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Advancing the understanding of spent fuel pools during loss of cooling accidents

Approximately 30 experts from WGAMA discussed how to advance the understanding of phenomena in pool in the situation of a loss of cooling accident.

Fuel in nuclear safety News brief WGAMA Nuclear safety Spent fuel Nuclear safety research Joint project …
Published date: 25 April 2023
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Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies

Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies

SMR News brief Radioactive waste management Decommissioning Spent fuel …
Published date: 5 December 2022
NEA Document
Treatment of Volatile Fission Products
NEA/NSC/R(2022)4

Under the auspices of the NEA Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) was established to co-ordinate scientific activities related to ad...

Fission products Spent fuel Nuclear science Nuclear fuel cycle EGFRW Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 29 November 2022
News
Joint utilisation of underground research laboratories for research and development projects

The NEA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) co-organised an online International Workshop on Joint Utilisation of Underground Research Laboratories in Research. The event was h...

News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Japan Underground research laboratory (URL) Radioactive waste management Spent fuel Underground research facility (URF) Geological disposal …
Published date: 28 September 2021
Publications and Reports
National Inventories and Management Strategies for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste

The diversity in classification schemes across countries has restricted the possibility of comparing waste inventories and led to difficulties in interpreting waste management practices, both nationa...

English Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste management EGIRM Spent fuel Radioactive waste …
Published date: 26 November 2020
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The Construction and Operation of Geological Disposal Facilities for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Challenges and Opportunities

Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) flyer on the Construction and Operation of Geological Disposal Facilities for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Challenges and Opportunities.

Radioactive waste management High-level waste (HLW) Spent fuel Geological disposal Radioactive waste …
Published date: 23 September 2020
Publications and Reports
Storage of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel

This report examines the predisposal phase of radioactive waste management programmes in NEA member countries for all types of waste from high-level to intermediate- and low-level waste, and spent fu...

English Deep geological repository (DGR) Transport Radioactive waste management RWMC Spent fuel Radioactive waste Storage …
Published date: 8 September 2020
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International Roundtable on the Final Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Summary Report

International Roundtable on the Final Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Summary Report

Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Radioactive waste management Spent fuel International co-operation …
Published date: 11 August 2020
Joint project
NEST Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

This NEST project aims to integrate SMR research projects from the individual Participating Organisation countries into a broader and more impactful programme. It will include elements of technology ...

Reactor physics Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Spent fuel Reactor design
Published date: 18 February 2020
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International co‑operation for the development and advancement of high‑level radioactive waste and spent fuel disposal

The second Roundtable on Final Disposal of High‑level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel,
7 February 2020

Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Radioactive waste management Spent fuel International co-operation …
Published date: 7 February 2020
News
Advancing international co-operation on radioactive waste disposal

The first Roundtable for International Co‑operation in Final Disposal of High‑level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel, 14 October 2019.

Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Press release Radioactive waste management Spent fuel International co-operation …
Published date: 14 October 2019
NEA Document
Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table: R&D Priorities for Loss-of-Cooling and Loss-of-Coolant Accidents in Spent Nuclear Fuel Pools
NEA/CSNI/R(2017)18
The main objective of the report is to identify research and development priorities related to loss-of-cooling and loss-of-coolant accidents in spent fuel pools. This is done by applying a PIRT proc...
English Spent fuel Nuclear safety research CSNI WGFS …
Published date: 11 June 2018
Publications and Reports
National Inventories and Management Strategies for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste

Radioactive waste inventory data are an important element in the development of a national radioactive waste management programme since these data affect the design and selection of the ultimate disp...

English Inventory Radioactive waste management EGIRM Information, data and knowledge management Spent fuel Radioactive waste …
Published date: 28 August 2017
Publications and Reports
NEA News 35.1

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 Argentina Future energy market needs Romania Fukushima Medical radioisotopes Nuclear decommissioning Spent fuel Advanced reactors Legacy management …
Published date: 4 August 2017
Publications and Reports
National Inventories and Management Strategies for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste

Radioactive waste inventory data are an important element in the development of a national radioactive waste management programme since these data affect the design and selection of the ultimate disp...

English High-level waste (HLW) Inventory Radioactive waste management Disposal EGIRM Spent fuel Waste Radioactive waste …
Published date: 28 July 2016
Publications and Reports
NEA News 32.1-32.2

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 Environmental impact assessment Nuclear fuel Public health Deep geological repository (DGR) Liability and compensation Fukushima Medical radioisotopes Radiation Spent fuel Databases Radioactive waste Safety case Thermodynamics Uranium mining Accident tolerant fuels …
Published date: 19 December 2014
NEA Document
Safety of Long-term Interim Storage Facilities: Workshop Proceedings
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)10

The NEA’s Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS), in co-operation with the Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS), aimed within the current international workshop to advance the understanding within...

English WGFCS Spent fuel Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety Proceedings WGFS …
Published date: 23 January 2014
Publications and Reports
The Post-closure Radiological Safety Case for a Spent Fuel Repository in Sweden

Sweden is at the forefront among countries developing plans for a deep geological repository of highly radioactive waste. There is no such repository in operation yet worldwide, but Sweden, Finland a...

English Peer review Deep geological repository (DGR) Sweden Post-closure Radioactive waste management Spent fuel Safety assessment Repository Safety case …
Published date: 5 July 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 Nuclear science Spent fuel NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 12 June 2012
NEA Document
Actual Implementation of a Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Sweden: Seizing Opportunities
NEA/RWM/R(2012)2

This document is a synthesis of the 8th National Workshop and Community Visit of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) held in Östhammar, Sweden on 4-6 May 2011. Representatives of local, regiona...

English Sweden RWMC Spent fuel Repository Stakeholder relations FSC …
Published date: 6 February 2012
NEA Document
Reversibility and Retrievability (R&R) for the Deep Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Final Report of the NEA R&R Project (2007-2011)
NEA/RWM/R(2011)4

This is the final full report of the 4-year international project on Reversibility and Retrievability (R&R) launched in 2007 by the OECD/NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC). Major miles...

English Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Reversibility and Retrievability Project R&R RWMC Spent fuel Reversibility Retrievability …
Published date: 6 December 2011
Publications and Reports
Stepwise Decision Making in Finland for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel

On 18 May 2001, the Finnish Parliament ratified the Decision in Principle (DiP) on the final disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto, in the municipality of Eurajoki. This followed posi...

English Finland Stakeholder Radioactive waste management RWMC Spent fuel Stakeholder relations FSC Geological disposal Proceedings Decision making …
Published date: 20 September 2002
Publications and Reports
SR 97: Post-closure Safety of a Deep Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Sweden

This report presents the common views of the International Review Team established by the NEA Secretariat on behalf of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) to perform a peer review of a post-...

English Peer review Deep geological repository (DGR) Sweden Post-closure Radioactive waste management Spent fuel Safety assessment Geological disposal …
Published date: 1 January 2000