Eastern Europe And The Future Of Nuclear Fuel Supply On 13th April, Westinghouse and Framatome (both ENS Corporate Members) have been awarded a long-term contract by Czech utility ČEZ for the supply of nuclear fuel assemblies to the Temelín nuclear power plant. Under the contract, deliveries of fuel will start in 2024 and continue for approximately 15…
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…
Tractebel To Support France’s NUWARD SMR Project Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) will provide engineering services to deliver NUWARD ™, a small modular reactor technology. The construction of the reference plant is expected to start in 2030 and its deployment will contribute to meeting growing European demand for carbon-neutral, safe, and affordable electricity. Tractebel’s experts will…
Tractebel Leads EU Project On Advanced Nuclear Space Technologies Following the recent contract awarded by the European Space Agency, Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) has now been selected to head the consortium of PULSAR, a research and innovation project funded by the European Commission to develop nuclear technology to power space missions. Tractebel will conduct research…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…