partner To Explore Joint Opportunities In New Nuclear The French utility EDF (ENS Corporate Member) and Fortum have signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement (FCA) to jointly explore collaboration opportunities for small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) and large power plant deployment in Finland and Sweden. The FCA has been signed on the occasion…
The Lithuanian Nuclear Energy Society Is A New ENS Member Society Following the approval of the General Assembly, ENS is glad to welcome back the Lithuanian Nuclear Energy Society (BEA), which became a new Member Society of the European Nuclear Society, effective starting from 1st January 2023. The Lithuanian Nuclear Energy Society (BEA – Branduolinės energetikos…
SCK CEN Launches The New Strategy “Exploring 2040” The Belgian research centre SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) yesterday unveiled its new strategic plan “Exploring 2040”. Presenting the new strategy, and disclosing heavy investments in new infrastructure, SCK CEN DG Peter Baeten said This infrastructure is a necessity to increase our social impact in three areas…
EPZ Welcomes The Dutch Government’s New Steps Forward On NPPs EPZ (ENS Corporate Member), the Dutch power company operating the Borssele nuclear power plant, welcomes the steps forward made by the country’s government to build new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands, and to extend the operating life of the existing plant. Last week, the Dutch…
MoU Signed For Microreactor Deployment In Finland Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) and Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potential deployment of a Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) in Lappeenranta, southern Finland. The planned project will also involve local authorities and stakeholders. LUT plans to deploy an…