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    Nuclear Law Bulletin (NLB)

    The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law.

    English Nuclear law French Publications programme Nuclear Law Bulletin …
    Published date: 20 March 2023
    Activity
    Bulletin de droit nucléaire (BDN)

    Le Bulletin de droit nucléaire est une publication internationale unique en son genre destinée aux juristes et aux universitaires en droit nucléaire.

    English Nuclear law Nuclear law French Publications programme Nuclear Law Bulletin …
    Published date: 17 March 2023
    News
    Discussing scientific issues in the design and qualification of reactor systems

    The WPRS met from 20-24 February 2023.

    News brief Nuclear science WPRS Multiphysics Nuclear science Benchmark Multiphysics …
    Published date: 17 March 2023
    News
    Ukraine: Current status of nuclear power installations

    Information note on nuclear power installations in Ukraine, updated periodically.

    Chernobyl Radioactive materials Radiation safety Radiological protection
    Published date: 17 March 2023
    News
    Strengthening the future of the nuclear sector’s workforce

    Strengthening the future of the nuclear sector’s workforce

    DG statement News brief Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Global Forum Director-General …
    Published date: 16 March 2023
    Activity
    Archives du Bulletin de droit nucléaire

    Anciens numéros du Bulletin de droit nucléaire (nos 1 à 80).

    Nuclear law Nuclear law Publications programme Nuclear Law Bulletin
    Published date: 17 March 2023
    Activity
    Nuclear Law Bulletin Archive

    Older issues of the Nuclear Law Bulletin (Nos. 1 to 80).

    Nuclear law Nuclear law Publications programme Nuclear Law Bulletin
    Published date: 17 March 2023
    Activity
    Benchmark Activities on Reactor Single- and Multi-Physics of the Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS)

    The Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) and its expert groups co-ordinate benchmark activities on Reactor Single- and Multi-Physics. The benchmark ac...

    Nuclear science WPRS Reactor physics
    Published date: 16 March 2023
    Event
    WPRS Benchmarks Workshop 2023
    22 - 26 May 2023
    Zanhotel Europa, Via Cesare Boldini 11, Bologna, Italy

    The annual Benchmark Workshop of the Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems will be hosted in 2023 by the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy ...

    Reactor physics Nuclear science Multiphysics Nuclear science Benchmark Thermal hydraulics and mechanics Reactor physics Reactor fuel performance Multiphysics …
    Published date: 16 March 2023
    Event
    International expert workshop on the safety assessment of nuclear installations for combinations of external hazards
    11 - 13 September 2023
    IRSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

    In response to the technical and scientific needs emerged recently in this area, the Working Group of External Events (WGEV) and the Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK) initiated a joint task e...

    Risk assessment WGRISK Nuclear safety External hazards WGEV External hazards and nuclear safety Nuclear safety research …
    Published date: 16 March 2023
    News
    Renowned international law specialists deliver International Nuclear Law Essentials course in Paris

    International Nuclear Law Essentials course

    Nuclear law France Education INLE
    Published date: 15 March 2023
    Other
    WGEV-WGRISK workshop announcement
    Published date: 15 March 2023
    Joint project
    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 institution...

    Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Nuclear science FIDES Nuclear safety research Accident tolerant fuels Reactor fuel performance …
    Published date: 14 March 2023
    Event
    International workshop on disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications
    16 - 17 May 2023
    International Convention Center (ICC), Jeju, Korea

    The International workshop on disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications is one of the most significant digital innovation events of the year. This two-day workshop will be held in perso...

    Nuclear safety Disruptive technologies Nuclear innovation Korea
    Published date: 10 March 2023
    Publications and Reports
    The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard

    All low-carbon solutions will be required to achieve the world's net zero targets. Nuclear energy has a role to play in meeting this need. A wave of innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) is adv...

    English SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Climate change …
    Published date: 13 March 2023
    Event
    SMR readiness and the launch of the NEA SMR Dashboard
    13 March 2023
    15:00-16:30 CET, Online

    Nuclear innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) has the potential to address multiple energy policy priorities around the world, from decarbonising electricity and deep decarbonisation of hard-to...

    SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Nuclear innovation Climate change …
    Published date: 27 February 2023
    Other
    References for the NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard

    This document provides sources used in the NEA SMR Dashboard.

    English
    Published date: 13 March 2023
    Other
    Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy

    Compilation of the decisions, recommendations and interpretations concerning the Paris Convention

    Published date: 13 March 2023
    Other
    Convention de Paris sur la responsabilité civile dans le domaine de l'énergie nucléaire

    Recueil des décisions, recommandations et interprétations concernant la convention de Paris

    Published date: 13 March 2023
    Other
    Full text of the Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (with annexes), concluded at Paris on 29 July 1960, and Additional Protocol to the said Convention, concluded at Paris on 28 January 1964 [applicable until 7 October 1988] (French)
    Published date: 10 March 2023
    Other
    Full text of the Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (with annexes), concluded at Paris on 29 July 1960, and Additional Protocol to the said Convention, concluded at Paris on 28 January 1964 [applicable until 7 October 1988]
    Published date: 10 March 2023
    Activity
    Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

    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 ...

    Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Fukushima Radiological protection
    Published date: 9 March 2023
    Event
    FISPACT Inventory Simulation Platform for Nuclear Observables and Materials Science
    20 - 22 June 2023
    NEA, Paris, France
    Date: 20-22 June 2023
    Place: OECD/NEA Headquarters
                46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
                92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris) - FRANCE
    Minimum enrollment: 8 participants
    Maximum enrollment: 16 participan...
    Physics Modelling and simulation CPS Education Data Bank United Kingdom Training Codes and programs …
    Published date: 10 March 2023
    Other
    Practical information: International workshop on disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications
    Published date: 10 March 2023
    Other
    Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy: Unofficial consolidated text and exposé des motifs
    Published date: 9 March 2023
    Other
    Protocol 1982 to amend Paris Convention

    In all languages 

    Published date: 9 March 2023
    Other
    NEA - Additional protocol to the Convention of 28th January 1964
    Published date: 9 March 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Occupational Exposures at Nuclear Power Plants

    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...

    English Occupational exposure Radiological protection Radiological protection for occupational exposure at nuclear Installations
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Event
    Improving gender balance in the nuclear sector: Report launch
    8 March 2023
    13:30-15:00 CET, Online

    Female scientists and engineers pioneered the nuclear and radiological fields, with leaders and innovators such as Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Lise Meitner, among many others, establishing the foundat...

    Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance Webinar STEM Capacity building and gender …
    Published date: 10 February 2023
    Other
    Structure of Nuclear Energy Agency Committees and Subsidiary Bodies

    NEA Committee Structure, March 2023

    Published date: 4 October 2022
    Other
    Structure des comités et organes subsidiaires de l’Agence pour l'énergie nucléaire

    Structure des comités et organes subsidiaires de l’Agence pour l’énergie nucléaire, mars 2023.

    Published date: 4 October 2022
    Other
    OpenMC NEA April 2023 Course Description
    Published date: 9 March 2023
    Activity
    NEA Data Bank training

    The NEA Data Bank Computer Program Service (CPS) has been conducting training activities for more than 30 years. These courses provide a unique opportunity to bring together code users from around th...

    Published date: 8 March 2023
    Event
    SCALE TRITON Lattice Physics and Depletion
    22 - 26 May 2023
    NEA, Paris (France)
    Place: OECD/NEA Headquarters in Paris, France
    Minimum enrollment required: 12 participants
    Course fee: 2300 EUR
    Registration deadline: 7 April 2023
     
    The training course will be taught in Engli...
    Modelling and simulation Reactor physics CPS Data Bank Uncertainty analysis Training …
    Published date: 8 March 2023
    Event
    Introduction to nuclear data processing with FRENDY
    12 - 13 April 2023
    Online training course

    Dates: 12-13 April 2023

    • Wednesday, 12 April 2023: lectures
    • Thursday, 13 April 2023: practice

    Location: Online course, 9:00-13:00 (CEST, UTC+02:00, Paris time) 

    Course fee: 50 EUR
    Registration de...
    Physics CPS Education Japan Data Bank Training Codes and programs …
    Published date: 8 March 2023
    Activity
    Expert Group on Reactor Fuel Performance (EGRFP)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) the expert group performs specific tasks associated with fuel performance aspects of pr...

    Nuclear fuel Reactor physics EGRFP Reactor physics
    Published date: 8 March 2023
    News
    Lack of women in the nuclear sector puts net zero goals in danger

    Improving gender balance in nuclear

    News brief DG statement Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance
    Published date: 8 March 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector

    Female scientists and engineers pioneered the nuclear and radiological fields, with leaders and innovators such as Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Lise Meitner, among many others, establishing the foundat...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance STEM Capacity building and gender …
    Published date: 8 March 2023
    News
    Attracting and mobilising new talent is essential to the future of the nuclear sector

    The NEA took part in the International Youth Nuclear Congress on 27 November - 2 December 2022 in Komiyama, Japan. (Image source: IYNC)

    DG statement Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Japan
    Published date: 14 December 2022
    Activity
    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: 7 March 2023
    Activity
    Power to Melt and Maneuverability (P2M) - FIDES Joint ExpErimental Programme (JEEP)

    P2M includes in-pile tests and Post-Irradiated Examinations in Hot-Laboratory to assess the operational margins at high power.

