One of the many important lessons learnt about nuclear safety over the years has been that human aspects of nuclear safety are as important as any technical issue that may arise in the course of nucl...
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29 November 2019
One of the many lessons learnt about nuclear safety over the years has been that human aspects of nuclear safety are as important as any technical issue that may arise. The international nuclear comm...
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5 April 2024
The NEA established the Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum (CSSCF) to examine how nuclear safety culture can be influenced by the national cultural context of a country operating nuclear facilitie...
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2 April 2024
NEA support for countries interested in calculating their system costs and optimising their electricity system
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26 August 2020
Declaration draws on NEA analysis which shows that that tripling nuclear energy capacity by 2050 provides the world with a realistic and practical path to meet net zero carbon emissions goals.
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2 December 2023
The NEST Framework comprises several countries and organisations who wish to co-operate through international exchanges and activities to strengthen nuclear-related technology education and training ...
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4 September 2023
The Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy is led by a Council of Advisors comprised by representatives from about 20 academic institutions in NEA member countries.
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24 May 2023
While refurbishments for the long-term operation of nuclear power plants and for the lifetime extension of such plants have been widely pursued in recent years, the number of plants to be decommissio...
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2 March 2016
Many different estimates for the cost of radioactive waste disposal in geological repositories have been published. This study, aimed at the general reader, illustrates why the published cost estimat...
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1 January 1993
This report is based on a study carried out by the NEA Decommissioning Cost Estimation Group (DCEG) on decommissioning cost elements, estimation practices and reporting requirements. Its findings ind...
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17 May 2010
The nuclear sector has in recent years been placing increasing attention on the need to better understand variations between cost estimates for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, as well as...
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27 May 2019
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1 January 2000
This COP28 was a historic event for nuclear energy when it was formally specified as one of the solutions to climate change.
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21 December 2023
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27 May 2003
The CPPNM establishes measures related to the physical protection of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes during transport, criminalisation of offenses relating to nuclear material and inter...
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26 April 2024
The CSC provides for a global liability and compensation scheme that may supplement that called for under the Paris Convention, the Vienna Convention or Annex state legislation as defined by the CS...
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26 April 2024
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26 April 2024
The Espoo Convention sets out the obligations of parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning and lays down general obligations of states to notify...
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27 October 2023
The Early Notification Convention establishes a notification system for nuclear accidents that have the potential for an international transboundary release of radioactive material that could be of...
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26 April 2024
The Convention on Assistance sets up a framework for states parties to co-operate amongst themselves and with the International Atomic Energy Agency to facilitate prompt assistance in the event of ...
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26 April 2024
The Aarhus Convention obliges states and grants the public rights in three areas of the convention: access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environme...
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27 October 2023
The OSPAR Convention is the mechanism by which 15 governments and the EU co-operate to prevent and eliminate pollution and protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities ...
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17 May 2023
État d’avancement des ratifications ou des adhésions à la Convention de Paris sur la responsabilité civile nucléaire.
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4 April 2023
Texte de la Convention du 31 janvier 1963 complémentaire à la Convention de Paris du 29 juillet 1960, amendée par le Protocole additionnel du 28 janvier 1964 et par le Protocole du 16 novembre 1982.
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12 April 2022
Statut des ratifications et adhésions à la Convention de Bruxelles complémentaire à la Convention de Paris
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21 June 2022
Les plans d'urgence, les exercices et la gestion de crise sont des composantes vitales de tout programme électronucléaire. En situation d'urgence nucléaire, avec libération de substances radioactives...
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15 September 2003
Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention meeting, 22 June 2020.
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1 July 2020
Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention meet remotely
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8 April 2020
Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention meeting, 28 October 2021.
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3 November 2021
MDEP VVER Working Group (VVERWG) meeting, 25-26 May 2021.
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3 November 2021
A key challenge in the development of safety cases for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste is handling the long time frame over which the radioactive waste remains hazardous. The intrin...
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13 March 2009
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1 January 1996
The 2021 SMR Prize Competition brought together 28 students representing different academic and research organisations participating in the NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Small M...
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2 September 2021
This report is aimed at safety assessors of deep geological repositories and at technical specialists concerned with radioactive waste disposal. It is intended to improve communication among interest...
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6 January 2000
GEOTRAP is the OECD/NEA Project on Radionuclide Migration in Geologic, Heterogeneous Media carried out in the context of site evaluation and safety assessment of deep repository systems for long-live...
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13 February 2001
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11 August 2004
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18 April 2006
The NEA Data Bank computer program collection covers a wide range of applications for nuclear science and technology. The computer program collection is continuously evolving as the CPS receives new ...
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29 November 2019
The OECD NEA Data Bank is an international centre of resources which aims to make scientific tools available to the nuclear science and technology community and to organise training courses.
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18 October 2022
Computer Program Services (CPS) is dedicated to knowledge sharing and preservation for nuclear science and technology, with a focus on computer programs within the NEA Data Bank.
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29 November 2019
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30 November 2020
NEA Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) initiated this activity focusing on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in nuclear reactor safety (NRS).
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1 September 2023
Ce rapport présente une synthèse des enseignements tirés par le Forum de l’AEN sur la confiance des parties prenantes (FSC) concernant la gouvernance de la gestion à long terme des déchets radioactif...
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7 February 2006
The CTBT bans all nuclear explosions anywhere on Earth whether for military or peaceful purposes.
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13 November 2023
Workshop on Competency Management of Regulators (COMAREG), 18-20 May 2021
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31 May 2021
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21 February 2002
Comparison Calculation of a Large Sodium-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor Using the Cell Code MICROX-2 in Connection with ENDF/B-VI and JEF-1.1 Neutron Data, S. Pelloni (February 1992).
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26 February 1992
The NEA Expert Group on Comparison and Understanding of Dose Prognosis (EGDP) held its second meeting on 11 March 2021.
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22 March 2021
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31 August 2010
The FSC workshop participants discussed best practices for community and youth engagement around the topic of radioactive waste disposal.
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26 October 2022