Over 100 Societies and NGOs Support “Net Zero Needs Nuclear” Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative gathering nuclear professionals and scientists from over 150 associations with the goal of opening a dialogue with policymakers and the public about the necessity of including nuclear energy among the carbon-free solutions to climate change. In 2021 the ‘Net Zero Needs Nuclear’…
Rosatom Starts The Construction Of Brest-OD-300 Fast Neutron Reactor ROSATOM inaugurated the construction of the Brest-OD-300 pilot demonstration power plant at the site of the Siberian Chemical Combine (an enterprise of Rosatom-subsidiary TVEL Fuel Company). The licence for construction has been issued by Russian regulator Rostechnadzor last February. Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, Tomsk regional…
Westinghouse Joins IAEA Nuclear Saves Partnerships Westinghouse Electric Company is joining the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s “Nuclear Saves Partnerships”, a new initiative designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change via investment in nuclear power technology, renewable integrated energy systems and climate smart agriculture, among others. I am keen to ensure that the IAEA,…
“Decoding News From Taishan” – SFEN The following article was written by Sfen ‘s technical section #4 “Safety and Environment Protection”. It was translated from the French version published on June 16 in Sfen’s RGN Hebdo newsletter. The Taishan EPR unit 1, 1750 MWe, which started commercial operation in December 2018, has been making the…
NRG to Start Fuel Qualification Program for USNC Micro Modular Reactor Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) announces that it has begun working with the Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group (NRG) from the Netherlands. NRG will implement a program to analyze performance and safety attributes of the company’s proprietary Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCMTM) fuel designed for…
Westinghouse Announces The Creation Of A New Ultra-Modern Workshop in France Westinghouse, a ENS Corporate Member, announced the creation of its Welding & Mechanics Solutions (WMS) center, located near Lyon. The WMS center is an ultra-modern workshop, designed to provide the best mechanical welding and machining solutions to meet the increased needs of its customers.…
Framatome To Provide Maintenance And Engineering Services At Barakah NPP Framatome will support Nawah Energy Company with maintenance and engineering services at the new Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The signing of the Maintenance and Engineering Services Agreement (MESA) took place during the 3rd annual e-Fusion (Emirati French Industrial Supply Chain Initiative…
Euratom Research and Training Programme Receives €300M For 2021-2022 The European Commission recently adopted the Euratom Work Programme 2021-2022, implementing the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2021-2025. The Work Programme outlines the objectives and specific topic areas, which will receive €300 million in funding. These investments will support fusion research, and help to foster progress…
Cameco And GNF Will Cooperate With GE To Develop BWRX-300 SMR GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (ENS Corporate Member), Cameco Corporation and Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to explore potential collaboration to advance the commercialisation and deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Canada and around the world. The BWRX-300…
Swedes Support Nuclear Energy And Potential New-Build A recent poll has shown that about half of Swedes would consider building new nuclear power and see nuclear as a tool to achieve the country’s climate goals. According to the poll, 46% of respondents wanted to continue using nuclear power and, if necessary, build new reactor units,…