The NEA is partnering with the Nuclear Regulators for Gender Equity (NRGE) to collect data and develop tailored guidance for participating regulatory bodies from around the world to improve their gen...
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17 September 2024
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), in co-ordination with the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan, hosted the “International Conference on Regulators’ Views and Priorities on Nuclear Safety and ...
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26 July 2024
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20 September 2024
Toronto, Canada
The NEA in collaboration with the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will organise a multi-sector workshop on 18-20 September 2024 on Local Intense Precipitation and its Impacts on Nuclear Installations....
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25 July 2024
The brochure provides background information about the NEA.
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10 September 2018
The WGNT is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme in work areas related to new technologies.
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26 June 2024
This country profile of Japan provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment; nucle...
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18 June 2024
NEA/CNRA/R(2021)1
This report analyses 36 events that regulators have observed during the construction of new nuclear power reactors, from siting to licensing and oversight. The database is part of the Contruction Exp...
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17 June 2024
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18 November 2024
Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
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17 June 2024
This report is intended to serve as a practical guide to explain the organisational characteristics, attributes and ways of thinking that can help a nuclear regulator build and maintain trust with in...
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17 April 2024
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6 March 2024
Paris, France
Suppliers play a critical role in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. With a declining number of nuclear grade suppliers and a loss of skills in some regions, supply chain oversig...
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31 May 2024
This country profile of Switzerland provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment;...
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21 May 2024
Members of the NEA Working Group on Leadership and Safety Culture (WGLSC) discussed ongoing activities at a meeting in Budapest.
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12 April 2024
The "Back-End Week" convened members to discuss decommissioning and waste management activities.
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11 April 2024
NEA workshop gathers nuclear sector stakeholders for interactive discussions.
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20 March 2024
Updates from the NEA Working Group on Reactor Oversight
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18 March 2024
7 October 2021
Online workshop
7 October 2021, 14:00-16:30 CEST
Reducing industrial carbon emissions is one of the most difficult challenges on the path to net zero by 2050, due to the magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions from th...
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23 September 2021
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
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...
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12 March 2024
The WGLSC is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work in areas related to leadership and safety culture.
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16 February 2024
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
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
The main objective of the NEA Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) was to improve nuclear safety by sharing operating experience and knowledge.
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19 February 2024
The EGOE facilitates an active and timely exchange of operating experience information to establish, implement, assess, and continuously improve regulatory oversight practices and programmes.
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16 February 2024
The Working Group on Policy and Licensing (WGPL) is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work in areas relate...
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16 February 2024
The Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) is an international committee created in 1989 to guide the NEA concerning safety in the regulation, licensing and inspection of nuclear installat...
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16 February 2024
International experts seek solutions on how regulators and implementers build effective dialogue on radioactive waste management.
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26 October 2020
NEA/RWM/R(2022)4
Safe disposal of radioactive waste (RW), including spent fuel, must take into consideration long timescales as implied by radioactive waste management (RWM). The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Comm...
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24 January 2024
Workshop gathers global experts to better understand the situation in Ukraine and increase co-operation.
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21 December 2023
The Working Group on Reactor Oversight (WGRO) works to provide a mechanism for nuclear safety regulators and Technical Support Organisations (TSOs) to share their knowledge and experience on both, th...
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30 November 2023
NEA/CNRA/R(2019)3
The CNRA-MDEP workshop was held at the NEA Headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) on 5-6 November 2018 on the subject of nuclear supply chain management activities. The following topics were s...
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17 May 2019
The Regulators' Forum (RF) is made up of regulators who participate in the work of the RWMC and CDLM, helping to address common regulatory issues of NEA member countries.
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26 October 2020
The Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA), at its June 2006 meeting, agreed to form a Senior-level Expert Group to produce a report called "The Regulatory Goal of Assuring Nuclear Safety"...
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13 March 2020
NEA/CNRA/R(2020)3
The main objectives of the Special International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop on Digital Instrumentation & Control (DI&C), which was jointly held by the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Workin...
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25 August 2023
The NEA co-organised the International Workshop on Disruptive Technologies for Nuclear Safety Applications on 16-17 May 2023 in Jeju, Korea.
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4 June 2023
This report is based on a study carried out by the NEA Decommissioning Cost Estimation Group (DCEG) on decommissioning cost elements, estimation practices and reporting requirements. Its findings ind...
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17 May 2010
Experience from decommissioning projects suggests that the decommissioning of nuclear power plants could be made easier if it received greater consideration at the design stage and during the operati...
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21 April 2010
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30 September 2022
CNRA met to discuss its new structure and future activities.
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14 June 2023
NEA Regulators' Forum meet at the NEA in Paris to discuss regulatory issues
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26 April 2023
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...
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7 April 2022
This brochure is published in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the NEA Regulators' Forum (RF). The document describes the history of RF, its major milestones, achievements, and vision for the...
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23 February 2023
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 existing nuclear fleet remains the largest low-carbon source of electricity generation in OECD countries. In 2021 the average nuclear power plant had already been operating for 31 years and some ...
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29 July 2021
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...
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22 February 2016
The NEA Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) gathered delegates for its biannual meeting on 18-20 October 2022.
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30 November 2022
CSNI and CNRA held their biannual meetings and a joint session at the NEA headquarters.
Published date:
10 June 2022
MDEP VVER Working Group (VVERWG) meeting, 25-26 May 2021.
Published date:
3 November 2021
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
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20 May 2021
Webconference, Zoom
This workshop aimed to facilitate a broad discussion of the challenges around the competency of regulators in the areas of radioactive waste management, decommissioning and legacy management. In Janu...
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29 April 2021
The NEA organised a virtual workshop in collaboration with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on 14-18 December 2020 to discuss the best regulatory practices that the nuclear sector can ad...
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23 December 2020