Quels que soient les types de déchets radioactifs, la sécurité du public, la protection de l’environnement, mais aussi la prévention d’actes de malveillance exigent qu’on gère de facon responsable, a...
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15 October 1999
This publication examines the legislation and regulations governing the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Eastern European countries. It covers eleven countries from Central and Eastern Europe and f...
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1 January 1998
Radioaktivt avfall av alla slag måste hanteras på ett ansvarsfullt sätt nu och i framtiden med hänsyn både till människors hälsa och till skyddet av miljön. Avfallet måste också skyddas mot intrång. ...
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Les programmes nationaux de gestion des déchets radioactifs se trouvent à des phases diverses dans la recherche de sites d’implantation d’installations et se fondent sur des approches techniques dist...
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25 September 2010
National radioactive waste management programmes are in various phases of siting facilities and rely on distinct technical approaches for different categories of waste. In all cases, it is necessary ...
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6 April 2010
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Producing uranium in a safe and environmentally responsible manner is not only important to the producers and consumers of the product, but also to society at large. Given expectations of growth in n...
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Attitudes towards plutonium management vary from country to country and from utility to utility: some regard plutonium as a liability and others as a valuable source of energy.
The purpose of this st...
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1 November 1995
The quality of the isotopic composition of plutonium fuel degrades as the number of recycles increases in thermal reactors. There are in addition incentives to better utilise fuel by increasing the b...
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19 July 1995
The quality of the isotopic composition of plutonium fuel degrades as the number of recycles increases in thermal reactors, requiring an increase in the total loading necessary in mixed plutonium-ura...
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17 November 2020
Studies on fast reactors have historically concentrated on their capability of using plutonium produced in thermal reactors as initial fuel, and subsequently their capacity to produce electricity whi...
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1 November 1995
The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...
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21 June 2007
Studies on fast reactors have historically concentrated on their capability to use plutonium produced in thermal reactors as initial fuel, and subsequently their capacity to produce electricity while...
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1 November 1996
Although the recycling of plutonium as thermal mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) is now well-established on a commercial scale, many physics questions remain. The main quest...
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23 October 2002
The commercial recycling of plutonium as PUO2/UO2 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel is an established practice in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) in several countries, the main motivation being the consumptio...
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10 March 2003
The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...
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21 June 2007
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The decision to re-use plutonium generated in thermal reactors is a strategic one for a utility, and is closely tied to the spent fuel management strategy. One option is to reprocess the spent fuel i...
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3 November 2003
The society aspects of risk governance are increasingly becoming a part of public decision-making processes. This tendency is particularly evident in matters dealing with the protection of human heal...
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20 November 2001
A la fin des années 1990, la Commission internationale de protection radiologique (CIPR) s'est engagée dans l'élaboration de nouvelles recommandations, destinées à servir de lignes directrices pour l...
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26 March 2004
The definition of the chemical and isotopic composition of the groundwater present in argillaceous formations, which are considered as potential host rocks for radioactive waste disposal, is crucial ...
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6 January 2000
The Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has, since its inception, worked to develop and improve international norms in the area of radi...
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10 June 2003
Disposal of long-lived radioactive waste in engineered facilities deep underground is being widely investigated worldwide in order to protect humans and the environment both now and in the future. Th...
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19 July 2004
In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011, nuclear regulators, industry organisations, and operating companies across the globe began the process of understanding the lessons l...
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17 January 2023
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29 September 2011
One of the most important aspects of post-accident consequence management is the involvement of stakeholders: in the planning, preparation and execution as well as in sustaining efforts over the long...
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4 October 2011
This report presents practical guidance to enhance leadership for safety in nuclear regulatory bodies. It identifies the effective characteristics, competencies and behaviours of leaders in regulator...
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12 March 2024
The OECD/NEA Task Force on Computing Radiation Dose and Modelling of Radiation-Induced Degradation of Reactor Components (TFRDD) launched two international blind intercomparison exercises to examine ...
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1 January 2000
The transition from an operating nuclear facility to the decommissioning phase is critical in the life cycle of every facility. A number of organisational and technical modifications are needed in or...
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25 May 2018
Radioactive waste repositories are designed to be intrinsically safe in that they are not dependent on the presence or intervention of humans. In response to this challenge, the Nuclear Energy Agency...
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24 September 2019
Radioactive waste repositories are designed to isolate waste from the living environment without human intervention over extended periods of time. Nevertheless, the intention is not to abandon the re...
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13 December 2019
Radioactive waste repositories are designed to be intrinsically safe in that they are not dependent on the presence or intervention of humans. In response to this challenge, the Nuclear Energy Agency...
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27 May 2019
Since the beginning of benchmark activities, two benchmark workshops took place. The first was held in Madrid, Spain (June 1998), and the second in Garching near Munich, Germany (March 1999). It was ...
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1 January 1999
The benchmark is based on a well-defined problem concerning a PWR main steam line break, which may occur as a consequence of the rupture of one steam line upstream of the main steam isolation valves....
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22 December 2000
This benchmark is based on a well-defined problem concerning a pressurised water reactor (PWR) main steam line break, which may occur as a consequence of the rupture of one steam line upstream of the...
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22 November 2002
This benchmark is based on a well-defined problem concerning a pressurised water reactor (PWR) main steam line break, which may occur as a consequence of the rupture of one steam line upstream of the...
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19 November 2003
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Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law examines the various interrelated legal issues for the safe, efficient and secure use of nuclear energy. It provides an overview of the complex bo...
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14 February 2022
The Fifth International Nuclear Emergency Exercise (INEX-5) was developed in response to NEA member countries' desire to test and demonstrate the value of changes put in place following the Fukushima...
