NEA/CSNI/R(2012)13
Both regulators and the nuclear industry recognise the need for licensees to develop a strong, positive safety culture to support successful and sustainable nuclear safety performance. In recognition...
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27 June 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)14
A number of OECD member countries expressed their interest in participating in an OECD/NEA joint international research project on the topic of fire propagation. The PRISME project (PRISME is the Fre...
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6 July 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)15
The maintenance of sufficient expertise, data, analytical and experimental capabilities to be able to develop the technical basis to resolve currently identified safety issues and respond to and inve...
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12 December 2012
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)16
Several OECD member countries agreed to establish the OECD/NEA Piping Failure Data Exchange Project (OECD/NEA OPDE) to encourage multilateral co-operation in the collection and analysis of data relat...
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26 November 2012
The main mission of the Working Group on the Safety of Electrical Systems (WGELEC) is to advance the current understanding and address safety issues related to electrical systems of nuclear installat...
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16 February 2021
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
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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19 November 2003
Demonstrating the safety of a nuclear facility requires that the consequences of all possible threats be considered, including external hazards such as severe weather, floods and earthquakes.
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18 March 2020
Accident analysis and management focusses on understanding the causes and consequences of an accident at a nuclear facility, and on how to manage an accident through prevention and mitigation.
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17 March 2020
CANDU Owners Group (COG) and the NEA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate in research and activities related to pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) technology.
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30 September 2020
Disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications
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13 August 2020
Nuclear facilities rely on a robust electrical system to power primary and back-up systems required to safely respond to a wide variety of challenging events.
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17 March 2020
Reactor components and structures degrade by exposure to heat, environmental conditions and radiation. It is vital to understand ageing processes to ensure that safety criteria continue to be met.
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18 March 2020
Risk assessments are used to determine the probability of harmful events at a nuclear plant. They are valuable for determining the relative benefit and better selection of safety enhancements.
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17 March 2020
The fuel for a nuclear reactor is both the source of the fission energy that is used to produce electricity and the source of radioactive material during an accident.
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18 March 2020
The facilities associated with nuclear fuel from mining to fabrication to post-irradiation management have some specific safety concerns that are different from those of nuclear reactors.
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18 March 2020
NEA Working Group on External Events (WGEV) meeting, 14-18 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
NEA/CSNI/R(2018)9
This report documents the proceedings of the Workshop on Pellet-Cladding Interaction (PCI) in Water-Cooled Reactors held in Lucca, Italy on 22-24 June 2016. The workshop was organised jointly by the ...
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11 June 2018
NEA/CSNI/R(2019)9/ADD1
Appendix C
The non-radiological risks involving dangerous chemicals in nuclear fuel cycle facilities,French framework regulation -
Accidents involving hazardous chemicals pose a significant threat to...
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12 June 2019
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10 April 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(1996)1
An International Workshop on Steam Generator Tube Integrity in Nuclear Power Plants, sponsored by the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Inst...
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1 January 1996
NEA/CNRA/R(2005)2
In some countries, there is a growing demand for information about NPP performance from the executives, public and media. Such a demand has to be responded to and the information provided need to be ...
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11 May 2005
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19 April 2018
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
The workshop was hosted by the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
General information
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Commit...
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6 February 2020
NEA Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) meeting, 4‑5 December 2019.
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6 December 2019
Advanced instrumentation for nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics experiments
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18 November 2019
Joint NEA-IAEA meeting on electrical power systems, 2‑5 December 2019
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5 December 2019
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear safety research projects
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4 March 2020
CSNI Programme Review Group (PRG) annual review meeting, 27‑28 April 2020.
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5 May 2020
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has just published a new report entitled Five Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Nuclear Safety Improvements and Lessons Learnt.
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29 February 2016
NEA Working Group on the Safety of Advanced Reactors (WGSAR) meeting, 23 June 2020.
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1 July 2020
NEA Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) meeting, 4‑5 June 2020.
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1 July 2020
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4 October 2017
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13 June 2017
NEA/CSNI/R(2000)23
14-15 November 2000, Munich, Germany
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13 December 2000
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5 February 2001
NEA/CSNI/R(2001)4
A Report by the OECD Support Group on the VVER Thermal-Hydraulic Code Validation Matrix (2001)
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16 February 2001
NEA/CSNI/R(2003)12
Activity report of the OECD NEA Bubbler Condenser Steering Group, January 2003
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31 March 2003
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7 May 2010
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11 April 2011
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21 May 2015
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS) held an international workshop on Operational and Regulatory As...
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19 May 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2019)4
The objective of the present report is to document a study that was performed on a set of common-cause failure (CCF) events. These events were derived from the International Common-cause Failure Data...
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21 August 2020
NEA/CSNI/R(2019)7
Several Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) member countries have agreed to establish the Component Operational Experience, Degradation and Ageing Programme (CODAP) to encourage multilateral co-operation in...
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21 January 2019
NEA/CSNI/R(2019)3
The ICDE project allows multiple countries to collaborate and exchange CCF data to enhance the quality of risk analyses, which include CCF modelling. Because CCF events are typically rare, most count...
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21 January 2019
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26 April 2001
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15 July 2002
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16 February 1999
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23 August 2000
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11 July 2003
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28 November 2003