The economic pressures of electricity market competition have led nuclear power plant operators to seek ways to increase electricity production and to reduce operating costs at their plants. Correspo...
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14 June 2002
NEA/RWM/R(2022)2
Following a safety-oriented, stepwise procedure for geological repository siting, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO) requested in 2021 that the NEA facilitate an independent in...
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19 January 2023
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6 April 2011
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1 January 1994
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer - English A4
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26 May 2020
NEA/WKP(2023)2
In November 2022, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) launched an international survey in the framework of the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy. The survey sought to...
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9 February 2024
Sweden is at the forefront among countries developing plans for a deep geological repository of highly radioactive waste. There is no such repository in operation yet worldwide, but Sweden, Finland a...
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5 July 2012
NEA/RWM/PEER(2012)2
A major activity of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organization of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and projects. The N...
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12 June 2012
Decommissioning of both commercially used and R&D nuclear facilities is expected to increase significantly in the coming years, and the largest of such industrial decommissioning projects could comma...
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1 June 2015
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(1996)139
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1 January 1996
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2001)236
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23 May 2001
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2000)214
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23 May 2001
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1 January 1977
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2002)255
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1 October 2002
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)4
This document is the summary record of the 4th meeting of the Expert Group on Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative, held in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France on 16-18 April 20...
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21 June 2013
NEA/RWM/R(2013)3
This document provides a synthesis of the workshop presentations and accounts of discussions that were held. It also provides a list of the main observations garnered from the workshop for future wor...
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15 May 2013
NEA/RWM/RKM(2012)1/FINAL
This RK&M workshop was held at the NEA Headquarters, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 11-13 October 2011. Its overarching goal was to scope the field and gain insights that can guide the further develo...
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6 June 2012
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21 September 2020
The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) was established by the RWMC in January 1985 (originally under a different name) to help co-ordinate the development in OECD member countries of probab...
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1 January 1997
Governments and regulatory authorities are responsible for the definition of regulatory controls or conditions, if any, that should be applied to radioactive sources or radiation exposure situations ...
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14 February 2006
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29 August 2007
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2002)250
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1 October 2002
European countries of the OECD have been affected by the widespread dissemination of the radioactive material released from the Chernobyl reactor accident in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, ...
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11 September 1987
Figure 2: The RBMK reactor
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10 June 2020
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4 November 2020
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)4
The CNRA has procuded a series of reports, known as regulatory guidance booklets or "'green booklets", which examine various regulatory challenges and adress the major elements and contemporary issue...
Published date:
20 January 2011
Of all the institutional actors in the field of long-term radioactive waste management (RWM), it is perhaps the regulatory authorities that have restyled their roles most significantly. Modern societ...
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20 October 2003
Each nuclear power plant, fuel cycle facility and nuclear research and test facility that is operating today will eventually reach the end of its useful life and cease operation. During the period of...
Published date:
30 April 2003
Regulators are major stakeholders in the decision-making process for radioactive waste management. The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) has recognised the value of exchanging and com...
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27 February 2004
NEA/RWM/RF(2002)2/REV2
As major stakeholders, the radioactive waste management regulators in the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the NEA have already recognised the value of exchange and comparison of info...
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30 August 2002
NEA/RWM/RF(2004)1
The NEA's Radioactive Waste Management Committee's (RWMC) Regulators’ Forum's (RWMC-RF) first major undertaking was to compile information about the regulatory control of radioactive waste management...
Published date:
12 February 2004
This overview presents an easily accessible synopsis of the regulatory control of radioactive waste management in 15 NEA member countries. It covers the management of radioactive waste from all types...
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30 December 2005
NEA/RWM/RF(2005)3
This brochure presents an easily accessible synopsis of the regulatory control of radioactive waste management by reviewing 15 national cases. It covers the management of radioactive waste from all t...
Published date:
17 August 2005
The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear facilities are operated, as well as decommissioned, in an acceptably safe manner. However, in meeting this ...
Published date:
29 February 2008
This document summarises the relevant regulatory information as of December 2009. The report for which this information was first collected and commented upon is titled The Regulatory Function and Ra...
Published date:
1 February 2010
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)4
This status report was prepared on behalf of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) by its Task Group on the Release of Materials, Buildings and Sites. It report reflects the vie...
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10 March 2006
Published date:
1 January 1988
The relevance of the IFPE Database to the modelling of WWER-type fuel behaviour, 6th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modelling and Experimental Support, Albena, Bulgaria, September...
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12 October 2020
11 November 2022
13:30-14:30 (GMT+2) at COP27 and online
Published date:
4 November 2022
The NEA Working Party on Information, Data and Knowledge Management discussed the topic of AI and data preservation during their third plenary meeting on 7-8 February 2023.
Published date:
24 February 2023
NEA workshop in Ottawa, Canada, which convened government and private sector, explored the economic status of SMRs and their role in the transition to a low-carbon energy future.
Published date:
26 March 2024
New NICE Future Initiative report, Flexible Nuclear Energy for Clean Energy Systems. Photo: Romolo Tavani/Shutterstock.
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15 September 2020
Published date:
23 December 1988
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.
Published date:
28 July 2020
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...
Published date:
24 June 2020
This report assesses the role that nuclear energy can play in supporting the transition to a low-carbon energy system. It begins by considering the greenhouse gas emissions from the full nuclear fuel...
Published date:
18 June 2012
NEA article from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy, published by NICE Future and the NEA.
Published date:
20 September 2022
NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV explains how an energy mix that includes nuclear power can help achieve global climate change goals.
Published date:
13 December 2021
10 November 2022
13:30-14:30 (GMT+2) at COP27 and online
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4 November 2022
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...
Published date:
21 September 2022
Safety Culture involves everyone whose attitude may influence nuclear safety, not only the utility operators but also the regulatory body. The aim of this document is to focus on the dual role of the...
Published date:
6 January 1999
Over the past 20 years, the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) has worked extensively on the involvement of local stakeholders in decision-making processes concerning high-level radioactive wa...
Published date:
2 June 2023
Published date:
29 February 2008
NEA/CSNI/R(2008)3
At their meeting of December 2006, the NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the NEA Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) agreed to hold a workshop on the Role ...
