NUKEM Successfully Achieved Final Dismantling Of RPV AT Oskarshamn NPP NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (NUKEM, ENS Corporate Member), in partnership with Uniper Nuclear Services GmbH (UNS), has successfully completed the complex dismantling of the fourth and final reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden. This achievement represents the successful…
Framatome and IBA To Partner To Advance Scale-Production Of Astatine-211 Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT) announced the signature of a Memorandum Of Understanding to start a strategic partnership aimed at advancing industrial-scale production of Astatine-211 (211At), an alpha-emitting radioisotope across Europe and the United States. 211At is a highly…
Open Letter from the European Nuclear Society (ENS) regarding the launch of the European Business Nuclear Alliance ENS Open Letter regarding the launch of the European Business Nuclear Alliance The European Nuclear Society (ENS) welcomes the recent declaration by the 14 Business federations highlighting the vital role of nuclear energy in Europe’s decarbonisation, competitiveness, and…
Tractebel To Support HEXANA In Developing Its SMR Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) signed a new partnership to support the French start-up HEXANA in developing its design of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR). HEXANA, a spin-off from CEA (ENS Corporate Member), aims to develop an SMR featuring a sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor, integrated with a high-temperature storage device.…
The Nuclear Institute Highlights The Future Of Nuclear Skills In The UK Last week, the Nuclear Institute (ENS Member Society) participated in an engaging event focusing on the development of nuclear skills and the growth of the workforce. Following the ambitious plans launched by the government, in the UK as well as in several EU…
Westinghouse’s Fuel Collaborations on Current and New Technologies Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) has recently signed new agreements focusing on nuclear fuel for operational and new technologies. First, WEC and ENUSA renewed their 50-year long partnership with a new Technology Agreement (WETCA), which extends the current license agreement for 10 years. Westinghouse…
NRG PALLAS Supporting The Development Of Kairos Power SMR Fleet NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) has signed a major contract with Kairos Power to assess materials and fuels that will be used in its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) fleet. Kairos Power will build a number of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Google data centres to…
Framatome and Perpetual Atomics to Advance Industrialisation of Space Batteries for Space Exploration Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Perpetual Atomics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the industrialisation of processing americium into sealed sources for radioisotope power systems (“space batteries”), including radioisotope heater units (RHUs) and radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). A radioisotope…
Deep Atomic Enters U.S. NRC Pre-Application Process for MK60 SMR Design Certification Deep Atomic (ENS Corporate Member) officially announces that it has entered the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Pre-Application Process for Design Certification of its flagship MK60 Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The engagement with the NRC’s design certification process will help inform final design…
AI & Nuclear Tech – NUKEM and Tellux Successfully Demonstrate FREMES EcoProbe Technology NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (NUKEM, ENS Corporate Member), in collaboration with its partner Tellux, presented its innovative FREMES EcoProbe system during a successful live demonstration event held in Karlstein am Main (Germany). This belt conveyor free release measuring system represents the…