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    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume IX

    The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...

    English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
    Published date: 21 June 2007
    Publications and Reports
    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VIII

    The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...

    English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
    Published date: 21 June 2007
    Publications and Reports
    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VII

    The commercial recycling of plutonium as PUO2/UO2 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel is an established practice in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) in several countries, the main motivation being the consumptio...

    English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
    Published date: 10 March 2003
    Publications and Reports
    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VI

    Although the recycling of plutonium as thermal mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) is now well-established on a commercial scale, many physics questions remain. The main quest...

    English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
    Published date: 23 October 2002
    Activity
    Evaluation of the Front- and Back-End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle for SMRs

    This study analyses the need for adjustments in or new developments of the fuel cycle for Small Modular Reactors.

    Generation IV reactors Small modular reactors Advanced reactor systems Generation III reactors Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Advanced reactors …
    Published date: 4 November 2020
    Event
    Webinar: Nuclear Power and the Cost-effective Decarbonisation of Electricity Systems
    16 July 2020
    Paris, France

    The NEA encourages governments to take advantage of the post‑COVID‑19 economic recovery to accelerate the energy transition towards meeting climate objectives.

    • Post‑pandemic recovery plans to reconc...
    New build Sustainable development Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology LTO Webinar New nuclear power plants Resilience Security of supply COVID-19 Employment Financing …
    Published date: 21 October 2020
    Activity
    Disruptive technologies

    Disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications

    Nuclear economics Disruptive technologies Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety research Innovation Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 13 August 2020
    Publications and Reports
    The Economics of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

    This study updates the 1985 NEA report and presents a comprehensive analysis of the individual and total costs of the nuclear fuel cycle for a pressurised water reactor (PWR) to be commissioned in th...

    English Economic aspects of radioactive waste management Nuclear technology Fuel cycle technology Nuclear economics Fuel cycle economics …
    Published date: 1 January 1994
    Event
    Webinar of Reducing the Costs of Nuclear Power on the Path Towards a Clean Energy Future
    2 July 2020
    Paris, France

    It is time for action if countries around the world are to meet their decarbonisation and energy security policy goals. Nuclear energy can play a key role in meeting these objectives—if the cost of n...

    New build Generation III reactors Decarbonisation Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 28 July 2020
    Event
    Workshop on Nuclear Damages, Liability Issues and Compensation Schemes
    10 - 11 December 2013

    Photo: ShutterStock/Duncan Andison.

     

    The workshop was held at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Headquarters in Paris on 10-11 December 2013, and gathered nearly 75 invited experts from 14 NEA m...

    Liability and compensation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Nuclear accident loss estimation Radiological protection Nuclear liability …
    Published date: 10 December 2013
    Event
    The Full Costs of Electricity Provision Launch Webinar
    13 April 2018
    Paris, France

    On 13 April 2018, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) launched The Full Costs of Electricity Provision.

    Electricity production, transport and consumption affect every facet of life. Market prices and pro...

    Energy markets Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change Electricity markets …
    Published date: 15 June 2020
    Event
    Workshop on Approaches to Estimation of the Costs of Nuclear Accidents
    28 - 29 May 2013
    Paris, France

    The workshop was held at the NEA Headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux on 28-29 May 2013, and gathered nearly 30 invited experts from 10 NEA member countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Japan, Republic ...

    Energy markets Generation III reactors Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Advanced reactors Electricity markets …
    Published date: 24 June 2020
    Event
    Joint IEA/NEA Workshop on Power Generation Investment in Liberalised Electricity Markets
    25 - 26 March 2003
    Paris, France

    1st day 

     Opening remark

    Mr. Claude Mandil, Executive Director, IEA and Mr. Luis Echávarri, Director-General, NEA

     Chairman's   Introduction

    • Power Generation Investment in Liberalised Ele...
    New build Nuclear power generation REDCOST Nuclear economics Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants …
    Published date: 18 June 2020
    Event
    The International launch webinar of Projected Costs of Generating Electricity – 2015 Edition
    31 August 2015

    Overview

    The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) are hosting a free webinar on 31 August 2015 at 3:00 pm (CET) to disseminate the findings from the latest edition of...

