CEA and Calogena To Explore SMR Solution for District Heating at Cadarache Site CEA (ENS Corporate Member) and Calogena, a nuclear startup subsidiary of the Gorgé industrial group, signed a letter of intent to start feasibility studies on the installation of a pilot small modular reactor (SMR) at the CEA’s Cadarache research centre. Calogena is…
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…
Accelerating Nuclear Innovation Insights from the ENS Symposium on SMRs and Research Reactors The 2025 edition of the European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) took place in Aix-en-Provence (France) from 6th to 10th April. This year, the international gathering of the research reactor community started with the appreciated Symposium on synergies between the research community and…
Deep Atomic and Future-tech Launch A Programme for Nuclear-Powered Data Center Planning Deep Atomic (ENS Corporate Member) and Future-tech, a leading data center design consultancy, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of nuclear-powered data center projects through a joint “Stage 0” feasibility and planning programme. The strategic partnership aims to accelerate multi-site SMR-powered…
Steps Forward for the PALLAS Reactor NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) announced the completion of the construction pit and the foundation, marking the end of this phase of the PALLAS project. This has laid the foundation for the next phase of construction. The arrival of the PALLAS-reactor is crucial for the production of medical isotopes.…
Framatome Opened a New Fuel Fabrication Facility for Research Reactors and Medical Applications Earlier this month, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) inaugurated a new CERCA workshop in Romans-sur-Isère (France). The new facility, opened on 18th April, is dedicated to the fabrication of fuel for research reactors and targets for medical isotopes. The Framatome site in Romans-sur-Isère includes the CERCA…
AI & Nuclear Tech – NUKEM and Tellux Successfully Demonstrate FREMES EcoProbe Technology NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (NUKEM, ENS Corporate Member), in collaboration with its partner Tellux, presented its innovative FREMES EcoProbe system during a successful live demonstration event held in Karlstein am Main (Germany). This belt conveyor free release measuring system represents the…
Deep Atomic Enters U.S. NRC Pre-Application Process for MK60 SMR Design Certification Deep Atomic (ENS Corporate Member) officially announces that it has entered the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Pre-Application Process for Design Certification of its flagship MK60 Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The engagement with the NRC’s design certification process will help inform final design…
Framatome and Perpetual Atomics to Advance Industrialisation of Space Batteries for Space Exploration Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Perpetual Atomics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the industrialisation of processing americium into sealed sources for radioisotope power systems (“space batteries”), including radioisotope heater units (RHUs) and radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). A radioisotope…
NRG PALLAS Supporting The Development Of Kairos Power SMR Fleet NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) has signed a major contract with Kairos Power to assess materials and fuels that will be used in its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) fleet. Kairos Power will build a number of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Google data centres to…