放射性廃棄物は、医療・産業・研究・発電など幅広い活動から発生する。このような廃棄物はすべて、人の健康と環境の保護を最優先して安全に管理しなくてはならない。何十年にも及ぶ研究活動を経て、国際科学界は今では、高レベル放射性廃棄物を深地層最終処分場（DGR）に定置することが安全かつ効果的であると確信するに至っている。
各国政府は、それぞれが最良であると信じるエネルギー・環境政策を実施する絶対的な権利と責...
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東日本大震災とそれに続く福島第一原子力発電所事故から10年が経ち、多くの教訓が得られたが、まだ多くの課題が残っている。
この報告書は福島第一原子力発電所の現況と、事故後の日本の当局並びに国際社会の対応について報告するもので、事故に起因する多面的な問題を政策決定者と一般市民双方が理解することに役立つであろう。それには、災害復旧努力、損害賠償、原子力安全、原子力規制、放射線防護、廃炉作業、放射性廃棄物...
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The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has just published a new report entitled Five Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Nuclear Safety Improvements and Lessons Learnt.
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放射性廃棄物の地下処分プログラムでは、処分場設計に用いる地層科学パラメータの不確実性や長期安全性が問題となる。誰もが受け入れられる安全な放射性廃棄物処分プログラムを構築するためには、実施主体、規制側、研究者、政治家、一般市民の間で活発な議論を行い、URL などの地下施設を建設して、岩盤の特性調査、試験、技術開発、実証活動を計画・実施していく必要がある。
このような中、本資料では 2001 年に発行...
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地下研究实验室（URLs）对于提供核废物处置设施的设计、建造以及处置库开发各个阶段必须提交的安全全过程系统分析所需的科技信息和实践经验至关重要。
本报告概述了在处置库开发计划中建设地下研究实验室的目的，核能署成员国迄今已开发或计划开发的地下研究实验室概况，此类设施对于处置库开发计划和安全全过程系统分析开发的不同作用，各国处置计划中对地下研究实验室开发时机的把握，以及地下研究实验室开发中国际合作的...
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The concept of removing long-lived radioactive wastes from the human environment by disposal in deep geological repositories was developed several decades ago. In the intervening years, research effo...
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20 September 2012
Сразу после аварии на АЭС “Фукусима-Даичи” стали подниматься вопросы о будущем рынка урана, в том числе о количестве реакторов, которые предполагалось построить в ближайшие годы, количестве урана, не...
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30 July 2012
Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand
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23 December 2020
The World Nuclear Association has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the OECD Nuclear Agency at a ceremony in London.
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6 September 2019
Workshop on the Adequacy of Funding Arrangements for Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management, 17-18 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
Over its 25 years of existence, the working party has contributed many topics and has led advances in criticality safety studies.
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28 July 2022
Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) meeting, 8 June 2021.
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30 June 2021
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1 January 1997
NEA work on improving gender balance in the nuclear energy sector
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8 March 2022
On 1 January 2021, Bulgaria became the 34th member of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and its Data Bank. On the occasion of this accession, a special ceremony was held online today to welcome Bu...
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19 January 2021
One of the initiatives of the Clay Club has been to launch a compilation and a review of the relevant literature on the basic concepts and mechanisms which control the movement of water, solute and g...
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4 January 1996
GEOTRAP is the OECD/NEA Project on Radionuclide Migration in Geologic, Heterogeneous Media carried out in the context of site evaluation and safety assessment of deep repository systems for long-live...
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13 October 1999
The United States and the Russian Federation have each agreed to dispose of 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium that are beyond their defence needs. One effective way to dispose of this plutonium is...
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20 January 2006
Recently developed best-estimate computer code systems for modelling 3-D coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics transients in nuclear reactors need to be validated against results from experiments and...
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5 October 2010
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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16 November 2007
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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30 June 2006
In the field of coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics computation there is a need to enhance scientific knowledge in order to develop advanced modelling techniques for new nuclear technologies and co...
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31 December 2003
Virtual Stakeholder Confidence Workshop on the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities in the United Kingdom, 16 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
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16 June 2021
As the NEA continues to adapt to the new way of working, "virtual missions" are being organised with member countries and key partners.
