The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) created the Ad-hoc Group on the Extended Storage and Transportation (AhGEST) in 2021. Following the work on these two topics, AhGEST presented it...
The NEA will participate in the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to shed light on nuclear energy’s role in addressing climate change.
A new collaboration with the EPRI and the NEA will focus on waste management strategies for small modular reactors.
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The new NEA Joint Project on Waste Integration for Small and Adv...
While there is a growing interest in the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) as a promising option to help mitigate climate change, further international efforts are needed to accelerate the ...
New NEA-UK programme to bring Ukrainian nuclear energy experts to the Agency.
The NEA announced today that it will co-operate with Net Zero Nuclear, the platform that the global nuclear industry has launched to deliver a Financing Nuclear work stream during COP28 in Dubai.
A CRPPH's task force to provide a high-level analysis report on radiological protection challenges related to the deployment of SMRs.
French Ministry for Energy Transition and OECD Nuclear Energy Agency to hold joint conference in Paris.
The NEA participated in the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial in Goa, India.
Benchmarking the progress of SMRs continues with the release of the NEA SMR Dashboard: Volume II.
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...
Many African countries are considering nuclear energy in their plans to increase electricity supply while reducing emissions. As part of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact the OECD Nuclear En...
With the growing importance of SMRs, following the proposal of the CSNI Bureau, the CSNI has decided to create an Expert Group on SMRs (EGSMR), at its 69th meeting held on 2-3 June 2021.
NEA delegation participates in discussions at the Regulatory Information Conference in Washington D.C.
Nuclear innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) has the potential to address multiple energy policy priorities around the world, from decarbonising electricity and deep decarbonisation of hard-to...
NEA Director-General Magwood shares his forecast for the biggest developments and challenges in the nuclear energy sector in 2023.
Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies
The COP27 NEA delegation were at the forefront of several discussions on the pathways that nuclear energy can offer to reduce carbon emissions.
