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Meeting Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy

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...

English Generation IV reactors Hydrogen Nuclear technology Climate change SMR Long-term operation Small modular reactors Generation II and III reactors Generation III reactors Nuclear innovation Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
Published date: 12 May 2022
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Harmonising the Nuclear Licensing Process for Emerging Technologies: A Global Path Forward

Independent safety regulation has been a hallmark of the global nuclear power sector from its beginnings. Industry and government have long understood the importance of a predictable and adaptable re...

English Nuclear safety Regulation Policy Brief Nuclear safety research CSNI Regulation of new and advanced reactors SMR Small modular reactors Advanced reactor systems CNRA Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety regulation …
Published date: 7 April 2022
News
NEA WebChat with Dr Rita Baranwal

The NEA held a WebChat with Dr Rita Baranwal, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy in the United States Department of Energy (DOE).

News brief United States Gender balance Leadership WebChat Nuclear innovation Capacity building and gender Director-General …
Published date: 14 May 2020
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Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Approaches for their Adaptation

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...

English Nuclear installations Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Climate change COP26 …
Published date: 4 November 2021
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Sustainable development and nuclear energy

Sustainable development is a goal that transcends national boundaries and generations of people. It integrates environmental protection, economic growth and social welfare.

Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Nuclear energy supply Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
Published date: 22 July 2020
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Multi-sector workshop on innovative regulation: Challenges and benefits of harmonising the licensing process for emerging technologies
14 - 18 December 2020
Zoom webinar

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in collaboration with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hosted an international, multi-sector workshop on 14-18 December 2020 on safely regulating inn...

Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety research Innovation Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 25 May 2021
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Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050)

An NEA initiative to accelerate R&D and market deployment of innovative nuclear fission technologies.

Nuclear economics Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050) Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation NI2050 Innovation …
Published date: 20 February 2020
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Disruptive technologies

Disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications

Nuclear economics Disruptive technologies Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety research Innovation Nuclear safety regulation …
Published date: 13 August 2020
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Nuclear innovation

The nuclear sector is constantly looking for new technologies that will make nuclear power plants even more reliable, cost-effective and safe.

Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation
Published date: 28 November 2019
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The Nuclear Innovation 2050 Initiative: An NEA initiative to accelerate R&D and market deployment of innovative nuclear fission technologies to contribute to a sustainable energy future

The central concept of NI2050, beyond technology development aspects, consists of building together, among truly interested parties, pipelines for testing, validation and qualification of technologie...

Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation NI2050 Innovation
Published date: 7 June 2019