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18 September 2020
Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...
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22 August 2006
À l’heure actuelle, on observe une variabilité considérable dans le format, le contenu et les pratiques d’estimation des coûts, que ce soit à l’intérieur d’un même pays ou lorsque l’on franchit les f...
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22 March 2010
Pratiquement toutes les réglementations et tous les standards de protection radiologique nationaux et internationaux sont fondés sur les recommandations publiées par la Commission internationale de p...
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20 December 2002
L'intérêt porté au développement de l'énergie nucléaire pour satisfaire une demande croissante d'énergie et faire face au changement climatique conduit à s'intéresser de plus près au cycle du combust...
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Le problème clé dans le démantèlement des installations nucléaires est l’élimination progressive des risques, au moyen d’une série d’actions de décontamination et de déconstruction qui doivent être r...
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30 December 2005
It is essential to calculate the structural integrity of reactor components with a high degree of accuracy in order to make correct decisions regarding plant lifetime at the design stage, safety marg...
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11 April 2006
The Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) Project is a collaborative effort among OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Data Bank member countries to develop a reference nuclear data library for use i...
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14 February 2013
Validation of LWR Calculation Methods and JEF-1 Based Data Libraries by TRX and BAPL Critical Experiments; S. Pelloni, P. Grimm, D. Mathews, J.M. Paratte (June 1989).
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26 October 2005
A consensus has been reached among technical experts that high-level radioactive waste can safely be disposed of in deep geological repositories. Safety studies are carried out to evaluate the overal...
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27 April 2001
The NEA is organising series of webinars to explore the use of disruptive technologies in nuclear applications and discuss the future shape of nuclear safety systems.
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31 March 2021
NEA Task Group on Improving the Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector met to make progress on a forthcoming report on gender balance in the nuclear sector.
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28 June 2022
Les radioisotopes jouent un rôle de plus en plus important en médecine pour les diagnostics et la thérapie, dans l'industrie et dans la recherche scientifique. Ils peuvent être essentiels pour notre ...
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Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utilisés dans l'ensemble du monde pour de nombreuses applications liées à la médecine diagnostique et thérapeutique, à l'industrie et à la recherche scientifi...
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Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utiisés à travers le monde dans de nombreux secteurs, notamment en médecine, dans l'industrie, l'agriculture et la recherche. Les isotopes sont irremplaçables...
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6 December 1999
Joint NEA/IAEA Group on Uranium meeting, 4‑6 February 2020
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4 March 2020
Uranium is the main raw material fuelling all nuclear fission reactors today. Countries around the world use it to reliably generate low-carbon electricity, process heat and hydrogen as part of their...
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3 April 2023
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of low-carbon electricity and other uses, such as heat an...
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23 December 2020
Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of baseload low-carbon electricity for decades to come. A...
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13 December 2018
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Uranium is the raw material used to produce fuel for long-lived nuclear power facilities, necessary for the generation of significant amounts of baseload low-carbon electricity for decades to come. A...
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30 November 2016
Uranium is the raw material used to fuel over 400 operational nuclear reactors around the world that produce large amounts of electricity and benefit from life cycle carbon emissions as low as renewa...
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14 October 2014
Uranium is the raw material used to fuel over 400 operational nuclear reactors around the world that produce large amounts of electricity and benefit from life cycle carbon emissions as low as renewa...
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9 September 2014
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14 October 2014
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built ...
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1 November 2012
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built ...
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26 July 2012
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18 August 2011
With several countries currently building nuclear power plants and planning the construction of more to meet long-term increases in electricity demand, uranium resources, production and demand remain...
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28 July 2010
Avec la construction de centrales nucléaires dans plusieurs pays et des projets de construction additionnels pour répondre à la demande croissante d’électricité, les ressources en uranium, sa product...
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21 February 2011
With several countries building nuclear power plants and many more considering the use of nuclear power to produce electricity in order to meet rising demand, the uranium industry has become the focu...
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10 June 2008
Alors que plusieurs pays construisent des centrales nucléaires et que bien d’autres envisagent d’avoir recours à l’énergie nucléaire pour produire l’électricité nécessaire pour faire face à une deman...
