Tractebel and IBA To Support Proton Therapy Construction Projects Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) and IBA, the world leader in particle accelerator technology, join forces to support the construction of facilities for proton therapy (PT), an advanced form of radiation therapy designed to kill cancer cells. The agreement provides that IBA will promote Tractebel’s engineering services to its prospective…
Generation IV LFR, A New Cooperation Agreement Signed in Europe Last week, newcleo, a nuclear startup based in the UK and founded in 2021 for developing clean, safe and innovative nuclear technologies, and ENEA, the Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable economic development, signed a cooperation agreement for the development of safe…
Westinghouse and Framatome Boost Cooperation In Czech Nuclear Sector This week, ENS Corporate Members Westinghouse Electric Company and Framatome have signed several agreements aiming at boosting the cooperation in the Czech nuclear sector with the state power company ČEZ and other local companies. Westinghouse Signs More Agreements For Potential AP1000 Deployment In Czech Republic Last…
ENUSA Expands Its Cooperation Network To Brazil ENUSA (ENS Corporate Member), pursuing the objectives established in its Strategic Plan, continues to carry out commercial diversification and internationalisation actions. Last week, ENUSA received a delegation from the company Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) at its facilities. A new framework of collaboration was discussed between the two companies,…
Ansaldo Nucleare And Westinghouse Cooperate To Deploy LFR Ansaldo Nucleare and Westinghouse Electric Company (both ENS Corporate Members) signed a new cooperation agreement to develop the next-generation nuclear power plant based on Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) technology. The two companies will advance a common design to maximize synergies, combine experience in design, testing and licensing,…
IAEA Concluded A Successful EPREV Mission in Slovenia An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a five-day follow-up mission to review the emergency preparedness and response framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies in Slovenia. The Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) was carried out at the request of the Slovenian Government and hosted…
Tecnatom Actively Contributes To The Development Of IAEA Documents Since 1957, Tecnatom (ENS Corporate Member) has been providing several services to the nuclear sector, mainly inspection and structural integrity services, operation personnel training via the use of full-scope simulators and plant operation support engineering. Thanks to its long-standing, high-level experience, Tecnatom joined the IAEA technical meeting called: “IAEA Technical…
EDF Partners With Ansaldo On SMR Development ENS Corporate Members EDF and Ansaldo Nucleare, together with Ansaldo Energia and Edison, announced the signature of a Letter of Intention to explore the potential industrial cooperation for the development of nuclear power, and specifically small modular reactors (SMRs), in Europe. The aim of the agreement is to…
Framatome and Slovenské elektrárne Extend Their Long-Term Partnership Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a global strategic relationship with the Slovak company Slovenské elektrárne. The signing ceremony took place in Bratislava during the visit and meeting between the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel…
Ansaldo Restates Its Support To Romanian Nuclear Projects A fruitful institutional visit took place last week at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, the only NPP in Romania, to strengthen the nuclear cooperation between Italian companies (among them Ansaldo Nucleare, ENS Corporate Member) and the Romanian operator Nuclearelectrica. Nuclearelectrica, following the visit to Cernavoda-1, presented its…