NRG and PALLAS appoint Bertholt Leeftink (CEO) and Gerrit Zalm The NRG Foundation (previously: Foundation ECN) and the Foundation Preparation Pallas-reactor (PALLAS) have made an important step forward. The executive board members and the supervisory board members of both organizations will sit on the boards of both companies, via a so-called “personele unie” (a situation…
Ansaldo Nucleare Wins 10 Million Euro Contract for a Pre-Conceptual Fusion Reactor Design A consortium, led by Ansaldo Nucleare, has won a €10m contract from the European Commission for a pre-conceptual fusion reactor design. It will be built on knowledge gained from the ongoing International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project in France and the Joint…
IAEA New Lab Facility to Tackle Health, Food and Climate Change Challenges The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, and the Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg, officially opened the new Yukiya Amano Laboratory Facility. It aims to assist countries to fight and prevent transboundary…
The core of another ITER superconducting magnet has been completed The core of another superconducting magnet has been completed for the ITER project (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). The massive piece of equipment will depart from the ASG Superconductors factory (La Spezia, Northern Italy), to be delivered to Marghera where it will go through the final…
Reactor Petten record production of medical isotopes Last month, the reactor in Petten had a record production and was therefore able to continue to provide 30,000 patients daily with medical isotopes. The Corona crisis has caused complications for transport and logistics and due to this the European manufacturers are now turning to NRG. Jojanneke van…
Steps Forward for Copenhagen Atomics’ First Molten Salt Reactor Copenhagen Atomics has received approval to run its radiation lab with thorium and uranium in a foreign country. The approval will let the company also test its components with salts containing thorium and natural uranium in order to ensure full compatibility with these salts. Copenhagen Atomics…
Belgian FANC Supports the Geological Disposal Opportunity The Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) has backed the proposal for the final disposal of high-level and long-lived radioactive waste. During the last months this proposal, developed by the Belgian National Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Material (ONDRAF/NIRAS), has been submitted to various government…
Westinghouse, TVO and OKG Signed a Cooperation Agreement to Reinforce Key Competencies Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a cooperation agreement with the Finnish nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and the Swedish nuclear power company OKG to jointly reinforce key competencies on Boiling Water Reactors (BWR). This agreement creates a privileged partnership for securing…
Framatome, GE Steam Power and Rosatom signed a MoU on Belene NPP Project French-based company Framatome, Russian State company Rosatom and GE Steam Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the framework of the strategic investor selection procedure for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, in Bulgaria. According to the MoU, the companies will work…
Sustainable Recovery – IEA World Energy Outlook Special Report The International Energy Agency recently published a report, entitled “Sustainable Recovery”, offering a post-pandemic recovery plan for the energy sector. The report underlines the crucial role of hydropower and nuclear power in the energy mix. According to the IEA Report, these are the two largest sources of low-carbon…