ENS Experts Explain Risks At ZNPP And Call For Urgent De-escalation The European Nuclear Society (ENS) is deeply concerned about the events ongoing in Ukraine, and already joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in condemning once again the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, demanding an end to further hostilities at any nuclear…
Global Nuclear Community Backs IAEA Call For Safety Zone At Zaporizhzhya NPP Representatives of nuclear industry trade associations and professional societies have issued the following statement regarding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine: A nuclear safety and security protection zone should be established immediately around Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, as recommended by the…
The Destruction Of The Kakhovka Dam May Have Made It Impossible To Restart ZNPP For A Longer Period Prof. Dr. Attila Aszódi As extensively covered by international news reports, the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River, located some 120 km south-west downstream from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), exploded at dawn on 6 June…
Westinghouse and Energoatom, A Week Full Of Achievements A week rich in milestones and agreements for Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and Ukraine’s state operator Energoatom. On 11 September 2023, for the first time, Westinghouse fuel was loaded into a VVER-440 reactor at the Rivne nuclear power plant. The supply of fuel assemblies for the…
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…