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...
Led by the University of Siena in Italy, the TRAINS initiative aims to enhance training and knowledge dissemination in radiological and nuclear security.
Led by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the TCOFF-II initiative aims to enhance expertise and knowledge dissemination in thermodynamics modelling applied to materia...
International benchmark of solvent extraction codes and process modelling applied to hydro-processes focuses on the modelling of PUREX (TBP-based extractions) systems with uranium and nitric acid as ...
Any country wishing to join the NEST Framework must become a signatory of the NEST Framework Agreement, as stated in article 11(a) of the agreement.
Four new expert groups were established on 10 September 2020 to operate under the umbrella of the NEA Working Party on Information, Data and Knowledge Management (WP-IDKM).
With the growing importance of SMRs, following the proposal of the CSNI Bureau, the CSNI has decided to create an Expert Group on SMRs (EGSMR), at its 69th meeting held on 2-3 June 2021.
The RepMet initiative aimed to improve understanding of the identification, administration and application of metadata to support national programmes in managing radioactive waste repository data, in...
The goal of EGCUL is to share state-of-the-art knowledge and experience in characterising a large amount of unknown waste derived from nuclear accidents and past nuclear activities.
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...
The Programme Review Group is established to perform a programme quality review function within the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) and to provide scientific assistance to the...
From prior generation until disposal, optimisation requires a holistic approach from environmental, economic and societal aspects, with strong co-ordination among all involved stakeholders.
The NEST Secretariat monitors the progress of the different NEST Projects, supports the Management Board in the Monitoring and Evaluation process and provides the interface between the NEST Projects...
MANTRAS includes educational and training courses, events on applications in the medical sector, and access to the available research infrastructures. It focuses in particular on the development of n...
At the heart of the NEST Framework are multinational and multidisciplinary projects, so-called NEST Projects.
One of the major achievements of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the knowledge it has helped to generate through the organisation of joint international research projects. Such projects, prim...
The report builds on the Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum organised in Tokyo in December 2023.
Regulatory authorities develop regulations and associated practical guidance. Considering the long-term safety of a repository, regulators develop operational criteria and optimisation for them.
It refers to the regulatory actions taken to ensure procedural safety by implementers of decommissioning and legacy management, and to promote adequate dialogue with stakeholders.
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