The ENS Annual Report 2024 Is Out The ENS Annual Report 2024 is now available online! Explore all the activities the European Nuclear Society has led in 2024, our projects, our events, and our international participation. Furthermore, there you can find our plans for 2025, looking forward to continuing the fruitful collaboration with our Members…
Bertin Technologies Expands By Acquiring VF Nuclear Bertin Technologies (ENS Corporate Member) announced the acquisition of Czech company VF Nuclear, a manufacturer of radiation protection and monitoring systems. Founded in 1992 and based in Cerna Hora near Brno, VF Nuclear is a company at the cutting edge of technology and services in the field of radiation protection and radiological measurement. The company designs, develops, produces, installs and maintains high-performance, highly reliable radiation monitoring systems, capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions.…
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,…