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12 August 2020
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12 August 2020
Since 2001 the price of uranium has steadily climbed over five-fold, at a rate and reaching heights not seen since the 1970s. As a result, the uranium industry has seen a surge of activity, ending a ...
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23 May 2006
Depuis 2001, le prix de l'uranium a été multiplié par plus de cinq, à un rythme inégalé et pour atteindre des niveaux qui n'avaient pas été constatés depuis les années 70. L'industrie de l'uranium a ...
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3 October 2006
The "Red Book", jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. This edition, the 20th, presents the results...
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24 June 2004
Le "Livre rouge", établi conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique, est un ouvrage de référence sur l'uranium faisant autorité au ...
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13 September 2004
The "Red Book", jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a recognised world reference on uranium. Its contents are based on official informati...
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9 August 2002
Le "Livre rouge", établi conjointement par l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'énergie nucléaire et l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique, est un ouvrage de référence sur l'uranium faisant autorité au ...
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24 September 2002
In recent years, the world uranium market has been characterised by an imbalance between demand and supply and persistently depressed uranium prices. World uranium production currently satisfies betw...
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1 January 2000
Depuis quelques années, le marché mondial de l'uranium se caractérise par un déséquilibre entre la demande et l'offre et une tendance persistante vers des prix bas. Actuellement, la production mondia...
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1 January 2000
The events characterizing the world uranium market in the last several years illustrate the persistent uncertainty faced by uranium producers and consumers worldwide. With world nuclear capacity expa...
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1 January 1998
Les événements qui caractérisent le marché mondial de l'uranium depuis quelques années illustrent l'incertitude qui semble persister et à laquelle les producteurs et les consommateurs d'uranium à tra...
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1 January 1998
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4 November 2020
The Generation IV International Forum (GIF) held its semi-annual Policy Group meetings from 18 to 28 October 2021 to review and discuss its ongoing work and activities.
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4 November 2021
NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) annual meeting, 9-11 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
by Robert Guillaumont (Chairman), Thomas Fanghänel, Jean Fuger, Ingmar Grenthe, Volker Neck, Donald A. Palmer and Malcolm H. Rand
This is Volume 5 in the Chemical Thermodynamics series. It is the upd...
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2 September 2020
This study assesses the policy and governance frameworks needed to drive positive learning and continuous industrial performance for nuclear new build. The study also explores the risk allocation and...
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2 July 2020
- Governments should incentivise investments in resilient low-carbon energy infrastructure, such as nuclear energy, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Proper policy and market frameworks to in...
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1 June 2020
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31 December 2008
The NEA is helping Japan and the wider international community better understand the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the site’s current status.
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16 February 2022
NEA Clay Club annual meeting, 23 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
In 2001, the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) published a report describing the role of underground research laboratories (URLs) in nuclear waste dispo...
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4 January 2013
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11 August 2020
New NEA-UK programme to bring Ukrainian nuclear energy experts to the Agency.
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5 October 2023
Information note on nuclear power installations in Ukraine, updated periodically.
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12 October 2023
Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...
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16 January 2012
Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...
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21 December 2011
The role of nuclear energy in a sustainable development context has multiple facets, a significant number of which relate to the nuclear fuel cycle. This report provides a description of the developm...
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1 January 2002
Treated water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Message from Director-General Magwood
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13 April 2021
One of the main missions of nuclear regulators is to protect the public, and this cannot be completely achieved without public confidence. The more a regulatory process is transparent, the more such ...
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16 November 2007
Future fuel cycle characteristics, feasibility and acceptability will be crucial for the continued development of nuclear energy, especially in the post-Fukushima context. Fuel cycle choices have bot...
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18 July 2013
International Radiological Protection School (IRPS) Advisory Board meeting, 25 May 2021.
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28 May 2021
The first International School on Simulation of Nuclear Reactor Systems (SINUS) took place on 22-23 May 2023.
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14 June 2023
Co-organised with the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the course took place on 20-22 June 2023.
