Ansaldo Nucleare and the Life Extension of Cernavodă Unit 1 Securing Romania’s Energy Future The Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, located on the banks of the Danube in Constanța County, is Romania’s only nuclear facility and a cornerstone of the country’s energy system. Operated by Nuclearelectrica, the plant currently runs two CANDU-6 pressurised heavy-water reactors, each…
ENS Webinar – Exploring LTO in Europe | Perspectives on Extending Nuclear Lifetimes to 80 Years Exploring LTO in Europe Perspectives on Extending Nuclear Lifetimes to 80 Years Across Europe, discussions are underway on the potential of extending the operational lifetime of nuclear power plants from 60 to 80 years. Following the U.S. experience, operators in…
Framatome Selected by ESA to Contribute to the ENDURE Programme Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide industrial production capability of Sealed Fuel Sources for Radioisotope Power Systems, supporting the ENDURE (European Devices Using Radioisotope Energy) programme. One key feature of this programme is to provide Europe with…
TVO and the European Investment Bank Agree on Financing the Olkiluoto Investment Project Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO, ENS Corporate Member) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a new loan agreement worth EUR 90 million to finance the investment project for the Olkiluoto 1 (OL1) and Olkiluoto 2 (OL2) plant units. Over the coming…
NUKEM and Paul Scherrer Institute to Advance Nuclear Research and Collaboration NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), both ENS Corporate Members, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in nuclear safety, science and technology. Both parties are committed to the highest safety standards for nuclear installations and stand…
ENS – “How it began” by Pierre C. Zaleski ENS 50th anniversary, Vienna, 15 September 2025 During our anniversary, we had the great pleasure of hosting Pierre Zaleski, ENS President from 1981 to 1983. Mr Zaleski’s speech has been a fantastic opportunity to explore the origins and the first steps of ENS, dating back to…
EDF Announces Additional Life Extensions for Two UK Nuclear Power Plants EDF (ENS Corporate Member) has confirmed further life extensions for two of its UK nuclear power stations – Heysham 1 (two units) in Lancashire and Hartlepool (two units) in Teesside, which will continue generating until March 2028, an extension of 12 months. The decision…
NUKEM Supports the Dismantling of Four Steam Generators at the Unterweser NPP NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (NUKEM, ENS Corporate Member) has successfully completed the dismantling and preparation for transport of the steam generators at the Unterweser NPP (KKU), operated by PreussenElektra GmbH. This achievement was made possible through the extensive preparatory work carried out…
Eagles Consortium to Develop Lead-Cooled Generation IV SMR Ansaldo Nucleare, SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Members) ENEA, and RATEN, established the Eagles Consortium to design and commercialise Lead-Cooled IV Generation Small Modular Reactor. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the European Energy Council. The signing of this agreement solidifies the collaboration among consortium…