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1 January 2008
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1 January 1997
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1 January 1997
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29 June 1998
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2002)2
This document contains the proceedings of a topical session on The Role of the Biosphere in a Safety Case held during the third Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) meeting in Paris, France o...
Published date:
26 February 2002
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)6
A fundamental goal in a regulatory authority’s oversight of nuclear facilities is to establish confidence that adequate arrangements are in place for emergency preparedness and response. The CNRA pub...
Published date:
10 June 2015
Underground research laboratories (URLs) are essential to provide the scientific and technical information and practical experience that are needed for the design and construction of nuclear waste di...
Published date:
20 November 2001
This report examines the roles that storage plays, or might play, in radioactive waste management in OECD/NEA member countries. A better understanding of these roles provides valuable input to curren...
Published date:
6 February 2006
Published date:
1 January 1986
NEA/RWM/R(2013)9
This document describes the proceedings of an IGSC International Symposium held at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris France on 7-9 October 2013. The purpose of this symposium was to assess the practi...
Published date:
19 February 2014
The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that activities related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy are carried out in a safe manner within their respective c...
Published date:
4 February 2016
Published date:
5 May 2020
NEA/CSNI/R(2017)4
Management of spent fuel (SF) and high-level waste (HLW) is fundamental to the fuel cycle safety. The original management strategies were established on the basis of limited interim storage periods o...
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19 January 2017
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31 October 2005
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1 January 1993
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1 January 1978
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1 January 1997
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13 December 2010
What contribution can nuclear energy make to improve the security of energy supply? This study, which examines a selection of OECD member countries, qualitatively and quantitatively validates the oft...
Published date:
3 August 2011
NEA/NDC/R(2023)1
This report includes information provided confidentially by supply chain participants to support this new work of the NEA, which follows previous work undertaken by the High-level Group on the Securi...
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30 October 2023
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4 June 2020
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4 June 2020
Figure 1: The site of the Chernobyl nuclear power complex (modified from IA91)
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10 June 2020
The sixth International Nuclear Emergency Exercise (INEX-6)
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1 March 2021
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29 May 2020
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2002)252
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1 October 2002
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2002)254
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1 October 2002
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1 October 2002
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23 May 2001
The NEA held its 142nd Steering Committee meeting in October 2021.
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4 November 2021
The NEA’s ruling body the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy met for its143rd biannual meeting in April 2022.
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27 April 2022
NEA/CNRA/R(2000)3
The NEA’s Strategic Plan, published in 1999, has recommended that all committees review their programme and working methods, and develop their own strategic plan. As a result, the CNRA Bureau develop...
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23 May 2000
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10 January 2000
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21 April 2005
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17 September 2004
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5 July 2010
NEA Mission Statement
To assist its Member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, envi...
Published date:
1 January 1999
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 ...
Published date:
22 December 2016
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...
Published date:
25 January 2022
This report explores the main reasons behind the unreliable supply of Technetium‑99m (Tc‑99m) in health‑care systems and policy options to address the issue. Tc‑99m is used in 85% of nuclear medicine...
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18 November 2019
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18 December 2012
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23 June 2011
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13 August 2020
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11 March 2016
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15 February 2017
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25 May 2018
Published date:
11 August 2020
The reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and its decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is a vital component of modern medical diagnostic practices. Disruptions in the supply chain of these radi...
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16 September 2010
The reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and its decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is a vital component of modern medical diagnostic practices. Disruptions in the supply chain of these radi...
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16 September 2010
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 concluding report of ...
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15 February 2021
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13 August 2020
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13 August 2020
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13 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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13 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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13 August 2020
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15 July 2014
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31 October 2017
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11 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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23 March 2009
Under the Paris Agreement, OECD 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...
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2 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...
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24 June 2020
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1 January 1985
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23 December 2002
NEA/CNRA/R(2008)3
The main objective of the CNRA Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) is to share experience and knowledge, analyse and provide expert insights from operating experience to reach timely conclus...
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22 January 2008
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25 July 1994
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1 January 1994
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1 January 1974
Performance assessment of repository concepts for the geological disposal of long-lived radioactive waste relies on the availability of thermodynamic data for many radionuclides and other elements un...
Published date:
29 August 2002
Virtually all national and international radiation protection regulations and standards are based on the recommendations published by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). N...
Published date:
17 March 2003
The Working Group on Reactor Oversight (WGRO) works to provide a mechanism for nuclear safety regulators and Technical Support Organisations (TSOs) to share their knowledge and experience on both, th...
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30 November 2023
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2003)285
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27 June 2003
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2005)366
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10 April 2005
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1 January 1983
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10 March 2022
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22 March 2022
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10 March 2022
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10 March 2022
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10 March 2022
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10 March 2022
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10 March 2022
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10 March 2022
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1 January 1991
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1 January 1974
NEA/CSNI/R(2005)8
In 2002, the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) requested the Working Group on the Integrity and Ageing of Reactor Components and Structures (WGIAGE) to prepare a programme of wo...
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27 July 2005
High-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors are one of the next generation reactor designs. This benchmark consists of a multi-staged code-to-code-to-data thermal hydraulics code validation benchmar...
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19 July 2023
Thermal hydraulics and mechanics deals with the physics and mechanics of the flow and energetic transfer of liquids, and its interactions with the structures around them in large complex systems, suc...
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10 December 2020
Published date:
1 January 1998
Scheme of the THAI+ facility, Becker Technologies.
The experimental investigations carried out in the frame of the THAI (2007-2009), THAI-2 (2011-2014) and THAI-3 (2016-2019) projects contributed s...
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2 October 2023
To ensure that the TDB reviews maintain consistency and a high level of quality, the review work is performed according to guidelines, which describe the details of the review work.
Published date:
28 November 2019
To ensure that the TDB reviews maintain consistency and a high level of quality, the review work is performed according to guidelines, which describe the details of the review work.
Published date:
28 November 2019
The Thermochemical Database (TDB) Project develops a reference database of chemical thermodynamic values for elements and compounds relevant to the safety of radioactive waste repositories and vital ...
