The number of nuclear reactors approaching decommissioning, or already in the process of decommissioning, is increasing globally. Planning and performing decommissioning and dismantling activities ra...

The transition from an operating nuclear facility to the decommissioning phase is critical in the life cycle of every facility. A number of organisational and technical modifications are needed in or...

Small modular reactor (SMR) technologies are gaining interest as countries seek to reduce carbon emissions while maintaining energy security. For these new technologies to be deployed in a timely man...

The NEA and CAEA held the NEA-China Forum on Nuclear Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management in Beijing. 

Nuclear decommissioning activities can greatly benefit from research and development (R&D) projects. This report examines applicable emergent technologies, current research efforts and innovation nee...

NEA Working Party on Information, Data and Knowledge Management (WP‑IDKM) plenary meeting, 26-27 January 2021.

During the month of March 2021, the NEA Division of Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning organised a "back end week" during which the NEA Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear Installat...

The release of radioactive materials from regulatory control is subject to release limits which are often based on published recommendations of international organisations, which aim to minimise radi...