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    “Joshikai” returns to Japan for a ninth edition

    The NEA will host International Mentoring Workshop in Japan on 26-27 July 2025.

    News brief Gender balance STEM Education Japan Director-General …
    Published date: 7 July 2025
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    Discussing advancements in nuclear criticality safety

    The NEA Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS) convened on 20 June 2025 for its 33rd meeting to discuss the ongoing and future activities.

    News brief Criticality safety NSC Criticality Nuclear science …
    Published date: 7 July 2025
    News
    MDEP publishes workshop report on safety of high temperature gas-cooled reactors

    The Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) has published the proceedings of the International Brainstorming Workshop on High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) Safety, which took place i...

    News brief Nuclear safety MDEP Advanced reactors Regulation of new and advanced reactors Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 4 July 2025
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    Registrations are open for the Fourth NEA Risk Communication Training Course

    The fourth edition of the NEA Risk Communication Training Course (RCTC) will take place in Bucharest, Romania, from 17 to 20 November 2025.

    News brief Romania Risk
    Published date: 4 July 2025
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    Analysing reflood thermal-hydraulics: Joint project members discuss progress

    Members of the NEA's nuclear safety joint project Rod Bundle Heat Transfer – Phase 2 (RBHT-II) met at the laboratories of CEA (the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) in Saclay,...

    Fuel in nuclear safety News brief WGAMA Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research Joint project …
    Published date: 4 July 2025
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    Advancing low-dose research activities

    The NEA aims to maintain and strengthen a global network that supports collaboration among current and planned research programmes on low-dose and low-dose rate ionising radiation. Experts from aroun...

    News brief Radiological protection Low dose research CRPPH HLG-LDR Radiological protection …
    Published date: 3 July 2025
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    HERA project performs its first high burnup test

    The HERA project is dedicated to the understanding of the performance of light water reactor (LWR) fuel at high burnup under reactivity-initiated accidents (RIA).

    News brief Nuclear fuel Fuel studies Experiments FIDES Nuclear science Joint project International co-operation …
    Published date: 3 July 2025
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    JEFF-4.0 nuclear data library is now available

    The latest version of the Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (JEFF) nuclear data library has been developed over a period of eight years.

    News brief Nuclear energy data Data Bank Nuclear science Databases Codes and programs …
    Published date: 2 July 2025
    News
    New version released: The NEA Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD)

    The NEA has released version 2 of the Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD), following the migration to a collaborative development environment and a standardised dataset format....

    News brief Transport Experiments Radiation Databases Radiation transport and shielding Reactor physics Integral experiments Verification and validation EGPRS SINBAD Benchmark …
    Published date: 2 July 2025
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    Progress in the ASNR COAL reflooding experiments

    The task group held its meeting on 26-27 June 2025 at the NEA headquarters in Paris.

    News brief WGAMA Joint project WGFS Accident management …
    Published date: 30 June 2025
    News
    Strengthening CFD use for nuclear reactor safety

    The CFD Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) completed its 6th phase.

    News brief CFD WGAMA
    Published date: 25 June 2025
    News
    NEA committees on safety and regulation hold biannual meetings, CSNI elects Dr Ki Yong Choi as the new chair

    In June, the NEA’s Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) and the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) held their latest biannual meetings to discuss their activities an...

    New build News brief Boiling water reactors Accident analysis and management Fuel cycle facility safety Safety of electrical systems External hazards and nuclear safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety of components and structures Advanced reactors Digital instrumentation and control in nuclear safety Risk assessment CNRA Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 24 June 2025
    News
    Furthering progress on nuclear data evaluation

    The NEA Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Co-operation (WPEC) had its 37th annual meeting this June in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centr...

    News brief WPEC Measurement NSC Nuclear data Nuclear science …
    Published date: 23 June 2025
    News
    Nuclear construction excellence starts with collaboration

    Bringing together industry experts from around the world, the NEA held its first conference on excellence in nuclear constructions on 18-19 June in London, United Kingdom.

    News brief New build Supply chains Nuclear power generation Nuclear technology New nuclear power plants …
    Published date: 20 June 2025
    News
    NEA discusses material qualification and through-life performance strategies

    The NEA organised a workshop on 3-5 June 2025 on improving the understanding of technical approaches to the qualification and through-life performance of materials in advanced non-water-cooled reacto...

    News brief CNRA Regulation WGNT Regulation of new and advanced reactors Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 18 June 2025
    News
    Scientific updates on advanced nuclear fuel cycle research

    Expertise in fuel‑cycle physics and chemistry remains essential for deploying advanced reactor systems, especially as many countries intensify their energy‑transition efforts.

    Nuclear fuel WPFC News brief Fuel studies Liquid metal reactors Thermal hydraulics and mechanics Reactor fuel performance NSC Nuclear innovation Fuel cycle technology Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 17 June 2025
    News
    New version of Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels - International Database

    Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels - International Database (TAF-ID) project, which has been running for over 10 years, uses the ‘Calphad’ method to develop a thermodynamic database as a computational ...

