The Nuclear España Best Article Prize was awarded this year to Luis E. Herranz and Mónica García from CIEMAT for their article entitled Fukushima. El accidente severo (Fukushima. The severe accident).

The Committee also awarded, as was the case in previous years, an “Honorific Mention” to an article entitled 30 años de información nuclear (30 years of nuclear information), which was devoted to the 30th anniversary of the magazine of Spanish Nuclear Society (SNE),  in recognition of its “distinguished technical quality and presentation.”

A runner-up award was presented to the article entitled: Fukushima. Un año después (Fukushima. One year later).

From 25 – 27 September 2013, the SNE’s 39th Annual Meeting will take place in Reus (Tarragona).

This annual meeting, which brings together industry leaders and senior representatives of the national and international nuclear generated electricity sector, also provides an interesting excuse for participants to get to know and enjoy the culture, landscape and gastronomy of Spain’s different regions.

On 19 February 2013, representatives of Spanish nuclear power plants will take part in the “Winter Annual Lecture” organised by the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (Industrial Engineering School) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The lecture this year is entitled: "Experiences and Perspectives: Nuclear power plants in 2012" and will analyse the evolving situation at Garoña NPP over the past twelve months.

Nuclenor shut down Spain’s oldest nuclear power plant, the 466 MWe Santa Maria de Garoña NPP, in order to avoid paying new taxes as of 1 January 2013.  The reactor was defueled by the end of December and will be dismantled.