December 18th, 2013 Consortium FALCON
A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed between ANSALDO Nucleare and ENEA from Italy and the Institute for Nuclear Research, RATEN ICN, Romania, to implement the construction of the ALFRED Project. The ceremony organized at the Department of Energy was attend by the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Constantin Nita.
Developed under the EU initiative, the Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator, ALFRED, 130MWe, will be built at RATEN-ICN's facility in Mioveni, the commissioning being estimated for 2025.
The FALCON Consortium, Fostering Alfred Consortium, is going to extend by the participation of further European organizations which have been already expressed their interest.
December 19th, 2013 Interactive Seminar
RATEN representatives attended the Interactive Seminar, organized by the Ministry of National Education, during the official visit of the Egyptian Research Minister, George Ramzy Stino.
The Meeting Purpose was to highlight the R and D achievements of the Romanian Institutes and to identify new directions of cooperation.