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, very high temperature reactor VHTR and molten salt reactor MSR. Innovative fuels have been selected especially for the fast neutron reactor (SFR, LFR and 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. The recent NEA report Effective Frameworks and Strategies for Financing Nuclear New Build ( https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_96124/effective-frameworks-and-strategies-for-financing-nuclear-new-build ) offers a comprehensive review of global financing strategies, aiming ... 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 ... 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
Objective The recent move back towards nuclear energy development, after years of stagnation in some European countries, brings many opportunities and challenges. One of them is the need for ... Read more
>>>>> Link to the photos of the award presentations and ceremony <<<<< The BNS-YG Scientific Contest is an annual competition organized by the young generation network of the Belgian Nuclear ... 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 Europe’s SMR ecosystem, strengthening industrial cooperation, and advancing the work on the different topics covered by the Technical Working Groups. By presenting the main outcomes ... 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
