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…
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…
Deep Atomic Joins ENS As A New Corporate Member Following the approval of the General Assembly of ENS, we are glad to announce that Deep Atomic has joined the European Nuclear Society as a new Corporate Member, effective 12th December 2024. It is great to see the ENS community growing and cooperating with the top European companies in the nuclear…
SCK CEN Completed The Renovation Of BR2 Research Reactor Last December, SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) completed a nine-week renovation of the BR2 research reactor. The works were implemented during a production break from 11 October to 10 December. Among the facility’s modernisations, SCK CEN announced the replacement of ventilation pipes, together with the electrical…
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 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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…