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29 September 2023
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
NEA projections show that in order to successfully achieve net zero by 2050, nuclear energy capacity will need to at least double and potentially triple compared to today. As a result, the topic of n...
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30 August 2023
NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2019)2
At the request of its member countries, the NEA became involved in global efforts to ensure an economically sustainable secure supply of molybdenum-99/technetium-99m. This final concluding report of ...
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15 February 2021
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20 September 2024
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
NEA analysis highlights that meeting global net zero targets necessitates a tripling of installed nuclear capacity by 2050. Concurrently, nuclear new build has become a top priority in several OEC...
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7 November 2023
As part of the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy, the Rising Stars Programme leverages the weight of the Agency and the academic institutions to build new pipeline...
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7 February 2023
The world’s effort to decarbonise is one of the defining challenges for this generation and the window for action is rapidly narrowing. Nuclear energy is playing an important role today and can do mo...
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27 October 2021
A wave of near-term innovation in nuclear energy promises to revolutionise nuclear safety and economics and open up new applications in hard-to-abate sectors. Small modular reactor (SMR) designs unde...
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27 October 2021
NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...
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31 August 2022
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
The NEA Annual Report 2019 provides an overview of the status of nuclear power in NEA member countries and illustrative descriptions of the Agency's activities and international joint projects. 2019 ...
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12 June 2020
Accelerating SMRs for Net Zero will establish a practical, solutions-oriented platform with a defined plan of work for collaboration and knowledge exchange to support decision makers in maximising th...
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11 December 2023
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors with power output less than 300 megawatts electric (MWe), with some as small as 1-10 MWe.
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21 October 2022
27 February 2024
Laurier Room - Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, Canada
The NEA will host an international workshop on the economics of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday, 27 February 2024. This international workshop ...
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19 January 2024
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28 February 2024
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28 February 2024
The goal of the Committee for Technical and Economic Studies on Nuclear Energy Development and the Fuel Cycle is to provide authoritative, reliable information on nuclear technologies, economics, str...
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1 March 2024
Adequacy of Funding Arrangements for Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management (ADEQ)
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14 December 2020
Déclaration commune sur la sécurité d'approvisionnement en radioisotopes à usage médical
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9 July 2020
Déclaration du Comité de direction de l’énergie nucléaire de l’OCDE/AEN sur les mesures à prendre pour favoriser la sécurité d’approvisionnement à long terme en radioisotopes à usage médical
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9 July 2020
Joint Declaration on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes
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9 July 2020
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20 February 2020
This report is based upon an in-depth analysis of research work and published literature on risk perception and communication , public participation in policy and decision making and the evolution of...
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23 June 2020
Statement by the OECD/NEA Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy Regarding Policy Actions Necessary to Ensure the Long-term Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes
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9 July 2020
The Ad hoc Expert Group on the Economics of Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants was responsible for studying the economics of upgrading and long-term operation of nuclear power plants, for fu...
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21 October 2020
The Ad hoc Expert Group on Nuclear Energy and Security of Supply, which had been formed to carry out the study, met for the first time on 22-23 November 2007 at OECD/NEA offices in Issy-les-Moulineau...
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24 June 2020
The Ad hoc Expert Group on Trends in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (TNFC) was set up to investigate trends in the latest progress and the future trajectories in the nuclear fuel cycle.
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29 June 2020
Under the Paris Agreement, OECD countries agreed to aim for a reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions sufficient to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre...
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15 June 2020
The results outlined in the report should lead to new and more comprehensive research on the full costs of electricity, which in turn would allow policy makers and the public to make better informed ...
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15 June 2020
The Uranium group's primary area of work is producing the biennial publication of the Red Book.
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4 February 2021
NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...
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13 April 2023
Published every year, the NEA Annual report includes an overview of NEA's activities and publications produced during the year, as well as the latest developments in nuclear energy sector around the ...
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8 December 2023
Publié chaque année, le Rapport annuel de l’AEN présente un aperçu des activités et publications de l’AEN pour une année donnée, ainsi que les derniers développements du secteur de l’énergie nucléair...
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8 December 2023
Nuclear Energy Data is the Nuclear Energy Agency’s annual compilation of statistics and country reports documenting nuclear power status in NEA member countries and in the OECD area. Information prov...
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5 March 2021
Energy markets will be significantly different in the future. The electricity generation system is becoming more diverse with the development of energy-related technologies including renewable energy...
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2 December 2021
Nuclear Energy Data is the Nuclear Energy Agency’s annual compilation of statistics and country reports documenting nuclear power status in NEA member countries and in the OECD area. Information prov...
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1 June 2022
Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...
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16 January 2012
Hydrogen is expected to play important roles in decarbonised energy systems, as an energy source for otherwise hard-to-electrify sectors as well as a storage vector to enhance power system flexibilit...
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21 September 2022
Reducing industrial carbon emissions is one of the most difficult challenges on the path to net zero by 2050 due to the magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial sector and technical ...
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16 June 2022
All credible models show that nuclear energy has an important role to play in global climate change mitigation efforts (e.g. IEA, 2021; BNEF, 2021; IIASA, 2021). Despite clear analyses from many sour...
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12 May 2022
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are gaining recognition among policymakers and industry players as a promising nuclear technology. SMRs can be defined as nuclear reactors with a power output between 10...
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13 April 2021
Climate change will create specific risks and challenges for nuclear power plants and the electricity system as a whole. Extreme weather events caused by climate change – such as floods, storms, heat...
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4 November 2021
Nuclear technology covers diverse subjects such as technology and innovation development of the nuclear fuel cycle and disruptive technologies like additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence....
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28 November 2019
Uranium is the main raw material fuelling all nuclear fission reactors today. Countries around the world use it to reliably generate low-carbon electricity, process heat and hydrogen as part of their...
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3 April 2023
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of baseload low-carbon electricity for decades to come. A...
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13 December 2018
All low-carbon solutions will be required to achieve the world's net zero targets. Nuclear energy has a role to play in meeting this need. A wave of innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) is adv...
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13 March 2023
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are technologies capable of harnessing the energy from nuclear fission reactions to produce heat and electricity with power outputs typically smaller than 300 MWe, with ...
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28 February 2024
All low-carbon solutions will be required to achieve the world's net zero targets. Nuclear energy has a role to play in meeting this need. A wave of innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) is adv...
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20 July 2023
A new working group will focus on HTGRs.
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22 March 2024
2 February 2023
16:00-17:30 CET, Online
Uranium is the primary source of fuel for nuclear power plants, which provides large-scale low-carbon baseload electricity for more than 30 countries around the world and is the world’s second larges...
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25 August 2022
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17 May 2023
International Convention Center (ICC), Jeju, Korea
The International workshop on disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications is one of the most significant digital innovation events of the year. This two-day workshop was held on 16-17 May...
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9 May 2023