The second edition of the international conference Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) in Nuclear, to be held at Cutlers Hall and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) in Sheffield, UK from June 27-29, 2023, has launched its new website. The conference will be held over two and half days. Following the opening plenary session, three parallel
MIMOSA Press Release Discover the MIMOSA project on developing a multi-recycling strategy for spent nuclear fuels from light-water reactors based on molten salt technologies. In a time of heightened environmental concerns and resource scarcity, the closure of the fuel cycle – which reduces the radioactive waste disposal footprint and the need for natural resources –
The kick-off meeting of SEvere Accident Research and Knowledge ManagemenT (SEAKNOT) for LWRS project took place in Madrid, from 3 to 5 October 2022, at CIEMAT’s headquarters. This project, funded by the Horizon Europe EURATOM 2027 programme, is led by CIEMAT, and constituted by 17 well-known organisations from 10 countries: UPM (Spain); IRSN, CEA and
The EU funded project OFFERR, set to last for four years, will support SNETP in establishing an operational scheme facilitating access to key nuclear science infrastructures for R&D experts through financial grants provided by this EURATOM project. On 8 September, OFFERR officially launched its activities at the occasion of its kick off meeting held in
The ENIQ technical report nº 68 on Maintenance of Inspection Qualifications pending Changes of Input Data is now available. The European Methodology for Inspection Qualification consists of a framework to enable each country to establish its own detailed practices to match the specific national requirements (regulatory, plant type, resources, etc.). This report documents a benchmark
SNETP has published the 2022 proceedings of the ERMSAR 2022 conference. The event gathered 118 participants (more than 100 in person!) from nearly 50 organizations settled in 21 countries worldwide (EU, USA, Republic of Korea, Brazil, Japan, India). 60 papers were presented and nine more were exhibited in the posters stand, among which two were
The SNETP association, with the support of the Euratom Programme has initiated the creation of the European User Facility Network (EUFN). The EUFN network will gather EU based research infrastructures that can offer facilities, capacities and equipment relevant to nuclear R&D (technology development, radiation protection, health, digital, modelling, decommissioning, etc.) The aim of the EUFN
The SNETP FORUM is an annual event gathering organised by SNETP. The event, which took place on 2 June in Lyon, France and was held within the framework of the FISA and EURADWASTE 10th Euratom conferences on Reactor Safety & Radioactive Waste Management gathered over 300 SNETP participants to discuss innovation R&D in civil
The New Approach to Reactor Safety ImprovementS (NARSIS) Newsletter has been sent, as the project is coming to an end. NARSIS is a Horizon 2020 funded project whose aim is to create new safety assessment methodologies for power plants especially regarding external natural events such as earthquakes, tsunami or floods. Download their 6th Newsletter and
In January 2022, the draft of the complementary Delegated Act (CDA) of the EU Taxonomy Regulation that the European Commission sent to Member States Experts Group on Sustainable Finance and the Platform on Sustainable Finance for consultation was leaked. This draft document recognised nuclear energy as a main contributor to the decarbonisation of the EU's economy. SNETP
