One in Two Italians in Favour of Nuclear Energy, Poll Finds Almost one Italian out of two is in favour of nuclear energy and its inclusion in the country’s future energy mix. This is the result of a recent opinion poll, conducted by SWG and presented at the VI edition of the Intelligence Week conference…
EDF Announces Life Extensions for Four UK Nuclear Power Plants EDF (ENS Corporate Member) announced the lifetime extension of four nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom, so as to generate for longer in a boost to the country’s energy security and clean power targets. The four plants, all operating Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor technologies,…
Tractebel To Support Steady Energy Developing LDR-50 SMR Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) signed a contract with Finnish technology developer Steady Energy to provide engineering services to develop Steady Energy’s LDR-50 SMR, aimed at providing clean district heating and industrial steam. Steady Energy has already struck agreements for 15 reactors in Finland and is expanding to…
Bertin Technologies Expands By Acquiring VF Nuclear Bertin Technologies (ENS Corporate Member) announced the acquisition of Czech company VF Nuclear, a manufacturer of radiation protection and monitoring systems. Founded in 1992 and based in Cerna Hora near Brno, VF Nuclear is a company at the cutting edge of technology and services in the field of radiation protection and radiological measurement. The company designs, develops, produces, installs and maintains high-performance, highly reliable radiation monitoring systems, capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions.…
Westinghouse To Continue Developing Space Microreactor Concept Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) announced that NASA, working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has selected the company to continue the development of a space microreactor design through the Fission Surface Power (FSP) project. The FSP project is focused on developing concept designs for small,…
Sweden Starts Construction Of Spent Fuel Repository In Forsmark On Wednesday, 15 January, Sweden started building the final storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark, Östhammar Municipality. Minister for Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari was present to officially start the work. The final repository will be ready for disposal in the 2030s and will…
The ENS Annual Report 2024 Is Out The ENS Annual Report 2024 is now available online! Explore all the activities the European Nuclear Society has led in 2024, our projects, our events, and our international participation. Furthermore, there you can find our plans for 2025, looking forward to continuing the fruitful collaboration with our Members…
Deep Atomic Joins ENS As A New Corporate Member Following the approval of the General Assembly of ENS, we are glad to announce that Deep Atomic has joined the European Nuclear Society as a new Corporate Member, effective 12th December 2024. It is great to see the ENS community growing and cooperating with the top European companies in the nuclear…
EDF, Edison and ENEA To Partner On Innovative Nuclear Technologies EDF (ENS Corporate Member), Edison, and ENEA (the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development) announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on innovative nuclear technologies. The MoU aims to collaborate on the industrial applications of small modular reactors (SMRs). In…
SCK CEN Completed The Renovation Of BR2 Research Reactor Last December, SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) completed a nine-week renovation of the BR2 research reactor. The works were implemented during a production break from 11 October to 10 December. Among the facility’s modernisations, SCK CEN announced the replacement of ventilation pipes, together with the electrical…