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    Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS)

    The Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) studies the reactor physics, fuel performance, and radiation transport and shielding in present and future nu...

    Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Multi-physics simulations Fuel studies Light water reactors Thermal hydraulics WPRS Pressurised heavy water reactors Reactor physics Multiphysics …
    Published date: 2 August 2022
    Activity
    Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS)

    The main mission of the Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS) is to advance the current understanding and address cross-cutting issues related to fuel behaviour in accident conditions, including work o...

    Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Fuel studies WGAMA WGFCS Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety WGFS …
    Published date: 19 July 2022
    Activity
    DATabase for IFpe (DATIF)

    DATIF, the DATabase for IFpe, was first developed in 2018 in order to enhance accessibility to the IFPE legacy collection of integral fuel performance experiments data, jointly put together by the NE...

    Nuclear fuel Physics Fuel studies NSC EGRFP Databases Ancillary data Reactor physics Integral experiments …
    Published date: 23 July 2020
    NEA Document
    The Effects of the Uncertainty of Input Parameters on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Scenario Studies
    NEA/NSC/R(2016)4
    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 10 November 2016
    Activity
    Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC)

    The Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) studies advanced nuclear fuel cycles, including fuel cycle scenarios, innovative fuels and materials, separation chemistry, waste...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Liquid metal reactors Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 24 February 2022
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Fuel Recycling and Waste Technology (EGFRW)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC), the Expert Group on Fuel Recycling and Waste Technology (EGFRW) focuses on the separation processes releva...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC EGFRC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation EGFRW Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 23 February 2022
    News
    Work on scientific issues around advanced nuclear fuel cycles

    Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) meeting, 8 June 2021.

    WPFC News brief Fuel studies Nuclear science Nuclear fuel cycle Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 30 June 2021
    Joint project
    Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels – International Database (TAF-ID) public version

    The TAF-ID public version contains only data already published in open literature. Currently, the following systems are available in the public version:

    • oxide-carbide fuel (U-Pu-O-C, released Decemb...
    Material science Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science Thermodynamics Thermodynamic data Databases TAF-ID Codes and programs …
    Published date: 31 March 2020
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Innovative Fuel Elements (EGIFE)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC), the Expert Group on Innovative Fuel Elements (EGIFE) conducts joint and comparative studies to identify te...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC EGIFE Nuclear science EGIF Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 15 October 2021
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Reactor Coolants/Components Technology (EGCoCoT)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC), the Expert Group on Reactor Coolants and Components Technology (EGCoCoT) undertakes activities with the go...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGCoCoT Liquid metal reactors Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 15 October 2021
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Advanced Fuel Cycle Scenarios (EGAFCS)

    Under the guidance of the  Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) , the Expert Group on Advanced Fuel Cycle Scenarios (EGAFCS) studies the needs associated with the transit...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 15 October 2021
    Subtopic
    Uranium processing

    Uranium is the raw material used for nuclear energy generation. It is mined and further processed to make up the highly engineered fuel that is used in nuclear reactors.

    Fuel studies Nuclear technology Uranium processing
    Published date: 28 November 2019
    Activity
    International Fuel Performance Experiments (IFPE) database

    International Fuel Performance Experiments (IFPE) is the public domain database on nuclear fuel performance experiments for the purpose of code development and validation.

    Fuel studies Nuclear science Experiments EGRPF Databases Ancillary data Reactor physics …
    Published date: 19 August 2020
    Subtopic
    Reactor fuel performance

    Understanding fuel performance is a key condition for successful reactor operation. Scientific knowledge in this domain was conceived by experimental tests encoded into software routines to ensure ac...

    Reactor physics Fuel studies Nuclear science Reactor physics
    Published date: 10 December 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Very High Burn-ups in Light Water Reactors

    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...

    English Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Fuel studies Nuclear science Light water reactors Reactor physics …
    Published date: 22 August 2006
    Publications and Reports
    Minor Actinide Burning in Thermal Reactors

    This publication provides an introduction to minor actinide nuclear properties and discusses some of the arguments in favour of minor actinide recycling, as well as the potential role of thermal reac...