    Energy markets Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Electricity markets …
    Published date: 16 June 2020
    Event
    International WPNE Workshop on Project and Logistics Management in Nuclear New Build
    11 March 2014
    Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
    Introduction
     

    Review of Nuclear New Build: Project Structure, Supply Chain and Financing (Jan Horst Keppler and Marco Cometto, OECD/NEA Nuclear Development Division)

    Technologies and Manageme...

    WPNE Nuclear economics Nuclear technology
    Published date: 11 March 2014
    Event
    Workshop on Electricity system (r)evolution: What role for baseload and dispatchable technologies by ARFEM
    4 September 2019
    Paris, France

    As part of the work of the NEA Expert Group on "advanced reactor systems and future energy market needs”, a workshop was organised on 4 September 2019 with the objective of better understanding how t...

    SMR Energy markets Future energy market needs Generation III reactors Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Advanced reactors Electricity markets …
    Published date: 18 June 2020
    Event
    International Workshop on the Full Costs of Electricity Provision
    20 January 2016
    Paris, France

    Welcome remark, William Magwood D.G. (NEA) & Jaejoo Ha, Head of Nuclear Development Division (NEA)

    Session 1. Introduction

     

    The full costs of electricity provision, Marc Deffrennes and J...

    Energy markets WPNE Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 24 June 2020
    Event
    The True Costs of Decarbonisation Webinar
    17 January 2019

    Under the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to aim for a reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions sufficient to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre‑indu...

    New build Sustainable development Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change LTO Energy markets Industrial and market frameworks New nuclear power plants Financing …
    Published date: 24 June 2020
    Event
    International Workshop on Advanced Reactor Systems and Future Energy Market Needs
    12 April 2017
    Paris, France

    It is clear that future nuclear systems will operate in an environment that will be very different from the electricity systems that accompanied the fast deployment of nuclear power plants in the 197...

    SMR Small modular reactors Energy markets Future energy market needs Generation III reactors Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Nuclear energy supply …
    Published date: 16 June 2020
    Event
    Webinar: Unlocking Financing for Nuclear Energy Infrastructure
    28 July 2020
    Paris, France

    Aerial view of the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium. Photo: Alexandre Jacquemin/Creative Commons.

    The sheer size of nuclear projects might be a barrier in some markets where private investors are ...

    New build Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology LTO Webinar New nuclear power plants Resilience Security of supply COVID-19 Employment Financing …
    Published date: 19 October 2020
    Event
    Webinar: Creating High‑value Jobs in the Post‑COVID‑19 Recovery with Nuclear Energy Projects
    21 July 2020
    Paris, France

    Photo: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL).

     

    Description

    Nuclear power is capable of supplying large amounts of low‑carbon electricity and heat cost‑effectively while creating a large number of high...

    New build Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology LTO Webinar New nuclear power plants Resilience Security of supply COVID-19 Employment Financing …
    Published date: 16 October 2020
    Other
    The Nuclear Innovation 2050 Initiative: An NEA initiative to accelerate R&D and market deployment of innovative nuclear fission technologies to contribute to a sustainable energy future

    The central concept of NI2050, beyond technology development aspects, consists of building together, among truly interested parties, pipelines for testing, validation and qualification of technologie...

    Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation NI2050 Innovation
    Published date: 7 June 2019
    Event
    Webinar: Building Low-Carbon Resilient Electricity Infrastructures with Nuclear Energy in the Post-COVID-19 Era
    10 July 2020
    Paris, France

    Photo: Shutterstock, Pand P Studio.

     

    Description

    During the COVID‑19 crisis, nuclear power has continued to generate electricity reliably and around the clock, ensuring the continuous resilient oper...

