Nuclear innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) has the potential to address multiple energy policy priorities around the world, from decarbonising electricity and deep decarbonisation of hard-to...
Limiting the rise of global temperature to less than 2°C represents an enormous challenge for the whole electricity sector. Decarbonising the electricity sector in a cost-effective manner while maint...
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...
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...
The results outlined in the report should lead to new and more comprehensive research on the full costs of electricity, which in turn would allow policy makers and the public to make better informed ...
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 -...
On 13 April 2018, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) launched The Full Costs of Electricity Provision.
Electricity production, transport and consumption affect every facet of life. Market prices and pro...
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.
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors with power output less than 300 megawatts electric (MWe), with some as small as 1-10 MWe.
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...
Organised by the NEA and hosted at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), this event gathered speakers to discuss the progress with advanced nuclear ...
New NICE Future Initiative report, Flexible Nuclear Energy for Clean Energy Systems. Photo: Romolo Tavani/Shutterstock.
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...
NEA article from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy, published by NICE Future and the NEA.
NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV explains how an energy mix that includes nuclear power can help achieve global climate change goals.
Organised by the NEA and hosted at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), this event highlighted the key findings from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: N...
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...
Under the Paris Agreement, 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‑indu...
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...
Hydrogen is expected to play an essential role as part of sustainable and resilient pathways to net zero. There is growing momentum among CEM countries for scaling-up the production of low-carbon hyd...
