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Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES‑II)

The NEA Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) supports the fuel and material experimental needs of nuclear safety regulators, technical support organisations, research institutions ...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Nuclear science FIDES Nuclear safety research Accident tolerant fuels Reactor fuel performance …
Published date: 4 October 2024
Activity
CSNI Programme Review Group (CSNI PRG)

The Programme Review Group is established to perform a programme quality review function within the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) and to provide scientific assistance to the...

Fuel in nuclear safety Risk assessment Accident analysis and management Fuel cycle facility safety Safety of electrical systems External hazards and nuclear safety Nuclear safety research CSNI PRG CSNI Safety of components and structures …
Published date: 13 August 2024
NEA Document
Review of High Burn-up RIA and LOCA Database and Criteria
NEA/CSNI/R(2006)5

This document is intended to provide regulators, their technical support organisations and industry with a concise review of existing fuel experimental data at reactivity-initiated accident (RIA) and...

Fuel in nuclear safety English Nuclear safety research CSNI WGFS …
Published date: 25 July 2024
Activity
Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS)

The main mission of the Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS) is to advance the current understanding and address cross-cutting issues related to fuel behaviour in accident conditions, including work o...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Fuel studies WGAMA WGFCS Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety WGFS …
Published date: 19 July 2024
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Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel News brief Sweden Nuclear safety Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research Joint project Safety research Back-end …
Published date: 20 June 2024
News
The NEA Halden Reactor Project marks 65 years of international co-operation

To mark the occassion, an event was organised in Loen, Norway.

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel News brief Norway Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research Joint project Safety of components and structures Safety research …
Published date: 12 June 2024
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FIDES-II Cross-Cutting Pillars

The FIDES-II framework is designed to do more than just produce data on transient fuel behavior and safety related issues. 

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear science Nuclear safety research Reactor fuel performance
Published date: 23 May 2024
Activity
WGAMA ISP-53

WGAMA ISP-53

Fuel in nuclear safety Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research Accident management
Published date: 21 May 2024
Joint project
Halden Reactor Project - Fuels and Material

The Halden Reactor Project has been in operation at the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway since 1958 and is the oldest NEA joint project. It brings together a large international techni...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Nuclear safety research LTO CSNI Joint project Safety of components and structures …
Published date: 26 April 2024
News
Experts discuss insights from the Fukushima Daiichi accident and fuel debris analyses

The fourth FACE meeting brought together experts to Cologne, Germany.

Fuel in nuclear safety News brief Fuel studies Fukushima Accident analysis and management Japan Nuclear safety research Joint project Accident management Safety research …
Published date: 27 February 2024
News
Members of NEA Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) meet in Japan

FIDES-II member assembled at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in Mito, Japan.

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel News brief Nuclear science FIDES Nuclear safety research Joint project Reactor fuel performance Nuclear science Accident Tolerant Fuels …
Published date: 23 November 2023
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Data preservation and fuel safety criteria in focus at annual WGFS meeting

Experts from 16 countries met on 13-15 September for the 24th annual Working Group on Fuel Safety GFS meeting in Paris. 

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel News brief Fuel studies Member countries Reactor fuel performance Nuclear fuel cycle WGFS Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 27 October 2023
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Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI)

The Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) is responsible for NEA programmes and activities that support maintaining and advancing the scientific and technical knowledge base of the ...

Fuel in nuclear safety Risk assessment Accident analysis and management Fuel cycle facility safety Safety of electrical systems External hazards and nuclear safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety Safety of components and structures …
Published date: 10 October 2023
Joint project
OECD-IAEA Paks Fuel Project

PAKS Nuclear Power Plant, Hungary.

 

During a fuel crud removal operation on the Paks-2 unit on 10 April 2003, several fuel assemblies were severely damaged. The assemblies were being cleaned in a sp...

Fuel in nuclear safety Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research
Published date: 2 October 2023
News
Strategic use of nuclear fuel and materials research facilities – a pioneering output of the FIDES-II Framework

10-year FIDES-II strategic plan will define key research needs in a variety of technical disciplines.

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Nuclear science Nuclear safety FIDES Nuclear safety research Reactor fuel performance Nuclear science Accident Tolerant Fuels Accident tolerant fuels …
Published date: 19 June 2023
Joint project
Cabri International Project (CIP)

Cabri Reactor (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)

The Cabri International Project (CIP) began in March 2000 to study the behaviour of nuclear fuel rods and cladding durin...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Nuclear safety research CSNI
Published date: 26 April 2023
News
Advancing the understanding of spent fuel pools during loss of cooling accidents

Approximately 30 experts from WGAMA discussed how to advance the understanding of phenomena in pool in the situation of a loss of cooling accident.

Fuel in nuclear safety News brief WGAMA Nuclear safety Spent fuel Nuclear safety research Joint project …
Published date: 25 April 2023
News
Members of NEA Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) meet in Czech Republic

Members of FIDES-II from 12 countries assembled in Prague, Czech Republic, on 17-21 April 2023 for meetings of its Technical Advisory Group and Governing Board.

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel News brief Nuclear science Nuclear safety FIDES Reactor fuel performance NSC Nuclear science Accident Tolerant Fuels Accident tolerant fuels …
Published date: 21 April 2023
Joint project
Sandia Fuel Project (SFP)

Photos: SFP testing. Left: fuel assembly after a Zr fire; right: fire ignition test. SNL/USNRC.

The goal of the Sandia Fuel Project was to provide experimental data relevant for hydraulic and ignitio...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Accident analysis and management Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research Joint project …
Published date: 9 December 2022
Joint project
Studsvik Cladding Integrity Project (SCIP)

Left: Scheme of Studsvik LOCA test facility Right: Microstructure of fragmented nuclear fuel, Studsvik

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Back-end …
Published date: 7 December 2022