ENS Tributes André Versteegh The European Nuclear Society remembers André Versteegh with gratitude and respect for his dedicated service and lasting contribution to the Society’s development. From 2000 to 2005, André served as ENS Treasurer and was an active member of the Board of Directors during a particularly challenging period in the Society’s history. At…
How Nuclear Investments Support Local Economies and Regional Growth | A Study from Tractebel Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member), in collaboration with Technopolis, has published a new study highlighting significant opportunities for businesses in the Dutch Province of Zeeland, as the Netherlands advances plans for the construction of new nuclear power plants. Commissioned by the Province…
The Netherlands Taking Further Steps Towards Borssele Extension And SMR Investments The Dutch government has confirmed plans to extend the lifespan of its only commercial nuclear power plant beyond 2033 and to invest €20m in the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), as reported by NucNet. The Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth said…
NRG PALLAS and Curium Sustain Continuity in the Global Supply of Mo-99 NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) and Curium have recently extended their collaboration for the production of molybdenum-99, which decays into technetium-99m, through a new multi-year agreement, essential to ensure the continuity of medical isotope supply. This agreement underlines the shared dedication of both partners…
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.…
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…
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…
EPZ Welcomes Control Room Simulator For On-Site Training Last week, EPZ (ENS Corporate Member) inaugurated the control room simulator to train operators at the Borssele nuclear power plant, in the Netherlands. This simulator, an exact copy of the control room in Borssele, was previously located in Essen, Germany. Due to the complete shutdown of all…
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,…