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2 October 2018
Techniquement, les réacteurs nucléaires de fission, qu’ils soient en service ou en cours de construction, peuvent fournir des produits autres que l’électricité. Cependant, alors que les applications ...
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1 January 2004
Le présent rapport contient les conclusions du Groupe international de revue instauré par le Secrétariat de l'AEN à la demande du gouvernement français afin de faire évaluer par des pairs le Dossier ...
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5 September 2003
Ces fiches présentent les programmes de gestion des déchets radioactifs de 20 des pays membres de l’OCDE/AEN. Elles compilent des informations sur les sources, les sortes et les quantités de déchets ...
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22 December 2005
Radioactive wastes of all kinds need to be managed responsibly to ensure public safety and protection of the environment, as well as security from malicious intervention, now and in the future. The m...
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1 November 1999
Le Comité de la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC) de l’AEN a mis en avant les fondements environnementaux et éthiques relatifs au stockage géologique et s’est prononcé sur sa faisabilité techniq...
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1 September 2008
This joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the eighth in a series of studies on electricity generating costs. As policy makers work to ensure th...
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31 August 2015
This joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the ninth in a series of studies on electricity generating costs. As countries work towards ensuring ...
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9 December 2020
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This sixth study in a series on projected costs of generating electricity presents and analyses cost estimates for some 130 power and co-generation (heat and power) plants using coal, gas, nuclear a...
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18 March 2005
This joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the seventh in a series of studies on electricity generating costs. It presents the latest data...
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25 March 2010
This report is intended to assist national authorities in the development of their policies and criteria for the management of the consequences of a nuclear accident. It follows up on a first report ...
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1 January 1990
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The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) (formerly the Probabilistic System Assessment Code (PSAC) User Group was established in 1985 by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation fo...
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1 January 1993
The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) (formerly the Probabilistic System Assessment Code (PSAC) User Group was established in 1985 by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation fo...
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1 January 1993
The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) (formerly the Probabilistic System Assessment Code (PSAC) User Group was established in 1985 by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation fo...
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1 January 1987
The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) (formerly the Probabilistic System Assessment Code (PSAC) User Group was established in 1985 by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation fo...
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1 January 1990
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1 January 1989
Public attitudes to nuclear power are critical in shaping nuclear policies in OECD/NEA countries and the latter will only be able to make use of this energy source if a well-informed public considers...
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22 March 2010
Public confidence is significantly affected by social considerations, such as public participation in decision-making processes, transparency of activities, access to information, effective and appro...
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20 October 2003
Institutions involved in radioactive waste management face a rapidly evolving environment stemming from societal changes, including new information technology and new roles for the media. As in many ...
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Nuclear decommissioning activities can greatly benefit from research and development (R&D) projects. This report examines applicable emergent technologies, current research efforts and innovation nee...
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21 July 2014
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Large volumes of hazardous wastes are produced each year, however only a small proportion of them are radioactive. While disposal options for hazardous wastes are generally well established, some typ...
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16 September 2010
The Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative was launched by the Nuclear Energy Agency in 2011 to foster international reflection and progress towards this g...
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18 November 2015
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1 January 1996
The sixth workshop of the OECD/NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) was hosted by ENRESA, the Spanish agency responsible for the management of radioactive waste and the dismantling of nuclear po...
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11 July 2007
These fact sheets present the radioactive waste management programmes of 20 OECD/NEA member countries. They include information about the sources, types and quantities of waste as well as how and by ...
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22 December 2005
This 7th Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) workshop focused on the territorial implementation of France’s high-level and long-lived intermediate-level waste management programme. Sessions address...
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12 April 2010
The release of radioactive materials from regulatory control is subject to release limits which are often based on published recommendations of international organisations, which aim to minimise radi...
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12 April 2006
Radiological characterisation is a key enabling activity for the planning and implementation of nuclear facility decommissioning. Effective characterisation allows the extent, location and nature of ...
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11 February 2017
Given its potential significance for public health and the environment, the impact of radioactive releases during important steps of nuclear energy production must be considered when selecting among ...
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1 January 2000
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30 January 2003
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7 January 2003
Since the discovery of radiation at the end of the 19th century, the health effects of exposure to radiation have been studied more than almost any other factor with potential effects on human health...
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3 March 2016
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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14 February 2002
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1 April 2009
One of the key areas in fuel safety is the analysis of fuel behaviour under reactivity-initiated accident conditions. Reactivity-initiated accident fuel rod codes have been developed for a significan...
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13 April 2022
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Le réaménagement de l'environnement des sites des mines et usines de traitement d'uranium a pris un tournant majeur depuis quelques décennies. Les raisons de cette évolution sont multiples : un grand...
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18 February 2002
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1 January 1997
Ionization Chamber Smoke Detectors (ICSDs) containing radioactive sources appear at present to be an important application of ionizing radiation. In the past their use has been directed mainly toward...
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13 October 1977
Large quantities of materials arising from the decommissioning of nuclear facilities are non-radioactive per se. An additional significant share of materials is of very low-level or low-level radioac...
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16 August 2017
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8 February 1996
La compétitivité des centrales nucléaires dépend dans une large mesure de leurs coûts en capital qui représentent environ 60 pour cent des coûts totaux de la production d'électricité nucléaire. Il es...
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1 January 2000
The competitiveness of nuclear power plants depends largely on their capital costs that represent some 60 per cent of their total generation costs. Reviewing and analysing ways and means to reduce ca...
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1 January 2000
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The International Symposium on the Reform of Civil Nuclear Liability, organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Commissi...