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24 July 2023
The NEA Data Bank organised a PENELOPE training course at the University of Barcelona in Spain on 11-15 July 2022
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1 August 2022
NEA Data Bank PENELOPE training session, February 2020, Barcelona, Spain
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4 March 2020
NEA Data Bank PENELOPE training session, February 2020, Barcelona, Spain
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18 November 2019
NEA Data Bank PENELOPE training session, February 2020, Barcelona, Spain
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6 December 2019
NEA Data Bank training courses on state-of-the-art computer codes
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17 December 2020
The joint NEA/IAEA Uranium Group held its 57th meeting virtually on 3-5 November 2021.
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12 December 2021
As part of its activities, the Regulators’ Forum of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee has been examining the regulatory criteria for the long-term performance of geological disposal. In ...
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3 March 2010
The NEA launched an initiative together with the Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment and the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) to collaborate on issues of common...
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27 January 2021
Currently, the format, content and practice of cost estimation vary considerably both within and between countries, which makes it very difficult to compare estimates, even for similar types of facil...
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22 March 2010
The field of emergency management is broad, complex and dynamic. In the post-Fukushima context, emergency preparedness and response (EPR) in the nuclear sector is more than ever being seen as part of...
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12 January 2018
The decisions made about protective actions of people and the environment in situations involving exposure to ionising radiation have tended to be driven by subjective judgements about the health ris...
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26 February 2021
U-Zr-O system miscibility gap in the liquid state. Source: Guéneau et al. Journal of Nuclear Materials 254 (1998), 158-174.
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5 May 2020
This study identifies key factors influencing the timing of high-level waste (HLW) disposal and examines how social acceptability, technical soundness, environmental responsibility and economic feasi...
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15 May 2008
The symposium was held in Monaco on 7-11 October 1968. It discussed the third party liability rules deriving from maritime and nuclear conventions, as well as the practical positions as regards the m...
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1 January 1968
This study reviews national legislation in the field of third party liability for nuclear damage. It is divided into three parts. The first part covers the international Conventions on Nuclear Third ...
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1 January 1990
Preparatory meeting for Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products Based on Scenario Analysis of Severe Accident Progression at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (TCOFF)...
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27 May 2021
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1 January 1998
Virtually all national and international radiation protection regulations and standards are based on the recommendations published by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). N...
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17 March 2003
Performance assessment of repository concepts for the geological disposal of long-lived radioactive waste relies on the availability of thermodynamic data for many radionuclides and other elements un...
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29 August 2002
Under the Paris Agreement, OECD countries agreed to aim for a reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions sufficient to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre...
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2 January 2019
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11 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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11 August 2020
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11 August 2020
The reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and its decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is a vital component of modern medical diagnostic practices. Disruptions in the supply chain of these radi...
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16 September 2010
The reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and its decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is a vital component of modern medical diagnostic practices. Disruptions in the supply chain of these radi...
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16 September 2010
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11 August 2020
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23 June 2011
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18 December 2012
This report explores the main reasons behind the unreliable supply of Technetium‑99m (Tc‑99m) in health‑care systems and policy options to address the issue. Tc‑99m is used in 85% of nuclear medicine...
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18 November 2019
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Strategic Plan serves as a guiding instrument that reflects the priorities of its member countries as the Agency addresses evolving needs in the exploration and a...
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25 January 2022
This Strategic Plan is intended to guide the NEA as it seeks to meet the evolving needs of member countries in the application and exploration of nuclear science and technology. The plan includes an ...
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22 December 2016
NEA Mission Statement
To assist its Member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, envi...
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21 April 2005
The NEA’s ruling body the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy met for its143rd biannual meeting in April 2022.
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27 April 2022
The NEA held its 142nd Steering Committee meeting in October 2021.
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4 November 2021
The sixth International Nuclear Emergency Exercise (INEX-6)
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1 March 2021
What contribution can nuclear energy make to improve the security of energy supply? This study, which examines a selection of OECD member countries, qualitatively and quantitatively validates the oft...
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3 August 2011
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13 December 2010
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31 October 2005
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5 May 2020
The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that activities related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy are carried out in a safe manner within their respective c...