    New build Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology LTO Webinar New nuclear power plants Resilience Security of supply COVID-19 Employment Financing …
    Published date: 10 July 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation

    The objective of the OECD/NEA Information Exchange Programme on Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation (P&T), established in 1989, is to enhance the value of basic research in th...

    English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Proceedings Nuclear fuel cycle …
    Published date: 19 June 2001
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in a Changing Business World

    Nuclear power plant life management (PLIM) has become an important issue in the context of changing business circumstances caused by regulatory reform of the electricity market. Specifically, the eco...

    English Policy Sustainable development Nuclear economics Generation II reactors Nuclear technology LTO Proceedings …
    Published date: 31 December 2001
    Publications and Reports
    Back-end of the Fuel Cycle in a 1000 Gwe Nuclear Scenario

    The optimisation of the nuclear fuel cycle is a key issue for the sustainability of nuclear energy. This book presents the papers from a workshop which investigated alternative nuclear energy futures...

    English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Proceedings Nuclear fuel cycle …
    Published date: 1 January 1999
    Event
    International Workshop: Nuclear Innovation Roadmap (2050)
    7 - 8 July 2015
    Paris, France

    Photo: Shutterstock, PopTika.

     

    The two-day international workshop on the Nuclear Innovation Roadmap (NI2050) was held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris on 7-8 July 2015. It brought together some of ...

    Nuclear economics Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050) Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation NI2050 Innovation …
    Published date: 23 June 2020
    Event
    Innovations in Water-cooled Reactor Technologies
    11 - 12 February 2015
    Paris, France

    Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant, Finland. Photo: Framatome.

     

    A workshop on Innovations in Water-cooled Reactor Technologies was held at NEA Headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux on 11-12 February 2015. ...

    Nuclear Innovation 2050 (NI2050) Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation NI2050 Innovation Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 12 February 2015
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear New Build: Insights into Financing and Project Management

    Nuclear new build has been progressing steadily since the year 2000, with the construction of 94 new reactors initiated and 56 completed reactors connected to the grid. Among these new reactors are s...

    English New build Sustainable development Generation III reactors REDCOST Nuclear economics Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants Electricity generation …
    Published date: 20 July 2015
    Subtopic
    Generation II and III reactors

    Generation II and III reactors are currently operating all over the world, providing the largest contribution of low-carbon electricity in OECD countries.

    Generation II and III reactors Nuclear technology
    Published date: 6 May 2020
    Subtopic
    Fuel cycle technology

    Fuel cycle technology and innovation relates to all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, from the latest uranium enrichment technologies to design and implementation of small modular reactors (SMRs).

    Nuclear technology Fuel cycle technology
    Published date: 6 May 2020
    Subtopic
    Advanced reactor systems

    The nuclear sector is working on reactors of the future that will be more reliable, cost-effective and safe to effectively integrate in tomorrow's energy and electricity systems.

    Advanced reactor systems Nuclear technology
    Published date: 6 May 2020
    News
    Nuclear and Social Science Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for Speaking Across the Disciplinary Divide

    NEA workshop on the "Nuclear and Social Science Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for Speaking Across the Disciplinary Divide", 12‑13 December 2019

    News brief Nuclear technology Civil society Social science Human and organisational factors …
    Published date: 13 December 2019
    News
    Economic aspects of the long‑term operation of nuclear power plants

    NEA Ad Hoc Expert Group on Maintaining Low‑Carbon Generation Capacity through Long‑Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants (EGLTO) meeting, 14‑16 January 2020

    News brief Policy Sustainable development Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Generation II reactors Nuclear technology LTO Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 16 February 2020
    News
    Uranium supply and demand

    Joint NEA/IAEA Group on Uranium meeting, 4‑6 February 2020

    Uranium News brief Uranium processing Uranium supply
    Published date: 4 March 2020
    News
    Advanced reactor safety

    NEA Working Group on the Safety of Advanced Reactors (WGSAR) meeting, 23 June 2020.