Published date:
28 May 2020
The Thermochemical Database (TDB) Project develops a reference database of chemical thermodynamic values for elements and compounds relevant to the safety of radioactive waste repositories and vital ...
Published date:
2 May 2023
A comprehensive, internally consistent, quality-assured and internationally recognised chemical thermodynamic database of selected chemical elements in order to meet the specialised modelling require...
Published date:
28 November 2019
Image: Microscopic examination of U-bearing particles collected at Fukushima-Daiichi, JAEA
TCOFF Phases
First Phase (2017-2020)
The Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products ...
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6 October 2023
Preparatory meeting for Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products Based on Scenario Analysis of Severe Accident Progression at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (TCOFF)...
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27 May 2021
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2 August 2023
The TAF-ID public version contains only data already published in open literature. Currently, the following systems are available in the public version:
- oxide-carbide fuel (U-Pu-O-C, released Decemb...
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23 February 2023
Published date:
1 January 1989
Building on the success of the previous events held in August 2020 and June 2021, the NEA hosted a Global Commencement ceremony on 29 June 2022 to congratulate the graduating nuclear engineering and ...
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23 June 2022
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7 October 2005
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Oarai, Japan
The NEA Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) had organised two previous information exchange meetings on the nuclear production of hydrogen. The last of these meetings was held in October 2003, where deve...
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5 October 2005
Third Information Exchange Meeting on the Nuclear Production of Hydrogen including Second HTTR Workshop, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Oarai, Japan, 5 - 7 October 2005 - Programme
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24 November 2020
NEA/CSNI/R(2004)21
The Third International Conference on Fatigue of Reactor Components held in Seville, Spain on 3-6 October 2004 was co-organised by the EPRI, the US NRC and the OECD NEA Committee on the Safety of Nuc...
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5 January 2005
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8 November 2006
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10 October 2013
Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, United States
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) organised the Third International Workshop on Structural Materials for Innovative Nuclear Systems (SMINS-3). The workshop was held in Idaho Falls, USA on 7-10 Oct...
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3 March 2020
Third International Workshop on Structural Materials for Innovative Nuclear Systems (SMINS-3) – Programme
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3 March 2020
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20 October 2017
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
The Third International Workshop on the Indemnification of Damage in the Event of a Nuclear Accident aims to explore the practical application of international nuclear liability instruments and the p...
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20 October 2017
The Third International Workshop on the Indemnification of Damage in the Event of a Nuclear Accident was held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic in October 2017. It was organised in co-operation with the...
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12 March 2024
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4 May 2023
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7 September 2023
OECD Conference Centre, 2 rue André Pascal, 75016 Paris, France
Optimisation has always been a fundamental concept in decision making for all parts of society, but the way decisions are taken has changed in recent years. Societal considerations towards nuclear-re...
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18 December 2023
The NEA will hold the Third Stakeholder Involvement workshop to advance the issue of optimisation in decision making on 5-7 September 2023, in close co-operation with all interested NEA Standing Tech...
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17 April 2023
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18 December 2023
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19 April 2023
This study reviews national legislation in the field of third party liability for nuclear damage. It is divided into three parts. The first part covers the international Conventions on Nuclear Third ...
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1 January 1990
The symposium was held in Monaco on 7-11 October 1968. It discussed the third party liability rules deriving from maritime and nuclear conventions, as well as the practical positions as regards the m...
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1 January 1968
Phase III - “How to transparently implement and post-assess decisions for their holism, inclusiveness and sustainability?”
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21 February 2023
NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop on Optimisation in Decision Making - Programme Overview
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31 August 2023
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12 April 2011
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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9 November 2020
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8 November 2012
Tokyo University (Hongo Campus)
This was an international forum for the exchange of information and experience among regulators, scientists and governmental and non-governmental organisations in radiological protection and public h...
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3 June 2020
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14 June 2013
Long-handled tools are used to remove the damaged core from the TMI unit 2 reactor in the US. Samples taken from the fuel and the reactor vessel are examined to provide information about the Behaviou...
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21 February 2024
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1 January 1975
This study identifies key factors influencing the timing of high-level waste (HLW) disposal and examines how social acceptability, technical soundness, environmental responsibility and economic feasi...
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15 May 2008
The page contains tips for using search on the NEA website.
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6 November 2020
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6 October 2017
NEA/CSNI/R(1991)8
Three Mile Island Unit 2 Analysis Exercise Final Report
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1 January 1991
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1 January 1991
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17 August 2006
U-Zr-O system miscibility gap in the liquid state. Source: Guéneau et al. Journal of Nuclear Materials 254 (1998), 158-174.
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5 May 2020
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3 June 2020
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3 June 2020
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3 June 2020
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1 January 1991
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18 July 2022
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31 January 2003
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25 June 2004
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2002)8
At its third meeting, held in Karlsruhe, Germany on 17-19 June 2002, the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) held a Topical Session on Buildings & Sites Release and Reuse. Present...
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20 November 2002
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2005)4
At its fifth meeting, held in Paris, France on 8-10 November 2004, the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPPD) conducted a topical session on the Funding Issues in Connection with Dec...
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22 March 2005
NEA/RWM(2003)14
These proceedings cover a topical session that was held at the 36th meeting of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) in Paris, France on 13 March 2003. The topical session focussed on lia...
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19 June 2003
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2002)7
At its second meeting, held in Paris, France on 5-7 December 2001, the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) conducted a topical session on Materials Management. Presentations durin...
Published date:
27 May 2002
NEA/RWM(2002)6
The Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) held a Topical Session on Overall Waste Management Approaches in Paris, France on 14 March 2002. This document comprises the proceedings of the topic...
Published date:
13 January 2003
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2002)2
At its second meeting in Paris, France on 5-7 December 2001, the Working Parting on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) held a topical sessions on the D&D Safety Case. This report documents that t...
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8 March 2002
NEA/RWM(2002)3
Building and maintaining trust in organisations is a common concern among institutions with activities that involve the management of hazardous materials or contaminated sites, or have the potential ...
