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    Advancing geological repositories

    The NEA will host the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-6) on 4-8 April 2022 in Helsinki, Finland.

    News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) Repository Radioactive waste
    Published date: 24 February 2022
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    NEA holds second edition of Fundamentals of International Nuclear Law course

    The second edition of the Fundamentals of International Nuclear Law (FINL) course was held on 14-18 February 2022

    News brief Nuclear law Education
    Published date: 24 February 2022
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    NEA task group working on improving gender balance in the nuclear sector

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

    News brief Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance Capacity building and gender
    Published date: 17 February 2022
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    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Vera Verkhoturova

    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Vera Verkhoturova, Project Leader of the NEST i‑graphite Radioactive Waste Management project

    News brief Gender balance Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework
    Published date: 17 February 2022
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    Understanding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident

    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.

    News brief Fukushima
    Published date: 16 February 2022
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    Regulatory implementation of equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eye for occupational exposure

    The NEA will host a webinar to launch its new report “Regulatory Implementation of the Equivalent Dose Limit for the Lens of the Eye for Occupational Exposure: Successes and challenges to the approac...

    News brief EGDLE Radiological protection CRPPH Radiological protection for occupational exposure at nuclear Installations Radiological protection regulation and implementation …
    Published date: 15 February 2022
    News
    Addressing technical and scientific issues around nuclear criticality safety

    WPNCS bi-annual event brought together 80 experts from 17 member countries.

    News brief Criticality safety Criticality WPNCS
    Published date: 7 February 2022
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    Multinational Design Evaluation Programme charts way forward

    The Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) begins operation under a new framework agreement.

    News brief MDEP Regulation of new and advanced reactors Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 4 February 2022
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    Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy activities and achievements in 2021

    Despite the pandemic hindering international activities, the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy was launched in January 2021 and made steady progress throughout the yea...

    News brief Gender balance Global Forum
    Published date: 21 January 2022
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    Modernising optimisation in decision-making

    The NEA has started preparing its third Stakeholder Involvement Workshop which will focus on optimisation in decision-making.

    News brief Stakeholder engagement Stakeholder relations
    Published date: 14 January 2022
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    2021 Year-in-Review

    In 2021, the NEA organised online workshops, webinars and mentoring sessions with policy makers, experts, academics and industry representatives in the nuclear energy sector, published data analyses ...

    News brief Gender balance
    Published date: 13 January 2022
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    New treaties to strengthen rights of people affected by nuclear accidents

    The Protocols to amend the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy and the Brussels Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention will enter force on 1 January 202...

    News brief Conventions and multilateral agreements Nuclear law Liability and compensation
    Published date: 17 December 2021
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    Programme to review new reactor designs enters new phase

    The Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) entered a new phase on 14 December 2021. The MDEP will continue in its role as a unique multinational initiative leveraging the resources and know...

    News brief MDEP Nuclear safety regulation Codes and standards in nuclear safety
    Published date: 15 December 2021
    News
    Key NEA committees meet to discuss developments in nuclear safety research and regulation

    The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) held their biannual meetings from 6 to 9 December 2021 and discussed the evol...

    News brief CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation Nuclear safety research CSNI Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 14 December 2021
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    The role of nuclear energy in mitigating climate change

    NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV explains how an energy mix that includes nuclear power can help achieve global climate change goals.

    SMR News brief System cost Climate change COP26 …
    Published date: 13 December 2021
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    Tracking uranium supply and demand

    The joint NEA/IAEA Uranium Group held its 57th meeting virtually on 3-5 November 2021.

    Uranium News brief Uranium mining Uranium supply
    Published date: 12 December 2021
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    NEA mentors Romanian high school students

    In co-operation with the Nuclear and Radioactive Waste Agency of Romania the NEA organised a mentoring session with Romanian high school students.

    News brief Gender balance Romania Capacity building and gender
    Published date: 10 December 2021
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    NEA task group gathers data on women in nuclear energy

    The task group met virtually for the fourth high-level NEA meeting on improving gender balance.

