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On May 10, at a Round Table meeting of the Dutch nuclear advocacy foundations “Kernvisie” and “Energietransitie en Kernenergie”, Ms. Aliki van Heek  presented the prime outcomes of the recent IAEA report on Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Systems Energy Systems in which nuclear and renewable energy generation sources are integrated to leverage the benefits of each technology […]

Our portfolio of activities and prospects keeps growing and we’re honoured to welcome our newest partners, associates and members to our team. Mr. Jan Stuyt, Mr. Jim Kuijper (already Member Nuclear-21) and Mr. Jean-Jacques Gautrot (on behalf of EVOCATI Consulting Alliance) are becoming partners in Nuclear-21 NL BV which has been created early 2023. Nuclear-21 […]

The new prospects for nuclear energy and the consequences these may and will have on the nuclear fuel cycle were discussed during the recent World Nuclear Fuel Cycle in The Hague. As active member of WNA, we participate to the various working groups of WNA and particularly the Used Fuel Management working group where Luc […]

Nuclear-21, in partnership with EVOCATI Consulting Alliance and Nuclic, created the dutch branch of Nuclear-21 since 2022. We were proud to issue the report , including contributions from DNV and STORK, on the prospects and challenges for nuclear energy, particularly Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), in the Province of Limburg. Mr. Claude Jaouen and Luc Van […]

Luc Van Den Durpel is attending the ANS Winter Meeting in Phoenix as well as the International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Meeting and speaking in the President’s Special Session on “Ensuring nuclear’s international role in the energy mix of today and tomorrow” on tuesday november 15th. He’s also organising and moderating the executive session […]

Nuclear-21 is proud to co-sponsor with WNTI the NNWI’s Forum on “A Sustainable Future – Addressing the Energy Trilemma” which took place on October 18th and attended by some 0 experts from various organisations aware of the challenges we’re facing and able to provide solutions. The event brochure is available.

Nuclear-21 was a partner to New Nuclear Watch Institute‘s “Yes to Nuclear” initiative during 2021 and this in partnership with Nuclear Innovation Alliance, World Nuclear Transport Institute and many other contributors. The recently published “Yes to Nuclear 2021 Brochure” provide our views on nuclear science & technology’s crucial contribution to the sustainability of our planet […]

The role for nuclear energy in our sustainable energy future is increasingly clear for many especially given the enormous challenge we face to decarbonise our future while furthering the well-being of us all. Luc Van Den Durpel, founding partner of Nuclear-21, contributed in the writing of the new book “Fundamental Issues Critical to the Success […]

A Specialising Master on Nuclear Safeguards is organized by the Department of Energy –Politecnico di Milano and the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN), in collaboration with European Joint research center (EU JRC), Academic institution participating in the European Nuclear Education Network, ESARDA partners and several International organizations (e.g. IAEA). This Specializing Master is part of […]

Op 29 april om 19 uur houden we een lezing over het verleden, heden en de toekomst van kernenergie voor de Vlaamse Technische Kring in ons geliefde Gent. Luc Van Den Durpel zal spreken over ‘Kernenergie heeft een geschiedenis van continue ontwikkeling sinds de jaren 50 en maakt heden zo’n 10% uit van de wereldwijde elektriciteitsproductie […]

The interest in harmonising approaches to the design, the evaluation and the certification of nuclear installations is universally recognised. Recently, the need for a “paradigm shift” has been recognized;  “ …I think the time is now to think boldly and look critically at regulatory frameworks and be open to the need to re-engineer them. It […]

Nuclear science and technology is much more than nuclear energy despite the latter a crucial component of any scenario towards a more sustainable future for all. The New Nuclear Watch Institute partnered with Nuclear Innovation Alliance, World Nuclear Transport Institute, Nuclear-21 and support by Nuclear Energy Institute launch the “Yes to Nuclear Perspectives” initiative with […]

Luc Van Den Durpel has been named international member of the Conseil Scientifique (Scientific Council) of the French CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux energies alternatives) from January 15th 2021 on for a period of 4 years. “I’m very honoured to serve the CEA and France during these very important years ahead where innovative […]

The World Nuclear Association is holding the Strategic eForum 2020 on September 9-11 2020 hosting a series of high-level panel discussions focused on strengthening the nuclear industry, leading communication on key matters and bringing nuclear to the forefront in economic recovery plans. Nuclear-21 co-sponsors this event as it is overly important to show the crucial role nuclear […]

Nuclear-21 is co-organizing a panel-session on the prospects on the use of “blockchain” in international safeguards and security during the upcoming ANS Virtual Meeting. #ANSannual #Countdownto2030 This panel-session, organized by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Division of ANS (nnpd.ans.org), aims at: o Informing ANS-members on the principles of Distributed Ledger Technology and the applicability in international safeguards; o Highlight […]

Nuclear-21, as American Nuclear Society Organization Member, participates to the first ANS Virtual Meeting which announces to be very succesful. Luc is organising the panel-session on “Prospects for Blockchain Technology in International Security/Safeguards” on Monday June 8th (3.30 pm EDT) with panelists Ms. Cindy Vestergaard (Stimson Center), Mr. Stefan Nonneman (EC JRC Ispra), Ms. Luisa […]

We are pleased to announce that Nuclear-21 was awarded a IASME Governance Standard, Cyber Essentials on May 18 and the Cyber Essentials Plus certificate on May 22nd 2020 respectively. This certification demonstrates our commitment to cyber security and providing our clients certified assurance of proper treatment of confidential information. Nuclear-21 is the only European continent based […]