    News brief Fuel studies Thermodynamics Nuclear safety research Nuclear science Joint project …
    Published date: 10 June 2025
    News
    TCOFF-2 project members review work, hold technical tour to Shimane-3 station in Japan

    TCOFF-2 is the second phase of the NEA joint project Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products Based on Scenario Analysis of Severe Accident Progression running until 2026.

    News brief Fission products Fukushima Thermodynamic data Nuclear safety research Nuclear science Joint project Safety research …
    Published date: 10 June 2025
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    Planning for sustainability from the start: Launch of the WISARD project

    The project will assess the compatibility of new used fuels and different waste streams with current back-end solutions.

    SMR DG statement News brief Radioactive waste management WISARD Joint project Advanced reactors Back-end Radioactive waste Nuclear fuel cycle …
    Published date: 5 June 2025
    News
    NEA working group meets in Finland to discuss supply chain regulation

    The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) held the 5th meeting of its Working Group on Supply Chain (WGSUP) in Helsinki, Finland, on 12-14 May 2025 with a focus on finding common approaches to the regulation o...

    News brief Finland Nuclear installations Supply chains Nuclear safety WGSUP Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 5 June 2025
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    ATLAS Phase 4 project launches to tackle challenging thermal-hydraulic safety issues

    The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has launched the fourth phase of the Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) project, continuing its mission to address critical thermal-h...

    News brief Nuclear safety Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research Joint project International co-operation Accident management Korea …
    Published date: 5 June 2025
    News
    United Kingdom joins international effort to advance nuclear education and training

    The United Kingdom has become the latest country to join the NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework, alongside 13 other countries that are co-operating to train the next genera...

    News brief Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education Human resources development (HRD) United Kingdom Training International co-operation Nuclear knowledge management …
    Published date: 3 June 2025
    News
    NEA seminar on transfer of thermal-hydraulic and severe accident knowledge

    The THICKET-5 seminar was given by the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations.

    Risk assessment News brief WGAMA Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety Accident management Risk …
    Published date: 2 June 2025
    News
    Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention

    The Contracting Parties provided an update on their respective national legislative and administrative processes.

    Nuclear law News brief Conventions and multilateral agreements Nuclear law Liability and compensation CPPC …
    Published date: 28 May 2025
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    NEA Nuclear Law Committee takes stock of its activities

    The Nuclear Law Committee met to discuss updates on the latest activities of the working parties.

    Nuclear law News brief Nuclear law WPLANS WPNLT NLC …
    Published date: 28 May 2025
    News
    Advancing Poland’s nuclear energy programme

    NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV, met with Polish senior government representatives and academia to discuss recent developments and future global priorities in the nuclear energy field.

    New build News brief Poland Director-General
    Published date: 27 May 2025
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    Shaping future research on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

    Members of the NEA Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident Information Collection and Evaluation (FACE) Project convened from 13 to 16 May 2025 in Daejeon, Korea, to discuss the ongoing work...

    Fuel in nuclear safety News brief Fuel studies Fukushima Accident analysis and management Japan Nuclear safety research Joint project Accident management …
    Published date: 22 May 2025
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    QUENCH-ATF: Investigating accident behaviour of accident tolerant fuels

    Members of the QUENCH-II joint aim to investigate the behavior of accident tolerant fuel (ATF) claddings in design basis accidents and beyond design basis accidents scenarios.

    News brief Nuclear science Nuclear safety research Joint project Accident Tolerant Fuels Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 20 May 2025
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    NEA to host a conference on excellence in nuclear construction

    The event will gather leaders from the nuclear industry and key stakeholders along the nuclear value chain.

    News brief New build Supply chains Nuclear technology
    Published date: 19 May 2025
    News
    Advancing high quality experimental benchmark data in reactor physics, criticality, shielding, used fuel, and decay heat

    The NEA organised the annual technical review group and task force meetings of key experimental data evaluation and preservation projects.

    News brief Nuclear science Criticality Experiments Radiation shielding ICSBEP Databases Radiation transport and shielding Reactor physics Reactor physics Criticality safety Verification and validation Verification SINBAD Nuclear science Benchmark …
    Published date: 13 May 2025
    News
    Learning across sectors during prolonged disruptions

    NEA held an event together with ASNR and European Comission's Joint Research Centre.

    News brief Human aspects of nuclear safety WGHOF Human and organisational factors Nuclear safety Human and organisational factors COVID-19 …
    Published date: 5 May 2025
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    NEA concludes two severe accident research projects, plans further activities

    Th projects addressed key technical challenges highlighted by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident and have delivered critical insights into melt and debris coolability, fission product...

    News brief Nuclear safety Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research Joint project Safety Accident management Safety research …
    Published date: 28 April 2025
    News
    Discussing advances in reactor coolants and component technologies

    The 11th NEA Expert Group on Reactor Coolants and Components Technology (EGCoCoT) meeting was held in Paris on 22-23 April 2025.

