Chernobyl, New Technical Cooperation Project with IAEA The new technical cooperation project on Chernobyl nuclear site with IAEA has been initiated called UKR9040 “Supporting Ukrainian Institutions in Addressing National Decommissioning, Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Management, including Radio-Ecological Monitoring”. The new cooperation cycle provides for the continuation of the IAEA expert support in the…
Ukrainian Nuclear Society Presents Its New Report The Ukrainian Nuclear Society published an analytical report of the impact of the functioning of the nuclear energy complex on the development of Ukraine. «Impact of nuclear industry on the development of Ukraine» aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the activities of enterprises of the nuclear industry in…
Ukraine, Arising Interest In A Future Based On Nuclear Energy Last week, two great news highlighted the commitment and the interest of Ukraine in the deployment of new nuclear reactors in the country, to boost the decarbonisation of the Ukrainian energy mix and to support an effective energy transition. Westinghouse Signs Agreement To Deploy AP1000…
Westinghouse and Energoatom Sign Contract For First AP1000 In Ukraine One more recent news highlights the commitment and the interest of Ukraine in the deployment of new nuclear reactors in the country, to boost the decarbonisation of the Ukrainian energy mix and to support an effective energy transition. Following the previous exclusive agreement to bring Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to multiple…
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…
Westinghouse Starts AP1000® Plant License Process in Ukraine Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) has signed a new contract with Energoatom, Ukraine’s national nuclear power company, to provide AP1000® plant technical information in support of Energoatom’s feasibility study update for the construction of two AP1000 reactors at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The…
ENS Supports IAEA’s Condemnation Of Attacks On Zaporizhzya NPP Deeply concerned by the events ongoing in Ukraine, the European Nuclear Society (ENS) joins the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in condemning once again the attacks on the Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant, demanding an end to further hostilities at any nuclear energy facility, and decrying any…
Global Nuclear Community Calls For Immediate IAEA Access To Zaporizhzhya NPP Representatives of nuclear industry trade associations and professional societies have issued the following statement regarding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be granted immediate, unconditional, and unrestricted access to Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to assess the…