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 ... 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 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