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1 January 2000
In November 2006, Hungary hosted the 6th National Workshop and Community Visit of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC). Participants included institutional authorities, local residents and s...
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12 June 2009
La réglementation de la sûreté à long terme du stockage géologique des déchets radioactifs pose des défis particuliers en raison des vastes échelles de temps concernées. Ce rapport a été préparé afin...
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21 March 2008
Le présent document donne une vue d’ensemble synthétique des avancées de la réglementation et des recommandations, aux niveaux tant international que national, et des initiatives internationales et m...
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24 February 2010
The removal of fuel from a permanently shutdown nuclear facility eliminates the major source of radiological hazard, a nuclear criticality. Combined with the cessation of operations at high temperatu...
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25 September 2008
Regulating the long-term safety of geological disposal of radioactive waste poses special challenges due to the very long timescales involved. This report has been prepared to help foster a common un...
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30 October 2007
Regulating the long-term safety of geological disposal of radioactive waste is a key part of making progress on the radioactive waste management issue. A survey of member countries has shown that dif...
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10 July 2008
This paper provides in a concise form an overview of the development of regulation and guidance at both national and international levels, on international and multi-national initiatives for developi...
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24 February 2010
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27 May 2003
The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear utilities operate their plants in an acceptably safe manner at all times. Learning from experience has been...
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20 February 2006
Since 1998 the NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) has been dealing with the issue of how a regulatory organisation can recognise early, and address safety performance problems that...
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1 January 2000
Integrated performance assessments (IPAs) of radioactive waste repositories deep underground are made at different stages of repository development in order, for example, to allow full-scale developm...
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21 July 2000
The radiological concept of clearance can be defined as the release of radioactive materials or buildings from any further regulatory control applied for radiological protection purposes by the compe...
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19 November 2008
Releasing the site of a nuclear installation from radiological control is usually one of the last steps of decommissioning. To date, site release has been practised in a limited number of cases only ...
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27 September 2006
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12 May 2010
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1 January 1994
La première parution du « Livre rouge », préparé conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire (AEN) et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA), remonte à 1965 et, depuis...
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2 March 2007
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La solution la plus communément adoptée en matière de gestion définitive des déchets radioactifs de haute activité consiste à placer ces déchets dans des centres de stockage en couche géologique prof...
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14 March 2012
Reversibility of decisions is an important consideration in the stepwise decision-making process that is foreseen for engineered geologic disposal of radioactive waste. The implications of favouring ...
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20 November 2001
Deep geological repositories of radioactive waste are designed and licensed based on a model of long-term safety which does not require the active presence of man. During the period of stepwise devel...
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31 December 2013
The most widely adopted solution for the definitive management of high-level radioactive waste involves its emplacement in deep geological repositories whose safety should not depend on the active pr...
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18 January 2012
Spent nuclear fuel contains minor actinides (MAs) such as neptunium, americium and curium, which require careful management. This becomes even more important when mixed oxide (MOX) fuel is being used...
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20 June 2007
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20 June 2007
This report was prepared by the Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA). ...
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15 June 2020
À toutes les phases du cycle du combustible nucléaire, mais aussi lorsque l’on utilise des substances radioactives dans l’industrie, la recherche et en médecine, on produit des déchets radioactifs. L...
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24 September 2010
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1 January 1999
The analysis of the long-term safety of radioactive waste disposal systems requires the use of mathematical models and scenarios that simulate repository behavior in response to future events. This r...
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2 January 1992
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) hosted an international symposium on “Safety Cases for the Deep Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Where Do We Stand?” in January 2007. The NEA has spearheaded import...
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12 April 2007
Studies are under way in Switzerland to investigate various aspects of the geological disposal of radioactive waste. This report presents the results of the international peer review organised by the...
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23 April 2004
A major activity of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organisation of international peer reviews of national studies and projects. The peer revi...
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17 July 2006
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This report presents the common views of the International Review Team established by the NEA Secretariat on behalf of the Belgian government to perform a peer review of the SAFIR 2 report, produced ...
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2 April 2003
Swedish version of Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum: Sweden
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13 September 2018
Particle accelerators have evolved over the last 50 years from simple devices to powerful machines, and will continued to have an important impact on research, technology and lifestyle. Today, they c...
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1 January 1998
Analysis of the long-term safety of radioactive waste repositories, using performance assessment and other tools, is required prior to implementation.The initial stage in developing a repository safe...
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25 July 2001
Decisions regarding radiological protection are informed by science, including its uncertainties, influenced by stakeholder concerns, driven by prevailing circumstances, and broadly based on values a...
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17 February 2011
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21 November 2007
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This volume is the 14th in the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Chemical Thermodynamics series. It is the second update of the critical reviews published, successively, in 1992 as Chemical Thermodyna...
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16 October 2020
This status report on Selecting Strategies for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities is based on the viewpoints and materials presented at a seminar held in Tarragona, Spain on 1-4 September 2003...
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2 October 2006
Disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in engineered facilities, or repositories, located deep underground in suitable geological formations is being developed worldwide as t...
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1 June 2010
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1 January 1994
Over the last 50 years particle accelerators have evolved from simple devices to powerful machines, and will continue to have an important impact on research, technology and lifestyle. Today, they co...
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1 January 1999
Over the last 50 years particle accelerators have evolved from simple devices to powerful machines, and will continue to have an important impact on research, technology and lifestyle. Today, they co...
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30 May 2001
Particle accelerators are used today for an increasing range of scientific and technological applications. They are very powerful tools for investigating the origin and structure of matter, and for i...
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22 July 2004
Particle accelerators are used today for an increasing range of scientific and technological applications. They are very powerful tools to investigate the origin and structure of matter, and to impro...
