As a rule, radioactive waste becomes suitable for ultimate disposal by embedding in a matrix. The stability of the solidification product is adjusted to the requirements of the type of waste, for instance, radiotoxicity, decay heat, half-life and others. Solidification criteria are: mechanical resistance to avoid dispersion, radiation protection resistance to avoid radiolysis, thermal conductivity…
ITER Cryostat Lower Cylinder Has Been Installed A major assembly milestone has been achieved at Cadarache, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) site. The cryostat lower cylinder has been installed, reaching its position above the base sector. The installation process has been long and very cautious and started on 22 August, when a 192-wheel self-propelled…
European Nuclear Society voice on a classification system for sustainable economic activities As a scientific society of 12.000 nuclear experts, representing academia, research institutes and industry, we strongly support the EU climate neutrality 2050 goal. We are ready to put our efforts and contribute as well to the 2030 CO2 reduction emission objective of at…
Ansaldo Nucleare Completed The Welding Activities On First Sector Of ITER Vacuum Vessel Last December, Ansaldo Nucleare completed the welding activities for the installation of crucial diagnostics, instrumentation and a cable tray on Vacuum Vessel Sector #6 (VVS#6) at ITER. As part of the Tokamak Assembly Works, specialist engineers from Ansaldo Nucleare were required to…
“Nuclear Waste Is An Opportunity” – Associazione Italiana Nucleare Early this year, Italy’s state-owned nuclear waste management company Sogin has published a list of 67 potential sites for a national radwaste storage facility. The list identifies areas whose characteristics meet localisation criteria defined by the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ISIN) and…
AIN-YG Position Paper To Support The National Radwaste Repository The Young Generation (YG) of the Italian Nuclear Association (AIN) published a Position Paper promoting its standing about the selection procedure for the location and construction of the future National Radioactive Waste Repository and the annexed Technological Park ( DN-PT). The YG gathers all the under-40s…
Tecnatom To Develop The Plant Simulator Platform For ITER Project The ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion project, began its five-year assembly phase one year ago in Cadarache, and it is expected to be over in late 2025. The €20bn ITER project will replicate the reactions that power the sun and is intended to demonstrate fusion power can…
Fusion Energy Record At Joint European Torus In The UK A major breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy output! Researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) in the UK doubled previous records by producing a total of 59 megajoules of heat energy from fusion over a five second period. The JET is the largest and most…
Ansaldo Nucleare To Implement The Italian Divertor Tokamak Test Facility Ansaldo Nucleare (ENS Corporate Member) has won a 21 million EUR contract for the management of multidisciplinary technical-managerial support services aimed at implementing the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) Facility. The agreement provides for technical-managerial implementation support related to activities of Architectural Engineer, Specialized Engineering and…
Statement On The Conflict In Ukraine From The World’s Nuclear Energy Workers 04 April 2022 Deeply concerned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the exposure of nuclear facilities to fighting and worrying public rhetoric, the undersigned scientists, engineers and professionals of the nuclear energy sector, represented by the American and European Nuclear Society: Recognise the…