    English Fuel studies Nuclear science Reactor physics Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Minor actinides …
    Published date: 18 November 2013
    NEA Document
    Benchmark for Neutronic Analysis of Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor Cores with Various Fuel Types and Core Sizes
    NEA/NSC/R(2015)9

    Sodium fast reactors offer the most promising type of reactors to achieve such Generation IV goals at a reasonable time scale given the experience accumulated over the years. However, it is recognise...

    English Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Fuel studies Sodium-cooled reactor NSC Generation IV reactors Benchmark Reactor physics …
    Published date: 5 November 2015
    NEA Document
    A Code to Code Benchmark for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Fuel Element Depletion
    NEA/NSC/R(2019)1

    The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is a Generation IV reactor concept that uses a graphitemoderated gas-cooled nuclear reactor with a once-through uranium fuel cycle. This design permits ...

    English Nuclear fuel Fuel studies Generation IV reactors Reactor physics Multiphysics Reactor physics Cogeneration NSC Gas-cooled reactors Benchmark …
    Published date: 18 January 2019
    Activity
    Expert Group on Reactor-based Plutonium Disposition (TFRPD)

    The Expert Group on Reactor-based Plutonium Disposition (TFRPD) dealt with the status and trends of reactor physics, fuel performance and fuel cycle issues related to the disposition of weapons-grade...

    Reactor physics Fuel studies Nuclear science Plutonium Reactor physics …
    Published date: 16 December 2020
    Activity
    High Burn-up Fuel in Light Water Reactors (LWRs)

    Historically, average discharge burn-ups in light water reactors (LWRs) have steadily increased with time as experience has accumulated and technological developments have progressed. The main benefi...

    Fuel studies Nuclear science Light water reactors
    Published date: 30 September 2020
    Subtopic
    Fuel cycle physics and chemistry

    The nuclear fuel cycle is the chain of processes whereby nuclear fuel is prepared and managed before and after its use in a reactor.

    Nuclear fuel Fuel studies Accident tolerant fuels Fuel cycle physics and chemistry
    Published date: 2 December 2019
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Heavy Liquid Metal (EGHLM) Technology

    The expert group monitored the feedback from version 0 of the Lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) handbook, collected, analysed and checked the consistency of expected new results from ongoing heavy liquid m...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 28 February 2020
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Innovative Structural Materials (EGISM)

    The expert group conducts joint and comparative studies to support the development, selection and characterisation of innovative structural materials that can be implemented in advanced nuclear fuel ...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGISM Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 28 February 2020
    Activity
    WPFC Task Force on Benchmarking of Thermal-Hydraulic Loop Models for Lead Alloy-Cooled Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (LACANES)

    The task force developed best practice guidelines by performing a benchmark study on thermo-hydraulic modelling of heavy liquid metal coolant, e.g. lead and lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) alloy.

    Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 28 February 2020
    Activity
    Expert Group on Accident-tolerant Fuels for Light Water Reactors (EGATFL)

    The expert group primarily acted as a forum for scientific and technical information exchange on advanced light water reactor (LWR) fuels with enhanced accident tolerance.

    Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Light water reactors EGATFL Accident Tolerant Fuels Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 25 February 2020
    Other
    The Relevance of the IFPE Database to the Modelling of WWER-type Fuel Behaviour

    The relevance of the IFPE Database to the modelling of WWER-type fuel behaviour, 6th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support, Albena, Bulgaria, September...

    Fuel studies Databases
    Published date: 12 October 2020
    Other
    NEA and US NRC PWR MOX UO2 Core Transient Benchmark Final Specifications 2003

    OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission PWR MOX/UO2 Core Transient Benchmark Final Specifications, Revision 2 (2003)

    Fuel studies Benchmark
    Published date: 9 October 2020
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 37.1

    NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...

