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    "Accelerating SMRs for Net Zero" initiative launched at COP28

    The new NEA initiative was announced at the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). 

    DG statement News brief United States United Arab Emirates France Future energy market needs Decarbonisation Nuclear technology COP Climate change Director-General SMR …
    Published date: 5 December 2023
    Activity
    Accelerating SMRs for Net Zero

    Accelerating SMRs for Net Zero will establish a practical, solutions-oriented platform with a defined plan of work for collaboration and knowledge exchange to support decision makers in maximising th...

    SMR Small modular reactors Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology COP Climate change …
    Published date: 11 December 2023
    Event
    Accelerating SMRs for Net Zero: NEA International Workshop on the Economics of SMRs
    27 February 2024
    Laurier Room - Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, Canada

    The NEA will host an international workshop on the economics of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday, 27 February 2024. This international workshop ...

    SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Technology …
    Published date: 19 January 2024
    News
    Accounting for the full cost of electricity

    On 13 April 2018, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) launched The Full Costs of Electricity Provision. William D. Magwood, IV, Director-General of the NEA, Matthew Crozat, Senior Director of Policy Deve...

    System cost Press release WPNE Nuclear economics Electricity generation Climate change Electricity markets Security of supply Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 16 April 2018
    Publications and Reports
    Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in Switzerland in 2050: Low Carbon Scenarios and their System Costs

    DOI: 10.1787/ac21f8be-en

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

    English System cost Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Switzerland Climate change Nuclear economics Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 13 June 2025
    Event
    Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in Switzerland in 2050: Low Carbon Scenarios and their System Costs (report launch)
    27 October 2022
    15:30-17:00 CEST, Online

    Image source: KKG

    As one of the NEA member countries with the lowest carbon emissions, Switzerland is well positioned to achieve its objective of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The main features ...

    System cost Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Switzerland Climate change Electricity markets Spotlight …
    Published date: 11 October 2022
    Activity
    Ad Hoc Expert Group on Climate Change and Nuclear Energy Build Rates

    This expert group was established in 2009 to assess the potential role of nuclear energy in reducing CO2 emissions, particularly in the 2030 to 2050 timescale, and the challenges to be overcome if th...

    Sustainable development Nuclear economics NDC Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 24 February 2020
    Activity
    Ad hoc Expert Group on Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Cost of Adaptation (NUCA)

    The Ad hoc Expert Group on Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Cost of Adaptation (NUCA) was responsible for assesing the vulnerability of nuclear power plants...

    Sustainable development Generation III reactors Nuclear economics Generation II reactors Nuclear technology Climate change NUCA …
    Published date: 16 June 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Advanced Technology Answers to the Climate Challenge: The Vital Importance of Nuclear Science and Technology Education
    English Nuclear energy and climate change Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Policy Brief Global Forum Climate change Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
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    Brochure: Small Modular Reactors

    A wave of near-term innovation in nuclear energy promises to revolutionise nuclear safety and economics and open up new applications in hard-to-abate sectors. Small modular reactor (SMR) designs unde...

    SMR Small modular reactors Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology COP Climate change Innovation …
    Published date: 27 October 2021
    Event
    Building New Nuclear Capacity: Getting the Financing Right
    27 February 2025
    Webinar - 14:30-15:30 CET

    Ensuring the security of electricity supply and advancing towards net zero emissions will require large amounts of reliable low-carbon electricity generation capacity. As the only dispatchable low-ca...

    New build Nuclear economics Climate change Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 13 February 2025
    Other
    Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy

    The world’s effort to decarbonise is one of the defining challenges for this generation and the window for action is rapidly narrowing. Nuclear energy is playing an important role today and can do mo...

    System cost Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology COP Climate change …
    Published date: 27 October 2021
    Other
    Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Nuclear Power Sector
    Sustainable development Nuclear technology Climate change
    Published date: 8 July 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Climate Change: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants and Approaches for their Adaptation

    Climate change will create specific risks and challenges for nuclear power plants and the electricity system as a whole. Extreme weather events caused by climate change – such as floods, storms, heat...

    English Nuclear installations Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation COP Climate change …
    Published date: 4 November 2021
    Event
    COP-21 Side Event: Why Climate Needs Nuclear Energy?
    10 - 11 December 2015
    Paris, France

    The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized side events at COP21 to offer an opportunity to learn more about the contribution of nuclear energy to...

    Future energy market needs Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Electricity generation Climate change …
    Published date: 22 June 2020
    News
    Energy ministers and industry CEOs assemble to advance new nuclear deployment

    Leaders of government and industry gathered at Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2024 on 19-20 Septembe.

