CSNI and CNRA members gathered for bi-annual meetings.

The NEA seminar gathered nuclear regulators to discuss the topic on 3-4 December.

In a context of the rapid development of nuclear energy projects around the world and the diversification of designs and players, regulators must adapt to effectively fulfil their missions.

The Chine...

The event took place on 11–15 November 2024.

Published every year, the NEA Annual Report includes an overview of NEA's activities and publications produced during the year, as well as the latest developments in nuclear energy sector around the ...

Publié chaque année, le Rapport annuel de l’AEN présente un aperçu des activités et publications de l’AEN pour une année donnée, ainsi que les derniers développements du secteur de l’énergie nucléair...

The NEA Working Group on Reactor Oversight (WGRO) organised its first international workshop on 11–15 November 2024 in Fukui, Japan. It consisted of two sessions:

• Session 1 (Days 1, 2, and 3) - open...

At the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the importance of fuel modelling and its improvement through development of phenomenological representations has been recognised and multiple technical groups rela...

NEA workshop gathers participants to Toronto, Canada.

The NEA in collaboration with the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will organise a multi-sector workshop on 18-20 September 2024 on Local Intense Precipitation and its Impacts on Nuclear Installations....

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), in co-ordination with the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan, hosted the “International Conference on Regulators’ Views and Priorities on Nuclear Safety and ...

The Expert Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (EGPC) is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out it...

This report analyses 36 events that regulators have observed during the construction of new nuclear power reactors, from siting to licensing and oversight. The database is part of the Contruction Exp...

CSNI and CNRA meetings took place on 4-7 June.

This publication addresses trends and patterns in material degradation as a function of nuclear power plant ageing, which is a key topic in the regulation of ageing management programmes, codes and s...

Forty nuclearexperts came together to explore the latest developments in preparations for the LTO beyond sixty years of existing nuclear power plants.  

This report outlines first the safety concerns and the regulatory basis for reactor water level measurement diversity and reliability in participating countries. After that the measurement methods an...

A new working group will focus on HTGRs.

Updates from the NEA Working Group on Reactor Oversight

Several NEA member countries agreed to establish the Component Operational Experience, Degradation and Ageing Programme (CODAP) to encourage co-operation in the collection and analysis of data relati...

Most safety incidents are often not due to a technical fault or the actions of a single individual, but rather originate in a compromised safety culture – the collection of the beliefs, perceptions a...

This report presents practical guidance to enhance leadership for safety in nuclear regulatory bodies. It identifies the effective characteristics, competencies and behaviours of leaders in regulator...

Suppliers play a critical role in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. With a declining number of nuclear grade suppliers and a loss of skills in some regions, supply chain oversig...

The WGLSC is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work in areas related to leadership and safety culture.

The Working Group on Policy and Licensing (WGPL) is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work in areas relate...

The Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) is an international committee created in 1989 to guide the NEA concerning safety in the regulation, licensing and inspection of nuclear installat...

The Working Group in Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) provided a forum for nuclear regulatory organisation communicators and outreach officers to exchange information, ...

This synthesis report summarises the technical programme and the outcome of the 2018 International Severe Accident Management Conference (ISAMC-2018) organised in Ottawa, Ontario on 15-18 October 201...

As noted in the Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan and Mandates (NEA, 2019), the safe operation of current, new and advanced nuclear facilities is a key challenge for nuclear regulators and technical saf...

Publié chaque année, le Rapport annuel de l’AEN présente un aperçu des activités et publications de l’AEN pour une année donnée, ainsi que les derniers développements du secteur de l’énergie nucléair...

Published every year, the NEA Annual report includes an overview of NEA's activities and publications produced during the year, as well as the latest developments in nuclear energy sector around the ...

The Working Group on Supply Chain (WGSUP) works to provide a mechanism for nuclear safety regulators and technical support organizations (TSOs) to share their knowledge and experience on regulatory a...

The Working Group on Reactor Oversight (WGRO) works to provide a mechanism for nuclear safety regulators and Technical Support Organisations (TSOs) to share their knowledge and experience on both, th...

The workshop on the Approaches to design, implementation and operation of electrical systems for beyond design basis equipment and management of geomagnetically induced currents in electrical systems...

Control room, PAKS NPP.

Software-based systems are used and retrofitted in operating nuclear power plants worldwide. The failure modes of both hardware and software in these systems are to some ext...

The NEA in collaboration with the Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) hosted an international workshop on 28-29 June 2023 on the topic of Ageing management considerations in mechanical codes ...

CNRA met to discuss its new structure and future activities.

The present report summarises the main results and learnings from the third phase of the NEA Behaviour of Iodine Project (BIP-3), which was conducted between 2016 and 2019 by the Canadian Nuclear Lab...