The International Energy Agency (IEA) presents in 2020 the Energy Policies of the European Union report. It reviews the EU policies of the past five years and proposes recommendations to the EU and actions for the energy sector to enable the European Green Deal. In this context, the IEA has also reviewed the state of ... Read more
The Belgonucleaire (BN) MOX plant was built in 1970-1972 and started operation in 1973 for the fabrication of MOX fuel for fast reactors and in 1986 for commercial LWRs. It was the first commercial plant to be decommissioned under the authority of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control established in 2001. After a short description ... Read more
General Assembly Agenda: Report of the Chairman Report of the Secretary Report of the YG Chairman Report of the Treasurer: Approval of the accounts 2019 Approval of the budget 2020 (& situation today) Approval of the budget 2021 Other topics. Please log in ( https://bnsorg.be/login/ ) with your BNS member account to get the presentation. ... Read more
The presentation will describe the current hydrogen industry with the main production technologies and applications, and the future hydrogen economy that is key to support the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Then a focus will be made on the possibilities offered by nuclear energy for the production of hydrogen both using existing nuclear and hydrogen ... Read more
The ITER project seeks to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of nuclear fusion power on a scale suitable for power production. To this end, a Tokamak is being built in Cadarache, France, by a consortium of 7 partners: China, EU, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, USA. The target is to realize 500 MW of fusion ... Read more
In the frame of the ASTRID project led by CEA, Framatome, as reactor designer, has been involved since 2010 in the design of the ASTRID SFR demonstrator (600 MWe) with a large scope covering the reactor itself and the whole nuclear island definition. ASTRID is an advanced SFR that intends to cope with GEN IV ... Read more
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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more