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13 May 2005
Particle accelerators have evolved over the last decades from simple devices to powerful machines, and are having an increasingly important impact on research, technology and daily life. Today they c...
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15 December 2010
Particle accelerators have evolved over the last decades from simple devices to powerful machines, and are having an increasingly important impact on research, technology and daily life. Today they h...
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8 October 2013
Nuclear emergency planning, preparedness and management are essential elements of any country's nuclear power programme. The timely and appropriate implementation of short-term countermeasures can, i...
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15 September 2003
There is a consensus in the international community that geological repositories provide the necessary long-term safety and security to isolate long-lived radioactive waste. However, despite the tech...
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4 September 2023
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
Recent interest in small modular reactors (SMRs) is being driven by a desire to reduce the total capital costs associated with nuclear power plants and to provide power to small grid systems. Accordi...
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22 September 2016
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16 October 2006
Au moment où des signes d'une renaissance de l'énergie nucléaire sont perceptibles à l'échelle mondiale, il est d'une grand importance de mieux comprendre comment la société civile perçoit la technol...
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18 December 2002
Communication with society on risks and benefits of nuclear energy is a key issue for policy makers. The study published in 2002 under the auspices of the Committee for Technical and Economic Studies...
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23 May 2005
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12 August 2020
While signs of a possible nuclear energy renaissance are visible worldwide, it is highly important to understand better the views of civil society on nuclear technologies, how their risks are perceiv...
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15 November 2002
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10 January 2010
The NEA Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS) established an Expert Group on Source Convergence in Criticality Safety Analysis (EGSCCSA) to explore the problems of slow convergence and ...
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11 September 2006
All national radioactive waste management authorities recognise today that a robust safety case is essential in developing disposal facilities for radioactive waste. To improve the robustness of the ...
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17 August 2017
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9 May 2007
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27 October 2006
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1 January 1999
Knowledge of basic nuclear physics data is essential for the modelling and safe operation of all types of nuclear facilities. The de facto international standard format, Evaluated Nuclear Data File 6...
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25 September 2020
Knowledge of basic nuclear physics data is essential for the modelling and safe operation of all types of nuclear facilities. The de facto international standard format, Evaluated Nuclear Data File 6...
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22 September 2023
This report presents the common views of the International Review Team established by the NEA Secretariat on behalf of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) to perform a peer review of a post-...
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1 January 2000
Most experts worldwide agree that radioactive waste disposal in engineered facilities, or repositories, located in appropriate formations deep underground, provide a suitable waste management option ...
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3 August 2005
Geological settings selected as potential host formations for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste are chosen for, among other assets, their long-term stability and buffering capacity ag...
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20 March 2009
Any significant decisions regarding geologic disposal of radioactive waste will need a comprehensive public review and a thorough involvement of all relevant stakeholders, such as waste generators, w...
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15 December 2000
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) Annotated Glossary is a review of concepts central to societal decision making about radioactive waste management. It record...
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1 March 2013
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) acts as a centre for informed exchange of knowledge and experience regarding stakeholder interaction and public participatio...
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20 January 2022
Radioactive waste management is embedded in broader societal issues such as the environment, risk management, energy, health policy and sustainability. In all these fields, there is an increasing dem...
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1 January 2016
Significant numbers of nuclear facilities will need to be decommissioned in the coming decades. In this context, NEA member countries are placing increasing emphasis on the involvement of stakeholder...
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14 June 2007
Stakeholder involvement, dialogue and deliberation can improve the quality and the sustainability of policy decisions. This publication offers a short guide to stakeholder involvement techniques and ...
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14 October 2004
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29 July 2004
Within the radiological protection community, stakeholder issues have moved steadily to the forefront of policy discussions, and clearly form a key element in decisions regarding the development and ...
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28 May 2004
This summary seeks to answer the questions that radiological protection professionals ask when confronted with the need to consider stakeholder participation processes. As will become clear, there is...
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30 July 2004
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17 May 2006
Development of innovative fuels such as homogeneous and heterogeneous fuels, ADS fuels, and oxide, metal, nitride and carbide fuels is an important stage in the implementation process of advanced nuc...
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12 December 2014
As part of a broader spectrum of collaborative activities underpinning nuclear materials research, the Nuclear Energy Agency is supporting worldwide efforts towards the development of advanced materi...
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28 September 2018
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16 October 2017
As a follow-up to the 2010 NEA report Nuclear Fuel Behaviour under Reactivity-initiated Accident (RIA) Conditions: State-of-the-art Report 2010, this report presents the state-of-the-art knowledge on...
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17 October 2022
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1 January 1998
The implementation of advanced nuclear systems requires that new technologies associated with the back end of the fuel cycle are developed. The separation of minor actinides from other fuel component...
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19 March 2018
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1 January 1995
Materials performance is critical to the safe and economic operation of any nuclear system. As the international community pursues the development of Generation IV reactor concepts and accelerator-dr...
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21 October 2013
The decision-making process for developing and implementing long-term radioactive waste management (RWM) solutions extends over decades and involves both a multitude of actors/stakeholders and stages...
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13 September 2004
On 18 May 2001, the Finnish Parliament ratified the Decision in Principle (DiP) on the final disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto, in the municipality of Eurajoki. This followed posi...
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20 September 2002
Die internationalen Erfahrungen der vergangenen 20 Jahre zeigen, dass kerntechnische Anlagen sicher abgebaut und stillgelegt werden können, nachdem die Entscheidung getroffen wurde, den Betrieb zu be...