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4 February 2016
This report examines the roles that storage plays, or might play, in radioactive waste management in OECD/NEA member countries. A better understanding of these roles provides valuable input to curren...
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6 February 2006
Underground research laboratories (URLs) are essential to provide the scientific and technical information and practical experience that are needed for the design and construction of nuclear waste di...
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20 November 2001
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29 February 2008
Safety Culture involves everyone whose attitude may influence nuclear safety, not only the utility operators but also the regulatory body. The aim of this document is to focus on the dual role of the...
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1 January 1999
Hydrogen is expected to play important roles in decarbonised energy systems, as an energy source for otherwise hard-to-electrify sectors as well as a storage vector to enhance power system flexibilit...
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21 September 2022
NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV explains how an energy mix that includes nuclear power can help achieve global climate change goals.
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13 December 2021
NEA article from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy, published by NICE Future and the NEA.
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20 September 2022
This report assesses the role that nuclear energy can play in supporting the transition to a low-carbon energy system. It begins by considering the greenhouse gas emissions from the full nuclear fuel...
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18 June 2012
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant impacts on the global economy and energy sector. It has also underlined the importance of electricity reliability and resilience during major d...
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24 June 2020
New NICE Future Initiative report, Flexible Nuclear Energy for Clean Energy Systems. Photo: Romolo Tavani/Shutterstock.
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15 September 2020
The NEA Working Party on Information, Data and Knowledge Management discussed the topic of AI and data preservation during their third plenary meeting on 7-8 February 2023.
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24 February 2023
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29 February 2008
This overview presents an easily accessible synopsis of the regulatory control of radioactive waste management in 15 NEA member countries. It covers the management of radioactive waste from all types...
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30 December 2005
Regulators are major stakeholders in the decision-making process for radioactive waste management. The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) has recognised the value of exchanging and com...
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27 February 2004
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30 April 2003
Of all the institutional actors in the field of long-term radioactive waste management (RWM), it is perhaps the regulatory authorities that have restyled their roles most significantly. Modern societ...
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20 October 2003
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4 November 2020
European countries of the OECD have been affected by the widespread dissemination of the radioactive material released from the Chernobyl reactor accident in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, ...
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11 September 1987
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29 August 2007
Governments and regulatory authorities are responsible for the definition of regulatory controls or conditions, if any, that should be applied to radioactive sources or radiation exposure situations ...
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14 February 2006
The Probabilistic System Assessment Group (PSAG) was established by the RWMC in January 1985 (originally under a different name) to help co-ordinate the development in OECD member countries of probab...
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1 January 1997
Decommissioning of both commercially used and R&D nuclear facilities is expected to increase significantly in the coming years, and the largest of such industrial decommissioning projects could comma...
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1 June 2015
Sweden is at the forefront among countries developing plans for a deep geological repository of highly radioactive waste. There is no such repository in operation yet worldwide, but Sweden, Finland a...
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5 July 2012
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14 June 2002
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31 March 2011
An NEA delegation led by Director-General William D. Magwood, IV visited the Netherlands to meet with government and industry representatives.
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26 April 2023
The NEST Management Board met virtually on 9-10 March 2021 to discuss the ongoing progress made in six NEST Projects and the challenges posed to NEST activities by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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22 March 2021
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19 July 2004
All low-carbon solutions will be required to achieve the world's net zero targets. Nuclear energy has a role to play in meeting this need. A wave of innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) is adv...
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20 July 2023
All low-carbon solutions will be required to achieve the world's net zero targets. Nuclear energy has a role to play in meeting this need. A wave of innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) is adv...
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13 March 2023
The NEA hosted an expert roundtable discussion on 8 October 2021 to reflect on twenty years of Regulators' Forum (RF) work and trace the evolution of the roles and responsibilities of nuclear safety ...
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25 October 2021
NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Management Board meeting, 16-18 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
Approximately 60 participants representing 20 academic institutions from NEA member countries and international organisations and networks met on 23 April 2021 for the first formal meeting conducted ...
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19 May 2021
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31 March 2009
In response to the growing interest in the field of decommissioning of nuclear facilities, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD commenced in 1978 a programme of activities in this field. This report...
