Minister Kuipers of Health, Welfare and Sport announced today that there is full financing for the construction of the PALLAS-reactor in the North Holland town of Petten. This is a major step towards realising the new PALLAS-reactor in Petten. With this, the Netherlands will maintain its world position in the production of medical isotopes. Isotopes […]

Work has started on the realisation of the construction pit for the PALLAS-reactor. Using special excavation techniques, so-called diaphragm walls are being placed into which the concrete will then be poured. PALLAS Programme Director Peter Dijk had the honor of giving the starting signal for the first pour: ,,With this we are taking another big […]

The Nuclear Energy Act licence comes into effect, and the works on the Pit & Foundation may start. Peter Dijk, PALLAS-programme director: “We are very pleased with this important milestone. The PALLAS-team has been working hard in recent years to submit the application for the license of the PALLAS-reactor. With this licence, we can proceed […]

Today, Tractebel and NRG|PALLAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate to support the new-build of nuclear power plants in the Netherlands. The signing was held at the Embassy of Belgium in The Hague in the presence of the Belgian Ambassador Her Excellency Mrs Anick van Calster – on the sidelines of the Belgium – […]

The PALLAS-project has entered the detailed design phase and has, after the well-received market consultation to evaluate its strategy, officially put out a tender for a General Contractor. Tender phasesThe Foundation Preparation Pallas-reactor (PALLAS) has launched the pre-qualification for the General Contractor to build the PALLAS-reactor including several buildings and ancillary facilities under EU procurement […]

Thursday December 22nd the new access road to the PALLAS building site has been made accessible for construction traffic. The opening of the road marks the start of the PALLAS pit & foundation phase. 

Earlier this month TÜV Rheinland and PALLAS signed a contract for Quality Control. “We have been working together with TÜV Rheinland for a number of years and are looking forward to continuing our partnership”, says Peter Dijk, Programme Director PALLAS.

For the complex project of the PALLAS-reactor construction, integrated approach, digitalization of the design, and openness of information in compliance with ISO standards have been followed in the so called Common Data Environment (CDE). This approach has been acknowledged by the Dutch Cobouw Digitalization Award 2022.

PALLAS has chosen BESIX as the contractor to build the pit and foundation for the PALLAS reactor. Following the tender procedure, the contract was recently signed with BESIX. BESIX has a strong reputation when it comes to complex projects and is known for the innovative way in which it integrates engineering and construction in its […]

Preparatory works to enable the realization of the construction of the PALLAS reactor have started. Work is currently underway to make the original access road to the Energy & Health Campus from the 1960s accessible. This temporary road will be made suitable for construction traffic for the PALLAS-reactor. The access road joins the Westerduinweg. During […]