Tractebel To Support Steady Energy Developing LDR-50 SMR Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) signed a contract with Finnish technology developer Steady Energy to provide engineering services to develop Steady Energy’s LDR-50 SMR, aimed at providing clean district heating and industrial steam. Steady Energy has already struck agreements for 15 reactors in Finland and is expanding to…
EDF Announces Life Extensions for Four UK Nuclear Power Plants EDF (ENS Corporate Member) announced the lifetime extension of four nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom, so as to generate for longer in a boost to the country’s energy security and clean power targets. The four plants, all operating Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor technologies,…
One in Two Italians in Favour of Nuclear Energy, Poll Finds Almost one Italian out of two is in favour of nuclear energy and its inclusion in the country’s future energy mix. This is the result of a recent opinion poll, conducted by SWG and presented at the VI edition of the Intelligence Week conference…
Dr Chiara Favaretto wins the ENS High Scientific Council PhD Award 2024 The ENS High Scientific Council brings together 25 scientists from 19 countries. For the 2024 edition of the ENS HSC PhD Award, the Council received twelve nominations from ENS member Societies: namely the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swiss, UK…
Urenco and TU Delft Support New Nuclear Talents Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) and Dutch university TU Delft are teaming up to develop new generations of nuclear scientists. Urenco is supporting the Delft Excellent Laboratory Facilities for Innovation and Nuclear Education (DELFINE) programme for three years to increase the pool of nuclear talent who can work…
NRG|PALLAS and TAG1 Inc. Partner To Expand Pb-212 Production NRGIPALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) and TAG1 Inc. have signed a multi-year partnership to secure a critical supply of radium-224 for the production of lead-212 (Pb-212) isotope. This agreement aims to strengthen the supply chain for innovative radiopharmaceutical cancer treatments, including Targeted Alpha Therapies (TATs), which hold great…
Protection Solutions Joins ENS As A New Corporate Member Following the approval of the General Assembly of ENS, we are glad to announce that Protection Solutions Srl has joined the European Nuclear Society as a new Corporate Member, effective 26th June 2024. Protection Solutions is an Italian company based in Naples, and it has been…
EU Commission Approved State Funding For PALLAS Research Reactor The European Commission has approved the Dutch government’s investment plan (€2bn) for the construction of the new research reactor PALLAS in Petten, after the announcement, in September 2023, that there is full financing for the construction of the facility, made by the Dutch Minister of Health,…
Serbian Nuclear Society In The National Debate On Atomic Energy The Serbian Nuclear Society (SND – ENS Member Society) is among the signatories of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of nuclear energy in Serbia. The SND joined 5 Ministries – Mining and Energy, Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Education, Environmental Protection, and…
European Commission Approved Plans for Two New Units In Romania On 1st July, the European Commission adopted a positive opinion on the project of Units 3 and 4 at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant in Romania, based on the basis of Article 41 of the Euratom Treaty, as announced by the operator Nuclearelectrica. Under the…