The NEA launched the Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework in partnership with its member countries to help address important gaps in nuclear skills capacity building, knowledge t...
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A list of NEST events, conferences, workshops and summer schools organised in the context of ongoing NEST projects.
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The main decision body of the NEST Framework is the Management Board which includes one member and one alternate from each NEST Country.
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This project led by JAEA/CLADS will be dedicated to advanced remote technology for decommissioning under intense gamma-ray radiation environments (e.g. robotics, virtual reality).
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This project aims to integrate SMR research projects from the individual participant organisation countries into a broader and more impactful programme. It will include elements of technology assessm...
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The proposed NEST project BEAST addresses postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and young professionals, who intend to work in the field of Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management. The...
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4 December 2024
The NEST HYMERES project addresses safety-relevant phenomena in containments during accidents. It offers hands-on training opportunities during the experimental test campaigns carried at the PSI PAND...
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4 December 2024
At the heart of the NEST Framework are multinational and multidisciplinary projects, so-called NEST Projects.
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4 December 2024
National legislation: Greece
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4 December 2024
Convention/treaty status of each member country of the OECD or the NEA.
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4 December 2024
The NEA Data Bank Computer Program Service (CPS) has been conducting training activities for more than 30 years. These courses provide a unique opportunity to bring together code users from around th...
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4 December 2024
The Working Party on Nuclear Liability and Transport (WPNLT) agreed to prepare and publish specific country sheets presenting provisions related to nuclear transport and transit under the relevant na...
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3 December 2024
As part of the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy, the Rising Stars Programme leverages the weight of the Agency and the academic institutions to build new pipeline...
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2 December 2024
The second NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Workshop took place in Germany.
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2 December 2024
The International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL) is a two-week programme run annually by the NEA and the University of Montpellier and supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Coveri...
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29 November 2024
The International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL) Commemorative Brochure highlights the history, academics and unique features of the ISNL that contribute to the "Spirit of Montpellier". In addition, th...
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27 November 2024
Events explored financing challenges and the potential of SMRs in the Arctic.
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25 November 2024
The event took place on 11–15 November 2024.
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22 November 2024
NEA delegation travelled to Romania to discuss ongoing and future areas of co-operation.
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21 November 2024
NEA released the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) Handbook which contains criticality safety benchmark specifications
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21 November 2024
The workshop was co-organised by the US Department of Energy and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.
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20 November 2024
Published every year, the NEA Annual report includes an overview of NEA's activities and publications produced during the year, as well as the latest developments in nuclear energy sector around the ...
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20 November 2024
Publié chaque année, le Rapport annuel de l’AEN présente un aperçu des activités et publications de l’AEN pour une année donnée, ainsi que les derniers développements du secteur de l’énergie nucléair...
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20 November 2024
Fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactors (FHRs), cooled with liquid (molten) salt, fueled with TRISO-based fuel are a potential molten salt reactor (MSR) design.
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19 November 2024
NEA held the third edition of the RCTC on 28-31 October 2024. The course was hosted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in Ottawa, Canada and brought together 60 students and lecturers f...
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18 November 2024
Member met for the 148th session of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy.
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18 November 2024
NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...
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16 November 2024
The NEA is partnering with the Nuclear Regulators for Gender Equity (NRGE) to collect data and develop tailored guidance for participating regulatory bodies from around the world to improve their gen...
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15 November 2024
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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14 November 2024
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14 November 2024
The Convention on Assistance sets up a framework for states parties to co-operate amongst themselves and with the International Atomic Energy Agency to facilitate prompt assistance in the event of ...
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13 November 2024
The Early Notification Convention establishes a notification system for nuclear accidents that have the potential for an international transboundary release of radioactive material that could be of...
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13 November 2024
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13 November 2024
The CPPNM establishes measures related to the physical protection of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes during transport, criminalisation of offenses relating to nuclear material and inter...
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13 November 2024
The objective of the Amendment to the CPPNM is to achieve and maintain worldwide effective physical protection of nuclear material and of nuclear facilities used for peaceful purposes; to prevent a...
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13 November 2024
The Kiev Protocol requires states to evaluate the consequences of their official draft plans and programmes, and, to the extent appropriate, policies and legislation that are likely to have signifi...
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13 November 2024
An NEA delegation led by Director-General William D. Magwood, IV, travelled to Budapest to discuss the latest developments in the Hungarian energy sector.
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13 November 2024
The OECD NEA organised the Safety Case Symposium 2024 in Budapest, Hungary, from 8-11 October. Nearly 200 experts gathered to discuss the role of safety cases in managing radioactive waste.
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13 November 2024
Information note on nuclear power installations in Ukraine, updated periodically.
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13 November 2024
The International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) Handbook contains criticality safety benchmark specifications that have been derived from experiments that were performed at...
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12 November 2024
The primary purpose of the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) is to compile critical and subcritical benchmark experiment data into a standardised format that allo...
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12 November 2024
Members of the NEA joint project Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels - International Database (TAF-ID) met on 23-25 October 2024.
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8 November 2024
The OECD NEA Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM) held its 2024 annual meeting from 15 to 17 October in London, United Kingdom. The event brought together approximately 50 emergency pre...
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7 November 2024
Nuclear legislation: Germany
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30 October 2024
Emergency preparedness programmes around the world are designed to protect people from the health effects arising from radiological releases. The science behind these programmes is both well known an...
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23 October 2024
National legislation: Finland
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23 October 2024
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18 October 2024
Nuclear legislation: Slovenia
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17 October 2024
National legislation: United Kingdom
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17 October 2024
The Joint Protocol acts as a bridge between the Paris and Vienna Conventions, effectively extending the benefits provided by one convention to victims in countries that have joined the other conven...
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17 October 2024