SCK CEN Radioisotopes Production Marks A Great Record Despite Pandemic In the field of radioisotopes production, SCK CEN efficiently overcame the challenges and limitations obliged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, SCK CEN’s research reactor BR2 even produced more radioisotopes in 2020 than in 2019. More than 9 million diagnoses and 20,000 treatments have been provided…
The NICA Collider Booster Has Been Started The proton synchrotron booster has been started at Russia’s Nuclotron-based Ion Collider Facility (NICA), being built in Dubna, near Moscow. Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and put the first cascade of the NICA complex into operation. The Booster synchrotron, or…
EPZ Vision 2033 – A Strategy For Dutch Nuclear Energy The “EPZ vision on nuclear energy in the Netherlands after 2033” (Visie EPZ op kernenergie in Nederland na 2033) is a key strategy document recently published by the Dutch nuclear operator EPZ, ENS Corporate Member. The document (here available in the Dutch version) explains EPZ’s…
Czech VR-2 Research Reactor Received The Siting Licence The State Office for Nuclear Safety of the Czech Republic has granted the siting licence for the new training reactor VR-2, to be built by the Czech Technical University in Prague. The VR-2 subcritical pool reactor, scheduled for operation at the end of 2022, will expand the…
Framatome, TVA and ORNL To Load First 3D-Printed Component In Commercial Reactor Framatome, Tennessee Valley Authority and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently collaborated in a joint project to create a 3D-printed safety component that will be loaded in a U.S. commercial nuclear power plant. The stainless steel fuel assembly channel fasteners will be inserted in…
The rise of nuclear technology 2.0 – Tractebel’s vision on Small Modular Reactors Tractebel recently published an interesting paper, “The rise of nuclear technology 2.0 – Tractebel’s vision on Small Modular Reactors”, unveiling its vision for SMRs and the ambitious role Tractebel aims to play in the future. For the past 3 years, Tractebel has…
European Nuclear Society voice on a classification system for sustainable economic activities As a scientific society of 12.000 nuclear experts, representing academia, research institutes and industry, we strongly support the EU climate neutrality 2050 goal. We are ready to put our efforts and contribute as well to the 2030 CO2 reduction emission objective of at…
European Nuclear Society became the Chair of the EHRO-N ENS became the Chair of the European Human Resources Observatory in Nuclear (EHRO-N). EHRO-N, is driven by organisations representing major stakeholders in the European Civil Nuclear Sector and managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). It is active in the field of Knowledge Management…
ENS HSC Position Paper – How Safe is Safe Enough in the Context of Nuclear Power? The last ENS High Scientific Council Position Paper, “How Safe is Safe Enough in the Context of Nuclear Power?” is available online. The purpose of this paper is to examine the question “how safe is safe enough” in the…
Framatome To Provide Technical Support For Hanhikivi NPP Project Framatome and Rusatom Automated Control Systems JSC (RASU JSC), a subsidiary of ROSATOM, signed a contract to provide technical support in design and integration of instrumentation and control (I&C) system for the Hanhikivi-1 Nuclear Power Plant in Finland. While Framatome will provide consulting support for I&C…