The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation has re-nominated Amentum’s Regulatory Support Directorate as the UK member of ETSON under the name RSD.

The Hotlab at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is a unique experimental facility for analysing highly radioactive materials – its 60th anniversary marks a milestone not only in the institute’s history but also in the history of Swiss nuclear technology as a whole.

Prof. dr. Leon Cizelj is the new Acting Director of the Jožef Stefan Institute.

Be it software updates, cloud services or external analysis platforms - modern IT systems rely on a large number of digital service providers. What brings efficiency also harbours new risks: This is because attackers can penetrate deep into well-protected systems unnoticed via an inadequately protected supply chain - even in safety-critical areas such as nuclear engineering. A new GRS research project looks at how such attacks unfold, which systems are particularly at risk, and how operators can protect themselves better.

The UK Government has established a Nuclear Regulatory Task Force to examine the regulatory approach to civil and defence projects.

Copenhagen Atomics, a Danish molten salt reactor developer, and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Switzerland’s largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences, have signed a large-scale experimental collaboration agreement.

In recent years, drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, systems or devices (UAV, UAS or UAD for short) - have become increasingly important.

Frederic Wheeler, Head of the Regulatory Support Directorate (RSD) at Amentum, has been appointed as the Second Vice President of ETSON for the next three years.

The 53rd GIF Experts Group and 59th GIF Policy Group Meetings (EG/PG) took place from April 7-10, 2025.

Subrosion, i.e. the leaching of easily soluble rocks in the subsoil, can impair the barriers of a repository for high-level radioactive waste. In a recently completed research project, scientists at GRS investigated these processes and compiled affected areas and boundary conditions in a web application. Model calculations of groundwater flow help to better assess the long-term effects of subrosion on the containment of radionuclides in a repository system.