IAEA Successfully Completed Two Missions In Europe This month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) successfully concluded two missions to the Netherlands and Bulgaria. Both delegations, made by international, independent experts and IAEA staff, provided advice and reviews on different aspects linked to nuclear and radiation safety in the two European countries. The Integrated Regulatory…
Safety And Efficiency Through International Assessments This article has been published on the website and on the latest publication of the Finnish Nuclear Society – ATS (ENS Member Society) on 8 November 2023. ENS thanks ATS President, Markus Airila, and the author, Mr. Petteri Tiippana, for their courtesy and availability to share the contribution. Petteri…
IAEA Concluded A SALTO Review Mission To Spain An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a review of long-term operational safety at the Ascó Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Spain. The Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) follow-up review mission was requested by the plant’s operator, Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós II (ANAV).…
EIMV Cooperates In Monitoring Safe Operation of Krško NPP This year, Elektroinstitut Milan Vidmar (EIMV, ENS Corporate Member) is the coordinator of the authorized organizations for radiation and nuclear safety for the preparation of the Consolidated Expert Assessment of maintenance works, interventions, and tests during the provisional shutdown and fuel replacement at the Krško nuclear…
ENS at the 67th IAEA General Conference ENS seat at the IAEA GC Plenary Session From 25th to 29th September, Vienna hosts the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). More than 2,800 participants from Member State delegations, international organisations, and NGOs registered to attend the 4-days event at the IAEA headquarter.…
Successfully Concluded Three IAEA Missions to Europe In the last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out several missions to Europe, all positively concluded. The IAEA staff and international experts visited the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Romania for different kinds of reviews, conducted at the request of national governments and supported by each…
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…
Protection Solutions Joins ENS As A New Corporate Member Following the approval of the General Assembly of ENS, we are glad to announce that Protection Solutions Srl has joined the European Nuclear Society as a new Corporate Member, effective 26th June 2024. Protection Solutions is an Italian company based in Naples, and it has been…