    English Nuclear fuel Fuel studies Environmental protection System cost Sustainable development Decarbonisation Nuclear safety Radioactive materials Safety Knowledge management and data preservation …
    Published date: 30 July 2019
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 30.1

    NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...

    English New build Fuel studies Decommissioning Materials science Fukushima Innovation Joint project Germany Nuclear economics Partitioning and transmutation …
    Published date: 17 July 2012
    Joint project
    Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels - International Database (TAF-ID)

    On this page

    • Why is thermodynamic data for analyses involving nuclear fuel needed?
    • How is thermodynamic data calculated?
    • Available tools for thermodynamic calculations
    • Project organisation
    • TAF-ID i...
    Material science Structural materials Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science Thermodynamic data TAF-ID …
    Published date: 31 March 2020
    Joint project
    Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products Based on Scenario Analysis of Severe Accident Progression at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (TCOFF)

    The TCOFF project provides a framework for the exchange of technical information on topics related to thermodynamic databases available for modelling the fuel/core degradation process, which include ...

    Fuel in nuclear safety Fuel studies Nuclear science Fission products Fukushima Accident analysis and management Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear data Nuclear safety research Ancillary data Safety research Thermodynamics Thermodynamic data Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Accident management …
    Published date: 16 April 2020
    NEA Document
    Curium Management Studies in France, Japan and USA
    NEA/NSC/WPFC/DOC(2012)2
    English Nuclear fuel WPFC United States EGFRC Fuel studies France Nuclear science Japan NSC Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 4 January 2012
    NEA Document
    Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Flowsheet
    NEA/NSC/WPFC/DOC(2012)15

    Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Flowsheet

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC EGFRC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Spent fuel Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 12 June 2012
    NEA Document
    Benchmark Study on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Transition Scenarios Analysis Codes
    NEA/NSC/WPFC/DOC(2012)16
    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Benchmark Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 12 June 2012
    Publications and Reports
    State-of-the-art Report on the Progress of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chemistry

    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...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Chemistry Liquid metal reactors Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 19 March 2018
    Publications and Reports
    Handbook on Lead-bismuth Eutectic Alloy and Lead Properties, Materials Compatibility, Thermal-hydraulics and Technologies – 2007 Edition

    As part of the development of advanced nuclear systems, including accelerator-driven systems (ADS) proposed for high-level radioactive waste transmutation and generation IV reactors, heavy liquid met...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 31 May 2007
    Publications and Reports
    Handbook on Lead-bismuth Eutectic Alloy and Lead Properties, Materials Compatibility, Thermal-hydraulics and Technologies – 2015 Edition

    Heavy liquid metals such as lead or lead-bismuth have been proposed and investigated as coolants for fast reactors since the 1950s. More recently, there has been renewed interest worldwide in the use...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 11 August 2015
    Publications and Reports
    National Programmes in Chemical Partitioning

    Many countries have been performing a wide range of research on the partitioning and transmutation (P&T) of minor actinides and fission products. The aim is to provide greater flexibility in terms of...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC United States EGFRC Fuel studies France Nuclear science Czech Republic Spain Italy Russia Japan United Kingdom Korea Minor actinides NSC Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 10 March 2010
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Fuel Cycle Transition Scenario Studies

    Future nuclear fuel cycles could effectively address radioactive waste issues with the implementation of partitioning and transmutation (P&T). Previous studies have defined the infrastructure require...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 3 February 2009
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Fuel Cycle Synergies and Regional Scenarios for Europe

    Regional strategies can provide a useful framework for implementing innovative nuclear fuel cycles. The appropriate sharing of efforts and facilities among different countries is necessary in today’s...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Europe Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 27 September 2009
    Publications and Reports
    Transition Towards a Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycle

    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...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 18 July 2013
    Publications and Reports
    State-of-the-art Report on Innovative Fuels for Advanced Nuclear Systems

    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...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGIF Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 12 December 2014
    Publications and Reports
    Status Report on Structural Materials for Advanced Nuclear Systems

    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...

    English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGISM Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 21 October 2013
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