New PSI Study For More Detailed Tests Of Nuclear Fuel Cladding Recent micro-beam measurements at the Swiss Light Source SLS (Paul Scherrer Institut – PSI, ENS Corporate Member) have enabled insights into the crystal structure of hydrides that promote cracks in nuclear fuel cladding. This fundamental knowledge of the material properties of cladding will help…
Framatome and Slovenské elektrárne Extend Their Long-Term Partnership Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a global strategic relationship with the Slovak company Slovenské elektrárne. The signing ceremony took place in Bratislava during the visit and meeting between the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel…
Nuclear Energy And The European Energy Policy At The Crossroad… Marc Deffrennes The title of this short article can be understood in two ways: is it nuclear energy which is at the crossroad, or the European Energy Policy? In fact, both. The time has indeed come for a paradigm shift. The time has come to…
The Destruction Of The Kakhovka Dam May Have Made It Impossible To Restart ZNPP For A Longer Period Prof. Dr. Attila Aszódi As extensively covered by international news reports, the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River, located some 120 km south-west downstream from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), exploded at dawn on 6 June…
Vattenfall Exploring Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production At Ringhals Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) has decided to start a new project to produce clean hydrogen using electricity generated from offshore wind and nuclear. The Swedish company said it has received permission from the national grid regulator Svenska kraftnät to proceed with the deployment of the 1.2 GW Kattegatt…
Westinghouse And Fortum Evaluate New Nuclear Projects Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and Fortum announced the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to study the possibilities for the development and deployment of AP1000 and AP300 reactor projects in Finland and Sweden. The MOUs establish a framework of collaboration for detailed technical and commercial discussions…
A New Training Reactor Started Operations At CTU In Prague On 6th June, the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague launched the second training fission nuclear reactor VR-2. The Faculty launched the VR-2 exactly a year after the announcement of the construction licence issued by the State…
A New Age Of Innovation In The Nuclear Sector Guerric de Crombrugghe Winter 1848, a carpenter by the name of James Wilson Marshall finds gold in a river near Sacramento. This discovery marked the beginning of the California Gold Rush, which would have a profound impact on the United States. It brought around 300,000 people,…
SMR’s Trilemma Towards The Future Luc Van Den Durpel Nuclear energy is a key component of any world energy system future seeking to uncouple our societal and economic development from any further unsustainable impact on our environment. The past two decades have brought various approaches to the energy transition towards more sustainability, though, the challenges…
Romania Signed The Support Agreement For Cernavoda-3 And -4 The Romanian government and the national nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica signed a support agreement which allows the start of the next phase of the project to construct two new units at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. Indeed, the Phase II of the project includes the conclusion of…