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21 September 2010
Cette étude met en évidence les facteurs clés affectant le calendrier du stockage définitif des déchets radioactifs de haute activité. Elle analyse comment l'acceptation sociale, la robustesse techni...
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14 August 2008
La thématique de ce 7e atelier du Forum sur la confiance des parties prenantes (FSC) concernait la mise en œuvre du programme français de gestion des déchets de haute activité et de moyenne activité ...
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13 April 2010
Le stockage dans des installations construites dans des couches géologiques stables et profondes constitue la solution de référence pour isoler de la biosphère humaine de manière permanente les déche...
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13 March 2012
This report examines the predisposal phase of radioactive waste management programmes in NEA member countries for all types of waste from high-level to intermediate- and low-level waste, and spent fu...
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8 September 2020
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13 March 2009
The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) is a forum of senior operators, regulators, policy makers, and senior representatives of R&D institutions in the field of radioactive waste manag...
Published date:
14 February 1999
The collective experience of the NEA Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM), and in particular, the experience from the International Nuclear Emergency Exercise (INEX) series, has shown t...
Published date:
5 October 2010
Nuclear sites around the world are being decommissioned and remedial actions are being undertaken to enable sites, or parts of sites, to be reused. Although such activities are relatively straightfor...
Published date:
23 May 2016
A wealth of technical information exists on nuclear fuel cycle options – combinations of nuclear fuel types, reactor types, used or spent nuclear fuel (SNF) treatments, and disposal schemes – and mos...
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22 February 2021
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1 January 2000
Emergency situations demand that actions be taken by the responsible organisations at the local, national and international levels to mitigate their impact on people and the environment. In order to ...
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31 December 2008
As modern nuclear power programmes mature and large, commercial nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities approach the end of their useful life by reason of age, economics or change of policy on...
Published date:
16 July 2004
Materials research is a field of growing relevance for innovative nuclear systems, such as Generation IV reactors, critical and sub-critical transmutation systems and fusion devices. For these differ...
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31 December 2013
Structural materials research is a field of growing relevance in the nuclear sector, especially for the different innovative reactor systems being developed within the Generation IV International For...
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10 July 2008
The NEA organised a Workshop on Competency Management of regulators for the broad discussion of the challenges regarding the competency of regulators in the areas of radioactive waste management, dec...
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5 August 2022
The International Nuclear Emergency Exercise (INEX) series, organised under the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM), has proven successful in testing, ...
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29 July 2013
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1 January 1994
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1 April 2009
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21 December 2001
L’une des principales activités de l’Agence de l’OCDE pour l’énergie nucléaire (AEN) dans le domaine de la gestion des déchets radioactifs est d’organiser des examens internationaux d’études et de pr...
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16 February 2006
Table of Simple Integral Neutron Cross Section Data from JEF-2.2, ENDF/B-VI, JENDL-3.2, BROND-2 and CENDL-2; NEA Data Bank (1994).
Published date:
1 January 1994
Table of Simple Integral Neutron Cross-Section Data from JEF-1, ENDF/B-V, ENDL-82, JENDL-2, KEDAK-4 and RCN-3; NEA Data Bank (July 1985).
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26 August 2020
Table of the main radioactive decay data parameters from JEF-1, ENDF/B-V, ENSDF, French, Japanese and UK Libraries; NEA Data Bank (June 1987).
Published date:
26 June 1987
Les milieux de la radioprotection à l'échelle internationale ont dressé un important bilan de la situation aux alentours du réacteur endommagé de Tchernobyl à l'occasion du dixième anniversaire de l'...
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31 December 2003
Nuclear power plants are used extensively as base load sources of electricity. This is the most economical and technically simple mode of operation. In this mode, power changes are limited to frequen...
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1 June 2011
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28 June 2011
Published date:
19 January 2015
Both national and international organisations agree that the fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies -- the regulator's prime purpose -- is to ensure that nuclear licensees oper...
Published date:
4 July 2014
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...
Published date:
25 January 2019
This report, intended for a broad readership, provides a concise overview of the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities and associated issues in NEA member countries. It draws upon a d...
Published date:
13 September 2002
Refurbishment and long-term operation (LTO) of existing nuclear power plants (NPPs) today are crucial to the competitiveness of the nuclear industry in OECD countries as existing nuclear power plants...
Published date:
19 December 2012
The feasibility and costs of spent nuclear fuel management and the consequent disposal of ultimate waste continue to be the subject of public debate in many countries, with particular concern often e...
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23 October 2013
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23 October 2013
This study updates the 1985 NEA report and presents a comprehensive analysis of the individual and total costs of the nuclear fuel cycle for a pressurised water reactor (PWR) to be commissioned in th...
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1 January 1994
This report presents a consensus position in the form of a Collective Opinion of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It addresses the strategy for the...
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30 July 2020
In the area of radioactive waste management, the regulator or safety authority has emerged in recent years as a principal actor in the eyes of civil society. This study shows how regulators are incre...
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31 December 2013
The topic of social media as appropriate for further study was first proposed by the NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) to the NEA Committee on Nucle...
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15 June 2020
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30 November 2009
This report presents the conclusions of the International Review Team established by the NEA Secretariat at the request of the French government to perform a peer review of the Dossier 2001 Argile. T...
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16 November 2003
This report outlines the response of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and its member countries to the March 2011 accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. All NEA members took ea...
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10 September 2013
This NEA Policy Brief introduces the ongoing research on the overall costs of electricity, as only certain costs of electricity provision are perceived directly by producers and consumers. Other cost...
Published date:
1 July 2018
Electricity provision touches upon every facet of life in OECD and non-OECD countries alike, and choosing how this electricity is generated - whether from fossil fuels, nuclear energy or renewables -...
