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    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Competence Building

    In many countries, government R&D funding in the area of nuclear energy has been dramatically reduced or has disappeared altogether. At the same time, the profit margins of electricity generators hav...

    English ETKM Nuclear economics Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Training Education and capacity building Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 28 October 2004
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Education and Training: Cause for Concern?

    Mankind now enjoys many benefits from nuclear-related technologies. There is, however, growing concern in many OECD countries that nuclear education and training is decreasing, perhaps to problematic...

    English ETKM Nuclear economics Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Training Education and capacity building Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 1 January 2000
    Event
    High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactors and Industrial Heat Applications - report launch
    16 June 2022
    Online webinar

    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 technolog...

    Generation IV reactors Gas-cooled reactors Nuclear technology
    Published date: 1 June 2022
    Activity
    The Role of Nuclear Energy during COVID-19 and Beyond

    The NEA is examining the regulatory and operational impacts of the crisis, and working closely with its members to enable exchanges of policy approaches and best practices around the world.

    New build Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants LTO Resilience Security of supply COVID-19 Employment Financing …
    Published date: 28 July 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume II

    The quality of the isotopic composition of plutonium fuel degrades as the number of recycles increases in thermal reactors. There are in addition incentives to better utilise fuel by increasing the b...

    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: 19 July 1995
    Publications and Reports
    Nuclear Energy Data 2020 / Données sur l'énergie nucléaire 2020

    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...

    Nuclear energy data Bilingual Nuclear economics Nuclear technology
    Published date: 5 March 2021
    Activity
    Nuclear Energy Data (Brown Book)

    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.

    Nuclear energy data Nuclear economics Nuclear technology
    Published date: 15 June 2020
    Event
    Advanced Construction and Manufacturing Methodologies for New Nuclear Build
    16 - 17 March 2022
    Online workshop

    Under the oversight of the Nuclear Development Committee (NDC), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) continues to work on collecting and analysing the latest technical evidence and industrial experience t...

    New build Generation III reactors REDCOST Nuclear technology
    Published date: 11 February 2022
    Activity
    Supply and demand of Medical Radioisotopes

    The use of medical radioisotopes is an important part of modern medical practice. Many millions of patients around the world benefit from nuclear medicine imaging.

    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 16 March 2022
    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: 16 March 2022
    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: 21 February 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Technical and Economic Aspects of Load Following with Nuclear Power Plants

    Nuclear power plants are used extensively as base load sources of electricity. This is the most economical and technically simple mode of operation. In this mode, power changes are limited to frequen...

    English System cost Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Technology Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 1 June 2011
    News
    Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 SMR Prize Competition

    The 2021 SMR Prize Competition brought together 28 students representing different academic and research organisations participating in the NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Small M...

    SMR News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 2 September 2021
    News
    NEA WebChat with H.E. Mohamed Al Hammadi

    The NEA held a WebChat with H.E. Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC).

    New build News brief United Arab Emirates Industrial and market frameworks New nuclear power plants WebChat Capacity building and gender Director-General Education and capacity building Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 17 September 2020
    News
    NEA WebChat with NEST Fellows Larissa Shasko and Stephen King

    NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework session at the Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 201) on 10 February 2021.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Director-General Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 12 April 2021
    News
    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Koji Okamoto

    The NEA spoke with Professor Okamoto, who leads the NEST ARTERD project on the NEST Framework and its objectives.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 2 November 2021
    News
    Earth Week brings attention to nuclear energy’s contribution to climate goals

    The Clean Energy Ministerial’s Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy Future (NICE Future) initiative and the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) hosted a webinar on Earth Day, 22 April 2021, on Po...

    SMR News brief Small modular reactors Advanced reactor systems Industrial and market frameworks Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 29 April 2021
    News
    Bringing academia into global nuclear policy dialogues

    The NEA has established the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy, which entered into force on 28 January 2021.