Published date:
26 March 2002
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2003)2
At the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case's (IGSC) fourth meeting, held in Paris, France on 6 November 2002, a topical session on The Potential Impacts on Repository Safety from Potential Pa...
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9 January 2003
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2004)3
During its fifth meeting, held in Paris, France on 5 October 2003, the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) conducted a topical session on Observations Regarding the Safety Case in Rece...
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13 February 2004
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2005)3
The topical session reported on herein sought to confirm the need to start thinking about the place of monitoring in the context of a safety case and to hear from within the Integration Group for the...
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28 January 2005
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20 March 2020
Munich, Germany
Message from the workshop co-organisers:
Dear registered participants, Dear colleagues,
Our three organisations, BfS, OECD/NEA and WHO, have been monitoring closely the evolution of the COVID-19 out...
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29 May 2020
The decisions made about protective actions of people and the environment in situations involving exposure to ionising radiation have tended to be driven by subjective judgements about the health ris...
Published date:
26 February 2021
The field of emergency management is broad, complex and dynamic. In the post-Fukushima context, emergency preparedness and response (EPR) in the nuclear sector is more than ever being seen as part of...
Published date:
12 January 2018
Towards an All‑Hazards Approach to Emergency Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learnt from Non‑Nuclear Events, Friday, 12 January 2018 at 13:30-14:30 Paris time
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8 June 2020
Currently, the format, content and practice of cost estimation vary considerably both within and between countries, which makes it very difficult to compare estimates, even for similar types of facil...
Published date:
22 March 2010
The NEA launched an initiative together with the Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment and the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) to collaborate on issues of common...
Published date:
27 January 2021
NEA/RWM/RF(2009)1
This document reports the main findings from the RWMC Regulators’ Forum (RF) Workshop, as discussed and approved at the RF meeting in March 2009. The workshop was held in Tokyo, Japan on 20-22 Januar...
Published date:
6 May 2009
As part of its activities, the Regulators’ Forum of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee has been examining the regulatory criteria for the long-term performance of geological disposal. In ...
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3 March 2010
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
The joint NEA/IAEA Uranium Group held its 57th meeting virtually on 3-5 November 2021.
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12 December 2021
The NEA proposes a wide range of online and in-person courses and initiatives in nuclear-related fields.
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23 January 2024
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7 February 2020
Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Fisica, Diagonal 645 08028 Barcelona Spain
This course was addressed to researchers in Radiation Physics and its applications. The main objective was to provide the participants with a detailed description of PENELOPE, with an ample perspecti...
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29 November 2019
NEA Data Bank training courses on state-of-the-art computer codes
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17 December 2020
NEA Data Bank PENELOPE training session, February 2020, Barcelona, Spain
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6 December 2019
NEA Data Bank PENELOPE training session, February 2020, Barcelona, Spain
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18 November 2019
NEA Data Bank PENELOPE training session, February 2020, Barcelona, Spain
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4 March 2020
The NEA Data Bank organised a PENELOPE training course at the University of Barcelona in Spain on 11-15 July 2022
Published date:
1 August 2022
Co-organised with the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the course took place on 20-22 June 2023.
Published date:
24 July 2023
The first International School on Simulation of Nuclear Reactor Systems (SINUS) took place on 22-23 May 2023.
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14 June 2023
International Radiological Protection School (IRPS) Advisory Board meeting, 25 May 2021.
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28 May 2021
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1 January 1995
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1 January 1996
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1 January 1978
Future fuel cycle characteristics, feasibility and acceptability will be crucial for the continued development of nuclear energy, especially in the post-Fukushima context. Fuel cycle choices have bot...
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18 July 2013
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1 January 1996
One of the main missions of nuclear regulators is to protect the public, and this cannot be completely achieved without public confidence. The more a regulatory process is transparent, the more such ...
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16 November 2007
This document appeared in Issue No. 6 of “La Revue Générale du Nucléaire”. It describes the programme of work of the NEA in the field of decommissioning.
Ce document est est apparu au No. 6 de La Rev...
Published date:
1 December 2008
Treated water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Message from Director-General Magwood
Published date:
13 April 2021
NEA/NSC/R(2022)4
Under the auspices of the NEA Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) was established to co-ordinate scientific activities related to ad...
Published date:
29 November 2022
The NPT aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology (non-proliferation), to promote co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy (peaceful uses) and to further the g...
Published date:
27 October 2023
Aims to prohibit all nuclear weapon activities, including the development, testing, production, acquisition, possession, stockpiling, use, or threats to use nuclear weapons.
Published date:
24 January 2024
The role of nuclear energy in a sustainable development context has multiple facets, a significant number of which relate to the nuclear fuel cycle. This report provides a description of the developm...
Published date:
1 January 2002
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...
Published date:
21 December 2011
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...
Published date:
16 January 2012
Published date:
5 February 2018
Published date:
16 March 2020
TVA Watts Bar Unit 1 Multi-Physics Benchmark
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19 July 2022
Published date:
18 December 2020
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)8/ADD1
The 12th International Workshop was held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. This workshop, which is the twelfth in a series, along with many other activities performed by the Working Group,...
Published date:
4 August 2014
The NEA Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) has served as the most important and effective international platform for developing and integrating the science and engineering necessary to unde...
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21 December 2020
Published date:
1 January 1980
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2007)398
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8 July 2008
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2008)406
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8 July 2008
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2003)273
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27 June 2003
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2000)216
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23 May 2001
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19 April 2007
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6 November 2007
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1 July 2021
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18 January 2024
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6 July 2020
Information note on nuclear power installations in Ukraine, updated periodically.
Published date:
12 April 2024
New NEA-UK programme to bring Ukrainian nuclear energy experts to the Agency.
Published date:
5 October 2023
Umgang mit Ungewissheiten bei der Standortsuche und der Umsetzung geologischer Tiefenlager
Dialog schaffen zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft Zweiter gemeinsamer Workshop,
9. Oktober 2019
2nd IG...
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7 September 2021
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11 August 2020
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29 April 2006
Pisa, Italy
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18 December 2020
Published date:
8 May 2006
Published date:
2 July 2021
In 2001, the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) published a report describing the role of underground research laboratories (URLs) in nuclear waste dispo...