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8 February 1996
The NEA Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information Concerning Nuclear Installation Decommissioning Projects (CPD) is a joint undertaking which functions within th...
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9 February 1996
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) hosted an expert roundtable discussion on 29 July 2021 to present and discuss findings from a new report on the role of nuclear long-term operation (LTO) in decarbonis...
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5 August 2021
The development of radiation protection and of nuclear safety concepts have been somewhat separate. Traditionally, radiation protection has mainly focused on the protection of workers and members of ...
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1 January 1995
An important activity of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organisation of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and proje...
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8 October 2012
The joint evaluated fission and fusion nuclear data library, JEFF-3.3
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5 August 2020
The Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) Project is a collaborative effort among NEA Data Bank member countries to develop a reference nuclear data library for use in different energy applicatio...
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27 September 2009
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5 May 2009
The JEFF-3.1.1 Nuclear Data Library; NEA Data Bank (May 2009).
This report describes the incremental method used to improve JEFF evaluations since the release of the JEF-2.2 library in 1992. In order...
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1 May 2009
The JEFF-3.1 library was released by the NEA in May 2005. JEFF-3.1 combines the efforts of the JEFF and EFF/EAF (European Fusion File/European Activation File) working groups who have contributed to ...
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26 May 2005
To master the technology and the economics of nuclear energy, deep insight is needed into the physical and chemical phenomena at work in nuclear reactors and all parts of the associated fuel cycle. S...
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1 April 2005
The JEF-2.2 Nuclear Data Library; NEA Data Bank (April 2000).
The report is a summary documentation of the Joint Evaluated File version (JEF-2.2). The information contained in the file comprises neut...
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26 April 2000
The International School of Nuclear Law returns to the University of Montpellier
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9 September 2022
INTRAVAL was set up as an international project concerned with the use of mathematical models for predicting the potential transport of radioactive substances in the geosphere. Such models are used t...
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1 January 1996
The international study INTRAVAL addressed the validation of models of the transport of radioactive substances through groundwater in the geosphere. The project started in 1987 on the initiative of t...
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1 January 1997
INTRAVAL was set up as an international project concerned with the use of mathematical models for predicting the potential transport of radioactive substances in the geosphere. Such models are used t...
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1 January 1997
INTRAVAL was set up as an international project concerned with the use of mathematical models for predicting the potential transport of radioactive substances in the geosphere. Such models are used t...
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1 January 1996
Future decommissioning and radiological waste management experts gathered at the Aachen Institute for Nuclear Training in Stolberg, Germany.
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3 October 2022
The NEA hosted its second annual global nuclear science and engineering commencement on 4 June 2021 to celebrate and recognise the accomplishments of the graduating classes of 2021.
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8 June 2021
NEA Leaderership Series brought together three leaders in the nuclear sector to discuss what creates effective leadership and why it's essential for the nuclear sector's success.
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4 December 2023
The NEA Risk Communication Training Course was held on 7-9 December 2022 in Bratislava where participants heard from and engaged with communication experts and technical professionals working in nucl...
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15 December 2022
A workshop entitled the “Handling of timescales in assessing post-closure safety” of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste was organised in Paris on 16-18 April 2002 and hosted by the Fr...
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22 November 2002
A workshop entitled “The Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-closure Safety” of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste was organised by the NEA in April 2002. This report presents th...
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10 February 2004
GNDS is a modern, collaborative, international, replacement for ENDF-6.
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8 July 2020
At the end of the 1990s, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) launched a process for establishing new recommendations, which are expected to serve as guidelines for national...
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1 March 2004
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5 December 2003
NEA delegation was in Japan for a series of bilateral meetings and events with students.
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27 February 2023
Electricity provision touches upon every facet of life in OECD and non-OECD countries alike, and choosing how this electricity is generated - whether from fossil fuels, nuclear energy or renewables -...
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13 April 2018
This NEA Policy Brief introduces the ongoing research on the overall costs of electricity, as only certain costs of electricity provision are perceived directly by producers and consumers. Other cost...
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1 July 2018
This report outlines the response of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and its member countries to the March 2011 accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. All NEA members took ea...
