NDA Announced a Partnership With the Nuclear Institute YGN The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) launched a year-long partnership with the Nuclear Institute’s Young Generation Network (YGN), aimed at inspiring and supporting young people in the nuclear industry. It marks the first-ever YGN Industrial Partnership – meaning the NDA and its group of companies will actively…
The Prelude to the NESTet 2021 Conference Since we have been forced to move our in-person meeting to next year, we decided to organise a special online gathering. The Prelude to the NESTet 2021 Conference will allow you to discuss with some of the most prominent professionals in the European nuclear education and training sector. Participation will be…
Dr Stephanie Thornber wins the ENS High Scientific Council PhD Award 2020 The ENS High Scientific Council is glad to announce the winner of the PhD Award 2020, Dr Stephanie May Thornber, with her PhD thesis “The development of high fraction zirconolite glass-ceramics for the immobilisation of actinides in plutonium residues for long-term geological disposal”, conducted…
Czech VR-2 Research Reactor Received The Siting Licence The State Office for Nuclear Safety of the Czech Republic has granted the siting licence for the new training reactor VR-2, to be built by the Czech Technical University in Prague. The VR-2 subcritical pool reactor, scheduled for operation at the end of 2022, will expand the…
European Nuclear Society became the Chair of the EHRO-N ENS became the Chair of the European Human Resources Observatory in Nuclear (EHRO-N). EHRO-N, is driven by organisations representing major stakeholders in the European Civil Nuclear Sector and managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). It is active in the field of Knowledge Management…
Framatome and Wrocław University Signed Training Agreement Framatome signed an agreement with Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Poland to develop and support training programs for the next generation of nuclear energy professionals. Building on the relationship between the Polish scientific community and Framatome, this agreement makes available internship, recruitment and joint research opportunities…
TVEL and St. Petersburg Polytechnic To Cooperate On Digital Engineering Technologies Russia’s St Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) signed an agreement for the development of cooperation between Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL and the Competence Centre of the National Technological Initiative (NTI) SPbPU New Production Technologies. The Roadmap, signed last 16 February and planned until the end…
Applications Now Open For IAEA Marie Curie Fellowship Programme The application period for the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) is now open. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2021. For more information on how to apply, please go to this page. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) aims to help increase the…
Framatome’s New E&T Project To Be Supported By France Relance Education, training and skills development are more and more important in a fast-changing world. That’s why Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) invests nearly 200 million euros every year in its industrial facilities and promotes a dynamic policy for skills development and training by recruiting nearly 1,000 new…
The Future of Nuclear Energy – WNA Vision for Next Decades Interview with World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y Leon World Nuclear Association (WNA) is the international organization that represents the global nuclear industry. Its mission is to promote a wider understanding of nuclear energy among key international influencers by producing authoritative information,…