Framatome and NCBJ To Support Nuclear Education In Poland Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) to explore opportunities and pursue collaboration in nuclear education and research in Poland. The two companies will work together on topics of common interest including…
ENS Welcomes the Inclusion of Nuclear Energy Into NZIA The European Nuclear Society welcomes the inclusion of nuclear technologies in the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), as outlined in the provisional deal reached between the Council and the European Parliament. This crucial step acknowledges the essential role of nuclear energy among low-carbon technologies in achieving NetZero…
TVO and Fortum Supporting The Polish Nuclear Power Programme TVO Nuclear Services (a subsidiary of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, ENS Corporate Member) and Fortum have signed a two-year framework agreement with Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), a state-owned company responsible for the construction project of the first nuclear power plant in Poland. The goal of the agreement is…
Westinghouse To Start Feasibility Study On New Reactors At Borssele Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a contract with the Dutch government to conduct a Technical Feasibility Study (TFS) assessing the deployment of AP1000 reactors in support of their nuclear new-build strategy. This comprehensive study will evaluate the deployment of two…
Framatome To Support Sizewell C Project In The UK Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) has signed several contracts with Sizewell C Ltd. to support the new nuclear build project in the UK. This signing follows the British Government Investment Decision in November 2022 to approve the construction of two EPR reactors at Sizewell on the Suffolk…
Support For Nuclear Energy Remains Strong In Finland The support for nuclear energy as a reliable and safe low-carbon source of energy remains high in Finland. A new survey by Verian, commissioned by Finnish Energy, reports that 61 % of respondents are in favour of nuclear power and only 9 % against. The current approval…
European Commission Approves State Measures Supporting NUWARD Project The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €300 million French measure to support NUWARD – EDF (ENS Corporate Member) subsidiary – in researching and developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The measure will contribute to achieving the strategic objectives of the European industrial strategy and…
Considerations on the Resilience and Potential Risks of the Zaporizhzhia NPP Against Drone Attacks Prof. Dr. Attila Aszódi Thirty-eight years ago, on 26 April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, the largest nuclear accident in history, occurred in the then-Soviet Union, now Ukraine. The accident attracted enormous attention and its serious consequences have become…
The Vast Majority of Belgians Support Nuclear Energy An opinion poll by AQ Rate, commissioned by the Belgian Nuclear Forum, shows that the vast majority of Belgians are in favour of continuing to use nuclear energy, maintaining the operation of existing nuclear reactors for as long as possible while also calling for the construction of…
CEA and Blue Capsule Cooperate To Decarbonise Industry CEA (France’s Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission, ENS Corporate Member) and Blue Capsule, a spin-off of CEA based in Aix-en-Provence, signed a partnership agreement to extend the support to fields such as equipment and components, materials, calculation codes and TRISO-based fuel. Blue Capsule is developing a…