Published date:
4 January 2013
Final disposal in engineered repositories built deep underground in stable geological formations with low groundwater flow is the ultimate end-point for managing long-lived highly radioactive waste. ...
Published date:
1 February 2013
NEA Clay Club annual meeting, 23 September 2020.
Published date:
9 October 2020
The NEA is helping Japan and the wider international community better understand the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the site’s current status.
Published date:
16 February 2022
NEA/CSNI/R(2017)13
The March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered discussions about the natural external events that are low-frequency but high-consequence. In order to address these issues...
Published date:
16 April 2018
Published date:
31 December 2008
National legislation: United Kingdom
Published date:
19 September 2023
Nuclear legislation: United States
Published date:
19 September 2023
Nuclear Energy Agency welcomes the United States' decision to join the NEA Data Bank
Published date:
15 August 2023
- Governments should incentivise investments in resilient low-carbon energy infrastructure, such as nuclear energy, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Proper policy and market frameworks to in...
Published date:
1 June 2020
23 September 2022
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Hydrogen is expected to play an essential role as part of sustainable and resilient pathways to net zero. There is growing momentum among CEM countries for scaling-up the production of low-carbon hyd...
Published date:
20 September 2022
This study assesses the policy and governance frameworks needed to drive positive learning and continuous industrial performance for nuclear new build. The study also explores the risk allocation and...
Published date:
2 July 2020
Presentation by Mike Middleton, Independent Consultant & Former Chair, OECDNEA REDCOST Expert Group, delivered during the workshop Issues in the financing of nuclear new build, 14-15 January 2021.
Published date:
18 January 2021
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7 February 2022
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7 February 2022
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17 May 2023
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22 May 2023
Presidential Decree on Organisation and Duties of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority
Published date:
2 May 2023
by Robert Guillaumont (Chairman), Thomas Fanghänel, Jean Fuger, Ingmar Grenthe, Volker Neck, Donald A. Palmer and Malcolm H. Rand
This is Volume 5 in the Chemical Thermodynamics series. It is the upd...
Published date:
2 September 2020
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)1
The previous report The Use of International Operating Experience Feedback for Improving Nuclear Safety, [NEA/CNRA/R(2008)3] addressed the proposal made at the December 2006 CNRA Meeting for the WGOE...
Published date:
2 April 2015
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)12
The current document is an update of the 1995 state-of-the-art report (SOAR) “Knowledge Base for Emergency Core Cooling System Recirculation Reliability”. The content of the present report goes beyon...
Published date:
20 December 2013
NEA/CSNI/R(2013)12/add1
The document contains the appendices of an update of the 1995 state-of-the-art report (SOAR) “Knowledge Base for Emergency Core Cooling System Recirculation Reliability”. The content of the report go...
Published date:
19 December 2013
Published date:
2 December 2019
NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) annual meeting, 9-11 September 2020.
Published date:
9 October 2020
The Generation IV International Forum (GIF) held its semi-annual Policy Group meetings from 18 to 28 October 2021 to review and discuss its ongoing work and activities.
Published date:
4 November 2021
Published date:
4 November 2020
Rules for updating a program distributed by the NEA Data Bank
Published date:
16 April 2020
NEA/RWM/R(2013)7
This Technical Note reviews the relevant project-specific FEP lists recently developed (i.e. since 2006) by organisations assessing the post-closure safety of the deep disposal of radioactive waste. ...
Published date:
19 December 2013
NEA/RWM/R(2013)8
This Technical Note makes proposals for revisions to the NEA International FEP List in light of the review of the project-specific FEP lists recently developed (i.e. since 2006) by organisations asse...
Published date:
13 January 2014
Les événements qui caractérisent le marché mondial de l'uranium depuis quelques années illustrent l'incertitude qui semble persister et à laquelle les producteurs et les consommateurs d'uranium à tra...
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1 January 1998
The events characterizing the world uranium market in the last several years illustrate the persistent uncertainty faced by uranium producers and consumers worldwide. With world nuclear capacity expa...
Published date:
1 January 1998
Depuis quelques années, le marché mondial de l'uranium se caractérise par un déséquilibre entre la demande et l'offre et une tendance persistante vers des prix bas. Actuellement, la production mondia...
Published date:
1 January 2000
In recent years, the world uranium market has been characterised by an imbalance between demand and supply and persistently depressed uranium prices. World uranium production currently satisfies betw...
Published date:
1 January 2000
Le "Livre rouge", établi conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique, est un ouvrage de référence sur l'uranium faisant autorité au ...
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24 September 2002
The "Red Book", jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. Its contents are based on official informati...
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9 August 2002
Le "Livre rouge", établi conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique, est un ouvrage de référence sur l'uranium faisant autorité au ...
Published date:
13 September 2004
The "Red Book", jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. This edition, the 20th, presents the results...
Published date:
24 June 2004
Depuis 2001, le prix de l'uranium a été multiplié par plus de cinq, à un rythme inégalé et pour atteindre des niveaux qui n'avaient pas été constatés depuis les années 70. L'industrie de l'uranium a ...
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3 October 2006
Since 2001 the price of uranium has steadily climbed over five-fold, at a rate and reaching heights not seen since the 1970s. As a result, the uranium industry has seen a surge of activity, ending a ...
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23 May 2006
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
Alors que plusieurs pays construisent des centrales nucléaires et que bien d’autres envisagent d’avoir recours à l’énergie nucléaire pour produire l’électricité nécessaire pour faire face à une deman...
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15 December 2008
With several countries building nuclear power plants and many more considering the use of nuclear power to produce electricity in order to meet rising demand, the uranium industry has become the focu...
Published date:
10 June 2008
Avec la construction de centrales nucléaires dans plusieurs pays et des projets de construction additionnels pour répondre à la demande croissante d’électricité, les ressources en uranium, sa product...
Published date:
21 February 2011
With several countries currently building nuclear power plants and planning the construction of more to meet long-term increases in electricity demand, uranium resources, production and demand remain...
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28 July 2010
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18 August 2011
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30 July 2012
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built ...
Published date:
26 July 2012
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built ...
