NEA Clay Club annual meeting, 23 September 2020.
Published date:
16 December 2020
NEA Expert Group on the Application of Robotics and Remote Systems in the Nuclear Back‑end (EGRRS) plenary meeting, 7 December 2020
Published date:
16 December 2020
International Roundtable on the Final Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Summary Report
Published date:
11 August 2020
Any long-term radioactive waste management project is likely to last decades to centuries. It requires a physical site and will impact in a variety of ways on the surrounding community over that whol...
Published date:
14 June 2007
This brochure describes the mandate, profile, focus areas, and future challenges of the Regulators’ Forum (RF).
Published date:
10 December 2021
NEA/RWM/R(2020)2
The Expert Group on Characterisation Methodology of Unconventional and Legacy Waste (EGCUL) was established under the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) and it ...
Published date:
30 November 2021
The Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative was launched by the Nuclear Energy Agency in 2011 to foster international reflection and progress towards this g...
Published date:
18 November 2015
Radioactive waste inventory data are an important element in the development of a national radioactive waste management programme since these data affect the design and selection of the ultimate disp...
Published date:
28 August 2017
Radioactive waste inventory data are an important element in the development of a national radioactive waste management programme since these data affect the design and selection of the ultimate disp...
Published date:
28 July 2016
NEA/RWM/FSC(2006)7
The "COWAM Spain" Initiative and the Current Project under Consideration for a National Interim Storage Facility for Spent Fuel and High Level Waste: The Sixth Workshop of the Forum on Stakeholder Co...
Published date:
26 October 2006
NEA/RWM/R(2020)3
The Workshop on the Multifactor Optimisation of Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste held on 10-14 February 2020 fostered a rich exchange among participants that highlighted the broad spectrum...
Published date:
25 June 2021
From prior generation until disposal, optimisation requires a holistic approach from environmental, economic and societal aspects, with strong co-ordination among all involved stakeholders.
Published date:
14 February 2020
The NEA Expert Group on Fukushima Waste Management and Decommissioning R&D (EGFWMD) was established in 2014 to offer advice to the authorities in Japan on the management of large quantities of on-sit...
Published date:
2 December 2016
The feasibility and costs of spent nuclear fuel management and the consequent disposal of ultimate waste continue to be the subject of public debate in many countries, with particular concern often e...
Published date:
23 October 2013
The cost estimation process of decommissioning nuclear facilities has continued to evolve in recent years, with a general trend towards demonstrating greater levels of detail in the estimate and more...
Published date:
28 September 2017
Workshop on Competency Management of Regulators (COMAREG), 18-20 May 2021
Published date:
31 May 2021
NEA Salt Club meeting, 11-12 May 2021.
Published date:
28 May 2021
The NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) organised a workshop on “Addressing the Challenges of Misinformation” on 29 March 2021 to discuss the topic of misinformation and explore how to address ...
Published date:
31 March 2021
Published date:
30 March 2021
The NEA Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) has served as the most important and effective international platform for developing and integrating the science and engineering necessary to unde...
Published date:
21 December 2020
NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence updates
Published date:
25 February 2021
This document describes the synthesis requirements for Master and PhD students to apply for the opportunities to deliver presentations in the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories...
Published date:
1 September 2020
This document provides hotel details for participants in the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR).
Published date:
1 September 2020
This document describes the exhibition details of the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR).
Published date:
1 September 2020
This is the concept paper of the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR).
Published date:
17 July 2020
This is the draft agenda of the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR).
Published date:
17 July 2020
Peer reviews are a standard co-operative OECD working tool that offer member countries a framework to compare experiences and examine best practices in a host of areas. The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency...
Published date:
8 December 2014
Radioaktivt avfall av alla slag måste hanteras på ett ansvarsfullt sätt nu och i framtiden med hänsyn både till människors hälsa och till skyddet av miljön. Avfallet måste också skyddas mot intrång. ...
