The Winter Olympics and Paralympics, with their influx of international visitors, provided an opportunity to showcase the project rescEU CBRN-DSIM-IT, led by an all-Italian consortium and designed to strengthen the European emergency response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards (hence the acronym CBRN), which pose significant threats to public security, the environment and infrastructure.

Registration is now open to participate in the Italian Space at the Big Science Forum 2026 (BSBF), a biennial event designed to promote dialogue and collaboration between large research infrastructures and companies interested in participating in their international programs. The next edition of the BSBF will take place from October 27 to 30, 2026, in Maastricht (Netherlands).

ENEA is among the key participants in the 2026 Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNEPT) Forum, one of the main international events dedicated to innovation in the civil nuclear sector, scheduled from 25 to 27 March in Madrid. ENEA plays a leading role both within the Governing Board – the platform’s governance body that sets research and innovation strategies for the sector – and as a member of the Technical Secretariat and the Forum’s Organising Committee. In addition, ENEA will chair the technical session “Waste Management and Decommissioning” on 27 March.

The EAGLES Consortium, with partners Ansaldo Nucleare and ENEA (Italy), RATEN (Romania) and SCK CEN (Belgium), welcomes the European Commission’s new Strategy for the Development and Deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which was officially launched on 10 March 2026 during the Nuclear Energy Summit held in Paris. EAGLES Consortium sees the initiative as a significant step forward for Europe’s clean-energy ambitions and for the industrial deployment of the next-generation nuclear technologies.

A delegation of French parliamentarians visited the ENEA Research Centers in Casaccia and Brasimone to learn about the Agency’s facilities, including infrastructures dedicated to the development of liquid-lead-cooled reactors built by newcleo as part of its collaboration with ENEA.

The 22nd winter mission of the Italian Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) initiates at the Concordia base, while the Mario Zucchelli station closes, where activities for the 41st summer campaign were conducted, which will continue aboard the Laura Bassi icebreaker until next March.