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    Nuclear innovation

    The nuclear sector is constantly looking for new technologies that will make nuclear power plants even more reliable, cost-effective and safe.

    Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation
    Published date: 28 November 2019
    Activity
    Expert Group on Uranium Mining and Economic Development (UMED)

    The group analyses the potential contribution of uranium mining in economic and social development, and explore whether uranium activities are managed to ensure a positive benefit to local and nation...

    Uranium UMED Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium mining Uranium supply …
    Published date: 9 June 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Maximising Uranium Mining’s Social and Economic Benefits: A Guide for Stakeholders

    The transformative activity of mining has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts that can be both positive and adverse for communities, ecosystems and economies. As the uranium industry ...

    English Uranium UMED Environmental protection Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium mining Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 2 February 2023
    Activity
    NEA survey: Status of education, training and outreach in member countries

    The NEA survey on the status of nuclear education, training and outreach in member countries is conducted by the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy Working Group 2:...

    Education Global Forum Education and capacity building
    Published date: 22 March 2023
    Activity
    Global Forum Working Group 4: Future requirements for the competitiveness of nuclear energy

    Co-Chair: Ian Farnan (left), University of Cambridge and Man-Sung Yim (right), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

    Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Global Forum Education and capacity building
    Published date: 22 March 2023
    Activity
    NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy – Council of Advisors

    The Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy is led by a Council of Advisors comprised by representatives from about 20 academic institutions in NEA member countries.

    Education Education and capacity building Skills
    Published date: 22 March 2023
    Event
    International workshop on disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications
    16 - 17 May 2023
    International Convention Center (ICC), Jeju, Korea

    The International workshop on disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications is one of the most significant digital innovation events of the year. This two-day workshop will be held in perso...

    Nuclear safety Disruptive technologies Nuclear innovation Korea
    Published date: 10 March 2023
    Publications and Reports
    The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard

    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...

    English SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Climate change …
    Published date: 13 March 2023
    Event
    SMR readiness and the launch of the NEA SMR Dashboard
    13 March 2023
    15:00-16:30 CET, Online

    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...

    SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Climate change …
    Published date: 27 February 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Harmonising the Nuclear Licensing Process for Emerging Technologies: A Global Path Forward

    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...

    English Nuclear safety Regulation Policy Brief Nuclear safety research CSNI Regulation of new and advanced reactors SMR Small modular reactors Advanced reactor systems CNRA Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 7 April 2022
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 39.1-39.2

    NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...

    English Decommissioning Fukushima Decarbonisation Nuclear safety Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Radioactive waste management Capacity building and gender Climate change Radioactive waste COP26 Nuclear energy and climate change Human and organisational factors …
    Published date: 31 August 2022
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    The NEA Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Strategy

    Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors with power output less than 300 megawatts electric (MWe), with some as small as 1-10 MWe.

    SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear technology Climate change
    Published date: 21 October 2022
    Publications and Reports
    NEA brochure

    The brochure provides background information about the NEA.

    English Nuclear law Human aspects of nuclear safety Nuclear law Radiological protection Nuclear science Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Regulation Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety research Radiological protection Technology Safety research Radioactive waste management Human action Data Bank Nuclear science Nuclear safety regulation Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 10 September 2018
    Publications and Reports
    The Strategic Plan of the Nuclear Energy Agency 2023-2028

    The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Strategic Plan serves as a guiding instrument that reflects the priorities of its member countries as the Agency addresses evolving needs in the exploration and a...

    English Nuclear law Human aspects of nuclear safety Nuclear law Radiological protection Nuclear science Nuclear safety Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Decommissioning and legacy management Nuclear decommissioning Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety research Safety Data Bank Nuclear science Nuclear safety regulation Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 25 January 2022
    Publications and Reports
    The Strategic Plan of the Nuclear Energy Agency 2017-2022

    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 ...

    English Nuclear law Human aspects of nuclear safety Nuclear law Radiological protection Decommissioning Nuclear science Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Decommissioning and legacy management Nuclear decommissioning Stakeholder Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety research Safety Safety culture Safety research Decontamination Data Bank Nuclear science Nuclear safety regulation Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 22 December 2016
    Publications and Reports
    2019 NEA Annual Report

    The NEA Annual Report 2019 provides an overview of the status of nuclear power in NEA member countries and illustrative descriptions of the Agency's activities and international joint projects. 2019 ...