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13 April 2018
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5 December 2003
At the end of the 1990s, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) launched a process for establishing new recommendations, which are expected to serve as guidelines for national...
Published date:
1 March 2004
A workshop entitled “The Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-closure Safety” of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste was organised by the NEA in April 2002. This report presents th...
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10 February 2004
A workshop entitled the “Handling of timescales in assessing post-closure safety” of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste was organised in Paris on 16-18 April 2002 and hosted by the Fr...
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22 November 2002
INTRAVAL was set up as an international project concerned with the use of mathematical models for predicting the potential transport of radioactive substances in the geosphere. Such models are used t...
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1 January 1996
INTRAVAL was set up as an international project concerned with the use of mathematical models for predicting the potential transport of radioactive substances in the geosphere. Such models are used t...
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1 January 1997
The international study INTRAVAL addressed the validation of models of the transport of radioactive substances through groundwater in the geosphere. The project started in 1987 on the initiative of t...
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1 January 1997
INTRAVAL was set up as an international project concerned with the use of mathematical models for predicting the potential transport of radioactive substances in the geosphere. Such models are used t...
Published date:
1 January 1996
The JEF-2.2 Nuclear Data Library; NEA Data Bank (April 2000).
The report is a summary documentation of the Joint Evaluated File version (JEF-2.2). The information contained in the file comprises neut...
Published date:
26 April 2000
To master the technology and the economics of nuclear energy, deep insight is needed into the physical and chemical phenomena at work in nuclear reactors and all parts of the associated fuel cycle. S...
Published date:
1 April 2005
The JEFF-3.1 library was released by the NEA in May 2005. JEFF-3.1 combines the efforts of the JEFF and EFF/EAF (European Fusion File/European Activation File) working groups who have contributed to ...
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26 May 2005
The JEFF-3.1.1 Nuclear Data Library; NEA Data Bank (May 2009).
This report describes the incremental method used to improve JEFF evaluations since the release of the JEF-2.2 library in 1992. In order...
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1 May 2009
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5 May 2009
The Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) Project is a collaborative effort among NEA Data Bank member countries to develop a reference nuclear data library for use in different energy applicatio...
Published date:
27 September 2009
An important activity of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organisation of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and proje...
Published date:
8 October 2012
The development of radiation protection and of nuclear safety concepts have been somewhat separate. Traditionally, radiation protection has mainly focused on the protection of workers and members of ...
Published date:
1 January 1995
Most safety incidents are often not due to a technical fault or the actions of a single individual, but rather originate in a compromised safety culture – the collection of the beliefs, perceptions a...
Published date:
12 March 2024
The NEA Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information Concerning Nuclear Installation Decommissioning Projects (CPD) is a joint undertaking which functions within th...
Published date:
9 February 1996
In response to the growing interest in the field of decommissioning of nuclear facilities, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD commenced in 1978 a programme of activities in this field. This report...
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8 February 1996
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31 March 2009
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...
Published date:
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 ...
Published date:
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
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19 July 2004
Contracted services are an integral part of the design, construction and operation of a nuclear facility. Changes in the nuclear industry sector, including varied availability of nuclear expertise, t...
Published date:
31 March 2011
The economic pressures of electricity market competition have led nuclear power plant operators to seek ways to increase electricity production and to reduce operating costs at their plants. Correspo...
Published date:
14 June 2002
Sweden is at the forefront among countries developing plans for a deep geological repository of highly radioactive waste. There is no such repository in operation yet worldwide, but Sweden, Finland a...
Published date:
5 July 2012
Decommissioning of both commercially used and R&D nuclear facilities is expected to increase significantly in the coming years, and the largest of such industrial decommissioning projects could comma...
Published date:
1 June 2015
The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) was established by the RWMC in January 1985 (originally under a different name) to help co-ordinate the development in OECD member countries of probab...
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1 January 1997
Governments and regulatory authorities are responsible for the definition of regulatory controls or conditions, if any, that should be applied to radioactive sources or radiation exposure situations ...
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14 February 2006
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29 August 2007
European countries of the OECD have been affected by the widespread dissemination of the radioactive material released from the Chernobyl reactor accident in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, ...
Published date:
11 September 1987
Of all the institutional actors in the field of long-term radioactive waste management (RWM), it is perhaps the regulatory authorities that have restyled their roles most significantly. Modern societ...
Published date:
20 October 2003
Each nuclear power plant, fuel cycle facility and nuclear research and test facility that is operating today will eventually reach the end of its useful life and cease operation. During the period of...
Published date:
30 April 2003
Regulators are major stakeholders in the decision-making process for radioactive waste management. The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) has recognised the value of exchanging and com...
Published date:
27 February 2004
This overview presents an easily accessible synopsis of the regulatory control of radioactive waste management in 15 NEA member countries. It covers the management of radioactive waste from all types...
Published date:
30 December 2005
The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear facilities are operated, as well as decommissioned, in an acceptably safe manner. However, in meeting this ...
Published date:
29 February 2008
This report assesses the role that nuclear energy can play in supporting the transition to a low-carbon energy system. It begins by considering the greenhouse gas emissions from the full nuclear fuel...
Published date:
18 June 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...
Published date:
21 September 2022
Safety Culture involves everyone whose attitude may influence nuclear safety, not only the utility operators but also the regulatory body. The aim of this document is to focus on the dual role of the...
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6 January 1999
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29 February 2008
Underground research laboratories (URLs) are essential to provide the scientific and technical information and practical experience that are needed for the design and construction of nuclear waste di...
