Strengthening the future of the nuclear sector’s workforce

International Nuclear Law Essentials course

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...

Improving gender balance in nuclear

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...

NEA delegation was in Japan for a series of bilateral meetings and events with students.

Expert groups on structural and fuel materials meet to advance materials science activities

Thermodynamic databases and accident prevention

International experts gathered at the NEA for the commencement of the third phase TAF-ID on 16-17 February 2023.

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.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023

NEA webinars explore a common understanding of optimisation as an approach to decision making.

NEA Director-General Magwood shares his forecast for the biggest developments and challenges in the nuclear energy sector in 2023.

The transformative activity of mining has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts that can be both positive and adverse for communities, ecosystems and economies. As the uranium industry ...

NEA forms Women in Nuclear Global Chapter

Le Bulletin de droit nucléaire est une publication internationale unique en son genre destinée aux juristes et aux universitaires en droit nucléaire. Ses lecteurs bénéficient d’informations exhaustiv...

The NEA event reviews the accomplishments of the joint safety projects.

The NEA hosted the 32^nd meeting of the ISOE Management Board.

In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011, nuclear regulators, industry organisations, and operating companies across the globe began the process of understanding the lessons l...

Pierre Strohl, former Deputy Director-General of the NEA, has passed away.

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...

The three-day event was held at the ESIX University in Cherbourg, France with 15 female university and graduate students. 

On 2-4 November, the NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) held its 32^nd biennial meeting at the Nuclear Energy Agency headquarters in Paris, France.

Second Workshop on International Harvesting Co-operation focused on the status of aged metals harvesting and opportunities for international collaborative research.

The NEA took part in the International Youth Nuclear Congress on 27 November - 2 December 2022 in Komiyama, Japan. (Image source: IYNC)

Courses were held in November 2022 in paris, France.

The Working Group on the Radiological Protection Aspects of Decommissioning Activities at Nuclear Power Plants (WGDECOM) holds its 12^th meeting in Germany

NEA’s Working Party on the Technical, Environmental, and Safety Aspects of Decommissioning and Legacy Management gathered for a workshop on  29 November to 1 December 2022 in Paris. 

The 2021 edition contains data from 169 experimental series that were performed at 57 nuclear facilities.

The NEA took part in the ENEN2plus project which aims to address the key challenges of energy security and climate change through training and education on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the...

Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland, the conference gathered stakeholders in Warsaw on 8 December.

NEA and NRA held joint conference on regulators' views in Tokyo, Japan 10 years after TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident. 

Realising the contribution of nuclear energy to achieving net zero carbon emission in 2050 will require raising significant amounts of capital at competitive rates. On the basis of work under the aeg...

Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies

The COP27 NEA delegation were at the forefront of several discussions on the pathways that nuclear energy can offer to reduce carbon emissions.

Nuclear emergency planning, response and recovery

Two new reports from the WGFS highlight the latest developments in RIA research.

The NEA Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) gathered delegates for its biannual meeting on 18-20 October 2022.

The new task force will explore radiological protection and publich health challenges of SMRs.

Around 90 radiological protection professionals and researchers, representing regulators, research institutions and government entities from NEA member countries and beyond, joined Preparedness for P...

The 2021 edition can be downloaded online.

The Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) is jointly sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Since 1992, ISOE has provided a forum...

A delegation led by NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV attended the conference on 26-28 October 2022.

FIDES-II members hold meeting at Idaho National Laboratory

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Safety Week

Gender balance policy framework approved

With an electricity system defined by high shares of hydropower, large capacity for interconnection with its neighbours and low carbon intensity, Switzerland is well positioned to attain its objectiv...

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

The FSC workshop participants discussed best practices for community and youth engagement around the topic of radioactive waste disposal.