    English Nuclear law Human aspects of nuclear safety Radiological protection Nuclear science Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety research Nuclear science Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 12 June 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume I

    Attitudes towards plutonium management vary from country to country and from utility to utility: some regard plutonium as a liability and others as a valuable source of energy.

    The purpose of this st...

    English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Nuclear science Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
    Published date: 1 November 1995
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 22.1

    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 law Human aspects of nuclear safety Radiological protection Nuclear science Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety research Nuclear science Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 29 June 2004
    Activity
    The NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Programme

    As part of the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy, the Rising Stars Programme leverages the weight of the Agency and the academic institutions to build new pipeline...

    Gender balance Education STEM Capacity building and gender Global Forum Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 7 February 2023
    Event
    Maximising Uranium Mining’s Social and Economic Benefits: A Guide for Stakeholders (report launch)
    2 February 2023
    16:00-17:30 CET, Online

    Uranium is the primary source of fuel for nuclear power plants, which provides large-scale low-carbon baseload electricity for more than 30 countries around the world and is the world’s second larges...

    Uranium Environmental protection Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium mining Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 25 August 2022
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    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
    Publications and Reports
    Innovative Nuclear Reactor Development: Opportunities for International Co-operation

    This report reviews how some of the innovative nuclear-fission technologies being developed today attempt to address the challenges facing nuclear energy. It suggests some areas for collaborative res...

    English Nuclear economics Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050) Nuclear technology NI2050 Innovation International co-operation …
    Published date: 8 August 2002
    Activity
    Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050)

    An NEA initiative to accelerate R&D and market deployment of innovative nuclear fission technologies.

    Nuclear economics Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050) Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation NI2050 Innovation …
    Published date: 20 February 2020
    Activity
    The Joint NEA/IAEA Group on Uranium (UG)

    The Uranium group's primary area of work is producing the biennial publication of the Red Book. 

    Uranium Nuclear economics Uranium processing Uranium mining Uranium supply …
    Published date: 4 February 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Meeting Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy

    All credible models show that nuclear energy has an important role to play in global climate change mitigation efforts (e.g. IEA, 2021; BNEF, 2021; IIASA, 2021). Despite clear analyses from many sour...

    English Generation IV reactors Hydrogen Nuclear technology Climate change SMR Long-term operation Small modular reactors Generation II and III reactors Generation III reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear innovation Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 12 May 2022
    Publications and Reports
    High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactors and Industrial Heat Applications

    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 the industrial sector and technical ...

    English SMR Cogeneration Generation IV reactors Gas-cooled reactors Hydrogen Nuclear technology …
    Published date: 16 June 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Energy in a Sustainable Development Perspective

    The concept of sustainable development, which emerged from the report of the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland report), is of increasing interest to policy makers a...

    English Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 7 December 2000
    Publications and Reports
    The Role of Nuclear Power in the Hydrogen Economy

    Hydrogen is expected to play important roles in decarbonised energy systems, as an energy source for otherwise hard-to-electrify sectors as well as a storage vector to enhance power system flexibilit...

    English Cogeneration Nuclear economics Hydrogen Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 21 September 2022
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    Brochure: Small Modular Reactors

    A wave of near-term innovation in nuclear energy promises to revolutionise nuclear safety and economics and open up new applications in hard-to-abate sectors. Small modular reactor (SMR) designs unde...

    SMR Small modular reactors Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Innovation COP26 …
    Published date: 27 October 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Small Modular Reactors: Challenges and Opportunities

    Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are gaining recognition among policymakers and industry players as a promising nuclear technology. SMRs can be defined as nuclear reactors with a power output between 10...

    English SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 13 April 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Approaches for their Adaptation

    Climate change will create specific risks and challenges for nuclear power plants and the electricity system as a whole. Extreme weather events caused by climate change – such as floods, storms, heat...

    English Nuclear installations Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Climate change COP26 …
    Published date: 4 November 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Energy and the Kyoto Protocol

    The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the application of its "flexible mechanisms" are at the forefront of energy policy debates in most OECD countries. The potential role of nuclear energy in...

    English Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 26 July 2002
    Publications and Reports
    L’énergie nucléaire et le Protocole de Kyoto

    La mise en oeuvre du Protocole de Kyoto et l'application de ses mécanismes de flexibilité sont au premier plan des débats de politique énergétique dans la plupart des pays de l'OCDE. Le rôle que l'én...

    French Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 26 July 2002
    Other
    Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy

    The world’s effort to decarbonise is one of the defining challenges for this generation and the window for action is rapidly narrowing. Nuclear energy is playing an important role today and can do mo...