    News brief Education Global Forum Education and capacity building Skills …
    Published date: 29 January 2021
    News
    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Stephen King

    A chat with Stephen King, PhD student and NEST Fellow.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 5 August 2021
    News
    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Todd Allen

    A chat with Todd Allen, Chair and Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at the University of Michigan, and co-lead of the NEST Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) project.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 10 June 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Strategies and Considerations for the Back End of the Fuel Cycle

    A wealth of technical information exists on nuclear fuel cycle options – combinations of nuclear fuel types, reactor types, used or spent nuclear fuel (SNF) treatments, and disposal schemes – and mos...

    English Sustainable development Nuclear technology Fuel cycle technology BEST Back-end Nuclear fuel cycle Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 22 February 2021
    News
    New NEA task force on partitioning and transmutation kicks off

    New NEA task force on partitioning and transmutation kicks off

    Nuclear science Advanced reactor systems Nuclear technology Actinides Radioactive waste management Fuel cycle technology Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 27 January 2021
    Subtopic
    Sustainable development and nuclear energy

    Sustainable development is a goal that transcends national boundaries and generations of people. It integrates environmental protection, economic growth and social welfare.

    Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Nuclear energy supply Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 22 July 2020
    News
    High-temperature reactors and industrial heat application

    The NEA organised a virtual workshop on 7 October 2021 to explore the opportunities and challenges associated with High-temperature reactors for industrial heat applications.

    Cogeneration Advanced reactor systems Nuclear technology Advanced reactors
    Published date: 8 November 2021
    Activity
    Ad hoc Expert Group on Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Cost of Adaptation (NUCA)

    The Ad hoc Expert Group on Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Cost of Adaptation (NUCA) is responsible for assesing the vulnerability of nuclear power plants,...

    Sustainable development Generation III reactors Nuclear economics Generation II reactors Nuclear technology Climate change NUCA …
    Published date: 16 June 2020
    News
    FISPACT-II training course

    The NEA Data Bank organised its second online training session on FISPACT-II from 18 to 28 October 2021. Facilitated by the code developers at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, the course a...

    News brief CPS Data Bank Education and capacity building
    Published date: 2 November 2021
    News
    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Lea Zimmermann

    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Lea Zimmermann, NEST Fellow

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 5 October 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Produits de l’énergie nucléaire hors électricité

    Techniquement, les réacteurs nucléaires de fission, qu’ils soient en service ou en cours de construction, peuvent fournir des produits autres que l’électricité. Cependant, alors que les applications ...

    Cogeneration French Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Low-carbon generation COGEN …
    Published date: 1 January 2004
    Publications and Reports
    Non-Electricity Products of Nuclear Energy

    Technically, nuclear fission reactors in operation or being built can supply non-electricity products. However, while non-electrical applications have been considered since the very beginning of nucl...

    English Cogeneration Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Low-carbon generation COGEN …
    Published date: 1 January 2004
    News
    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Larissa Shasko

    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Larissa Shasko, PhD student and NEST Fellow.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 6 September 2021
    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 safety regulation …
    Published date: 12 June 2020
    Publications and Reports
    The Economics of the Back End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

    The feasibility and costs of spent nuclear fuel management and the consequent disposal of ultimate waste continue to be the subject of public debate in many countries, with particular concern often e...

    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
    Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

    The decommissioning of nuclear power plants is a topic of increasing interest to governments and the industry as many nuclear units approach retirement. It is important in this context to assess deco...

    English Energy markets Future energy market needs Sustainable development Industrial and market frameworks Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Nuclear energy supply …
    Published date: 11 August 2003
    Event
    Multi-sector workshop on innovative regulation: Challenges and benefits of harmonising the licensing process for emerging technologies
    14 - 18 December 2020
    Zoom webinar

    The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in collaboration with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hosted an international, multi-sector workshop on 14-18 December 2020 on safely regulating inn...

    Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety research Innovation Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 25 May 2021
    Activity
    Ad hoc Expert Group on Education, Training and Knowledge Management (ETKM)

    Over the last few years, education, training and knowledge management in nuclear science and technology have been very high priority, topical issues for the international community, notably in the co...

    ETKM Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Education Capacity building and gender Training Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 11 May 2021
    Event
    NEA WebChat with NEST Fellows
    8 April 2021
    Online

    Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology
    (NEST) Framework Fellows
    Larissa Shasko and Stephen King

    Thursday, 8 April 2021 at 15:30-16:30 Paris time

     

    Nuclear skills and education are an increasingly i...

    Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Human resources development (HRD) Education and capacity building Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 4 April 2021
    News
    Building the vital skills for the future of nuclear energy

    NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework session at the Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 201) on 10 February 2021.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 25 February 2021
    News
    The NEST Framework celebrates its two-year anniversary

    The NEST Management Board met virtually on 9-10 March 2021 to discuss the ongoing progress made in six NEST Projects and the challenges posed to NEST activities by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 22 March 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Projected Costs of Generating Electricity - 2020 Edition

    This joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the ninth in a series of studies on electricity generating costs. As countries work towards ensuring ...

    English Energy markets Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation …
    Published date: 9 December 2020
    NEA Document
    The Supply of Medical Radioisotopes: Final Report of the Fourth Mandate of the High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes (HLG-MR)
    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2019)2

    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2019)2

    At the request of its member countries, the NEA became involved in global efforts to ensure an economically sustainable secure supply of molybdenum-99/technetium-99m. This final ...

    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 15 February 2021
    Activity
    Uranium Resources, Production and Demand (Red Book)

    The "Red Book", is a biennial publication produced jointly by the NEA and the IAEA under the auspices of the joint NEA/IAEA Uranium Group. It is the only government-sponsored publication tracking wor...

    Uranium Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium processing Uranium mining Uranium supply …
    Published date: 15 February 2021
    Activity
    Projected Costs of Generating Electricity

    This ongoing series on projected costs of generating electricity presents and analyses cost estimates for some 130 power and co-generation (heat and power) plants using coal, gas, nuclear and renewab...

    Energy markets Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Nuclear energy supply Electricity markets Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 15 June 2020
    Activity
    Webinar Series: Towards Sustainable Nuclear Financing

    This workshop series will bring together experts from the nuclear energy, sustainability and financing sectors to discuss approaches for financing sustainable, large infrastructure projects with a fo...

    Sustainable development REDCOST Nuclear technology Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 21 October 2020
    Event
    NEA–IFNEC kick-off workshop: Issues in the financing of nuclear new build
    14 - 15 January 2021
    Virtual (via Zoom)
    Vogtle 3, 4 nuclear power plant, Georgia, Photo: Georgia Power.
    New build WPNE Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Financing …
    Published date: 30 January 2021
    Other
    Full Cost Recovery Identification Workbook

    This workbook has been developed to aid reactor and alternative technology operators identify their full costs associated with the provision of irradiation services for 99Mo production. The workbook ...

    Nuclear economics Medical radioisotopes Nuclear technology High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes HLG-MR Medical radioisotopes …
    Published date: 30 August 2020
    NEA Document
    Full-cost Recovery for Molybdenum-99 Irradiation Services: Methodology and Implementation
    NEA/SEN/HLGMR(2012)9

    This document provides guidance to reactor and alternative production technology (e.g., cyclotrons, accelerators) operators on how to undertake full-cost identification and implement full-cost recove...

    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
    Activity
    Adequacy of funding arrangements for decommissioning and radioactive waste management (ADEQ)

    Adequacy of Funding Arrangements for Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management (ADEQ)

    Decommissioning Economic aspects of radioactive waste management Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Organisational aspects of decommissioning and legacy management Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management Financing Fuel cycle economics …
    Published date: 14 December 2020
    Event
    Workshop on Modelling Employment in the Nuclear Power Sector
    13 - 14 February 2014
    Paris, France

    The Barakah nuclear power plant. Photo: ENEC, United Arab Emirates.

    Description

    The workshop on 'Modelling Employment in the Nuclear Power Sector' was held at NEA Headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux ...

    Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Nuclear energy supply Employment …
    Published date: 13 February 2014
    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 Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
    Published date: 1 November 1995
    Publications and Reports
    Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume V

    Studies on fast reactors have historically concentrated on their capability to use plutonium produced in thermal reactors as initial fuel, and subsequently their capacity to produce electricity while...

    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: 1 November 1996
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