Published date:
26 January 2000
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
5 November 2020
The committee supports member countries in the development of safe and economically efficient management of all types of radioactive waste (including spent fuel) based on the latest scientific and te...
Published date:
27 January 2021
Most experts worldwide agree that radioactive waste disposal in engineered facilities, or repositories, located in appropriate formations deep underground, provide a suitable waste management option ...
Published date:
3 August 2005
In the deep disposal of radioactive waste, the presence of several barriers serving complementary safety functions enhances confidence that the waste will be isolated and contained to protect human h...
Published date:
16 February 2007
Ce rapport présente une synthèse des enseignements tirés par le Forum de l’AEN sur la confiance des parties prenantes (FSC) concernant la gouvernance de la gestion à long terme des déchets radioactif...
Published date:
7 February 2006
A major activity of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organisation of international peer reviews of national studies and projects. The peer revi...
Published date:
17 July 2006
Tout projet de gestion de déchets radioactifs à long terme durera vraisemblablement des décennies, voire des siècles. Il nécessitera un site et influera de bien de manières sur la communauté environn...
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14 June 2007
L’environnement sociopolitique de la gestion des déchets radioactifs a connu de profonds changements ces dernières années. La concertation avec les parties prenantes est devenue l’un des principes di...
Published date:
12 December 2007
Le Comité de la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC) de l’AEN a mis en avant les fondements environnementaux et éthiques relatifs au stockage géologique et s’est prononcé sur sa faisabilité techniq...
Published date:
1 September 2008
À toutes les phases du cycle du combustible nucléaire, mais aussi lorsque l’on utilise des substances radioactives dans l’industrie, la recherche et en médecine, on produit des déchets radioactifs. L...
Published date:
24 September 2010
Le présent document donne une vue d’ensemble synthétique des avancées de la réglementation et des recommandations, aux niveaux tant international que national, et des initiatives internationales et m...
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24 February 2010
Alors que les programmes nationaux de stockage géologique progressent vers leur mise en œuvre, le concept d’« optimisation » et les exigences réglementaires associées suscitent une attention accrue. ...
Published date:
12 March 2010
La thématique de ce 7e atelier du Forum sur la confiance des parties prenantes (FSC) concernait la mise en œuvre du programme français de gestion des déchets de haute activité et de moyenne activité ...
Published date:
13 April 2010
En ansenlig internationell erfarenhet som inhämtats under de senaste 20 åren visar att kärntekniska anläggningar kan rivas och avvecklas på ett säkert sätt när ett beslut väl fattats att avsluta drif...
Published date:
11 February 2011
This database in 2000 included the first public version of the IFEP List (i.e. IFEP List 1.0) and 8 PFEP Lists. More information is available on the webpage of NEA FEP Database.
Published date:
1 January 2000
Any significant decisions regarding geologic disposal of radioactive waste will need a comprehensive public review and a thorough involvement of all relevant stakeholders, such as waste generators, w...
Published date:
15 December 2000
Integrated performance assessments (IPAs) of radioactive waste repositories deep underground are made at different stages of repository development in order, for example, to allow full-scale developm...
Published date:
21 July 2000
GEOTRAP is the OECD/NEA Project on Radionuclide Migration in Geologic, Heterogeneous Media carried out in the context of site evaluation and safety assessment of deep repository systems for long-live...
Published date:
13 February 2001
In underground repositories for radioactive waste, significant quantities of gases may be generated as a result of several processes. The potential impact of gas generation, accumulation and migratio...
Published date:
20 April 2001
Reversibility of decisions is an important consideration in the stepwise decision-making process that is foreseen for engineered geologic disposal of radioactive waste. The implications of favouring ...
Published date:
20 November 2001
This database in 2006 included the IFEP List 1.0 and 11 PFEP Lists. More information is available on the webpage of NEA FEP Database.
Published date:
1 January 2000
La réversibilité des décisions est un concept important dans le processus de décision par étapes qui est prévu pour le stockage géologique des déchets radioactifs. Les implications liées à la récupér...
Published date:
4 February 2002
