Nuclear safety can be understood as accident prevention in nuclear installations, via its systems and its human resources, and the mitigation of risks and consequences if an accident should occur.

NEA Working Group on the Safety of Advanced Reactors (WGSAR) meeting, 9‑11 October 2019

CSNI Technical Opinion Paper No. 17: Fire Probabilistic Safety Assessments for Nuclear Power Plants: 2019 Update provides an authoritative review of the current status and use of the fire PSA in nucl...

Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy shares personal insights through a series of in-depth conversations between the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director-General and leading figures in the sector. ...

This documents provides answers to the questionnaire used as input for the 14th WGIP Workshop held by the WGIP in Heidelberg (Germany) on 8-12 April 2018.

The International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS) is an essential system for the exchange of information on safety related events at nuclear power plants worldwide. The fundamental ob...

The brochure provides background information about the NEA.

This consensus position provides evaluation guidance for the qualification of platforms developed for general industrial use as well as those developed specifically for nuclear applications important...

This supplementary document contains the appendices that are referred to in the proceedings report for the NEA Workshop on Regulatory Oversight of New Licensee Organisational Capability [NEA/CNRA/R(2...

The Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR), as the main point of contact between the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) and the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activiti...

Regulatory bodies must consider how to develop and deploy its own resources in order to deliver the right level of regulatory oversight against these and other areas of organisational development.

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The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to...

The Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) has observed that events with heavy loads are a contemporary issue to address after several operating experiences in recent years. The WGOE made a pro...

At the 15th Meeting of the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR) agreed to initiate a survey on Regulatory Practice to Assess Passi...

The reports on the survey of the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory bodies to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member countries. I...

The WGIP Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Observed Inspection Practices Programme is intended to promote co-operation and learning among member countries and to collect and provide them with information for...

This Strategic Plan is intended to guide the NEA as it seeks to meet the evolving needs of member countries in the application and exploration of nuclear science and technology. The plan includes an ...

The reports of the survey on the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory bodies to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member countries. I...