Framatome I&C System as Nuclear Plant Modernization Solution French nuclear company Framatome and Lockheed Martin have signed a teaming agreement that will integrate Lockheed Martin’s Discrete Logic Solving System (DLSS) into proven Framatome instrumentation and control (I&C) nuclear plant modernization solutions. This solution combines the companies’ technologies and supports the safety and reliability of nuclear…
IAEA Pre-OSART Report on Flamanville-3 Is Now Available The French Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire – ASN) has made public online the IAEA report of the pre-OSART (pre-Operational Safety Review Team) mission, which took place from 4-17 July 2019 at the Flamanville-3 nuclear power plant, under construction in Normandy. The main purpose of…
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…
PSI Investigates For Suitable Swiss Deep Geological Repository Switzerland is planning to construct a deep geological repository for its radioactive waste by 2050. Three sites are currently under consideration and researchers at Paul Scherrer Institute are providing data that will help in determining which is most suitable. The search for suitable locations is being conducted…
How radiation can save lives Associazione Italiana Nucleare interviewed Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, an Italian nuclear physicist who dedicates himself, his work and passion to radiological safety and protection, so showing how radiation can have several positive purposes and, above all, can save lives. The interview has been translated into English by ENS. Associazione Italiana Nucleare…
IAEA Completed SALTO Review Mission in Bulgaria An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts recently completed a review of long term operational safety at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bulgaria. The SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) review mission was requested by the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (BNRA). A SALTO…
ENS Expert Explains What’s Going On In Chernobyl Prof. Dr. Attila Aszodi (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) explains in his blog the possible consequences of the recent loss of electricity supply in Chernobyl, Ukraine. A continuous electricity supply of nuclear power plants is vital. This also applies to shut-down reactors, given that…
ENS Expert Explains Radiation Protection In Emergency Cases Prof. Dr. Attila Aszodi (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) explains in his blog what to do in the event of a nuclear or radiological accident causing a significant release of radioactive material. In recent days, following the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russian invasion of…
Statement On The Conflict In Ukraine From The World’s Nuclear Energy Workers 04 April 2022 Deeply concerned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the exposure of nuclear facilities to fighting and worrying public rhetoric, the undersigned scientists, engineers and professionals of the nuclear energy sector, represented by the American and European Nuclear Society: Recognise the…
NRG Starts Irradiating Nuclear Reactor Containment Tubes For EDF In December 2020 EDF (Électricité de France) and NRG (both ENS Corporate Members) have started a cooperation on the irradiation of containment tubes. The purpose of the irradiation is to gain knowledge on the behavior of containment tubes under operating conditions that are to be considered…