NEA Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM) annual meeting, 17-18 November 2020.

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 ...

In response to the growing interest in the field of decommissioning of nuclear facilities, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD commenced in 1978 a programme of activities in this field. This report...

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...

Virtually all national and international radiation protection regulations and standards are based on the recommendations published by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). N...

Developed and reviewed by experts of the EC, IAEA and NEA, input for this report includes information and experience concerning decommissioning cost items and cost-item definitions. The resulting lis...

Radiological protection science addresses the radiobiological and epidemiological studies of the harmful effects of ionising radiation. This informs the development of radiological protection policy....

Preparedness and management of nuclear or radiological emergencies are crucial areas for nuclear and non-nuclear member countries. Feedback from international exercises (e.g. INEX) indicate working a...

The practical application of radiological protection policy in international recommendations and national regulations is essential, as is their implementation in the field.