Thomas Thor at World Nuclear Exhibition – 2016

With less than one month left until the world nuclear exhibition, the 2016 edition of this event will be the biggest and most important in the global nuclear industry this year. The whole nuclear energy field will be represented with 700 exhibiting global nuclear key players. Taking place in Paris, from June 28-30, 2016, the…

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60 years: time for a rebirth?

Our CEO, Callum Thomas, featured in the latest edition of the Nuclear Engineering International Magazine. Read his full article below: http://www.neimagazine.com/ – See more at: https://www.thomas-thor.com/blog/blog-68929945481#sthash.jyOzQXUk.dpuf

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Nuclear Footprints Campaign

We are very excited to share the launch of the Nuclear Footprints Campaign. Read the full announcement by the World Nuclear Association: Dear World Nuclear Association member, Today we are proud to announce the launch of the Nuclear Footprints campaign. This campaign expands the scope of our traditional communications beyond simply providing factual information to…

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Thomas Thor is supporting Bruce Power in seeking a new President & CEO

Following the retirement announcement of Duncan Hawthorne, Bruce Power’s current President and Chief Executive Officer in Ontario, Canada, the search for his replacement is underway. Bruce Power has hired a consortium of three search firms to manage the global search for his replacement. This consortium will be led by Boyden Executive Search in Canada, working…

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The Second Nuclear Era: A new sustainable start for nuclear

Article written by Jorrit Swaneveld. Climate change and the continuous depletion of fossil fuels is a tremendous contemporary problem in our society. A sustainable energy transition is re­quired to supply the world with clean and sustainable energy. Uranium nu­clear power is carbon neutral but faces much criticism. One of the great minds of nuclear energy,…

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Reflections on the Changing Face of Emergency Planning

Over the past five years there has been a notable shift in UK Nuclear Emergency planning and preparations. A main driver of this change were the unfortunate events witnessed in Japan, at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, in March 2011. In addition, we have witnessed frequent terrorist incidents around the globe, which although not…

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Financing new Nuclear Projects

Article written by Alexander Wolski, Director Strategic Projects at WorleyParsons Nuclear Services. The significant benefits of nuclear electricity generation are widely known and accepted. Today more new NPPs are on the way world-wide than ever before, although the industry still has difficulties to overcome in relation to non-intellectual fears and reservations. Too many times I…

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