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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more
Nuclear safeguards were established since the 1950’s to ensure that nuclear materials and nuclear technology are used only for peaceful purposes. Inspections are carried out regularly in nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Member States that are signatories of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. This presentation will offer an overview of applications where ... Read more
This year, the BNS-YG joins forces with the Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK•CEN and the Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials ONDRAF/NIRAS to offer to the young ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more
We often forget it, but it is the access to an abundant and cheap energy source that skyrocketed our civilization into a new era. An era of possibilities. An era were strawberries in winter and instantaneous planetary communication are just the norm. A daydream? Almost. One glitch in the picture: we are 7+ billion living ... 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
As members of the Belgian Nuclear Society, registration to this ENS event is free of charge. This event will take place on 27/04/2021 from 12h00 to 14h00 Brussels Time (Corresponding to 13-15 Ukrainian time) Link for registration: https://ens.eventsair.com/from-past-to-future/registration/Site/Register ( https://ens.eventsair.com/from-past-to-future/registration/Site/Register )
