Westinghouse and ENUSA To Cooperate On VVER-440 Fuel Fabrication Westinghouse Electric Company and ENUSA (both ENS Corporate Members) announced during the World Nuclear Symposium their intent to collaborate on VVER-440 fuel fabrication. There are currently 16 nuclear reactors in Europe operating with VVER-440 fuel and utilities in the region are actively looking for alternatives to…
Survey In Switzerland Shows Increasing Support For Nuclear Energy An opinion poll led by Demoscope on behalf of the Swiss Nuclear Forum shows that the majority of the Swiss support nuclear energy and oppose the country’s ban on building new ones. According to the results, 52% of respondents believe that Switzerland should continue to use…
Thorizon Raises €12,5m To Develop Its Thorium Molten Salt Reactor Dutch company Thorizon, a spin-off from the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG, ENS Corporate Member), has raised €12.5 million for the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants. The ‘Thorium molten salt reactor’ developed by Thorizon will use long-lived waste in combination with the…
ENS Experts Explain Risks At ZNPP And Call For Urgent De-escalation The European Nuclear Society (ENS) is deeply concerned about the events ongoing in Ukraine, and already joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in condemning once again the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, demanding an end to further hostilities at any nuclear…
Slovak Nuclear Regulator Approved Commissioning Of Mochovce-3 The Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ÚJD) has recently issued the final authorisation for the commissioning of Unit 3 at the Mochovce nuclear power plant. The operator Slovenské elektrárne expects soon to start loading fuel into the reactor’s core ahead of its commissioning. The ÚJD decision will enter into…
The Fastest Path To Net Zero For A Sustainable & Energy Secure Future For All Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative uniting Nuclear professionals and scientists from over 150 associations worldwide. We aim to open a dialogue with policymakers, the public and other industries about the necessity of including Nuclear energy among the low-carbon…
Romania And Poland To Cooperate On NuScale SMR Development Romanian nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica and Polish copper producer and industrial group KGHM Polska Miedź have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the development of small modular reactor technology (SMR) for potential deployment in both countries. The 36-month agreement will include the exchange of technical,…
GEH And Sheffield Forgemasters To Support SMR Deployment In The UK GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH, ENS Corporate Member) and Sheffield Forgemasters have agreed to cooperate in support of the potential deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in the United Kingdom. Through a memorandum of understanding GEH and Sheffield Forgemasters agree to discuss…
Westinghouse And Fortum Signed Partnership For VVER-440 Nuclear Fuel Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and Fortum recently signed a long-term partnership to develop, license and deliver VVER-440 fuel to the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant in Finland to guarantee a dependable Western alternative to Russian-supplied fuel. The new and parallel fuel supplier will diversify our…
UNECE: Nuclear Plays A Crucial Role In Making Net Zero Still Achievable The last UNECE Carbon Neutrality in the UNECE Region: Technology Interplay under the Carbon Neutrality Concept states that carbon neutrality is still achievable despite the energy crisis, but all low- and zero-carbon technologies must be included and deployed, maximizing their use. Today, over 80%…