SMR Trilemma - Luc Van Den Durpel

SMR’s Trilemma Towards The Future

SMR’s Trilemma Towards The Future Luc Van Den Durpel Nuclear energy is a key component of any world energy system future seeking to uncouple our societal and economic development from any further unsustainable impact on our environment. The past two decades have brought various approaches to the energy transition towards more sustainability, though, the challenges…

NUWARD

Tractebel, EDF And NUWARD Signed A New Agreement On SMR Project

Tractebel, EDF And NUWARD Signed A New Agreement On SMR Project Tractebel, EDF (both ENS Corporate Members) and NUWARD signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement to strengthen and extend their collaboration in the development of the NUWARD Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology. With this long-term agreement to support the project, Tractebel will allocate more resources to NUWARD…

space

CEA Starts New Studies On Nuclear For Space Exploration

CEA Starts New Studies On Nuclear For Space Exploration CEA (Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives, ENS Corporate Member) is going to start new feasibility studies on nuclear propulsion in space on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). Nuclear propulsion, with its propulsive efficiency far superior to that of the chemical engines…

Romania

Ansaldo Restates Its Support To Romanian Nuclear Projects

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…

UK Government Officially Launched ‘Great British Nuclear’

UK Government Officially Launched ‘Great British Nuclear’ The UK Government has officially launched its flagship body Great British Nuclear (GBN). GBN will drive the rapid expansion of new nuclear power plants in the UK at an unprecedented scale and pace. This will boost UK energy security, reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel imports, create more affordable…

COP28 Nuclear for Climate

COP28 – Nuclear for Climate Position Paper 2023

COP28 – Nuclear for Climate Position Paper 2023 COP28 is approaching and Nuclear for Climate launched its new Position Paper! Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative gathering nuclear professionals and scientists from over 150 associations worldwide. Its purpose is to accelerate the transition to an abundant, clean, sustainable, just and low-carbon future for all; by establishing meaningful partnerships to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals…

UK Announced A New Taskforce To Strengthen Nuclear Skills

UK Announced A New Taskforce To Strengthen Nuclear Skills Following the launch of its flagship body Great British Nuclear (GBN), the UK Government announced the creation of a New Nuclear Skills Taskforce to support skills activity in the nuclear sector and to meet nuclear skills growth opportunities by bringing together government, employers and academia. It…

CEA and newcleo to Partner On Generation IV Reactors

CEA and newcleo to Partner On Generation IV Reactors CEA, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (ENS Corporate Member) and newcleo, a European nuclear technology developer, signed a partnership agreement to jointly explore Generation IV reactor technologies. In particular, this collaboration focuses on the realisation of newcleo’s LFR project and covers areas like…