After an introduction by the ENS President Pr Emilio Minguez, Emilia Janisz will recall the ENS mission and give a brief overview of Position Papers by the ENS High Scientific Council. She will explain the role and actions of ENS at European and wider international level, inter alia the interactions and collaborations with the European ... Read more
JSC “Afrikantov OKBM” of ROSATOM State Corporation is a chief designer and manufacturer of small water-cooled reactors for ice-breakers. On the basis of a long-standing experience of icebreakers operation, OKBM has developed the reactor units of RITM series for SMRs that satisfy the highest performance standards and safety requirements. The lecture will explore a new-generation ... Read more
There are many evolutions worldwide on energy policy and on the use of nuclear energy. This lecture will give a status about past, present and future of nuclear worldwide, with a focus on nuclear policy in the EU. The lecturer will also give an update on recent energy policy developments in the Netherlands under the ... Read more
This presentation will give a global vision of the future of the energy mix in view of the energy transition, in the European and international contexts. It will focus particularly on the electricity, where the place of nuclear energy on the market will be discussed among the others sources of electricity production. Presentation material Please ... Read more
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is a specialized agency of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) whose mission is to assist its member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, environmentally sound and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. ... Read more
Westinghouse has accumulated significant know-how in the reactor dismantling activities. The approach to reactor vessel and internals segmentation and packaging has been continuously enhanced by incorporating lessons learned and best ... Read more
On 18 March 2022, a political decision has been taken in Belgium to go for long term operation of Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear units for 10 years beyond ... Read more
The objective is to present what is currently being done in the NPP’s , as well as to show the possible adaptation of nuclear electricity production in function of market ... Read more
The US, Russia and China have ongoing projects for the development of space nuclear propulsion systems. Two of these projects target in space demonstration by 2030, one concerns a nuclear thermal propulsion engine, the other a space tug with nuclear electric propulsion. What is the interest of nuclear thermal propulsion? of nuclear electric propulsion? For ... Read more
Belgium is a strong advocate, in all international organisations, of an inclusive and rules-based multilateral system. The IAEA is no exception : Belgium supports the work of the Agency, contributes to its regular budget and actively participates in the implementation of its work programme. Belgium regularly sits on the Board of Governors. During her intervention ... Read more
