News

20
Dec

The registration to the GEMINI 4.0 summer school is now open!

Are you a young professional or a university student from the nuclear science and engineering field? Are you keen to learn more about the latest developments within HTGR technologies? Then do not miss the opportunity to participate in the GEMINI 4.0 Summer School, hosted by our partner, the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Poland.  Date: 24th – 26th of

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16
Jun

GEMINI 4.0 participated in the SNETP Forum 2023 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Reflecting on our participation in the annual SNETP 2023 Forum, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden from the 15th – 17th May 2023. It was an incredible opportunity for the Gemini 4.0 project, to connect with over 200 like-minded stakeholders to discuss the key role that the wider EU nuclear community, can play in the fight against climate change. We

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18
Oct

GEMINI 4.0 presented at international events around SMR development and deployment

Post written by Michael Futterer, Senior Expert at the European Commission – Joint Research Centre. This October, Canada was once more a hotspot for numerous international events around SMR development and deployment. In conjunction with the annual conference on Small Modular Reactors (G4SR-4) a group of meetings and workshops was organised by the Generation IV International Forum with industry (GIF

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22
Jul

The GEMINI 4.0 project kicks off

To officially launch the project, the GEMINI 4.0 consortium met on 21 June 2022 both in Lyon, France and online for those who could not attend in person.  GEMINI 4.0 aims to demonstrate that the GEMINI+ system can provide a global solution for the competitive and safe decarbonization of industrial activities.. Throughout the day, partners discussed the objectives and main

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28
Jan

The GEMINI+ booklet is online!

The GEMINI+ partners produced a booklet dedicated to nuclear cogeneration through High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors (HTGRs) for industry and transport. Dedicated to the general public, the stakeholders from the political spheres, from industry and from financial institutions, this document outlines: what is the potential of HTGR technology how can it contribute to achieving the European energy transition why Poland made it

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30
Sep

Mark your calendar for the GEMINI+ Final Workshop!

To mark the end of the GEMINI+ project which was launched in September 2017, join the GEMINI+ Final Workshop organised online, on 25 November. This half-day event (8:45 am to 1 pm) will provide a perspective on the contribution that High Temperature Reactors (HTRs) may bring to deep decarbonisation besides focus on a real potential first demonstration project in Poland. 

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30
Jun

HTR 2020 postponed to 2021

The HTR 2020 was postponed to May-June 2021.  ABOUT HTR 2021 When: 2-5 June 2021 Where: Virtual Event, Indonesia The International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology is the sole international conference focusing on high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and process heat application technology. HTR 2021 provides a comprehensive networking and exchange forum for professionals in R&D and in industry as well

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30
Apr

OPINION – Sobolewski: What’s next with the Polish project of a high-temperature reactor for the heat and hydrogen production?

The subject of the high temperature reactor project went to the Polish Parliament forum on the last day of January this year, thanks to the presentation that I had a honour to present at the meeting of the Parliamentary Mining and Energy Team, chaired by the Member of Parliament Mr. Ireneusz Zyska – writes Dr Józef Sobolewski, former director of

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26
Mar

In Japan, HTTR is about to restart

The Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) received the basic agreement from the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) in Japan toward restart HTTR on 25 March 2020. After the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, new regulation standard for the test and research reactors was issued by NRA on 18 December 2013. JAEA submitted an application for the permission

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19
Mar

GEMINI+ newsletter n°2 is available!

Have a look at the second edition of the GEMINI+ newsletter, produced in collaboration with the European Nuclear Cogeneration Industrial Initiative (NC2I)!