    Nuclear fuel News brief Fuel studies Nuclear science EGCoCoT Liquid metal reactors Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 25 April 2025
    News
    International RegLab Project begins work on innovation sandboxing in the nuclear sector

    The project brings together government representatives who will collaborate through regulatory sandboxing.

    News brief Disruptive technologies Artificial Intelligence Regulation Remote and robotic system Innovation Joint project International co-operation Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 25 April 2025
    News
    Examining structural materials for innovative nuclear systems

    The NEA held the Seventh International Workshop on Structural Materials for Innovative Nuclear Systems (SMINS-7) in Madrid, Spain.

    Structural materials News brief Materials science WPFM Nuclear science …
    Published date: 25 April 2025
    News
    Loss of Forced Coolant (LOFC) joint project extended to 2027

    The project brings together seven NEA member countries.

    News brief Generation IV reactors Gas-cooled reactors Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Joint project Accident management …
    Published date: 24 April 2025
    News
    Webinar: Building Effective Frameworks for Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement

    Registrations close on 5 May 2025.

    News brief Human aspects of nuclear safety Webinar Stakeholder Civil society Stakeholder engagement Stakeholder relations Decision making …
    Published date: 24 April 2025
    News
    Exploring the role of innovation in the nuclear back-end

    The NEA and Sellafield Ltd held a workshop on practices and policies to support cutting-edge technologies that can improve safety and efficiency in the nuclear back-end.

    News brief Radioactive waste management Decommissioning EGRRS Nuclear decommissioning Remote and robotic system Innovation WPTES Back-end …
    Published date: 24 April 2025
    News
    Preparing JEFF nuclear data library update for fission and fusion applications

    The project held Nuclear Data Week to discuss progress of the ongoing activities.

    News brief Nuclear energy data Nuclear science Nuclear data Data Bank Databases Codes and programs …
    Published date: 23 April 2025
    News
    FIDES-II: Ensuring the competences for irradiation experiments

    Project members met in France and online to discuss the ongoing and future activities.

    Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel News brief Fuel studies Nuclear science FIDES Nuclear safety research Reactor fuel performance Safety research Nuclear science Accident Tolerant Fuels Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 23 April 2025
    News
    Key NEA activities, medical radioisotopes discussed by Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy

    The Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy meeting was held on 15-16 April 2025.

    News brief Member countries Medical radioisotopes International co-operation
    Published date: 17 April 2025
    News
    Radiological protection and public health experts discuss ongoing work and future co-operation

    The NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health held an annual meeting at the NEA headquarters in France.

    News brief Public health Ukraine Low dose research INEX EGIR WPNEM CRPPH Radiological protection …
    Published date: 15 April 2025
    News
    Aged material research: NEA SMILE project nears completion

    Project members discussed the results and the second phase foreseen to start in 2026.

    News brief Long-term operation Nuclear safety research LTO Joint project Safety of components and structures Safety research …
    Published date: 15 April 2025
    News
    Ukraine: Current status of nuclear power installations

    Information note on nuclear power installations in Ukraine, updated periodically.

    News brief Ukraine Chernobyl Radioactive materials Radiation safety Radiological protection …
    Published date: 9 April 2025
    News
    Sufficient uranium resources exist, however investments needed to sustain high nuclear energy growth

    The latest NEA report provides an overview of the uranium resources, production and demand.

    Uranium News brief IAEA Nuclear technology Uranium mining Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 8 April 2025
    News
    Meeting of the POLCA project on spent fuel pool behaviour in loss of cooling accidents

    Project members met in Cadarache, France, on 1-3 April 2025.

    Fuel in nuclear safety News brief Fuel studies Thermodynamics Accident analysis and management Spent fuel Nuclear safety research Joint project Accident management Safety research …
    Published date: 4 April 2025
    News
    Advancing the treatment of uncertainties in risk analysis

    The NEA held a workshop on the topic in Madrid, Spain.

    News brief WGRISK Nuclear safety Probabilistic risk assessment Safety research …
    Published date: 3 April 2025
    News
    Loss of Forced Coolant joint project extended

    Participants  in the NEA joint project Loss of Forced Coolant (LOFC) discussed key experimental findings on 10-11 March 2025.

    News brief Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Joint project Gas-cooled reactors Accident management …
    Published date: 2 April 2025
    News
    Shaping the future of nuclear safety: 25 years of work on risk assessment

    The NEA Working Group on Risk Assessment met in Paris to mark its 25th anniversary and to discuss the ongoing and future activities.

    Risk assessment News brief WGRISK Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research Safety assessment Safety Probabilistic risk assessment …
    Published date: 31 March 2025
    News
    Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School students visit NEA headquarters

    As part of the NEA’s engagement with the next generation of nuclear energy scholarship, Director-General William D. Magwood, IV and Deputy Director-General Nobuhiro Muroya hosted students on 28 March...

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Japan
    Published date: 31 March 2025
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