    System cost Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change COP26 …
    Published date: 27 October 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Trends towards Sustainability in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Executive Summary

    Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...

    English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
    Published date: 16 January 2012
    Event
    NEA-IFNEC Financing Initiative: Warsaw Conference on Nuclear Financing
    8 December 2022
    9:30-17:30 CET | Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel, plac Artura Zawiszy 1, 02-025 Warsaw, Poland, and Online

    Attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require financing and developing significant capacity of new nuclear power generation in the coming years and decades. To facilitate this process, the...

    New build Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change Financing Nuclear economics Spotlight …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Advanced Technology Answers to the Climate Challenge: The Vital Importance of Nuclear Science and Technology Education
    English Nuclear energy and climate change Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Policy Brief Global Forum Climate change Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    News
    Radiological protection and public health challenges of small modular reactors

    The new task force will explore radiological protection and publich health challenges of SMRs.

    SMR News brief Public health Radiological protection Small modular reactors CRPPH Radiological protection …
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    Event
    The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy
    10 November 2022
    13:30-14:30 (GMT+2) at COP27 and online

    Organised by the NEA and hosted at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), this event highlighted the key findings from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: N...

    Decarbonisation Hydrogen Nuclear technology COP27 Climate change …
    Published date: 4 November 2022
    Event
    The Role of Advanced Nuclear Technologies for Hard-to-Abate Sectors
    11 November 2022
    13:30-14:30 (GMT+2) at COP27 and online

    Organised by the NEA and hosted at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), this event gathered speakers to discuss the progress with advanced nuclear ...

    SMR Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology COP27 Climate change …
    Published date: 4 November 2022
    Event
    NEA-IFNEC Financing Initiative: High-Level Warsaw Conference on Nuclear Financing
    23 November 2021
    14:00-17:00 CET, Online

    In 2021, the NEA and IFNEC organised a series of joint webinars on a number of conceptual and practical issues pertaining to nuclear new build financing. These events aimed to advance ongoing policy ...

    New build Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 19 November 2021
    Subtopic
    Nuclear energy in the hydrogen economy

    As governments around the world are committing to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, many countries are looking at the role hydrogen can play in mitigating climate change. This page provides more i...

    Cogeneration Nuclear science Nuclear economics Hydrogen Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 16 September 2022
    Publications and Reports
    The Economics of Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants

    Refurbishment and long-term operation (LTO) of existing nuclear power plants (NPPs) today are crucial to the competitiveness of the nuclear industry in OECD countries as existing nuclear power plants...

    English Policy Sustainable development Nuclear economics Generation II reactors Nuclear technology LTO …
    Published date: 19 December 2012
    News
    Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) SMR Press Pitch takes place in Toronto, Canada

    Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology Press Pitch 2022

    SMR News brief Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Training Canada Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 18 October 2022
    News
    Supporting nuclear education, training and knowledge management

    Efforts to retain knowledge, focus on human capital issues and stimulate technological innovation have thrived since 2019 with the launch of two major activities

    News brief Gender balance Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Global Forum Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 22 March 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Beyond Electricity: The Economics of Nuclear Cogeneration

    Nuclear energy is an important source of low-carbon electricity and plays a significant role in avoiding carbon emissions. It has the potential to contribute further to the decarbonisation of the wor...

    English Nuclear economics Hydrogen Nuclear technology Low-carbon generation Electricity generation Cogeneration COGEN Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 22 July 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Energy Data 2021

    Nuclear Energy Data is the Nuclear Energy Agency’s annual compilation of statistics and country reports documenting nuclear power status in NEA member countries and in the OECD area. Information prov...

    English Nuclear energy data Nuclear economics Nuclear technology
    Published date: 1 June 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems and Future Energy Market Needs

    Energy markets will be significantly different in the future. The electricity generation system is becoming more diverse with the development of energy-related technologies including renewable energy...

    English Advanced reactor systems Industrial and market frameworks Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Advanced reactors Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 2 December 2021
    Topic
    Nuclear technology

    Nuclear technology covers diverse subjects such as technology and innovation development of the nuclear fuel cycle and disruptive technologies like additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence....

    Nuclear technology
    Published date: 28 November 2019
    News
    NEA WebChat with Dr Rita Baranwal

    The NEA held a WebChat with Dr Rita Baranwal, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy in the United States Department of Energy (DOE).

    News brief United States Gender balance Leadership WebChat Nuclear innovation Capacity building and gender Director-General …
    Published date: 14 May 2020
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