Vattenfall Signed New Long-Term Nuclear Fuel Supply Contracts Nuclear fuel and the diversification of its suppliers is definitely a hot topic these last weeks. In Sweden, Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) has signed long-term supply agreements with Westinghouse Electric and Framatome (both ENS Corporate Members too) to secure fuel supply to the five nuclear reactors at…
Statement On The Conflict In Ukraine From The World’s Nuclear Energy Workers 04 April 2022 Deeply concerned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the exposure of nuclear facilities to fighting and worrying public rhetoric, the undersigned scientists, engineers and professionals of the nuclear energy sector, represented by the American and European Nuclear Society: Recognise the…
Ansaldo Nucleare To Implement The Italian Divertor Tokamak Test Facility Ansaldo Nucleare (ENS Corporate Member) has won a 21 million EUR contract for the management of multidisciplinary technical-managerial support services aimed at implementing the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) Facility. The agreement provides for technical-managerial implementation support related to activities of Architectural Engineer, Specialized Engineering and…
Fusion Energy Record At Joint European Torus In The UK A major breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy output! Researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) in the UK doubled previous records by producing a total of 59 megajoules of heat energy from fusion over a five second period. The JET is the largest and most…
AIN-YG Position Paper To Support The National Radwaste Repository The Young Generation (YG) of the Italian Nuclear Association (AIN) published a Position Paper promoting its standing about the selection procedure for the location and construction of the future National Radioactive Waste Repository and the annexed Technological Park ( DN-PT). The YG gathers all the under-40s…
“Nuclear Waste Is An Opportunity” – Associazione Italiana Nucleare Early this year, Italy’s state-owned nuclear waste management company Sogin has published a list of 67 potential sites for a national radwaste storage facility. The list identifies areas whose characteristics meet localisation criteria defined by the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ISIN) and…
European Nuclear Society voice on a classification system for sustainable economic activities As a scientific society of 12.000 nuclear experts, representing academia, research institutes and industry, we strongly support the EU climate neutrality 2050 goal. We are ready to put our efforts and contribute as well to the 2030 CO2 reduction emission objective of at…
Europe and Japan Complete the Most Powerful Tokamak in the World Almost twelve years after they started their collaboration, Europe and Japan have taken an important step in the development of fusion energy by completing JT-60SA, the most powerful tokamak in the world before ITER enters the picture. With a diameter of 12 m, the…
Ansaldo Nucleare Wins 10 Million Euro Contract for a Pre-Conceptual Fusion Reactor Design A consortium, led by Ansaldo Nucleare, has won a €10m contract from the European Commission for a pre-conceptual fusion reactor design. It will be built on knowledge gained from the ongoing International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project in France and the Joint…
Solid, liquid or gaseous radioactive waste is produced in the overall nuclear fuel cycle, in particular in the nuclear power plant and during reprocessing. This has to be processed for ultimate waste disposal. A distinction is made between low, medium and high active waste. Another distinctive criterion is the heat generated by radioactive decay and…