Olkiluoto 3 Is Back Producing Low-Carbon Electricity For Finland Last Monday, Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) restarted producing low-carbon electricity for Finland, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO, ENS Corporate Member) announced on its official channels. The company said that maintenance and repair activities have been completed in the turbine island of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR plant unit. Test…
Urenco Annual Sustainability Report 2021 Is Available Online Urenco (ENS Corporate Member since June 2022) published online its Annual Sustainability Report 2021 “Delivering for a net zero world”. The company stresses its commitment to a greener and more sustainable future by furthering nuclear energy’s contribution, thanks also to the positive impact on global climate change…
Westinghouse and ENUSA To Cooperate On VVER-440 Fuel Fabrication Westinghouse Electric Company and ENUSA (both ENS Corporate Members) announced during the World Nuclear Symposium their intent to collaborate on VVER-440 fuel fabrication. There are currently 16 nuclear reactors in Europe operating with VVER-440 fuel and utilities in the region are actively looking for alternatives to…
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…
NRG And Curium Sign Contract For Production of Mo-99 NRG (ENS Corporate Member) and Curium have signed a multi-year contract for the production of molybdenum-99, the starting material for technetium-99m (Tc-99m). Tc-99m is the most used isotope in nuclear medicine for diagnosing life-threatening diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, lung and brain disorders and cancer. With…
Survey In Switzerland Shows Increasing Support For Nuclear Energy An opinion poll led by Demoscope on behalf of the Swiss Nuclear Forum shows that the majority of the Swiss support nuclear energy and oppose the country’s ban on building new ones. According to the results, 52% of respondents believe that Switzerland should continue to use…
Thorizon Raises €12,5m To Develop Its Thorium Molten Salt Reactor Dutch company Thorizon, a spin-off from the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG, ENS Corporate Member), has raised €12.5 million for the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants. The ‘Thorium molten salt reactor’ developed by Thorizon will use long-lived waste in combination with the…
ENS Experts Explain Risks At ZNPP And Call For Urgent De-escalation The European Nuclear Society (ENS) is deeply concerned about the events ongoing in Ukraine, and already joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in condemning once again the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, demanding an end to further hostilities at any nuclear…
Route To COP27: Climate Urgency – What is the current global climate situation? Wednesday, 7th September 2022, 17:00 CET, Online Register here: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/route-to-cop27-climate-urgency-tickets-403311354117 Climate change is affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and weather events are becoming more…
Slovak Nuclear Regulator Approved Commissioning Of Mochovce-3 The Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ÚJD) has recently issued the final authorisation for the commissioning of Unit 3 at the Mochovce nuclear power plant. The operator Slovenské elektrárne expects soon to start loading fuel into the reactor’s core ahead of its commissioning. The ÚJD decision will enter into…