Belgium Extends Operations Of Nuclear Power Plants By 10 Years Belgium will extend the life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years, as announced by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Monday, 9 January. The Belgian Government and the utility Engie (ENS Corporate Member), which operates the nuclear power plants in Belgium, have reached an agreement…
Wales Unveils Plans For Its New Nuclear Medicine Facility The Welsh Government has recently unveiled its major plans for the new national nuclear medicine laboratory, which aims at making Wales a global centre of excellence and the leading location for medical radioisotope production in the UK. The Project ARTHUR (Advanced Radioisotope Technology for Health Utility Reactor)…
Support For Nuclear Energy Is Increasing In All EU Member States A recent survey published by the Hungarian Századvég Foundation shows a growing positive perception of nuclear energy in all EU Member States. According to the results of the Project Europe Research conducted by Századvég, in the last year, the share of EU citizens opposing…
Urenco Stable Isotopes Joins UNRANU Research Programme Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) Stable Isotopes recently joined the Understanding the Radiobiology of therapeutic medical radionuclides (UNRANU) programme as a consortium partner. The UNRANU programme is developing new production routes for radionuclides; finding the best match between radionuclide and tumour type, determining the optimal treatment dose, and investigating…
Krško NPP Gets Environmental Permit For Lifespan Extension To 2043 Krško nuclear power plant has obtained an environmental permit for its lifetime extension from 40 to 60 years. The only NPP in Slovenia will be so able to operate until 2043. The Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, which conducted the procedure in compliance with…
EDF And Respect Energy To Cooperate On SMR Projects In Poland The French utility EDF (ENS Corporate Member) and the Polish renewable energy trader Respect Energy signed an Exclusive Cooperation Agreement for the development of nuclear power projects in Poland based on NUWARD™ SMR technology. The agreement has been signed last week, during a dedicated event…
Nuclear for Climate @COP28 – Delivery Team Application Nuclear for Climate (N4C) is appointing a Delivery Team of youth volunteers from across the globe to plan and implement a year-long N4C campaign and a packed 2-week agenda for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP). This year, COP28 will be held in the United Arab Emirates from…
Steps Forward For The French Deep Geological Disposal Facility Last week, Andra (the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) applied to France’s Ministry of Energy Transition for authorization to create the planned Cigéo (Centre Industriel de Stockage Géologique). This is a key step for the project, which marks the beginning of a new phase,…
Framatome and USNC To Cooperate On Manufacturing TRISO and FCM Fuel Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) intend to form a joint venture to manufacture commercial quantities of Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particles and Ultra Safe Nuclear’s proprietary Fully Ceramic Micro-encapsulated (FCM®) fuel. Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear have signed a non-binding…
GEH Signed Contract For The First SMR In North America GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH – ENS Corporate Member), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), SNC-Lavalin and Aecon have signed a contract for the deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at OPG’s Darlington New Nuclear Project site. This is the first commercial contract for a…