    News brief Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance Capacity building and gender
    Published date: 8 December 2021
    News
    Regulatory safety culture and leadership

    The NEA Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) held its biannual meeting on 23-25 November 2021 to review the ongoing work on safety culture and leadership in nuclear regulators.

    News brief Human aspects of nuclear safety Leadership WGSC Safety culture Safety culture …
    Published date: 8 December 2021
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    Nuclear financing in the spotlight

    Focused on recent progress and challenges for nuclear financing, the virtual event concluded a series of six webinars dedicated to nuclear financing organised this year.

    New build News brief Financing Nuclear economics
    Published date: 6 December 2021
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    Addressing the challenges of misinformation

    The NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) and the NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) organised a joint workshop “How to deal with misinformation?...

    News brief Stakeholder engagement Stakeholder relations FSC
    Published date: 30 November 2021
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    Building public trust, communicating risk

    WGPC held its biannual plenary meeting on 9-10 November 2021 to discuss its ongoing work and the progress made in activities on public trust and risk communication.

    News brief WGPC Public communication
    Published date: 29 November 2021
    News
    The Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy focuses on the role of nuclear energy in supporting the decarbonisation of world’s energy supply

    The NEA held its 142nd Steering Committee meeting in October 2021.

    News brief
    Published date: 4 November 2021
    News
    Updates from the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) 

    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.

    News brief Generation IV reactors Advanced reactors
    Published date: 4 November 2021
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    NEA participation in ConvEx-3 exercise

    As a member of the Inter-Agency Committee on Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies (IACRNE), the NEA recently participated in the latest ConvEx-3 exercise held on 26-27 October 2021.

    News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Radiological protection Emergency preparedness and response
    Published date: 3 November 2021
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    Improving cross-border co-ordination for calculating radiation dose and risk

    The NEA Expert Group on Comparison and Understanding of Dose Prognosis (EGDP) held its first meeting on 14 October 2020 via video conference.

    News brief Radiological protection Dose prognosis Dose assessment Radiological protection …
    Published date: 3 November 2021
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    Exchange of information on nuclear installation decommissioning projects

    The NEA Co‑operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information Concerning Nuclear Installation Decommissioning Projects (CPD) held its Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting ...

    News brief CPD Decommissioning and legacy management Nuclear decommissioning Joint project …
    Published date: 3 November 2021
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    Assessing the influence of human and organisational factors on nuclear safety

    NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) held its biannual meeting on 25-26 October 2021.

    News brief Human aspects of nuclear safety WGHOF Human and organisational factors Safety culture Human and organisational factors …
    Published date: 3 November 2021
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    High entropy alloys for advanced nuclear applications

    The NEA Expert Group on Innovative Structural Materials (EGISM) organised a workshop on 19-21 October 2021 together with the Spanish Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMA...

    Material science News brief Nuclear science Materials science EGISM Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 3 November 2021
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    Construction of new VVER reactors

    MDEP VVER Working Group (VVERWG) meeting, 25-26 May 2021.

    News brief Regulation MDEP Reactor design
    Published date: 3 November 2021
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    Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention meet remotely

    Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention meeting, 28 October 2021.

    Nuclear law News brief Conventions and multilateral agreements Nuclear law Liability and compensation International conventions and agreements Nuclear liability …
    Published date: 3 November 2021
    News
    FISPACT-II training course

    The NEA Data Bank organised its second online training session on FISPACT-II from 18 to 28 October 2021. Facilitated by the code developers at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, the course a...

    News brief CPS Data Bank Education and capacity building
    Published date: 2 November 2021
    News
    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Koji Okamoto

    The NEA spoke with Professor Okamoto, who leads the NEST ARTERD project on the NEST Framework and its objectives.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 2 November 2021
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    NEA at COP26

    The NEA participated in the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference from 31 October to 12 November 2021 for dialogues on the role that nuclear energy could play in achieving the decarbonisati...

    SMR News brief System cost Climate change COP26 …
    Published date: 31 October 2021
    News
    Long-term management and reliability of reactor core and containment cooling systems

    The NEA Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) organised a specialist workshop entitled “Reactor core and containment cooling systems: Long-term management and reliability (RCC...

