Defence in depth (DiD) is a concept that has been used for many years alongside tools to optimise nuclear safety in reactor design, assessment and regulation. The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...

The "Back-End Week" convened members to discuss decommissioning and waste management activities.

The meeting marked an important transition for the framework with the launch of four new Joint Experimental Programmes (JEEPs).

This publication addresses trends and patterns in material degradation as a function of nuclear power plant ageing, which is a key topic in the regulation of ageing management programmes, codes and s...

Delegates from nuclear law-related NEA bodies discussed current and future activities.

Members of the NEA Working Group on Leadership and Safety Culture (WGLSC) discussed ongoing activities at a meeting in Budapest.

The NEST Management Board met to discuss ongoing activities.

The meetings took place in April 2024 in the United States.

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 ...

Nuclear economics refers to the study of costs related to nuclear energy, which includes electricity generation, uranium supply, new plant build and support, fuel, waste disposal and decommissioning....

The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides readers with authoritative and comprehensive information o...

Nuclear science is the study of the atomic nuclei and their application, including in nuclear power plants, atomic theory and radiation.

Nuclear safety can be understood as accident prevention in nuclear installations, via its systems and its human resources, and the mitigation of risks and consequences if an accident should occur.

Nuclear safety can be understood as accident prevention in nuclear installations, via its systems and its human resources, and the mitigation of risks and consequences if an accident should occur.

Many of the failures that occur in nuclear fuel rods in light water reactors around the world are caused by the phenomenon of mechanical interaction between pellets and cladding (PCMI). The process i...

Many of the failures that occur in nuclear fuel rods in light water reactors around the world are caused by the phenomenon of mechanical interaction between pellets and cladding (PCMI). The process i...

A Nuclear Energy Agency delegation recently travelled to Korea for a series of meetings and events.

The Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD) database contains compilations for 46 reactor shielding, 31 fusion neutronics and 23 accelerator shielding experiments.

New NEA nuclear safety joint project 'Pool during Loss of Cooling Accident' (POLCA) launched during a meeting of 40 international experts on 9-10 April, 2024. (Photo: Large scale MIDI facility at IRS...

The INCA experiments will provide comparative data on the irradiation induced creep of current Zr alloys and Cr coated samples

P2M includes in-pile tests and Post-Irradiated Examinations in Hot-Laboratory to assess the operational margins at high power.

HITEC is dedicated to addressing challenges in the development and safety assessment of advanced non-LWR NPPs (or ANLWRs).

High Burnup Experiments in Reactivity Initiated Accident (HERA) is dedicated to the understanding of LWR fuel performance at high burn-up under reactivity-initiated accidents (RIA).

NEA International Mentoring Workshop convened high school students from Japan and the United States to Texas.

Under the guidance of the Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS), this subgroup will perform a computational comparison exercise on decay heat from a specific Spent Nuclear Fuel assembly...

NEA Director-General speaks at an event during the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Torino, Italy.

The potential role of SMRs in reaching net zero, Africa’s developing nuclear sector, the challenges of nuclear fuel supply, and collaboration with Ukraine were among the subjects discussed during the...

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...

The group met in Paris to discuss future activities.

The COPS (COrium Properties for reactor Simulation and uncertainties) project began on 17 May 2024.

WPFC member gathered to discuss current and future activities.

The NEA co-organised the 11^th Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR 2024).

WPFM and its expert groups met in Paris.

The new high-level group met to advance the activities in the field.