Published date:
1 November 2012
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14 October 2014
Uranium is the raw material used to fuel over 400 operational nuclear reactors around the world that produce large amounts of electricity and benefit from life cycle carbon emissions as low as renewa...
Published date:
9 September 2014
Uranium is the raw material used to fuel over 400 operational nuclear reactors around the world that produce large amounts of electricity and benefit from life cycle carbon emissions as low as renewa...
Published date:
14 October 2014
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of baseload low-carbon electricity for decades to come. A...
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30 November 2016
Published date:
12 April 2017
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of baseload low-carbon electricity for decades to come. A...
Published date:
13 December 2018
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of low-carbon electricity and other uses, such as heat an...
Published date:
23 December 2020
Uranium is the main raw material fuelling all nuclear fission reactors today. Countries around the world use it to reliably generate low-carbon electricity, process heat and hydrogen as part of their...
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3 April 2023
Published date:
1 January 1978
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.
Published date:
28 November 2019
Published date:
1 January 1985
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...
Published date:
15 February 2021
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for nuclear power plants and refers to the global markets study of its supply and demand.
Published date:
25 February 2020
Joint NEA/IAEA Group on Uranium meeting, 4‑6 February 2020
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4 March 2020
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2002)253
Published date:
1 October 2002
Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utiisés à travers le monde dans de nombreux secteurs, notamment en médecine, dans l'industrie, l'agriculture et la recherche. Les isotopes sont irremplaçables...
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6 December 1999
Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utilisés dans l'ensemble du monde pour de nombreuses applications liées à la médecine diagnostique et thérapeutique, à l'industrie et à la recherche scientifi...
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31 December 2001
Les radioisotopes jouent un rôle de plus en plus important en médecine pour les diagnostics et la thérapie, dans l'industrie et dans la recherche scientifique. Ils peuvent être essentiels pour notre ...
Published date:
25 February 2005
NEA/CSNI/R(2019)10
This report provides descriptions of the current status of PSA programmes in member countries; including basic background information, guidelines, various PSA applications, major results in recent st...
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3 November 2020
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12 October 2007
NEA/CSNI/R(2012)11
The main objective of the Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)/Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) is to advance the probabilistic safety a...
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3 January 2013
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1 January 1988
NEA/CSNI/R(2020)12
As noted in the Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan and Mandates (NEA, 2019), the safe operation of current, new and advanced nuclear facilities is a key challenge for nuclear regulators and technical saf...
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11 December 2023
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23 December 2014
Criticality is the state of a nuclear reactor when there is a self-sustaining chain reaction of fissionable material. Used or spent fuel criticality is associated with the scientific issues around as...
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24 March 2020
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12 October 2020
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1 January 1994
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3 May 2022
NEA Task Group on Improving the Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector met to make progress on a forthcoming report on gender balance in the nuclear sector.
Published date:
28 June 2022
The NEA is organising series of webinars to explore the use of disruptive technologies in nuclear applications and discuss the future shape of nuclear safety systems.
Published date:
31 March 2021
A consensus has been reached among technical experts that high-level radioactive waste can safely be disposed of in deep geological repositories. Safety studies are carried out to evaluate the overal...
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27 April 2001
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26 October 2005
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22 May 2003
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25 October 2001
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1 January 1999
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3 April 2008
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)3/ADD1
This appendix provides the complete compilation of responses received to the questionnaire issued in conjunction with the International Operating Experience Feedback Workshop. The workshop was coordi...
Published date:
15 May 2012
Published date:
2 July 2020
NEA/CSNI/R(2001)4
A Report by the OECD Support Group on the VVER Thermal-Hydraulic Code Validation Matrix (2001)
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16 February 2001
Published date:
1 January 1985
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(1997)157
Published date:
9 June 1999
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2006)384
Published date:
8 July 2008
Published date:
1 January 1980
Validation of LWR Calculation Methods and JEF-1 Based Data Libraries by TRX and BAPL Critical Experiments; S. Pelloni, P. Grimm, D. Mathews, J.M. Paratte (June 1989).
Published date:
26 June 1989
Published date:
1 January 1983
The Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) Project is a collaborative effort among OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Data Bank member countries to develop a reference nuclear data library for use i...
Published date:
14 February 2013
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(1998)185
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14 June 1999
NEA/NSC/DOC(1996)25
In this benchmark exercise the goal is to test the current state-of-the-art two-dimensional methods of calculating neutron flux to reactor components against the measured data of the VENUS-1 critical...
Published date:
1 January 1996
It is essential to calculate the structural integrity of reactor components with a high degree of accuracy in order to make correct decisions regarding plant lifetime at the design stage, safety marg...
Published date:
11 April 2006
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1 January 1997
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(1996)145
Published date:
1 January 1996
Le problème clé dans le démantèlement des installations nucléaires est l’élimination progressive des risques, au moyen d’une série d’actions de décontamination et de déconstruction qui doivent être r...
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30 December 2005
L'intérêt porté au développement de l'énergie nucléaire pour satisfaire une demande croissante d'énergie et faire face au changement climatique conduit à s'intéresser de plus près au cycle du combust...
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31 December 2013
Pratiquement toutes les réglementations et tous les standards de protection radiologique nationaux et internationaux sont fondés sur les recommandations publiées par la Commission internationale de p...
Published date:
20 December 2002
À l’heure actuelle, on observe une variabilité considérable dans le format, le contenu et les pratiques d’estimation des coûts, que ce soit à l’intérieur d’un même pays ou lorsque l’on franchit les f...
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22 March 2010
Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...
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22 August 2006
The Vienna Convention establishes a nuclear liability and compensation regime similar to that provided for under the Paris Convention. The Vienna Convention is open to any state.
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2 April 2024
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6 November 2007
As the NEA continues to adapt to the new way of working, "virtual missions" are being organised with member countries and key partners.
Published date:
18 September 2020
Published date:
16 June 2021
Virtual Stakeholder Confidence Workshop on the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities in the United Kingdom, 16 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
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18 September 2020
Paris, France
Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool. Photo: Cogema.
Description
The NEA study on the “Adequacy of Funding Arrangements for Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management” is a part of the Programme of Work of...