    News brief WGAMA Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research Safety of components and structures Accident management …
    Published date: 29 October 2021
    News
    System of radiological protection revisited

    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.

    News brief Radiological protection EGIR Radiological protection science and policy
    Published date: 27 October 2021
    News
    NEA: Working towards gender balance in the nuclear sector

    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...

    News brief Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance Education
    Published date: 27 October 2021
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    The NEA Regulators' Forum (RF) celebrates 20 years of international service

    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 ...

    News brief RF
    Published date: 25 October 2021
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    International review of benchmark experiments

    ICSBEP, SINBAD AND IRPhEP Technical Review Group meetings, October 2021.

    News brief Criticality safety Nuclear science SINBAD ICSBEP IRPhEP Reactor physics …
    Published date: 25 October 2021
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    Engaging stakeholders in radioactive waste management solutions

    NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence held its annual plenary meeting on 12-14 October 2021.

    News brief Societal aspects of decommissioning and legacy management Stakeholder Stakeholder relations FSC Societal aspects of radioactive waste management …
    Published date: 19 October 2021
    News
    NEA to set the course for an ambitious recovery exercise

    Building on the discussions held in March and June 2021, the INEX-6 Preparatory Task Force met on 13 September 2021.

    News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies INEX EGRM Radiological protection Emergency preparedness and response …
    Published date: 5 October 2021
    News
    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Lea Zimmermann

    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Lea Zimmermann, NEST Fellow

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 5 October 2021
    News
    Management of information, data and knowledge: A critical issue in radioactive waste disposal

    NEA Working Party on Information, Data and Knowledge Management (WP‑IDKM) held a topical session on IDKM timescales on 1-2 September 2021 towards building a common understanding of the timescales inv...

    WP-IDKM News brief IDKM of radioactive waste management Information, data and knowledge management IDKM of decommissioning and legacy management …
    Published date: 5 October 2021
    News
    Dose limits for the lens of the eye for occupational exposure

    The NEA Expert Group on the Dose limit for the Lens of the Eye (EGDLE) met on 24 September 2021.

    News brief Radiological protection CRPPH Radiological protection Radiological protection for occupational exposure at nuclear Installations …
    Published date: 4 October 2021
    News
    Stakeholder involvement in decommissioning and legacy management

    The FSC recently established a new group, Stakeholder Involvement in Decommissioning and Legacy Management (SIDLM), in response to member country needs regarding the methods and best practices to eng...

    News brief Societal aspects of decommissioning and legacy management Stakeholder Stakeholder engagement FSC …
    Published date: 4 October 2021
    News
    Prevention, mitigation and management of potential accidents in nuclear power plants

    The NEA Working Group on the Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) held its annual meeting virtually on 13-15 September 2021 to discuss its ongoing work and activities related to potential acc...

    News brief Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research Accident management Safety research …
    Published date: 1 October 2021
    News
    Joint utilisation of underground research laboratories for research and development projects

    The NEA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) co-organised an online International Workshop on Joint Utilisation of Underground Research Laboratories in Research. The event was h...

    News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Japan Underground research laboratory (URL) Radioactive waste management Spent fuel Underground research facility (URF) Geological disposal …
    Published date: 28 September 2021
    News
    International School of Nuclear Law wraps up a successful virtual programme

    The NEA recently concluded the 2021 edition of the International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL), which was from 23 August to 3 September 2021. 

    Nuclear law News brief Expert roundtable Nuclear law Education Director-General ISNL Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 8 September 2021
    News
    Insights into the NEST Framework: A chat with Larissa Shasko

    Insights from the NEST Framework: A chat with Larissa Shasko, PhD student and NEST Fellow.

    News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building
    Published date: 6 September 2021
    News
    Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 SMR Prize Competition

    The 2021 SMR Prize Competition brought together 28 students representing different academic and research organisations participating in the NEA Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Small M...

    SMR News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 2 September 2021
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