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Cernavoda 1 completes Pre-SALTO review 20 February 2020
The International Atomic Energy Agency has completed a review of long-term operational safety at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. The Pre-SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) review mission was requested by the plant’s operator, Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA.
Belarus inspects Ostrovets plant ahead of fuel loading 20 February 2020
The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) has begun a 30-day inspection of the nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus to assess its readiness to take delivery of fuel. The regulator will also check operator BelNPP's managerial and technical alignment with legislative standards, includin […]
Oklo wins access to used fuel for Aurora SMR 20 February 2020
Idaho National Laboratory is to provide Oklo Inc with access to recovered material from used nuclear fuel to develop and demonstrate the Oklo Aurora - a micro-reactor that can be used in remote or off-grid locations to generate power. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo co-founder and CEO, said the award paves the way for an important demonstration of the first Aurora plant […]
Finland's TVO hires Framatome for Olkiluoto 3 outage support 20 February 2020
Framatome has signed service contracts with Teollisuuden Voima Oyj to support the long-term operation of unit 3 of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant on Finland's west coast. Grid connection of the European pressurised reactor is scheduled for November, with the start of regular electricity production expected in March 2021.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory to collaborate with TVA on advanced reactors 20 February 2020
The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority are to collaborate on the economic feasibility of potentially licensing, building, operating and maintaining one or more advanced nuclear reactors - such as a small modular reactor - at TVA's Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

12Feb2020: SNETP FORUM 2020 – Towards innovative R&D in civil nuclear fission

The SNETP FORUM 2020 will take place on 22-24 April 2020 in Rome, Italy. It is organised by SNETP, its 3 pillars NUGENIA, ESNII and NC2I in collaboration with EERA-JPNM. The FORUM will start with a plenary session on 22 April afternoon, followed by 8 technical sessions on the second day. The final plenary session of the third day will be the occasion to wrap up the content of the…

04Feb2020: New version of the SNETP Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) available for comments

The Task Force on the SNETP-SRIA update chaired by F. Roelofs (NRG) in close collaboration with NUGENIA, ESNII anf NC2I has been working for more than a year to consolidate a new version of the association strategic agenda. This shall replace the last one published back in 2013 taking into account the evolution of the platform towards a legal association and also the scientific and technical challenges facing each of its pillar and the nuclear fission field in general.

For the seek…

30Jan2020

Apply now for the SNETP Young Generation Award!

Awards scope

During the SNETP FORUM 2020 (22-24 April 2020 in Rome, Italy) awards will be attributed to selected Masters’ students, PhD candidates, post-docs or young professionals who are planning to pursue a career in the nuclear field.

Award description and purpose

The awards will help successful candidates who seek to enlarge their network of professional contacts and develop international collaboration through working on their subject with experts…

19Dec2019: Foratom welcomes taxonomy agreement and urges level playing field for nuclear

“Europe’s nuclear energy industry has welcomed an agreement between the European council, parliament and commission on new criteria to determine whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable and the fact that it does not blacklist nuclear energy.

“To ensure a level-playing field, Foratom believes that the same criteria should be applied equally to all power producing technologies,” a statement said.

The European parliament confirmed on Tuesday that negotiators had reached an agreement on the legislation. The so-called “taxonomy” stipulates that a…

18Dec2019: ANNETTE December 2019 newsletter

In this issue is presented an updated list of courses adding new information on pre-existing and new courses.

Click HERE to access to the December 2019 ANNETTE Newsletter!

12Dec2019: DigiDecom – ELINDER 2020

The DigiDecom-ELINDER 2020 innovative training course on Nuclear Decommissioning is the first event of an annual series. The course will be hosted by IFE, a designated IAEA Collaborating Centre, in Halden, Norway on 23-27 March 2020. The training course will include informative lectures from international experts and will also have a high focus on interactive sessions using advanced digital technologies.

Learn how to take advantage of exciting key technologies like virtual & mixed reality, robotics, AI and serious…

02Dec2019: COP25 – The European parliament has adopted a resolution

“The European parliament has adopted a resolution on the 2019 UN climate change conference (COP25) in Madrid that recognises the role nuclear energy can play in meeting climate objectives as a zero-greenhouse gas emissions source. It said that nuclear energy can ensure a significant share of electricity production in Europe, but in view of waste it also requires a “medium and long-term strategy that takes into account technological advances” to improve its sustainability.

The parliament also approved a resolution declaring a climate and environmental…

14Nov2019

HTR 2020 – Call for papers

When: 6-8 October 2020
Where: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

The International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology is the sole international conference focusing on high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and process heat application technology.

HTR 2020 provides a comprehensive networking and exchange forum for professionals in R&D and in industry as well as for decision makers from governments, utilities, end-user industries and vendors. Attendees will obtain the latest results and information on new orientations and perspectives.

Topics:

National research programmes and industrial projects
Industrial applications and markets
Fuel and waste
Materials, components and…

07Nov2019: ANNETTE November 2019 newsletter

In this issue is presented an updated list of courses adding new information on pre-existing and new courses.

Click HERE to access to the November 2019 ANNETTE Newsletter!

06Nov2019: SNETP governance

As provided in the new SNETP statutes voted on 22 May 2019, the General Assembly of SNETP is in charge of electing its President, Vice-President (VP) and the members of the Governing Board (GB) (article 8).

According to the statutes (Article 9, 12), the President & Vice President represent the association vis-à-vis third parties and can make legally bound decisions by signature of at least one of them. There are nineteen members of the Governing including three representatives appointed by…

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