Poland Signs International Deals For Its First Nuclear Power Plants During the last few days, Poland signed international agreements to build the country’s first nuclear power plants by 2033. The US-based Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power have been selected to develop the Polish nuclear programme, so accelerating Warsaw’s…
Mochovce-3 Reaches First Criticality Mochovce-3 reactor reached minimum controlled output on 22 October, marking first criticality for the Russia-supplied 440 MW unit. Utility Slovenske Elektrarne, which owns and operates Slovakia’s four commercial reactors, said Mochovce-3 should reach full capacity and begin commercial operation at the beginning of next year. The company said that although a…
Actinium-225, The Joint-Venture Pantera To Secure Its Production The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) and IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world leader in particle accelerator technology, announced last week the name of their joint-venture: Pantera SA/NV, resulting from strategic R&D partnership between SCK CEN and IBA to enable the production…
Medical Isotopes – International Experts Call For Action To Secure Supply International experts from irradiating reactors, other isotope producers, and direct users urgently call for a long-term strategy to prevent a critical shortage of research and production capacities. They jointly ask for a common framework that stimulates much needed policy changes and investments. The high-level…
Westinghouse and ENUSA To Cooperate On VVER-440 Fuel Fabrication Westinghouse Electric Company and ENUSA (both ENS Corporate Members) announced during the World Nuclear Symposium their intent to collaborate on VVER-440 fuel fabrication. There are currently 16 nuclear reactors in Europe operating with VVER-440 fuel and utilities in the region are actively looking for alternatives to…
“Diversification and Security of Supply” ESA Annual Report 2021 Is Out The Euratom Supply Agency (ESA, ENS Member) published online its Annual Report 2021. In this report, ESA presents its achievements for 2021, offering then an overview of the nuclear fuel world market and the main developments in the EU, and the analysis of the…
Westinghouse And EDF To Cooperate On EnCore® ATF Technology Westinghouse Electric Company announced a partnership with EDF (both ENS Corporate Members) to explore the functionalities of Westinghouse’s EnCore® enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) technology. Westinghouse will study its EnCore fuel in an EDF reactor for potential deployment across the EDF nuclear fleet after 2030. This…
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…
Ensuring The Future – Outlook on Medical Radioisotopes and Uranium Supply Chains in Europe Interview with Euratom Supply Agency Director General Agnieszka Kazmierczak Medical radioisotopes are a crucial tool in beating cancer and other diseases, offering several and innovative solutions in terms of diagnostics and treatments. Despite this key role, the whole production and supply…
ENS Welcomes The EU Parliament Decision On The EU Taxonomy CDA European Nuclear Society together with its High Scientific Council truly welcome the decision of the European Parliament to adopt the EU Taxonomy ’s Complementary Delegated Act. Nuclear is seen clearly by a majority of the EU parliamentarians as a sustainable energy source, providing clean…