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COP28: 22 COUNTRIES COMMIT TO TRIPLE INSTALLED NUCLEAR POWER BY 2050

From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), where, by signing a joint declaration, 22 countries from four continents have committed themselves to triple the installed nuclear power by 2050.

CERN's interactive centre, "Science Gateway", a further step in bringing science closer to society

With the aim of bringing science closer to society, CERN has inaugurated the Science Gateway, a set of tubular facilities, inspired by the great accelerator, comprising five exhibition areas, laboratories, and an auditorium, adapted for all ages from 5 years upwards, and which will be able to cater for the 500,000 visitors a year.

NASA announces development of a nuclear-powered rocket that could halve the time needed to reach Mars

Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) will be able to reduce the time to reach the Red Planet, thus also reducing the complexity of the mission and the risk to the crew. It will also be twice as efficient as conventional chemical rockets, which means it requires much less propellant.

Foro Nuclear participates in the "Technical Meeting on Educational Networks", held at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna

On 20 July, FORO NUCLEAR presented the different educational resources available at Rincón Educativo and its collaboration with different educational programmes, such as with the LANENT Network in the Nucleando Project, the IAEA with its "Train of Trainers" programme or its participation in the NEA (OECD) "Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology" working group.

Call for applications for the new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is open

Call for applications for the new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is open. Se pueden presentar solicitudes hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2023.

China on track to build a first thorium-based molten-salt nuclear reactor

China on track to build a first thorium-based molten-salt nuclear reactor

Constellation starts production at nation’s first one-megawatt demonstration scale nuclear-powered clean hydrogen facility

Constellation starts production at nation’s first one-megawatt demonstration scale nuclear-powered clean hydrogen facility

Hurry up! The registration period for the IAEA Lise Meitner Program ends on March 19, 2023

The Lise Meitner Programme, which aims to promote the professional development of women in the nuclear sector, includes professional visits to various nuclear facilities (facilities under construction, operation or decommissioning), research centers, scientific institutions, laboratories, the industrial sector and start-up companies. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to broaden their one-on-one professional relationships with a […]

3rd ENEN European Nuclear Competition for Secondary School Students

ENEN2plus, a project for the development of European nuclear competence through continuous actions of advanced and structured education and training, announces the 3rd European Nuclear Competition for secondary school students. Students and their teachers will have until April 17, 2023 to send a three-minute video presenting different nuclear applications. The finalist teams will be invited […]

The registration period for the IAEA Lise Meitner Program is now open

The Lise Meitner Programme, which aims to promote the professional development of women in the nuclear sector, includes professional visits to various nuclear facilities (facilities under construction, operation or decommissioning), research centers, scientific institutions, laboratories, the industrial sector and start-up companies. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to broaden their one-on-one professional relationships with a […]

ITER has a 5,500-ton component that is going unnoticed. And without it there will be no nuclear fusion

When we talk about ITER, the experimental nuclear fusion reactor that an international consortium led by the European Union is building in Cadarache (France), the leading role is usually claimed by two components of this highly complex machine: the vacuum chamber and the superconducting magnets. These two links deserve the attention they are receiving because […]

The DRACO project, nuclear propulsion in space

Thermal nuclear propulsion is similar to chemical propulsion in that it achieves a boost by the force of reaction by ejecting very hot gas from a nozzle. However, instead of using chemical combustion, it uses nuclear fission (although in the future it could use nuclear fusion). The advantage of the nuclear route over the chemical […]