On the occasion of International Women's Day Friday 8 March, the NEA asked women what they most enjoy about working in the nuclear sector. 

The NEA efforts were highlighted at the OECD Forum on Gender Equality and the International Conference on Nuclear Security.

The NEA is working with its member countries to promote gender balance and the development of female leaders in the nuclear energy sector so as to ensure a robust, diverse and sustainable nuclear wor...

The NEA’s ruling body the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy met for its143rd biannual meeting in April 2022.

Gender balance policy framework approved

NEA organises a mentoring workshop in the United Kingdom on International Women's Day.

The GB-TG discussed the latest data, actions and objectives as part of their mission to improve gender balance in the nuclear energy sector. 

NEA Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy biannual meeting took place on 20-21 October 2022.

On 11-12 October 2023, the NEA Task Group on Improving the Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector (GB-TG) met in Paris to discuss ongoing work and future activities.

Delegates to the NEA Task Group on Improving the Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector met on 14 February 2022

NEA work on improving gender balance in the nuclear energy sector

Improving gender balance in nuclear

The report builds on the Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum organised in Tokyo in December 2023.

The OECD NEA and the Ministry for Climate and Enterprise of Sweden will co-host Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2024. 

Meetings were held with Kenyan government representatives and stakeholders in the nuclear field.

The NEA delegation travelled to Bulgaria to take part in “Sustainable Nuclear Innovations.”

A new collaboration with the EPRI and the NEA will focus on waste management strategies for small modular reactors.

Ahead of the project launch, the NEA organised a meeting to discuss the progress.

Human aspects of nuclear energy and waste management were in focus during a recent mission to the US at the Waste Management Symposia in Arizona and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 36th Annual...

The NEA Joint Project on Waste Integration for Small and Advanced Reactor Designs (WISARD) will start in 2025.