Meeting of the High Scientific Council of the European Nuclear Society

On April 23–24, 2025, the regular meeting of the High Scientific Council of the European Nuclear Society took place in Brussels.

According to the agenda, the Council discussed the development of nuclear medicine and the future of the radiopharmaceutical market, the extension of nuclear reactor operation lifespans, and regulatory aspects of small modular reactors. Four finalists were also selected for the European Nuclear Society's PhD Research Award competition.

The jury praised the originality of Anton Kushtym’s doctoral thesis “Fuel Assemblies with Rod-Type Fuel Elements Based on Uranium Dioxide for the Nuclear Research Facility ‘Neutron Source’”, nominated by the Ukrainian Nuclear Society.

Ukraine was represented at the event by the Director of the School of Physics and Technology of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Pylyp Kuznetsov.

The trip was funded by the European Commission under the NURECAB project GA#101173510.