The major international fusion programmes – People’s Republic of China, European Union, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, USA – co-operate in the ITER project for the construction of an International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The ITER is intended to demonstrate that it is physically and technically possible to simulate on earth the energy generation of the sun and to…
NRG PALLAS Supporting The Development Of Kairos Power SMR Fleet NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) has signed a major contract with Kairos Power to assess materials and fuels that will be used in its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) fleet. Kairos Power will build a number of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Google data centres to…
IAEA Visited HFR For Follow-Up Continued Safe Operation Mission At the beginning of July, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the High Flux Reactor (HFR) – operated by NRG (ENS Corporate Member) – as part of a follow-up mission on ‘Continued Safe Operation’ – CSO. CSO missions are aimed at evaluating the…
Dr Chloé Cherpin wins the ENS High Scientific Council PhD Award 2023 The ENS High Scientific Council brings together 24 scientists from 19 countries. For the 2023 edition of the ENS HSC PhD Award, the Council received nine nominations from ENS member Societies: namely the Croatian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish, and UK Nuclear Societies.…
Safety And Efficiency Through International Assessments This article has been published on the website and on the latest publication of the Finnish Nuclear Society – ATS (ENS Member Society) on 8 November 2023. ENS thanks ATS President, Markus Airila, and the author, Mr. Petteri Tiippana, for their courtesy and availability to share the contribution. Petteri…
The Nuclear Workforce Of The Future – Opportunities And Needs For The International Nuclear Sector Interview with Callum Thomas, Thomas Thor CEO The nuclear sector has to deal with complex, urgent needs for its workforce. Let’s explore together with Callum Thomas, Thomas Thor CEO, what are the main reasons, the main challenges, and the best…
Tractebel Leads The Restart Of The Construction Of Angra-3 In Brazil A consortium led by Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) has recently finalized the first stage of the project that will enable to resume the construction of the Unit-3 at Angra nuclear power plant in Brazil. The Angra Eurobras NES consortium, made up of Tractebel and…
Switzerland Presents Plan For Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository Swiss radioactive waste disposal cooperative Nagra officially announced the site which will host a deep geological storage repository for radioactive waste. Nördlich Lägern, located in the northern part of Canton Zürich (Switzerland), will be the place of Nagra’s “project of the century”. Nördlich Lägern has the largest…
EUROfusion Started The DEMO Conceptual Design Phase Last 5th July 2022, the EUROfusion consortium announced the start of conceptual design activities for Europe’s first demonstration fusion power plant DEMO, the ITER’s successor. DEMO (Demonstration Fusion Power Reactor) is a first-of-its-kind facility that represents the next technological step after the global ITER fusion experiment. It aims…
