All light water reactors (LWRs) around the world today are using fuel systems comprised of uranium oxide (UO2) within a zirconium-based alloy cladding. Some reactors use uranium-plutonium oxide fuels, which ... Read more
At the end of the irradiation in a nuclear reactor, the fuel has undergone significant transformations with respect to its initial state. The accumulation of radiation damage due to ... Read more
All Within the GENERATION IV initiative, several reactors have been selected : sodium fast reactor SFR, lead or lead-bismuth fast reactor LFR, advanced driver system ADS, gas fast reactor GFR, ... Read more
Scaling up investment flows in nuclear energy is one of the major challenges for OECD and NEA countries that have decided or are considering the construction of nuclear power plants. ... Read more
For the first time in more than four decades, Sweden has a government fully dedicated to nuclear power expansion. Strong climate ambitions, a need to strengthen the conditions for a competitive industry and increasing energy security needs are drivers behind this development. New nuclear polices, including a financing model, have been approved by the Swedish ... Read more
In the lecture, Vincent Massaut will outline Belgium’s significant contributions to nuclear development from its inception, with a focus on the pivotal role played by the Mol, Geel, and Dessel ... Read more
The evening Lecture wil be preceeded by our General Assembly About the Lecture Unlike traditional nuclear reactor cores that sustain the fission chain reaction by thermalised neutrons, many advanced reactors ... Read more
Lecture 1: Presentation of the European Industrial Alliance of SMRs The presentation reviews the first two years of the European Industrial Alliance on SMRs, highlighting the progress achieved in structuring ... Read more
1st Lecture: “Making Nuclear Simple” By Peppi Seppälä, Public Affairs Specialist at SteadyEnergy Steady Energy is a Finnish nuclear technology company developing a small modular reactor (SMR) for district heating. ... Read more
Lecture 1: EAGLES: European Nuclear Expertise Shaping a Resilient and Flexible Energy Future By Vincent Schryvers, Deputy Institute Director, Innovative Systems at SCK-CEN The EAGLES project represents one of Europe’s ... Read more
