Tractebel To Support The First Light Fusion’s Project In Oxford Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) and First Light Fusion signed a framework agreement to develop the first projectile fusion demonstrator in Oxford, United Kingdom. The Machine-4 (M4) is a research and experimental facility, which First Light will use to demonstrate Net Energy Gain – the process…
New Cooperation Agreement To Foster Nuclear Training In Poland Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) and the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) signed a cooperation agreement to foster the exchange of experience and the development of joint scholarship programmes and internships, in order to support the process of building human resources for the nuclear industry in Poland.…
PSI Pioneers Proton Radiotherapy To Treat A Rare Type of Cancer Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI, ENS Corporate Member) and the University Hospital Zurich treated for the first time in Switzerland a patient affected by an oesophageal tumour by using proton radiotherapy. This research is part of the pan-European PROTECT trial (PROton versus photon Therapy for…
Westinghouse Supports Slovakia’s Nuclear Fuel Supply Diversification Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) signed a long-term agreement with Slovenské elektrárne to license and supply VVER-440 fuel assemblies to its nuclear power plants in Bohunice and Mochovce, Slovakia. According to IAEA PRIS, in 2022 more than 59% of the electricity produced in Slovakia was generated by…
New Robotics Equipment Tested in ONKALO Repository Last June, a research team led by the Swiss robotics company ANYbotics visited Finland to test the functionality of its ANYmal robot in underground facilities. The four-legged robot, named Donkey, has been designed for autonomous operation in challenging environments, so it has been put through its paces at…
Framatome Extends Long-Term Nuclear Cooperation in Hungary On 12 September 2023, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Energy of Hungary, establishing the groundwork for an even enhanced strategic partnership within the nuclear sector. This MoU serves as the basis for expanding collaboration between Framatome…
Westinghouse and Energoatom, A Week Full Of Achievements A week rich in milestones and agreements for Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and Ukraine’s state operator Energoatom. On 11 September 2023, for the first time, Westinghouse fuel was loaded into a VVER-440 reactor at the Rivne nuclear power plant. The supply of fuel assemblies for the…
IAEA Concluded A SALTO Review Mission To Spain An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a review of long-term operational safety at the Ascó Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Spain. The Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) follow-up review mission was requested by the plant’s operator, Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós II (ANAV).…
Full Financing For PALLAS Reactor Announced By Dutch Minister The Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers announced yesterday that there is full financing for the construction of the PALLAS reactor. This is a major step towards realising the new facility in Petten, North Holland. The construction of a new reactor would be…
CEA and newcleo to Partner On Generation IV Reactors CEA, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (ENS Corporate Member) and newcleo, a European nuclear technology developer, signed a partnership agreement to jointly explore Generation IV reactor technologies. In particular, this collaboration focuses on the realisation of newcleo’s LFR project and covers areas like…