Published date:
17 September 2020
NEA/RWM(2014)2
Outlines the vision for the Radioactive Waste Repository Metadata Management (RepMet) Project, namely to create sets of metadata that can be used by national programmes to manage their repository dat...
Published date:
26 February 2014
NEA/RWM(2011)6/REV2
In this document a vision for the RWMC project on Preservation of RK&M Across Generations is described covering the period 2011-2014. The document represents the shared vision of the project members ...
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16 February 2011
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26 June 2001
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16 November 2001
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19 November 2001
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26 November 2001
The overall objective of the VVER-1000 Coolant Transient (V1000CT) Benchmark was to assess computer codes used in the safety analysis of water-water energetic reactor (VVER) power plants, specificall...
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2 August 2022
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21 September 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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31 December 2003
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
Published date:
30 June 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
Published date:
16 November 2007
Recently developed best-estimate computer code systems for modelling 3-D coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics transients in nuclear reactors need to be validated against results from experiments and...
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5 October 2010
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2 February 2004
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5 May 2006
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10 May 2005
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18 July 2002
The United States and the Russian Federation have each agreed to dispose of 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium that are beyond their defence needs. One effective way to dispose of this plutonium is...
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20 January 2006
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5 September 2005
Published date:
1 January 1998
Human aspects of nuclear energy and waste management were in focus during a recent mission to the US at the Waste Management Symposia in Arizona and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 36th Annual...
Published date:
29 March 2024
NEA/RWM/R(2019)3
This document is the third of the five interrelated reports of the Radioactive Waste Repository Metadata Management (RepMet) Initiative. The series of reports discusses the key aspects of data and re...
Published date:
1 March 2022
GEOTRAP is the OECD/NEA Project on Radionuclide Migration in Geologic, Heterogeneous Media carried out in the context of site evaluation and safety assessment of deep repository systems for long-live...
Published date:
13 October 1999
One of the initiatives of the Clay Club has been to launch a compilation and a review of the relevant literature on the basic concepts and mechanisms which control the movement of water, solute and g...
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4 January 1996
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20 November 2020
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...
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28 July 2020
Published date:
1 June 2022
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...
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21 October 2020
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...
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10 July 2020
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...
Published date:
16 October 2020
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...
Published date:
21 October 2020
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...
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28 July 2020
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 ...
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19 October 2020
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1 July 2020
On 1 January 2021, Bulgaria became the 34th member of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and its Data Bank. On the occasion of this accession, a special ceremony was held online today to welcome Bu...
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19 January 2021
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2 July 2020
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11 April 2011
In the framework of the WGAMA/WGFS activity "Status Report on Good Practices for Analyses of Design Extension Condition without Significant Fuel Degradation (DEC-A) for Operating Nuclear Power Plants...
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20 December 2023
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14 April 2022
Virtual event
The NEA held a virtual workshop on the best regulatory practices in In-Service Inspection (ISI) in the nuclear sector on 11-14 April 2022.
Organised by the NEA Working Group on Codes and Standards (...
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20 April 2022
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20 April 2022
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20 April 2022
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20 April 2022
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20 April 2022
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29 March 2022
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7 March 2022
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21 March 2022
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22 March 2022
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20 April 2022
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9 May 2023
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17 February 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2004)1
This report presents a comparison of inspection practices at Research Reactors (RR) versus Nuclear Power Plants (Nuclear Power Plants) in participating OECD Nuclear Energy Member Countries. Key quest...
Published date:
5 March 2004
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)1
The Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident serves as a case study for various disciplines within nuclear sciences. Researchers worldwide in health physics, radio-ecology, severe accident analysis, and human ...
Published date:
6 January 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)1
Based on the regulatory actions underway or being considered in different member countries concerning their ability to maintain their corporate knowledge with respect to the ageing work force, the Co...
Published date:
10 February 2012
JANIS software description
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11 December 2023
Published date:
13 September 2022
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)6
This report contains a compilation of all papers regarding stakeholder involvement in decommissioning given at WPDD meetings and workshops between 2001 and the end of 2004. The compilation, together ...
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30 August 2006
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1 October 2021
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1 October 2021
NEA work on improving gender balance in the nuclear energy sector
Published date:
8 March 2022
On the occasion of International Women's Day Friday 8 March, the NEA asked women what they most enjoy about working in the nuclear sector.
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8 March 2024
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19 October 2022
Published date:
1 January 1997
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13 July 2009
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1 January 1979
Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) meeting, 8 June 2021.
Published date:
30 June 2021
NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(1998)188
Published date:
14 June 1999
The Working Group on the Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) focuses on the NEA activities related to potential design-basis and beyond design-basis accidents in nuclear reactors and related...
Published date:
20 December 2023
The Working Group on Codes and Standards (WGCS) aimed to facilitate and promote international co-operation, convergence and reconciliation of codes, standards and regulatory requirements for pressure...
Published date:
19 February 2024
The Working Group on Digital Instrumentation and Control (WGDIC) promoted harmonisation and improvements in nuclear safety through the development of regulatory guidance to address digital instrument...
Published date:
16 February 2024
The main mission of the Working Group on the Safety of Electrical Systems (WGELEC) is to advance the current understanding and address safety issues related to electrical systems of nuclear installat...
Published date:
16 February 2021
The main mission of the Working Group on External Events (WGEV) is to improve the understanding and treatment of external hazards that would support the continued safety performance of nuclear instal...
Published date:
10 February 2022
The objective of the Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS) is to advance the understanding of relevant aspects of nuclear fuel cycle safety, including: uranium mining and milling; uranium refini...
Published date:
4 October 2022
The main mission of the Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS) is to advance the current understanding and address cross-cutting issues related to fuel behaviour in accident conditions, including work o...
Published date:
5 April 2023
This working group's objective was to advance the current understanding and to address safety issues related to fuel safety margins, in particular to systematically assess the technical basis for cur...
Published date:
29 April 2020
The main mission of the Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) is to improve the understanding and treatment of human and organisational factors within the nuclear industry in orde...
