Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

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Improving Versus Maintaining Nuclear Safety

The concept of improving nuclear safety versus maintaining it has been discussed at a number of nuclear regulators meetings in recent years. National reports have indicated that there are philosophic...

Published date: 15 October 2002

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The Regulatory Challenges of Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors

Each nuclear power plant, fuel cycle facility and nuclear research and test facility that is operating today will eventually reach the end of its useful life and cease operation. During the period of...

Published date: 30 April 2003

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Nuclear Regulatory Review of Licensee Self-assessment (LSA)

Licensee self-assessment (LSA) by nuclear power plant operators is described as all the activities that a licensee performs in order to identify opportunities for improvements. An LSA is part of an o...

Published date: 30 June 2003

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Nuclear Regulatory Challenges Related to Human Performance

In June 2003, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) organised a topical session on the importance of human performance to nuclear safety and the facto...

Published date: 2 December 2004

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Direct Indicators of Nuclear Regulatory Efficiency and Effectiveness

The desired outcome of nuclear regulatory activities is the safe operation of nuclear facilities in a manner that protects public health and safety, and the environment. The operator has prime respon...

Published date: 20 April 2004

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Nuclear Regulatory Decision Making

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear utilities operate their plants at all times in an acceptably safe manner. In meeting this objective, the re...

Published date: 25 March 2005

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Regulatory Challenges in Using Nuclear Operating Experience

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear utilities operate their plants in an acceptably safe manner at all times. Learning from experience has been...

Published date: 20 February 2006

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The Regulatory Goal of Assuring Nuclear Safety

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear facilities are operated, as well as decommissioned, in an acceptably safe manner. However, in meeting this ...

Published date: 29 February 2008

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The Nuclear Regulator's Role in Assessing Licensee Oversight of Vendor and Other Contracted Services

Contracted services are an integral part of the design, construction and operation of a nuclear facility. Changes in the nuclear industry sector, including varied availability of nuclear expertise, t...

Published date: 31 March 2011

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Challenges in Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear power reactors have become a major source of electricity supply in many countries and, based on the experience of safe and reliable operation, many operators have sought and received authoris...

Published date: 21 September 2012

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Implementation of Defence in Depth at Nuclear Power Plants

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...

Published date: 28 January 2016

Publications and Reports

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 110 – Volume 2023/1

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...

Published date: 28 February 2024

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Characteristics of a Trusted Nuclear Regulator

This report is intended to serve as a practical guide to explain the organisational characteristics, attributes and ways of thinking that can help a nuclear regulator build and maintain trust with in...

English Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA Green booklet …

Published date: 17 April 2024

Publications and Reports

Brochure AEN

Published date: 12 September 2018

Publications and Reports

Summary Report - International Conference on Regulators’ Views and Priorities on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection. TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident: 10-Year Reflection, Now and the Way Forward

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), in co-ordination with the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan, hosted the “International Conference on Regulators’ Views and Priorities on Nuclear Safety and ...

English Radiological protection Fukushima Nuclear safety …

Published date: 26 July 2024

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Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum: Japan

A healthy safety culture has long been considered essential to maintaining high levels of nuclear safety. Although safety goals across countries are similar, the operational realities vary due to a r...

English Human aspects of nuclear safety Leadership Human and organisational factors …

Published date: 30 July 2024

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国特有の安全文化フォーラム：日本

健全な安全文化は、原子力安全を高いレベルで維持するために必須なことであると考えられてきた。各国が目指すことは類似しているが、国の文化的特性を含む様々な要因により、実際の取り組み状況は異なる。このような特性は、安全文化に良い影響を与えることもあれば課題となることもある。したがって、原子力界においては、それぞれの文化的背景の中でどのような影響が存在するかを特定し、これらの影響が安全文化にどのような効...

Human aspects of nuclear safety Leadership Country report Japan …

Published date: 30 July 2024

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Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector

Female scientists and engineers pioneered the nuclear and radiological fields, with leaders and innovators such as Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Lise Meitner, among many others, establishing the foundat...

Published date: 8 March 2023

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Effective Frameworks and Strategies for Financing Nuclear New Build

Scaling up investment flows in nuclear energy is one of the major challenges for OECD and NEA countries that have decided or are considering the construction of nuclear power plants. This report offe...

Published date: 18 September 2024