Framatome To Support Czech Nuclear Fuel Diversification Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Czech utility ČEZ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to Framatome’s own-design VVER-1000 fuel development programme. We are pleased to take another step in the development of a Framatome own-design VVER-1000 fuel design, with a view to ensuring the safe, reliable and…
EPZ Welcomes Control Room Simulator For On-Site Training Last week, EPZ (ENS Corporate Member) inaugurated the control room simulator to train operators at the Borssele nuclear power plant, in the Netherlands. This simulator, an exact copy of the control room in Borssele, was previously located in Essen, Germany. Due to the complete shutdown of all…
Framatome Advances Towards Producing Lu-177 In Romania Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Nuclearelectrica have announced the successful outcome of the feasibility study which assessed the possibility of producing medical isotope Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. The two companies have now launched the implementation of the project, covering detailed engineering, procurement,…
Westinghouse Extends FEED Contract With Kozloduy NPP Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) announced the extension to the current Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for two AP1000® reactors. Westinghouse was awarded the FEED contract in June 2023 to assess the initial readiness of the Bulgarian industry and the existing infrastructure…
NRG|PALLAS and TAG1 Inc. Partner To Expand Pb-212 Production NRGIPALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) and TAG1 Inc. have signed a multi-year partnership to secure a critical supply of radium-224 for the production of lead-212 (Pb-212) isotope. This agreement aims to strengthen the supply chain for innovative radiopharmaceutical cancer treatments, including Targeted Alpha Therapies (TATs), which hold great…
Nuclear energy will power Google, Amazon, and Microsoft’s server farms! How? And what’s the story behind it? Important developments in nuclear energy – big international tech companies are turning to small modular reactors, investing in SMR technology The last few weeks have been extremely busy for international nuclear news. One after another, big technology companies…
Urenco and TU Delft Support New Nuclear Talents Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) and Dutch university TU Delft are teaming up to develop new generations of nuclear scientists. Urenco is supporting the Delft Excellent Laboratory Facilities for Innovation and Nuclear Education (DELFINE) programme for three years to increase the pool of nuclear talent who can work…
Framatome Will Supply Fuel to Hungary’s VVER Reactors On 25 October, Framatome and MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (ENS Corporate Members) announced the signing of a major contract for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the Hungarian Paks VVER reactors from 2027. The contract ensuring the fuel supply diversification of Hungary is based…
Dr Chiara Favaretto wins the ENS High Scientific Council PhD Award 2024 The ENS High Scientific Council brings together 25 scientists from 19 countries. For the 2024 edition of the ENS HSC PhD Award, the Council received twelve nominations from ENS member Societies: namely the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swiss, UK…
Framatome To Study Medical Radioisotopes Production At Argentinian NPPs Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Nucleoeléctrica Argentina have signed an agreement to conduct a pre-feasibility study on installing systems for producing short-lived radioisotopes, such as Lutetium-177, at the nuclear power plants operated by the Argentine company: Atucha I, Atucha II, and Embalse. The study is expected…