Framatome Will Supply Fuel to Hungary’s VVER Reactors On 25 October, Framatome and MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (ENS Corporate Members) announced the signing of a major contract for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the Hungarian Paks VVER reactors from 2027. The contract ensuring the fuel supply diversification of Hungary is based…
Framatome Advances Towards Producing Lu-177 In Romania Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Nuclearelectrica have announced the successful outcome of the feasibility study which assessed the possibility of producing medical isotope Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. The two companies have now launched the implementation of the project, covering detailed engineering, procurement,…
Framatome To Support Czech Nuclear Fuel Diversification Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Czech utility ČEZ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to Framatome’s own-design VVER-1000 fuel development programme. We are pleased to take another step in the development of a Framatome own-design VVER-1000 fuel design, with a view to ensuring the safe, reliable and…
Framatome To Supply Fuel To VVER Reactors In Slovakia Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Slovak utility Slovenské elektrárne have signed a major contract for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the Bohunice and Mochovce VVER reactors from 2027. This contract marks a new milestone in the longstanding and fruitful cooperation between Framatome and Slovenské…
Framatome, Edison and PoliMi Partner For R&T In Nuclear Energy Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member), Edison, and Politecnico di Milano announced the signing of a cooperation agreement for scientific and technological research and training in the field of nuclear energy. The parties will combine their respective technical knowledge and expertise to jointly develop research, development…
Framatome to Modernise I&C System at Gösgen NPP Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) was awarded a contract to modernize the Reactor Protection System (RPS) in the emergency control building at the Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland. The plant is operated by Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG (also ENS Corporate Member). The RPS monitors vital reactor…
Framatome To Support Sizewell C Project In The UK Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) has signed several contracts with Sizewell C Ltd. to support the new nuclear build project in the UK. This signing follows the British Government Investment Decision in November 2022 to approve the construction of two EPR reactors at Sizewell on the Suffolk…
Framatome and STU To Support Nuclear E&T in Slovakia Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava to explore and pursue collaborative opportunities in education and training in the field of nuclear energy. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed…
Framatome and NCBJ To Support Nuclear Education In Poland Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) to explore opportunities and pursue collaboration in nuclear education and research in Poland. The two companies will work together on topics of common interest including…
Framatome Opens Spent Resin Treatment R&D Project in Karlstein Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) has successfully built and commissioned a semi-industrial scale Spent Resin Liquefaction facility at its site in Karlstein-am-Main, Germany. The Framatome site in Karlstein, near the Frankfurt area, is the most suitable location for the installation of the semi-industrial scale facility. The engineers…