Nuclear Energy Agency Online BulletinCovers new material for March 2003New publications NEA Press Room Nuclear safety Data Bank Indemnification of Damage in the Event of a Nuclear Accident Physics of Plutonium Recycling Engineered Barrier Systems and the Safety of Deep Geological Repositories SAFIR 2: Belgian R&D Programme on the Deep Disposal of High-level and Long-lived Radioactive Waste Press RoomA new resource for journalists and the general public covering important recent news about the NEA's work is now available at www.oecd-nea.org/news/. The NEA Press Room presents key nuclear statistics for the OECD area. Press kits on a wide range of nuclear-related topics provide a concise summary of the major issues and links to relevant NEA publications and selected external resources. A comprehensive set of links to other websites of interest is organised by country. It is also possible to register directly for e-mail alerts of new press releases and Press Room updates. Nuclear safetyAn international workshop to exchange and disseminate information on the safety aspects of nuclear power plant modifications will be held on 6-9 October 2003 in Paris. It is expected that the workshop's conclusions will help steer developments at both the international and national levels in this area during the coming years. More information is available at www.oecd-nea.org/nsd/workshops/modifications/index.html. Related links Documents from the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Nuclear scienceThe Working Party on Scientific Issues in Partitioning and Transmutation (WPPT) met on 14 March 2003 at NEA headquarters. Its subgroup on accelerator reliability and utilisation established two working groups: the first will develop an accelerator reliability database and report on the current state of the technology; the second will produce a lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) handbook. The subgroup on physics and safety of transmutation systems discussed results of both the MUSE-4 and the ADS beam interruption benchmarks. Forthcoming meetings include:
More information about these forthcoming meetings will be available shortly on the NEA website at www.oecd-nea.org/science/meetings/index2004.html. Data BankNuclear data servicesThe next meeting of the Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) Project working parties will take place on 28-29 April 2003 at NEA headquarters. Working party members will discuss nuclear data evaluation, measurements, processing and benchmarking. If you are not currently a member of the JEFF project, but feel you could contribute to its work, please contact the NEA Secretariat at nea@oecd-nea.org. Information on the project and details of the meeting schedule are available at www.oecd-nea.org/dbdata/projects/nds_jef.htm. Computer program servicesA page listing all new programs in the last 12 months can be found at www.oecd-nea.org/tools/abstract/new.
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