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10 September 2013
This report presents the conclusions of the International Review Team established by the NEA Secretariat at the request of the French government to perform a peer review of the Dossier 2001 Argile. T...
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16 November 2003
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30 November 2009
The topic of social media as appropriate for further study was first proposed by the NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) to the NEA Committee on Nucle...
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15 June 2020
In the area of radioactive waste management, the regulator or safety authority has emerged in recent years as a principal actor in the eyes of civil society. This study shows how regulators are incre...
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31 December 2013
10th mandate of the European Nuclear Energy Tribunal (ENET)
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4 March 2020
This report presents a consensus position in the form of a Collective Opinion of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It addresses the strategy for the...
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30 July 2020
This study updates the 1985 NEA report and presents a comprehensive analysis of the individual and total costs of the nuclear fuel cycle for a pressurised water reactor (PWR) to be commissioned in th...
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1 January 1994
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23 October 2013
The feasibility and costs of spent nuclear fuel management and the consequent disposal of ultimate waste continue to be the subject of public debate in many countries, with particular concern often e...
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23 October 2013
Refurbishment and long-term operation (LTO) of existing nuclear power plants (NPPs) today are crucial to the competitiveness of the nuclear industry in OECD countries as existing nuclear power plants...
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19 December 2012
The NEA workshop gathered experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to the demise of zero power reactors.
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4 July 2023
This report, intended for a broad readership, provides a concise overview of the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities and associated issues in NEA member countries. It draws upon a d...
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13 September 2002
The NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) held its annual meeting via videoconference on 21-23 April 2021.
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28 April 2021
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4 November 2020
Under the Paris Agreement, OECD countries agreed to aim for a reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions sufficient to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre...
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25 January 2019
Both national and international organisations agree that the fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies -- the regulator's prime purpose -- is to ensure that nuclear licensees oper...
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4 July 2014
Securing financing for SMRs was the topic of a webinar hosted jointly by the NEA and the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) on 18 May 2021.
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21 May 2021
The NEA has published a report that surveys the aftermath, lessons, and achievements in Japan and the global nuclear community in the decade since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident.
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4 March 2021
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19 January 2015
The fourth international NEA workshop on Technology and Components of Accelerator‑Driven Systems (TCADS‑4), 14‑17 October 2019.
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18 November 2019
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28 June 2011
Nuclear power plants are used extensively as base load sources of electricity. This is the most economical and technically simple mode of operation. In this mode, power changes are limited to frequen...
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1 June 2011
Les milieux de la radioprotection à l'échelle internationale ont dressé un important bilan de la situation aux alentours du réacteur endommagé de Tchernobyl à l'occasion du dixième anniversaire de l'...
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31 December 2003
Message from NEA Director-General Magwood, 6 April 2020
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6 April 2020
Table of the main radioactive decay data parameters from JEF-1, ENDF/B-V, ENSDF, French, Japanese and UK Libraries; NEA Data Bank (June 1987).
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26 June 1987
Table of Simple Integral Neutron Cross-Section Data from JEF-1, ENDF/B-V, ENDL-82, JENDL-2, KEDAK-4 and RCN-3; NEA Data Bank (July 1985).
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26 August 2020
Table of Simple Integral Neutron Cross Section Data from JEF-2.2, ENDF/B-VI, JENDL-3.2, BROND-2 and CENDL-2; NEA Data Bank (1994).
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1 January 1994
The NEA Expert Group on International Recommendations (EGIR) met for the first time on 8 October 2021 to set out its proposed work plan and discuss initial findings for the review.
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27 October 2021
An expert roundtable discussion was held on 20 April 2021 to launch the NEA Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES).
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23 April 2021
Around 90 radiological protection professionals and researchers, representing regulators, research institutions and government entities from NEA member countries and beyond, joined Preparedness for P...
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24 November 2022
In partnership with the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC), the NEA held a webinar on 19 July 2021 to understand how various national and regional taxonomies and sustainab...
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21 July 2021
In partnership with the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC), the NEA held a webinar on 19 July 2021 to understand how various national and regional taxonomies and sustainab...
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21 July 2021