    DG statement CNRA Climate change Security of supply Financing …
    Published date: 30 September 2024
    News
    Energy ministers and industry leaders to address critical enablers to accelerate the use of nuclear energy to help achieve net zero

    The NEA and the Ministry of Energy Transition of France will host the first government-industry conference.

    France Nuclear technology Climate change International co-operation
    Published date: 27 September 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Extended Summary of The Full Costs of Electricity Provision

    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 aff...

    English Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change …
    Published date: 29 October 2018
    Event
    Feuilles de route pour le nouveau nucléaire
    19 - 20 September 2024
    Centre de conférences de l’OCDE, Paris, France

    L’AEN et le ministère du Climat et des Entreprises de Suède hébergent conjointement les Feuilles de route pour le nouveau nucléaire 2024 au Centre de conférences de l’OCDE à Paris, France, les 19-20 ...

    New build Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 17 September 2024
    News
    G7 emphasises the role of nuclear in the energy transition

    NEA Director-General speaks at an event during the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Torino, Italy.

    News brief Climate change Director-General
    Published date: 8 May 2024
    News
    International co‑operation on the future of nuclear energy

    NEA Director General William D. Magwood, IV delivering his opening remarks at the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century. St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi...

    Press release Future energy market needs Sustainable development Decarbonisation Low-carbon generation Climate change Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 31 October 2017
    Event
    International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) Ministerial Conference
    1 - 3 November 2023
    Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana

    The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) hosted its first Ministerial Conference since the COVID-19 pandemic on 1-3 November 2023. Organised in co-operation with the Ghana A...

    Policy Nuclear energy and climate change New nuclear power plants Climate change International co-operation Africa …
    Published date: 21 August 2023
    News
    International Ministerial Conference in Washington D.C. highlights the essential role of nuclear energy to achieve net zero

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

    DG statement News brief United States IAEA Decarbonisation Climate change Director-General …
    Published date: 16 November 2022
    News
    International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

    NEA Director General William D. Magwood, IV delivering his opening remarks at the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century. St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi...

    DG statement Future energy market needs Sustainable development Decarbonisation Low-carbon generation Climate change Director-General Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 31 October 2017
    Event
    International Workshop on the Full Costs of Electricity Provision
    20 January 2016
    Paris, France

    Welcome remark, William Magwood D.G. (NEA) & Jaejoo Ha, Head of Nuclear Development Division (NEA)

    Session 1. Introduction

     

    The full costs of electricity provision, Marc Deffrennes and J...

    Energy markets WPNE Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 24 June 2020
    News
    Korea to co-chair Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2025

    The next edition of Roadmaps to New Nuclear will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of Korea.

    New build News brief Nuclear technology Climate change Korea …
    Published date: 20 September 2024
    Publications and Reports
    L’énergie nucléaire et le Protocole de Kyoto

    La mise en oeuvre du Protocole de Kyoto et l'application de ses mécanismes de flexibilité sont au premier plan des débats de politique énergétique dans la plupart des pays de l'OCDE. Le rôle que l'én...

    French Sustainable development Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 26 July 2002
    Publications and Reports
    Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants and Decarbonisation Strategies

    The existing nuclear fleet remains the largest low-carbon source of electricity generation in OECD countries. In 2021 the average nuclear power plant had already been operating for 31 years and some ...

    English Policy Environmental protection Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Regulation Climate change LTO Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 29 July 2021
    Publications and Reports
    Meeting Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy

    All credible models show that nuclear energy has an important role to play in global climate change mitigation efforts (e.g. IEA, 2021; BNEF, 2021; IIASA, 2021). Despite clear analyses from many sour...

    English Generation IV reactors Hydrogen Nuclear technology Nuclear technology Climate change SMR Long-term operation Small modular reactors Generation II and III reactors Generation III reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear innovation Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 12 May 2022
    Event
    Meeting Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy - report launch
    3 May 2022
    Webinar

    In Meeting Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy, the NEA explores the role of nuclear technologies and their applications toward achieving the globally recognised goal of Net Zero. Gov...

    Nuclear technology Climate change Sustainable development and nuclear energy
    Published date: 19 April 2022
    Event
    Mobilising Climate and Development Finance to Meet the Paris Agreement: Perspectives on Nuclear Energy
    9 November 2021
    16:00-17:00 CET, Online

    This event is part of the OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion. It is available on replay.

    COP Climate change Technology Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 21 October 2021
    News
    Navigating the nuclear future

    NEA delegation participates in discussions at the Regulatory Information Conference in Washington D.C.

    SMR DG statement News brief Gender balance Climate change Joint project Director-General …
    Published date: 27 March 2023
    Topic
    NEA and COP26

    The NEA participated in COP 26 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, to shed light on nuclear energy’s role in addressing climate change.

