“Nuclear power in the near future of the energy transition” – AIN Webinar This is a report on the last AIN (Associazione Italiana Nucleare) webinar, written by the Italian Nuclear Association and translated by ENS. The webinar “Nuclear power in the near future of the energy transition”, organised by the Italian Nuclear Association (AIN), took…
Framatome To Upgrade Systems And Equipment At Krsko NPP In Slovenia Framatome, ENS Corporate Member, recently signed two contracts to upgrade systems and equipment used to manage operations at the Krško NPP in Slovenia. The company will design, deliver and install new instrumentation and control (I&C) systems and replace the thimble tubes, which are an…
Russian Research Institutes Support Fukushima Decommissioning Russia’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR), in close cooperation with VG Khlopin Radium Institute (St Petersburg), Production Association Mayak and Techsnabexport (all parts of Rosatom) completed two projects related to the justification of the safe decommissioning of the Fukushima-Daiichi NPP. The research results were highly appreciated by Japanese…
Polish Nuclear Research Centre Signs Agreement To Implement HTGR Project The Polish Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Education paving the way for a three-year programme to help the development of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology in the country. Under the agreement, NCBJ will receive about €13.3m from…
New IAEA Study On How Chemical Elements React to Irradiation The IAEA has developed novel theoretical calculation models on how primary radiation affects all 83 natural chemical elements and has made this information available online. These calculations can help experts make stronger and more resistant materials to be used in areas where materials may be…
IEA Roadmap: “Net Zero Needs All Clean Technologies, Nuclear Included” The International Energy Agency recently published the report, Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, which shows what needs to be done today to ensure the opportunity of net-zero emissions by 2050 is not lost. According to the IEA executive director…
VIRERO, The Framatome’s Robotics Project For Dismantling And Decommissioning Framatome, ENS Corporate Member, announced the completion of a key milestone in the development of a robotic-assisted handling system to support decommissioning and waste management for the nuclear industry. Testing confirmed the operation of robotic systems for handling and sorting high-dose waste components, paving the way for…
IEA Stresses The Importance of Nuclear For Spain’s Long-Term Energy Strategies The International Energy Agency recently published the Energy Policy Report “Spain 2021”, a periodical in-depth peer review of the energy policies to support their development and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences. Spain has made considerable progress towards its goal of…
Vattenfall To Be Minority Shareholder Of Nuclear Startup Fermi Energia The Swedish company Vattenfall, ENS Corporate Member, will be a minority shareholder of approximately 6% ownership of the Estonian nuclear energy start-up company Fermi Energia, with a seed investment of Euro 1 million. In November 2020, Vattenfall already extended its ongoing cooperation with Fermi Energia…
Over 100 Societies and NGOs Support “Net Zero Needs Nuclear” Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative gathering nuclear professionals and scientists from over 150 associations with the goal of opening a dialogue with policymakers and the public about the necessity of including nuclear energy among the carbon-free solutions to climate change. In 2021 the ‘Net Zero Needs Nuclear’…