Published date:
20 November 2001
This report examines the roles that storage plays, or might play, in radioactive waste management in OECD/NEA member countries. A better understanding of these roles provides valuable input to curren...
Published date:
6 February 2006
The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that activities related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy are carried out in a safe manner within their respective c...
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4 February 2016
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31 October 2005
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1 January 1993
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13 December 2010
What contribution can nuclear energy make to improve the security of energy supply? This study, which examines a selection of OECD member countries, qualitatively and quantitatively validates the oft...
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3 August 2011
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21 April 2005
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17 September 2004
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5 July 2010
NEA Mission Statement
To assist its Member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, envi...
Published date:
1 January 1999
This Strategic Plan is intended to guide the NEA as it seeks to meet the evolving needs of member countries in the application and exploration of nuclear science and technology. The plan includes an ...
Published date:
22 December 2016
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Strategic Plan serves as a guiding instrument that reflects the priorities of its member countries as the Agency addresses evolving needs in the exploration and a...
Published date:
25 January 2022
This report explores the main reasons behind the unreliable supply of Technetium‑99m (Tc‑99m) in health‑care systems and policy options to address the issue. Tc‑99m is used in 85% of nuclear medicine...
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18 November 2019
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18 December 2012
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23 June 2011
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11 August 2020
The reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and its decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is a vital component of modern medical diagnostic practices. Disruptions in the supply chain of these radi...
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16 September 2010
The reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and its decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is a vital component of modern medical diagnostic practices. Disruptions in the supply chain of these radi...
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16 September 2010
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11 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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11 August 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...
Published date:
2 January 2019
Performance assessment of repository concepts for the geological disposal of long-lived radioactive waste relies on the availability of thermodynamic data for many radionuclides and other elements un...
Published date:
29 August 2002
Virtually all national and international radiation protection regulations and standards are based on the recommendations published by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). N...
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17 March 2003
Published date:
1 January 1998
The Third International Workshop on the Indemnification of Damage in the Event of a Nuclear Accident was held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic in October 2017. It was organised in co-operation with the...
Published date:
12 March 2024
This study reviews national legislation in the field of third party liability for nuclear damage. It is divided into three parts. The first part covers the international Conventions on Nuclear Third ...
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1 January 1990
The symposium was held in Monaco on 7-11 October 1968. It discussed the third party liability rules deriving from maritime and nuclear conventions, as well as the practical positions as regards the m...
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1 January 1968
This study identifies key factors influencing the timing of high-level waste (HLW) disposal and examines how social acceptability, technical soundness, environmental responsibility and economic feasi...
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15 May 2008
The decisions made about protective actions of people and the environment in situations involving exposure to ionising radiation have tended to be driven by subjective judgements about the health ris...
Published date:
26 February 2021
The field of emergency management is broad, complex and dynamic. In the post-Fukushima context, emergency preparedness and response (EPR) in the nuclear sector is more than ever being seen as part of...
Published date:
12 January 2018
Currently, the format, content and practice of cost estimation vary considerably both within and between countries, which makes it very difficult to compare estimates, even for similar types of facil...
Published date:
22 March 2010
As part of its activities, the Regulators’ Forum of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee has been examining the regulatory criteria for the long-term performance of geological disposal. In ...
Published date:
3 March 2010
Future fuel cycle characteristics, feasibility and acceptability will be crucial for the continued development of nuclear energy, especially in the post-Fukushima context. Fuel cycle choices have bot...
Published date:
18 July 2013
One of the main missions of nuclear regulators is to protect the public, and this cannot be completely achieved without public confidence. The more a regulatory process is transparent, the more such ...
Published date:
16 November 2007
The role of nuclear energy in a sustainable development context has multiple facets, a significant number of which relate to the nuclear fuel cycle. This report provides a description of the developm...
Published date:
1 January 2002
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...
Published date:
21 December 2011
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...
Published date:
16 January 2012
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11 August 2020
In 2001, the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) published a report describing the role of underground research laboratories (URLs) in nuclear waste dispo...
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4 January 2013
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31 December 2008
- Governments should incentivise investments in resilient low-carbon energy infrastructure, such as nuclear energy, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Proper policy and market frameworks to in...
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1 June 2020
This study assesses the policy and governance frameworks needed to drive positive learning and continuous industrial performance for nuclear new build. The study also explores the risk allocation and...
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2 July 2020
by Robert Guillaumont (Chairman), Thomas Fanghänel, Jean Fuger, Ingmar Grenthe, Volker Neck, Donald A. Palmer and Malcolm H. Rand
This is Volume 5 in the Chemical Thermodynamics series. It is the upd...
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2 September 2020
Les événements qui caractérisent le marché mondial de l'uranium depuis quelques années illustrent l'incertitude qui semble persister et à laquelle les producteurs et les consommateurs d'uranium à tra...
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1 January 1998
The events characterizing the world uranium market in the last several years illustrate the persistent uncertainty faced by uranium producers and consumers worldwide. With world nuclear capacity expa...
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1 January 1998
Depuis quelques années, le marché mondial de l'uranium se caractérise par un déséquilibre entre la demande et l'offre et une tendance persistante vers des prix bas. Actuellement, la production mondia...
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1 January 2000
In recent years, the world uranium market has been characterised by an imbalance between demand and supply and persistently depressed uranium prices. World uranium production currently satisfies betw...
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1 January 2000
Le "Livre rouge", établi conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique, est un ouvrage de référence sur l'uranium faisant autorité au ...
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24 September 2002
The "Red Book", jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. Its contents are based on official informati...
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9 August 2002
Le "Livre rouge", établi conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique, est un ouvrage de référence sur l'uranium faisant autorité au ...
