In the wake of the THAI project, conducted in three phases from 2007 until 2019, a new project, "THAI Experiments on Mitigation measures, and source term issues to support analysis and further Improv...

Following several years of experimental research in the field of source terms analysis in the BIP, STEM and THAI joint projects but also other activities, the NEA Working Group on the Analysis and Ma...

The ARC-F project consolidates participant and expert observations which contribute to a deeper understanding of severe accident progression and the status of reactors and containment vessels at the ...

The Preparatory Study on Analysis of Fuel Debris (PreADES) project was proposed as a near-term project by the Senior Expert Group on Safety Research Opportunities Post-Fukushima (SAREF).

PreADES was ...

The Benchmark Study of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (BSAF) Project was established in 2012. The objective of the project was to improve severe accident (SA) codes and t...

SCIP phases

First phase (2004-2009)

Phase on...

The Halden Reactor Project has been in operation since 1958 and is the oldest NEA joint project. It brings together an important international technical network in the area of nuclear safety ranging ...

Image: QUENCH facility at KIT. Court. KIT. 

The purpose of the QUENCH-ATF project is to investigate the chemical, mechanical and thermal-hydraulics behaviour of ATF claddings in Design Basis Accident...

In 1959, thirteen OECD countries began the Dragon Reactor Experiment (DRE) to build a reactor at Winfrith in Dorset, United Kingdom. The Dragon was the first experimental high temperature gas-cooled ...

NEST HYMERES (Hydrogen containment experiments for reactor safety) project is addressing safety relevant phenomena in containments during accidents. It offers hands-on training opportunity during the...

This NEST 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).

A short program...

This NEST project aims to integrate SMR research projects from the individual Participating Organisation countries into a broader and more impactful programme. It will include elements of technology ...

^{View of the ATLAS experimental loop. KAERI, Korea}

The Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) Project was referenced in The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident...

Common-cause failure (CCF) events can significantly affect the availability of nuclear power plant safety systems. In recognition of this, CCF data is systematically collected and analysed in several...

The main purpose of the project is to encourage multilateral co-operation in the collection and analysis of data relating to fire events. The objectives of the NEA Fire Project are to:

• collect fire ...

The Component Operational Experience, Degradation and Ageing Programme (CODAP) combines the follow-up of two previous NEA projects: the Pipe Failure Data Exchange Project (OPDE) and the stress corros...

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 ...

In 2006, two subjects, stress corrosion cracking and the degradation of cable insulation were selected as the focus of the Stress Corrosion Cracking and Cable Ageing Project (SCAP). The project ran f...

STEM phases

First phase (2011-2015)

The STEM Project was initiated with a first phase in 2011 to improve the general ...

The experimental investigations carried out in the frame of the THAI (2007-09) and THAI-2 (2011-14) projects contributed significantly to hydrogen and fission-product-related issues in a water-cooled...