Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

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This technical opinion paper represents the consensus of risk analysts in NEA member countries on the current state of the art of level-2 probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) and its applications in...

Published date: 20 April 2007

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers - No. 11

Errors during maintenance and periodic testing are significant contributors to plant events. These errors may not always be revealed by post-maintenance tests and may remain undetected for extended p...

Published date: 26 February 2009

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers - No. 10

Nuclear power plant modifications may be needed for a number of different reasons. These include physical ageing of plant systems, structures and components; obsolescence in hardware and software; fe...

Published date: 3 February 2009

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers - No. 12

It is a dynamic time for the nuclear power sector. Existing reactor control rooms are undergoing various forms of modernisation. New reactors are being built in many countries and advanced reactors a...

Published date: 11 December 2009

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers No. 14

The way in which nuclear licensees’ organisations are structured and resourced clearly has a potential impact on nuclear safety. As experience has continually demonstrated, operating organisations wi...

Published date: 15 May 2012

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers No. 15

Managing the ageing of fuel cycle facilities (FCFs) means, as for other nuclear installations, ensuring the availability of required safety functions throughout their service life while taking into a...

Published date: 31 December 2013

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers No. 16

As all safety systems in the majority of existing nuclear power plants use the preferred power supply, any voltage surges in these systems could lead to common-cause failures. In the event of an unus...

Published date: 17 May 2013

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CSNI Technical Opinion Paper No. 17

CSNI Technical Opinion Paper No. 17: Fire Probabilistic Safety Assessments for Nuclear Power Plants: 2019 Update provides an authoritative review of the current status and use of the fire PSA in nucl...

Published date: 27 May 2019

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers - Nos. 1-2

These technical opinion papers represent the consensus of risk analysts and experts in NEA Member countries on the current state of the art in Fire Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for nuclear p...

Published date: 26 September 2002

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CSNI Technical Opinion Papers – No. 13

Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) define the maximum temperature and degree of oxidation in order to avoid excessive embrittlement and hence failure of the fuel cladding, ...

Published date: 21 September 2011

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CSNI Technical Opinion Paper - No. 18

Seismic probabilistic safety assessment (SPSA) is a systematic method for examining and evaluating the risk from earthquake-initiated accidents. The significant advances in the area of SPSA since the...

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Published date: 27 September 2021

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Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy: Safety, Performance, and Responsibility

Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy shares personal insights through a series of in-depth conversations between the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director-General and leading figures in the sector. ...

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Published date: 15 January 2019

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Nuclear Safety Research in OECD Countries

Major nuclear safety research facilities and programmes are facing increasing budgetary constraints, and in many cases are being closed or terminated. This report identifies major facilities of vital...

Published date: 20 April 2001

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Five Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Accident

Countries around the world continue to implement safety improvements and corrective actions based on lessons learnt from the 11 March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This ...

Published date: 29 February 2016

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Nuclear Safety Research in OECD Countries

Published date: 23 May 2001

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Nuclear Power Plant Operating Experience from the IAEA/NEA Incident Reporting System 2015-2017

The International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS) is an essential system for the exchange of information on safety related events at nuclear power plants worldwide. The fundamental ob...

Published date: 21 April 2020

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Nuclear Power Plant Operating Experience from the IAEA/NEA Incident Reporting System 2009-2011

The application of lessons learnt from the International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS) is an essential element for enhancing the safe operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs) throug...

Published date: 31 December 2013

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La fonction réglementaire et la gestion des déchets radioactifs

Ce panorama présente un synopsis facile à aborder du contrôle réglementaire de la gestion des déchets radioactifs de 15 pays membres de l'AEN. Il traite la question de la gestion des déchets radioact...

Published date: 16 August 2005