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13 September 2004
The "Red Book", jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. This edition, the 20th, presents the results...
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24 June 2004
Depuis 2001, le prix de l'uranium a été multiplié par plus de cinq, à un rythme inégalé et pour atteindre des niveaux qui n'avaient pas été constatés depuis les années 70. L'industrie de l'uranium a ...
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3 October 2006
Since 2001 the price of uranium has steadily climbed over five-fold, at a rate and reaching heights not seen since the 1970s. As a result, the uranium industry has seen a surge of activity, ending a ...
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23 May 2006
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
Alors que plusieurs pays construisent des centrales nucléaires et que bien d’autres envisagent d’avoir recours à l’énergie nucléaire pour produire l’électricité nécessaire pour faire face à une deman...
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15 December 2008
With several countries building nuclear power plants and many more considering the use of nuclear power to produce electricity in order to meet rising demand, the uranium industry has become the focu...
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10 June 2008
Avec la construction de centrales nucléaires dans plusieurs pays et des projets de construction additionnels pour répondre à la demande croissante d’électricité, les ressources en uranium, sa product...
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21 February 2011
With several countries currently building nuclear power plants and planning the construction of more to meet long-term increases in electricity demand, uranium resources, production and demand remain...
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28 July 2010
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18 August 2011
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30 July 2012
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built ...
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26 July 2012
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built ...
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1 November 2012
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14 October 2014
Uranium is the raw material used to fuel over 400 operational nuclear reactors around the world that produce large amounts of electricity and benefit from life cycle carbon emissions as low as renewa...
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9 September 2014
Uranium is the raw material used to fuel over 400 operational nuclear reactors around the world that produce large amounts of electricity and benefit from life cycle carbon emissions as low as renewa...
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14 October 2014
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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30 November 2016
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12 April 2017
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
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of low-carbon electricity and other uses, such as heat an...
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23 December 2020
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
Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utiisés à travers le monde dans de nombreux secteurs, notamment en médecine, dans l'industrie, l'agriculture et la recherche. Les isotopes sont irremplaçables...
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6 December 1999
Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utilisés dans l'ensemble du monde pour de nombreuses applications liées à la médecine diagnostique et thérapeutique, à l'industrie et à la recherche scientifi...
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31 December 2001
Les radioisotopes jouent un rôle de plus en plus important en médecine pour les diagnostics et la thérapie, dans l'industrie et dans la recherche scientifique. Ils peuvent être essentiels pour notre ...
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25 February 2005
A consensus has been reached among technical experts that high-level radioactive waste can safely be disposed of in deep geological repositories. Safety studies are carried out to evaluate the overal...
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27 April 2001
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26 October 2005
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22 May 2003
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25 October 2001
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1 January 1999
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3 April 2008
Validation of LWR Calculation Methods and JEF-1 Based Data Libraries by TRX and BAPL Critical Experiments; S. Pelloni, P. Grimm, D. Mathews, J.M. Paratte (June 1989).
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26 June 1989
The Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) Project is a collaborative effort among OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Data Bank member countries to develop a reference nuclear data library for use i...
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14 February 2013
It is essential to calculate the structural integrity of reactor components with a high degree of accuracy in order to make correct decisions regarding plant lifetime at the design stage, safety marg...
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11 April 2006
Le problème clé dans le démantèlement des installations nucléaires est l’élimination progressive des risques, au moyen d’une série d’actions de décontamination et de déconstruction qui doivent être r...
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30 December 2005
L'intérêt porté au développement de l'énergie nucléaire pour satisfaire une demande croissante d'énergie et faire face au changement climatique conduit à s'intéresser de plus près au cycle du combust...
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31 December 2013
Pratiquement toutes les réglementations et tous les standards de protection radiologique nationaux et internationaux sont fondés sur les recommandations publiées par la Commission internationale de p...
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20 December 2002
À l’heure actuelle, on observe une variabilité considérable dans le format, le contenu et les pratiques d’estimation des coûts, que ce soit à l’intérieur d’un même pays ou lorsque l’on franchit les f...
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22 March 2010
Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...
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22 August 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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31 December 2003
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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30 June 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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16 November 2007
Recently developed best-estimate computer code systems for modelling 3-D coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics transients in nuclear reactors need to be validated against results from experiments and...
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5 October 2010
The United States and the Russian Federation have each agreed to dispose of 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium that are beyond their defence needs. One effective way to dispose of this plutonium is...
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20 January 2006
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 October 1999
One of the initiatives of the Clay Club has been to launch a compilation and a review of the relevant literature on the basic concepts and mechanisms which control the movement of water, solute and g...
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4 January 1996
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1 January 1997
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13 July 2009
Сразу после аварии на АЭС “Фукусима-Даичи” стали подниматься вопросы о будущем рынка урана, в том числе о количестве реакторов, которые предполагалось построить в ближайшие годы, количестве урана, не...
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30 July 2012
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20 September 2012
The concept of removing long-lived radioactive wastes from the human environment by disposal in deep geological repositories was developed several decades ago. In the intervening years, research effo...
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1 May 1999
地下研究实验室(URLs)对于提供核废物处置设施的设计、建造以及处置库开发各个阶段必须提交的安全全过程系统分析所需的科技信息和实践经验至关重要。
本报告概述了在处置库开发计划中建设地下研究实验室的目的,核能署成员国迄今已开发或计划开发的地下研究实验室概况,此类设施对于处置库开发计划和安全全过程系统分析开发的不同作用,各国处置计划中对地下研究实验室开发时机的把握,以及地下研究实验室开发中国际合作的...
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30 November 2001
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21 October 2015
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