IPCC Report: “The Time For Action Is Now” The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says that without “immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach”. The report estimates that if global warming is to be limited to around 1.5°C “global greenhouse gas emissions need…
IAEA ARTEMIS Missions Ended In Hungary And Romania Last March, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded two ARTEMIS (Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation) missions in Romania and Hungary. ARTEMIS is an integrated expert peer review service for radioactive waste and spent fuel management, decommissioning and remediation…
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…
Support For Nuclear Energy Marks New Record In Sweden The support for the use of nuclear power in Sweden is at a record high level, according to a recent opinion poll by Novus for Analysgruppen, a group of experts and researchers from the energy sector, industry and academy. More than half of the respondents, 56%,…
Rolls Royce SMRs Expected To Power UK’s National Grid by 2029 Rolls-Royce is to start building parts for its small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in anticipation of receiving regulatory approval from the British government by 2024, the chairman of Rolls-Royce SMR, Paul Stein, has told the Reuters news agency. Mr. Stein also said he hoped the…
Eastern Europe And The Future Of Nuclear Fuel Supply On 13th April, Westinghouse and Framatome (both ENS Corporate Members) have been awarded a long-term contract by Czech utility ČEZ for the supply of nuclear fuel assemblies to the Temelín nuclear power plant. Under the contract, deliveries of fuel will start in 2024 and continue for approximately 15…
Vattenfall Signed New Long-Term Nuclear Fuel Supply Contracts Nuclear fuel and the diversification of its suppliers is definitely a hot topic these last weeks. In Sweden, Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) has signed long-term supply agreements with Westinghouse Electric and Framatome (both ENS Corporate Members too) to secure fuel supply to the five nuclear reactors at…
Support For Nuclear Energy Highest Than Ever in Finland Support for nuclear power in Finland is higher than ever, according to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Energy Industry Association to Kantar Public. 60% of respondents have positive opinions about nuclear power (34% completely positive and 26% broadly positive), and only 11% are negative (3%…
Tractebel To Support France’s NUWARD SMR Project Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) will provide engineering services to deliver NUWARD ™, a small modular reactor technology. The construction of the reference plant is expected to start in 2030 and its deployment will contribute to meeting growing European demand for carbon-neutral, safe, and affordable electricity. Tractebel’s experts will…
ITER Project Achieved A Major Machine Assembly Milestone Thursday 11th May the ITER Project achieved a major machine assembly milestone, as the first sub-section of the ITER plasma chamber was successfully lifted out of tooling and lowered into the machine well. This major lifting operation took several months to prepare for the entire ITER and…