    News brief Advanced reactor systems WGSAR Nuclear safety research
    Published date: 1 July 2020
    News
    Global uranium supply can meet projected demand, NEA and IAEA say in new report

    This 27th edition of the “Red Book”, a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), provides analyses a...

    Uranium Press release Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium processing Uranium mining Uranium supply …
    Published date: 13 December 2018
    News
    Addressing challenges and opportunities regarding the financing of nuclear power plant projects

    Over 150 leading stakeholders from more than 30 countries convened at the international conference on "Nuclear energy's role in the 21st century: addressing the challenge of financing" to discuss the...

    Press release Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Financing
    Published date: 12 May 2016
    Other
    Nuclear Energy: Combating Climate Change - presentation
    Sustainable development Nuclear technology Climate change
    Published date: 8 July 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Reduction of Capital Costs of Nuclear Power Plants

    The competitiveness of nuclear power plants depends largely on their capital costs that represent some 60 per cent of their total generation costs. Reviewing and analysing ways and means to reduce ca...

    English New build Generation III reactors REDCOST Nuclear economics Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants Electricity generation …
    Published date: 1 January 2000
    Publications and Reports
    Executive Summary of Nuclear New Build: Insights into Financing and Project Management
    English New build Sustainable development Generation III reactors REDCOST Nuclear economics Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants Electricity generation …
    Published date: 17 November 2015
    Publications and Reports
    The Economics of the Back End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle - Executive Summary
    English Radioactive waste management Economic aspects of radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Fuel cycle economics …
    Published date: 23 October 2013
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Education and Training: From Concern to Capability

    The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) first published in 2000 Nuclear Education and Training: Cause for Concern?, which highlighted significant issues in the availability of human resources for the nu...

    English ETKM Nuclear economics Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Capacity building and gender Training Education and capacity building Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 12 April 2012
    Publications and Reports
    Enseignement et formation dans le domaine nucléaire : moins d'inquiétudes, plus de compétences – Synthèse
    French ETKM Nuclear economics Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Capacity building and gender Training Education and capacity building Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 30 July 2012
    Event
    Launch Webinar: 'The Supply of Medical Radioisotopes: An Economic Diagnosis and Possible Solutions'
    18 November 2019
    Paris, France

    Technetium‑99m (Tc‑99m) is the most commonly used radioisotope in nuclear medicine diagnostic scans. It is essential for diagnostic scans of a broad range of body parts, and thus for accurate diagnos...

    Webinar Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 9 July 2020
    Event
    Webinar: Role of Nuclear Energy during COVID-19 and Beyond
    24 June 2020
    Paris, France

    The Coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic has had significant impacts on the global economy and energy sector. It has also underlined the importance of electricity reliability and resilience during major d...

    New build Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology LTO Webinar New nuclear power plants Resilience Security of supply COVID-19 Employment Financing …
    Published date: 28 July 2020
    NEA Document
    The Supply of Medical Radioisotopes: Implementation of the HLG-MR Policy Approach - Results from a Self-assessment by the Global 99Mo/99mTc Supply Chain
    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2013)4
    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 13 August 2020
    NEA Document
    The Supply of Medical Radioisotopes: Progress and Future Challenges in Implementing the HLG-MR Policy Principles - Final Report of the Second Mandate of the HLG-MR (2011-2013)
    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2013)7
    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 13 August 2020
    NEA Document
    The Supply of Medical Radioisotopes: Medical Isotope Supply in the Future - Production Capacity and Demand Forecast for the 99Mo/99mTc Market, 2015-2020
    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2014)2
    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 13 August 2020
    NEA Document
    The Supply of Medical Radioisotopes: Interim Report of the OECD/NEA High-level Group on Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes
    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2010)0
    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 13 August 2020
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