The #Atoms4Climate Conference: Nuclear Vital to Meeting Climate Change Goals
ENS presented the Nuclear for Climate Initiative at the IAEA conference on climate change
Moon farming: SCK•CEN sends experiment into space
Moon farming: SCK•CEN sends experiment into space On 24 July 2019, SPACEX-18 rocket left the Kennedy Space Center (Florida) for the International Space Station. On board were some basaltic rock and bacteria from Earth, both part of an experiment investigating whether life would be possible on the Moon; since basalt is a dominant rock type…
IAEA Announces Student Competition
IAEA Announces Student Competition In conjunction with the International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development, the IAEA is holding a competition for students aged 14-18 in IAEA member states. Students are invited to present a project which promotes discussion and raises awareness on the use of digital technologies to support education in…
Laureates of the 2019 ENS PhD Award
ENS High Scientific Council announces laureates of the 2019 ENS PhD Award ENS Member Societies submitted 12 entries to the 2nd edition of the PhD Award organised by the ENS High Scientific Council. All entries were of excellent quality, underlining once more the strength of our network of nuclear professionals and our ability to promote…
European Nuclear Society’s High Scientific Council Presents First PhD Award
The European Nuclear Society’s High Scientific Council presented its first PhD award to Hungary’s Dr Zsolt Elter for outstanding scientific research in the field of nuclear science and engineering. The award ceremony was held on 14 May 2019 at the occasion of the International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, or ICAPP, in France.…
R&D funds for clean energy
More than 40 nuclear associations sign joint declaration calling for doubling the R&D funds for clean energy More than 40 nuclear associations representing over 80,000 scientists have today called on the Clean Energy Ministerial Conference (CEM) which will be held in Vancouver later this month to commit to doubling public investment in nuclear-related R&D and…