Events

The potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a competitive, low carbon technology in future integrated energy systems is gaining recognition by policymakers. SMRs bring simplification and standardisation that could ... Read more

Damien Ernst will discuss the future of nuclear energy in a world where competition with renewable energy is becoming increasingly fierce and where immense technological advances offer new opportunities for ... Read more

Wim Van Rompay is Care Manager at Doel NPP and appointed as Corona-Coordinator since the beginning of the crisis. He will elaborate on the approach of the power plant on ... Read more

Technologies invented for fundamental research, such as at CERN, find important applications in society at large. In this context, Jean-Pierre Revol will explain why physicists propose the use of proton accelerators in the field of nuclear energy to transmute nuclear waste, leading to exploiting thorium as a quasi-unlimited source of clean energy for the future. ... Read more

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 ... Read more