Published date:
21 March 2024
NEA/CNRA/R(2003)3
This report by the Working Group on Inspection Practices provides information and perspectives on how inspections of nuclear fuel cycle facilities are carried out in NEA member countries.
Published date:
14 March 2003
The purpose of the WGIP was to facilitate the exchange of information and experience related to regulatory safety inspections among NEA member countries.
Published date:
19 February 2024
The main mission of the Working Group on Integrity and Ageing of Components and Structures (WGIAGE) is to advance the current understanding of the relevant aspects related with ensuring the integrity...
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10 August 2022
The WGLSC is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work in areas related to leadership and safety culture.
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16 February 2024
The WGNT is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme in work areas related to new technologies.
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21 November 2023
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8 March 2012
The main objective of the NEA Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) was to improve nuclear safety by sharing operating experience and knowledge.
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19 February 2024
The Working Group on Policy and Licensing (WGPL) is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work in areas relate...
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16 February 2024
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12 October 2020
The Working Group in Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) provided a forum for nuclear regulatory organisation communicators and outreach officers to exchange information, ...
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16 February 2024
NEA/SEN/NRA/WGPC(2006)4
There is an increasing expectation by the public to be informed and understand the rationale behind decisions especially in areas where peopleís safety or health may be affected. This is particularly...
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22 June 2006
The Working Group supports improved uses of Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) in risk-informed regulation and safety management through the analysis of results and the development of perspectives...
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13 March 2024
The CNRA believes in the importance of having a working group dedicated to safety culture. The Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) provided a senior level regulatory forum for exchanging informati...
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19 February 2024
The Working Group on Supply Chain (WGSUP) works to provide a mechanism for nuclear safety regulators and technical support organizations (TSOs) to share their knowledge and experience on regulatory a...
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1 December 2023
The Clay Club promotes the exchange of information, shared approaches and methods to develop and document an understanding of clay media as a host rock for a repository.
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16 November 2021
The Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR) examined the regulatory issues of the siting, licensing and regulatory oversight for all new commercial nuclear power reactors. The WGRNR f...
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19 February 2024
The working group will be responsible for the programme of work in the CNRA regarding regulatory activities in the primary area of advanced reactors and associated installations. The term “advanced r...
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2 April 2020
The working groups are comprised of experts from primarily academic institutions and other relevant stakeholders from NEA member and non-member countries.
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25 May 2023
NEA/RWM(2010)1
This document describes the achievements and programme of work of the working parties of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee. It was prepared for presentation at the RWMC-43 meeting held at th...
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9 March 2010
NEA/RWM(2014)1
Describes the achievements and plans of the working parties under the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) as presented at the 47th session of the RWMC held on 26-27 March 2014.
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13 February 2014
NEA/RWM(2013)1
This document outlines the achievements and future plans of the working parties of the RWMC, specifically the IGSC, FSC and WPDD. Prepared for the 46th session of the RWMC held at the OECD Conference...
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31 January 2013
NEA/RWM(2012)1
This document describes the achievements and plans of the working parties of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC). It was prepared for the 45th session of the RWMC in 2012.
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16 February 2012
Ongoing Working Parties and Expert Groups
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30 June 2020
NEA/RWM(2007)1
This document describes the main highlights since the March 2006 meeting of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC-39) of each of its three working parties (IGSC, FSC and WPDD), providing a...
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12 February 2007
The Working Party on Boiling Water Reactors (WPBWR) covered all boiling water reactors, including advanced boiling water reactors (ABWRs) and the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR).
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19 February 2024
This document is a brochure describing the mandate, profile, history, focus areas, activities and publications of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD).
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1 February 2009
The WP-IDKM supports member countries to tackle problems in managing and preserving information, data and knowledge of radioactive waste and decommissioning over generations.
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15 January 2021
The NEA's nuclear data evaluation co-operation activities involve the following evaluation projects: ENDF (United States), JENDL (Japan), ROSFOND/BROND (Russia), JEFF (other Data Bank member countrie...
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28 August 2023
The WPMO addresses management and organisational issues for decommissioning of nuclear installations and legacy management projects.
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28 August 2023
Under the guidance of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), the Working Party on Materials Science Issues in Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials (WPFM) addresses materials science aspects of nuclea...
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1 June 2023
The Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Material for Nuclear Systems (WPMM) was established to deal with the scientific and engineering aspects of fuels and structural mate...
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6 December 2023
The Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS) deals with technical and scientific issues relevant to criticality safety. Specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to) investig...
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28 March 2024
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27 September 2019
NEA Headquarters, Paris France
The annual meetings of the Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety and its five expert groups took place on 23-27 September 2019 at NEA/OECD headquarters in Paris.
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6 March 2020
Over its 25 years of existence, the working party has contributed many topics and has led advances in criticality safety studies.
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28 July 2022
The mission of the CRPPH Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM) is to improve nuclear emergency management systems within member countries, and to share its knowledge and experience widel...
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17 November 2023
The WPNE's objective is to collect and compile information and conduct analyses and assessments on all economic aspects of nuclear energy.
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20 February 2020
The WPLDF was established to identify and address issues of application of the nuclear liability regimes to deep geological repositories (DGRs) and other radioactive waste disposal facilities.
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5 March 2024
The Nuclear Law Committee (NLC) established the Working Party on Nuclear Liability and Transport (WPNLT) in 2016 to address the practical challenges related to the nuclear liability regime(s) applica...
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5 March 2024
The Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) studies the reactor physics, fuel performance, and radiation transport and shielding in present and future nu...
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21 December 2023
The Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) studies advanced nuclear fuel cycles, including fuel cycle scenarios, innovative fuels and materials, separation chemistry, waste...
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8 February 2024
The WPTES aims to address technical, environmental and safety issues in the decommissioning of nuclear installations and legacy management.
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12 September 2023
The Nuclear Law Committee (NLC) established the Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS) in 2016 to support the NEA’s efforts to strengthen its work in the nuclear safety area.
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5 March 2024
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7 October 1999
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12 September 2023
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1 July 2020
International expert workshop on the approaches to design, implementation and operation of electrical systems for beyond design basis equipment and management of geomagnetic induced currents in elect...
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22 June 2023
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10 May 2023