September-October

C O N T E N T S

ENS News
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Generation IV: A Hint Of Déjà Vu?

Listening To Others: A Personal View

Board and General Assembly

PIME 2004

RRFM 2004

Member Societies
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November-Symposium on Civil Nuclear-Energy

European Institutions
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GIF Welcomes EURATOM

Commissioner Highlights Research in Nuclear Safety Field

ITER Decision Due Soon

Worlds News
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IEA To Launch World Energy Investment Outlook 2003

Corporate Members
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List of ENS Corporate Members

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In This Issue

In this second issue, ENS News – the ENS e-Bulletin – has assumed its intended generic structure. The first section, devoted to the ENS, features two articles and news about upcoming ENS events. Our President-Elect, Bertrand Barré, wrote the first article, ‘Generation IV: A Hint Of Déja Vu’. In it, he explains why the innovative reactors selected by the Generation IV initiative had already been considered in the 1960s. Whatever the younger generation may be tempted to believe, this does not betray a lack of imagination!

The second article, ‘Listening To Others’, is a personal view by the e-Bulletin’s Editor-in-Chief. Through specific examples, he expresses his view that, by listening carefully to our opponents or to uncommitted experts, we might identify more effective arguments to support the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies. He does not purport to provide the final word on the topics raised – so, if you have different ideas, do not hesitate to send them to us.

Idleness is most certainly not the reason for the lack of a contribution from the ENS President, Andrej Stritar! His monthly letter, focusing on the Yearly Review of Energy Consumption, is in the members’ pages of the ENS website.

Among the announcements we are singling out here is the one relating to the next Board Meeting and the next General Assembly because there has been a change in location for these. Please refer to page 6 for the details.

In section two, Member Societies, there is only a single item – announcing the Belgian Nuclear Society’s November symposium. We need to keep the quality of the content but gain in quantity, which is why we are renewing the call made in our inaugural issue. Our newsletter can only flourish through input from you. Please send us details about your work and events you are organising. We will be delighted to publish them for the benefit of all ENS Members.

Whereas our third section provides you with news on what is going on in Brussels, the fourth one is limited this time to one book announcement. Our final section lists all of our Corporate Members and their website or email addresses. We hope that this will be of service to both the Corporate Members and the individual members who would like to contact them.

Dr. Peter Haug Secretary-General	Andrew Teller Editor-in-Chief