    COP Climate change Technology Nuclear economics
    Published date: 30 October 2021
    News
    NEA and ENEC to explore innovative financing approaches at COP28 through Net Zero Nuclear

    The NEA announced today that it will co-operate with Net Zero Nuclear, the platform that the global nuclear industry has launched to deliver a Financing Nuclear work stream during COP28 in Dubai.

    SMR EGSMR Nuclear safety Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 3 October 2023
    News
    NEA and the Government of Sweden to collaborate on an NEA Country-Specific System Cost Study of the Swedish electricity and energy system

    The OECD NEA and the Government of Sweden announced a new collaboration on a system cost study of the Swedish electricity and energy system.

    News brief Press release Sweden Nuclear technology Climate change …
    Published date: 19 September 2024
    News
    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 Nuclear technology COP Climate change …
    Published date: 31 October 2021
    News
    NEA at COP27: Advanced nuclear technologies offer a pathway to net zero

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

    SMR News brief IAEA Future energy market needs Decarbonisation Hydrogen Nuclear technology COP Climate change …
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    Activity
    NEA at COP28

    The NEA participated in the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to shed light on nuclear energy’s role in addressing climate change.

    SMR COP Climate change
    Published date: 11 December 2023
    News
    NEA at COP29: Focus on nuclear financing, new technologies and engagement with young generation

    Events explored financing challenges and the potential of SMRs in the Arctic.

    New build SMR News brief Nuclear technology COP Climate change Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 25 November 2024
    News
    NEA discusses characterisation of local intense precipitation for the protection of nuclear installations

    NEA workshop gathers participants to Toronto, Canada.

    News brief Nuclear safety Nuclear energy and climate change Regulation WGEV Climate change Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 7 October 2024
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 30.2-31.1

    NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...

    English Nuclear energy data United Arab Emirates Nuclear law Decommissioning Cost estimation Electrical systems Stakeholder Climate change Databases NEA News publication Radiological protection Nuclear energy and climate change Cost control Data Bank …
    Published date: 16 September 2013
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 33.2

    NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...

    English Nuclear law Environmental protection Regulation Stakeholder RWMC Climate change Databases Stakeholder relations NEA News publication Radioactive waste Nuclear energy and climate change Uranium mining …
    Published date: 22 February 2016
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 39.1-39.2

    NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...

    English Decommissioning Fukushima Decarbonisation Nuclear safety Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Radioactive waste management Capacity building and gender COP Climate change NEA News publication Radioactive waste Nuclear energy and climate change Human and organisational factors …
    Published date: 31 August 2022
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 40.2

    NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Nuclear technology Nuclear safety research Capacity building and gender Climate change Joint project NEA News publication Safety research SMR Gender balance Small modular reactors INEX Nuclear energy and climate change New nuclear power plants Nuclear economics Emergency preparedness and response …
    Published date: 23 May 2024
    Activity
    NEA Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Dashboard

    Dashboard

    SMR Small modular reactors Decarbonisation Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology COP Climate change …
    Published date: 28 February 2024
    Publications and Reports
    NEA System Cost Analysis for Integrated Low-Carbon Electricity Systems: A Guide for Stakeholders and Policymakers

    The imperative to reduce carbon emissions is profoundly transforming the electricity and energy systems of OECD and NEA countries. This sets in motion a number of interrelated developments that chall...

    English System cost Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Electrical systems Nuclear energy and climate change Electricity generation Climate change Electricity markets …
    Published date: 5 March 2024
    News
    NEA WebChat with H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Poland's Minister of Climate

    The NEA held a WebChat H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Poland's Minister of Climate and 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) President.

    News brief Poland WebChat Climate change Director-General Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 15 June 2020
    Event
    NEA-IFNEC Financing Initiative: Warsaw Conference on Nuclear Financing
    8 December 2022
    9:30-17:30 CET | Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel, plac Artura Zawiszy 1, 02-025 Warsaw, Poland, and Online

    Attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require financing and developing significant capacity of new nuclear power generation in the coming years and decades. To facilitate this process, the...

    New build Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change Financing Nuclear economics Spotlight …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    Other
    Net zero needs nuclear energy: Tripling nuclear energy needs finance
    Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change COP Climate change Financing …
    Published date: 4 December 2023
    Publications and Reports
    New Perspectives for Financing Nuclear New Build. Financing New Nuclear Power Plants: Minimising the Cost of Capital by Optimising Risk Management

    10.1787/5c58a5c1-en

    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 o...

    English New build Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 12 June 2025
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