Urenco To Cooperate With Bechtel To Support Energy Security Last week, Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) inaugurated a new partnership with the global construction company Bechtel for the provision of front-end engineering services to support the expansion of Urenco’s Tails Management Facility (TMF) in the UK so it is capable of processing greater volumes of the…
Vattenfall Starts Working On Plans For New Reactors At Ringhals Last week, Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) announced that it is seeking approval from local authorities to develop a detailed plan for the construction of new nuclear power reactors near the existing Ringhals nuclear power plant, in western Sweden. Vattenfall already owns most of the land…
“Nuclear Can Reach New Heights”, IEA World Energy Outlook 2023 Says The International Energy Agency (IEA) published today its latest World Energy Outlook 2023 (WEO). Fatih Birol, IEA DG, presented this morning the agency’s new report, outlining in his opening speech the work plan for world’s governments to achieve success at COP: advanced economies and…
Mochovce-3 Successfully Completed Power Commissioning Phase The Slovak operator Slovenské elektrárne announced the successful completion of all power startup operations at Mochovce-3, clearing the path to commercial operation. The new unit has completed a 144-hour demonstration run at full reactor power to show it was ready for safe operation. This test was the last one…
Opinion Poll, The Majority Of The Swiss Support Nuclear Energy An opinion poll led by Demoscope on behalf of the Swiss Nuclear Forum shows that the majority of the Swiss support nuclear energy. According to the results, 54% of respondents (+10% compared to the results collected in February 2022) believe that Switzerland should continue to use nuclear energy…
TVO Working On Extending Operating Licences At Olkiluoto NPP Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO, ENS Corporate Member) has initiated an environmental impact assessment procedure (EIA) concerning the possible operating licence extension by at least 10 years and potential power uprating of the Olkiluoto-1 and Olkiluoto-2 plant units. At the moment, the plant units are licensed until…
ENS at the 67th IAEA General Conference ENS seat at the IAEA GC Plenary Session From 25th to 29th September, Vienna hosts the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). More than 2,800 participants from Member State delegations, international organisations, and NGOs registered to attend the 4-days event at the IAEA headquarter.…
Framatome Extends Long-Term Nuclear Cooperation in Hungary On 12 September 2023, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Energy of Hungary, establishing the groundwork for an even enhanced strategic partnership within the nuclear sector. This MoU serves as the basis for expanding collaboration between Framatome…
New Cooperation Agreement To Foster Nuclear Training In Poland Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) and the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) signed a cooperation agreement to foster the exchange of experience and the development of joint scholarship programmes and internships, in order to support the process of building human resources for the nuclear industry in Poland.…
UK Announced A New Taskforce To Strengthen Nuclear Skills Following the launch of its flagship body Great British Nuclear (GBN), the UK Government announced the creation of a New Nuclear Skills Taskforce to support skills activity in the nuclear sector and to meet nuclear skills growth opportunities by bringing together government, employers and academia. It…