Europe: Nuclear research objectives agreed

A blueprint for the development of European nuclear energy research based on contributions from 200 industrial and academic professionals collected over the last 18 months have been approved by a group of nuclear power industry representatives. The plan was accepted by the EU's Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform group at a recent European FISA 2009 nuclear fission conference in Prague. The event, attended by some 450 experts in nuclear research including many from outside the EU, was organised by the European Commission's directorate-general for research as "a showcase event for on-going research carried out within the Euratom Framework Programme".

Read this informative article by Alan Osborn in the July 20, 2009 issue of UNIVERSITY WORLD NEWS by clicking the following link - http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090717090252448.