19일 유틸리티급 재생에너지 저장설비를 생산하는 에너지 볼트(Energy Vault)가 세계경제포럼(World Economic Forum)이 선정한 '차세대 기술선도기업(Technology Pioneers) 2020’에 이름을 올렸다고 발표했다.에너지 볼트(Energy Vault)는 장기간에 걸친 유틸리티급 에너지 저장방식으로 세상의 접근방식을 변화시키는 재생 에너지 저장 설비를 만들어내고 있다. 중력과 이용 가능한 에너지의 전통적인 물리학 기본원칙을 적용하는 이 시스템은 전기의 저장과 방출을 조정하는 독자적인 클라우드 기반 소프트
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a nonprofit, nonpartisan association rep
This technological process is a part of the mandatory pre-commissioning control measures undertaken at power units. The purpose of the ECT is to confirm the integrity of the technical characteristics of the main equipment metal in the reactor compartment after the hot run-in.According to Andrei Zalo
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has successfully completed Cold Hydrostatic Testing (CHT) at Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the Arab world’s first nuclear energy plant being built in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The testing incorporated the lessons learned from
Safety culture refers to how an organizational culture prioritizes and values safety; it is shaped by the shared attitudes, norms, beliefs and values of all employees. Weaknesses in safety culture have proven to contribute significantly to incidents and accidents across different industries, includi
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, today officially opened a state of the art laboratory building named after his predecessor Yukiya Amano. The new facility will increase the IAEA’s capacity to assist countries to fight and prevent transboun
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced it has opened up its LEGION Simulator and OpenBuildings Station Designer software, including waiving
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of NoteVault, a San Diego-based provider of voice-based field automation for constru
아부다비 전력청(ADPower)이 전 세계에서 가장 저렴한 태양광발전 단가를 확보했다고 발표했다.2일 아부다비 전력청은 2019년 아부다비의 알 다프라 태양광발전 프로젝트를 위한 독립발전사업자(Independent Power Producer, IPP) 입찰을 진행한 결과, 5개의 입찰자 가운데 세계 최저 가격인 킬로와트시(kWh)당 USD 1.35센트를 제시한 컨소시엄을 최종 선정했다고 밝혔다.알 다프라 태양광발전 프로젝트는 아랍에미리트의 약 16만 가구에 전기 공급이 가능한 2기가와트(GW) 규모의 태양광발전소를 오는 2022년까
IAEA inspectors from the Agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria collect samples containing dust particles at nuclear facilities and other locations, using a process known as environmental sampling. These samples, in the form of cotton swipes, allow the analysis of traces of nuclear materials that
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has joined Digital Twin Consortium at the “Groundbreaker” level.Digital Twin Consortium was formed by non-profi
The IAEA has recently updated its public website to include 606 good practices from 73 Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) Missions conducted between 2006 and 2019. These missions review the safety of nuclear power reactors – on the request of the operators’ national authorities. They are led by
Salinization – the increasing amount of salt content in soil – contributes to land degradation, desertification and subsequently food insecurity. In the Middle East, the main constraint on agricultural development of arid and semi-arid land is limited water availability, making agricultural producti
The first batch of low-enriched uranium nuclear fuel has been delivered to the construction site of Belarusian NPP. The Russian-made fuel assemblies are currently being prepared for unloading and inspection.“The initial delivery of fresh nuclear fuel is a landmark event in the construction of any nu
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), the Joint Venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), announced today the appointment of Eng. Ali Al Hammadi, as the company’s new Chief Executive O
His Excellency Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), recently sat down via video conference with Frederick Kempe, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, during a virtual fireside chat on the progres
Interested participants have until 15 June 2020 to submit abstracts for the IAEA International Conference on Molecular Imaging and Clinical PET–CT (IPET-2020), to be held in Vienna, Austria, from 23 November to 27 November 2020.The conference will focus on theranostics, a patient-centred and persona
Sixty years ago, the very first samples of rainwater were collected for the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP), while the science of isotope hydrology was still taking its first steps. How has the GNIP evolved since and how is it used today? We have asked the Head of the IAEA Isotope
The recent fires in the Exclusion Zone near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Ukraine have not led to any hazardous increase of radioactive particles in the air, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.Basing its assessment on data provided by Ukraine, the IAEA said the inc
Advances in radiotherapy technology are making cancer treatment more powerful, more precise and easier to deliver. While this means new benefits for patients, it also opens the door to new safety challenges.“Introducing new technology doesn’t come without its risks. The issue with each new machine i