EDF Partners With Ansaldo On SMR Development ENS Corporate Members EDF and Ansaldo Nucleare, together with Ansaldo Energia and Edison, announced the signature of a Letter of Intention to explore the potential industrial cooperation for the development of nuclear power, and specifically small modular reactors (SMRs), in Europe. The aim of the agreement is to…
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…
EDF And Respect Energy To Cooperate On SMR Projects In Poland The French utility EDF (ENS Corporate Member) and the Polish renewable energy trader Respect Energy signed an Exclusive Cooperation Agreement for the development of nuclear power projects in Poland based on NUWARD™ SMR technology. The agreement has been signed last week, during a dedicated event…
Krško NPP Gets Environmental Permit For Lifespan Extension To 2043 Krško nuclear power plant has obtained an environmental permit for its lifetime extension from 40 to 60 years. The only NPP in Slovenia will be so able to operate until 2043. The Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, which conducted the procedure in compliance with…
Urenco Stable Isotopes Joins UNRANU Research Programme Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) Stable Isotopes recently joined the Understanding the Radiobiology of therapeutic medical radionuclides (UNRANU) programme as a consortium partner. The UNRANU programme is developing new production routes for radionuclides; finding the best match between radionuclide and tumour type, determining the optimal treatment dose, and investigating…
Support For Nuclear Energy Is Increasing In All EU Member States A recent survey published by the Hungarian Századvég Foundation shows a growing positive perception of nuclear energy in all EU Member States. According to the results of the Project Europe Research conducted by Századvég, in the last year, the share of EU citizens opposing…
Wales Unveils Plans For Its New Nuclear Medicine Facility The Welsh Government has recently unveiled its major plans for the new national nuclear medicine laboratory, which aims at making Wales a global centre of excellence and the leading location for medical radioisotope production in the UK. The Project ARTHUR (Advanced Radioisotope Technology for Health Utility Reactor)…
Belgium Extends Operations Of Nuclear Power Plants By 10 Years Belgium will extend the life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years, as announced by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Monday, 9 January. The Belgian Government and the utility Engie (ENS Corporate Member), which operates the nuclear power plants in Belgium, have reached an agreement…
International Consortiums Plan Dismantling The Ignalina Reactor Last 28 December, SE Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant signed two contracts for design services for reactor dismantling technologies. Reactor dismantling technologies for INPP will be developed by a consortium led by Westinghouse Electric Spain (Spanish subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company, ENS Corporate Member), including Jacobs Slovakia, and Lithuanian…
Microreactors To Power Moonbases, A New Study Starts In Italy Designing a nuclear microreactor to power moonbases and support further space colonisation – this is the mission of the cooperation agreement signed last December by ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI – Italian…