The international radiological protection community performed a major status review of the situation around the damaged Chernobyl reactor on the 10-year anniversary of the accident. Since then, studi...
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10 June 2020
The international radiological protection community performed a major status review of the situation around the damaged Chernobyl reactor on the 10-year anniversary of the accident. Since then, studi...
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6 January 2002
On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern coast of Japan. An hour after the earthquake, a 14-15 m tsunami, as estimated at the Fukushima Daiichi ...
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9 March 2023
The Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) is jointly sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Since 1992, ISOE has provided a forum...
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21 November 2022
Much has been learnt in the ten years since the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and the subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, but significant challenges still remain.
This ...
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3 March 2021
Towards an All‑Hazards Approach to Emergency Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learnt from Non‑Nuclear Events, Friday, 12 January 2018 at 13:30-14:30 Paris time
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8 June 2020
The brochure provides background information about the NEA.
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10 September 2018
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Strategic Plan serves as a guiding instrument that reflects the priorities of its member countries as the Agency addresses evolving needs in the exploration and a...
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25 January 2022
This Strategic Plan is intended to guide the NEA as it seeks to meet the evolving needs of member countries in the application and exploration of nuclear science and technology. The plan includes an ...
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22 December 2016
The NEA Annual Report 2019 provides an overview of the status of nuclear power in NEA member countries and illustrative descriptions of the Agency's activities and international joint projects. 2019 ...
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12 June 2020
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...
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29 June 2004
The CRPPH has long served as a forum for exchange and co-operation, to establish best practices, contribute to the development of the key recommendations of the International Commission on Radiologic...
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15 February 2023
Radiological protection is a term applied to the protection of workers, patients, the public and the environment from the harmful effects of exposure to ionising radiation, and ways to achieve this.
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13 December 2019
In the aftermath of the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accidents, the notion of sustainable recovery from nuclear or radiological accidents has been at the centre of attention for the intern...
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1 July 2022
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Stockholm University, Sweden
Applications for the fifth session of the International Radiological Protection School (IRPS) are now open.
The 2023 edition of the IRPS is scheduled to take place in person in Stockholm, Sweden from...
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7 February 2023
The field of emergency management is broad, complex and dynamic. In the post-Fukushima context, emergency preparedness and response (EPR) in the nuclear sector is more than ever being seen as part of...
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12 January 2018
The NEA hosted the 32nd meeting of the ISOE Management Board.
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18 January 2023
More than ten years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, many lessons have been learnt that have helped improve preparedness for nuclear emergencies and awareness of the global r...
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18 May 2022
NEA/CRPPH/R(2020)1
Workshop Summary Report Tokyo, Japan
18-19 February 2020
Post-accident recovery management is considered as a complex multidisciplinary process of multi-sectoral dimensions, with a priority expressed ...
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14 April 2021
Preparedness for Post‑Accident Recovery Process: Lessons from Experience
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4 March 2020
Building on the discussions held in March and June 2021, the INEX-6 Preparatory Task Force met on 13 September 2021.
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5 October 2021
The Working Group on the Radiological Protection Aspects of Decommissioning Activities at Nuclear Power Plants (WGDECOM) holds its 12th meeting in Germany
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13 December 2022
Nuclear emergency planning, response and recovery
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30 November 2022
The new task force will explore radiological protection and publich health challenges of SMRs.
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25 November 2022
Around 90 radiological protection professionals and researchers, representing regulators, research institutions and government entities from NEA member countries and beyond, joined Preparedness for P...
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24 November 2022
Members of the Expert Group on comparison and understanding of Dose Prognosis (EGDP) met on 5-6 October 2022
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25 October 2022
The fourth edition of the IRPS was held from 22-26 August in Stockholm, Sweden.
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7 September 2022
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Message from Director-General Magwood
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11 March 2022
Addressing the mental health impacts of radiological and nuclear emergencies
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28 May 2021
The NEA Expert Group on Recovery Management (EGRM) held a meeting on 6 May 2021.
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7 May 2021
The NEA Expert Group on Non-radiological Public Health Aspects of Radiation Emergency Planning and Response (EGNR) provided input to the development of the recently launched World Health Organization...
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1 December 2020
The NEA Expert Group on Non‑Radiological Public Health Aspects of Radiation Emergency Planning and Response (EGNR) is developing an operational approach for mitigating the mental health and psychosoc...
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5 August 2020
The NEA has made progress on two activities that seek to bolster member countries’ nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and their ability to co-ordinate response actions.
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27 May 2022
The meeting brought together around 100 delegates from 26 member countries, 11 international organisations and associations.
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6 April 2022
The Expert Group on the Use of Real-Time Platforms (EGRT) initiated and distributed an online survey on the real-time platforms used in NEA member countries.
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6 April 2022
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22 July 2021
NEA Expert Group on the Use of Real-Time Platforms (EGRT) held its kick-off meeting on 12 May 2021.
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19 May 2021
The NEA Expert Group on International Recommendations (EGIR) met for its second meeting on 11 March 2022.
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4 April 2022
NEA/CRPPH/R(2021)1
Successes and Challenges to the Approaches Identified Through a Survey of Regulators
This report summarises the practical experiences of regulators and stakeholders worldwide in implementing the Inte...
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2 March 2022
“Building a Framework for Post Nuclear Accident Recovery Preparedness: National-Level Guidance” report will will be presented and discussed at a web event on 23 May 2022
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14 March 2022
The NEA Expert Group on the Dose limit for the Lens of the Eye (EGDLE)
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19 February 2021
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...
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15 February 2022
The mission of the CRPPH Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM) is to improve nuclear emergency management systems within member countries, and to share its knowledge and experience widel...
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22 June 2022
NEA Expert Group on Non‑radiological Public Health Aspects of Radiation Emergency Planning and Response (EGNR) kick‑off meeting on 5 November 2019.
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6 December 2019
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1 June 2022
The experience mostly derived from Chernobyl and Fukushima post-accident situations has shown that the management of contaminated food after such nuclear disasters can lead to a number of public heal...
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9 June 2022
The INEX-5 exercises series were developed in 2013-2014 and were conducted between September 2015 and June 2016. The preliminary analysis of the INEX-5 evaluation questionnaires, as well as details o...
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22 June 2022
The NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH), through various sub-groups, has focused on improving the effectiveness of international nuclear emergency preparedness and mana...
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22 June 2022
In order to test the evolved communication and information technologies, the NEA organised the INEX 2000 exercise hosted in France at the Gravelines nuclear power plant, 22-23 May 2001. This internat...
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26 May 2020
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) invited policy makers, regulators, practitioners and researchers to participate in an online event to launch its newly issued report Regulatory Implementation of the E...
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25 April 2022