The management of Spent Fuel (SF) from nuclear energy is a very important activity undertaken worldwide and representing challenges towards a solution-oriented SF-management solution. Nuclear-21 is very active in advising and supporting the decision-making on SF management and developed decisional tools to assess this decisional framework, i.e. NESSAT Toolbox. Mr. Luc Van Den Durpel and […]

Serge Runge will be present at ATOMEXPO 2019 providing our clients and prospects updated information on Nuclear-21’s service offer and latest developments. ATOMEXPO’s theme on nuclear energy’s contribution to a sustainable world is central to Nuclear-21’s services to our international clients, i.e.  providing in-depth technology and business intelligence on nuclear energy developments, optioneering by projecting future […]

Caroline Jorant and Luc Van Den Durpel lectured on physical protection & security and on nuclear fuel cycle & non-proliferation aspects for a selection of 40 experts from North African and Sahel countries. ESARDA organised the first of these workshops in North Africa and the Sahel Region in Algiers during October 20-25th 2018. Nuclear-21 has […]

Nuclear-21 presented our newest brochures during the recent WNA Symposium in London covering our expertise and activities, with more detailed topic-specific brochures available on our interactive visual nuclear database NucInfo, Optioneering your Future and Cost/Risk-Decisioneering in Nuclear Energy. You can download these new brochures from the links below: Nuclear-21: Perspective for your decisions Policy & Business […]

Nuclear-21 is exhibiting and hosting information sessions this week during the World Nuclear Association Symposium in London. Our exhibition stand is now set up, and we are greatly looking forward to speaking to delegates. You can come to see us in the exhibition area, or visit our private meeting room, Plaza Room 9, throughout Thursday […]

We are proud to announce that Nuclear-21 will be exhibiting at the World Nuclear Association Symposium, to be held 5th – 7th September in London, UK. We will be presenting our NESSAT Toolbox and service offer throughout the 6th September in parallel to the main symposium programme, in Meeting Room 9.

During the ORANO’s workshop “Flexible Approach for Used Fuel Management”, Ms. Cécile Evans presented ORANO’s view on the future of back-end fuel cycle options stressing the importance of fuel cycle flexibility in decision-making for utilities. Our cost/risk-decisioneering methodology, integrated in our NESSAT-toolbox as the Nuclear Real Options Model (NROM), contributed to their analysis.

NucInfo.Public is a free infographics information resource curated by Nuclear-21. NucInfo provides easy-to-use, interactive, and up-to-date information on the use and development of nuclear energy worldwide. NucInfo.Public is a reduced version of the complete NucInfo database and gives a first look into the functionalities that NucInfo offers.

The European Nuclear Society (ENS) has accepted Nuclear-21’s application to become an Organisation Member. We welcome the opportunity to work together with ENS in furthering the sharing of unbiased information on nuclear science and technology in Europe and beyond.

Nuclear-21’s Senior Experts Caroline Jorant, Frédérique Damerval, Henri Zaccai, Serge Runge and Luc Van Den Durpel will be present at the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE), to be held in the Paris area from 26-28th June 2018.

We’re honoured to be able to announce that the World Nuclear Association (WNA) has accepted Nuclear-21 to become its newest Member, starting from July 1st 2018.

Luc Van Den Durpel attended the recent ANS June meeting in Philadelphia as Vice-chairman of the International Committee of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and as a member of its Public Policy Committee and Non-Proliferation Policy Division.

It is with great sadness that we have to say farewell to our great expert and friend Hubert Bairiot, who passed away on Monday June 4th 2018 at the age of 87.

Nuclear-21 participated in the Ocean Nuclear/Financial Times Global Nuclear Investment Summit in London on June 7th 2018. Our interest in the topic relates directly to our NESSAT Toolbox and its applications in assessing financial costs/risks for various stakeholders in nuclear energy. In particular, the increasing financial risks stemming from nuclear waste provisioning in uncertain market […]

Nuclear-21 is participating to ATOMEXPO 2018 (Sochi, May 14-16th) and part of panel session on back-end fuel cycle strategies in the context of uncertain market contexts. Our participation will address the prospects for reprocessing/recycling fuel cycles in the changing energy market context and will present the value of such fuel cycles using a more market-relevant […]

Nuclear-21 Associate Partner Ross Peel will be attending the BWR Research Hub conference in Bangor, Wales in February 2018. 

Nuclear-21 Associate Partner Ross Peel has spent two days volunteering at events at the University of Sheffield. Ross provided career advice and feedback from an industrial viewpoint on student team projects.

Nuclear-21 is continuing into 2018 as an organisational membership of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Our members have been involved with the organisation in many roles, including the International Committee (as Vice-chair), the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Division and the Public Policy Committee. In addition, we are proud to be regularly invited to review technical papers […]

Nuclear-21 has been contracted to investigate market scenarios affecting the introduction of advanced nuclear technologies, e.g. Small Modular Reactors (SMR), into tomorrow’s global energy market. We will issue a first draft report to the customer by the end of February 2018, and publish a more extensive white paper during April 2018.

Nuclear-21 will again be a member of the international program committee of NIKIET-2018 to be held in Moscow (2-5 October 2018). We would like to thank the organisers for their continued trust in the value of our expertise.

Welcome to the new Nuclear-21 website! The Partners have been working closely with a creative agency to completely rebrand our business and service offer. We created our new brand around the ideas and core values of Nuclear-21: bankability, independence, strong partnerships and trust.

Nuclear-21’s Managing Director, Luc Van Den Durpel, presented five papers at this year’s GLOBAL nuclear fuel cycle conference.