    Experiments FIDES International co-operation
    Published date: 7 March 2023
    Activity
    In-pile Creep Studies of ATF Cladding (INCA) - FIDES-II Joint ExpErimental Programme (JEEP)

    The INCA experiments will provide comparative data on the irradiation induced creep of current Zr alloys and Cr coated samples

    Experiments FIDES International co-operation Accident tolerant fuels
    Published date: 7 March 2023
    Activity
    Burst Fission Gas Release (FGR) Benchmark of the Expert Group on Reactor Fuel Performance (EGRFP)

    This benchmark is organised to examine the models for fission gas release during anticipated operational occurrences (AOOs).

    Nuclear science Validation EGRPF WPRS Benchmark Reactor fuel performance …
    Published date: 7 March 2023
    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: 7 March 2023
    Activity
    Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects

    One of the major achievements of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the knowledge it has helped to generate through the organisation of joint international research projects. Such projects, prim...

    Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research Joint project
    Published date: 2 February 2023
    Event
    European Nuclear Young Generation Forum (ENYGF)
    8 - 12 May 2023
    Krakow, Poland

    The ENYGF is a biennial event that alternates with the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC). The ENYGF’s objective is to provide a network for international communication and sharing knowledge...

    Co-sponsored event
    Published date: 7 March 2023
    Activity
    High Burnup Experiments in Reactivity Initiated Accident (HERA) - FIDES-II Joint ExpErimental Programme (JEEP)

    High Burnup Experiments in Reactivity Initiated Accident (HERA) is dedicated to the understanding of LWR fuel performance at high burn-up under reactivity-initiated accidents (RIA).

    Experiments FIDES International co-operation
    Published date: 6 March 2023
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 39.1-39.2

    NEA News is the professional journal of the NEA. It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and regulatio...

    English Decommissioning Fukushima Decarbonisation Nuclear safety Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Radioactive waste management Capacity building and gender Climate change Radioactive waste COP26 Nuclear energy and climate change Human and organisational factors …
    Published date: 31 August 2022
    News
    Regulators reflect on lessons learnt 10 years on from Fukushima accident

    NEA and NRA held joint conference on regulators' views in Tokyo, Japan 10 years after TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident. 

    DG statement Fukushima Nuclear safety Japan Accident management …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    Activity
    Expert Group on Structural Materials (EGSM)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Materials Science Issues in Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials (WPFM), the Expert Group on Structural Materials (EGSM) focuses on materials science aspe...

    Material science Structural materials NSC Nuclear science Materials science WPFM Nuclear science …
    Published date: 3 March 2023
    Activity
    Expert Group on Fuel Materials (EGFM)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Materials Science Issues in Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials (WPFM), the Expert Group on Fuel Materials (EGFM) focuses on materials science aspects of...

    Nuclear fuel Material science NSC Nuclear science Materials science WPFM Nuclear science Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 3 March 2023
    Activity
    Working Party on Materials Science Issues in Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials (WPFM)

    Under the guidance of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), the Working Party on Materials Science Issues in Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials (WPFM) addresses materials science aspects of nuclea...

    Nuclear fuel Material science Structural materials NSC Nuclear science Materials science WPFM Nuclear science Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 3 March 2023
    NEA Document
    Existing Practices for Multi-physics Validation: Report on Sub-Task 3, Task Force 2
    NEA/NSC/R(2019)7

    The modelling and simulation of nuclear systems allow scientists and engineers to probe aspects of the operation of these systems beyond what has been precisely measured. This has numerous applicatio...

    Reactor physics Nuclear science WPRS Multiphysics Nuclear science Benchmark Reactor physics Multiphysics EGMUP …
    Published date: 11 October 2022
    News
    Expert groups on structural and fuel materials meet to advance materials science activities

    Expert groups on structural and fuel materials meet to advance materials science activities

    Material science News brief Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science WPFM Databases Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 24 February 2023
    News
    Improving thermodynamic databases and materials modelling for the analysis and prevention of nuclear accidents

    Thermodynamic databases and accident prevention

    News brief Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science Fukushima Joint project Reactor fuel performance Material science Thermodynamic data TCOFF …
    Published date: 24 February 2023
    Other
    FISPACT course agenda
    Published date: 2 March 2023
    Joint project
    Loss of Forced Coolant (LOFC) Project

    JAEA  High-temperature Engineering Test Reactor Photo: Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

     

    The Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Task Group on Advanced Reactor Experimental Facil...

    Generation IV reactors Gas-cooled reactors Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI …
    Published date: 11 October 2022
    Joint project
    Dragon Project

    View of Dragon Reactor. Photo: AEA Technology.

    In 1959, twelve OECD countries began the Dragon Reactor Experiment (DRE) to build a reactor at Winfrith in Dorset, United Kingdom. The Dragon was the fi...

    Criticality safety Generation IV reactors Nuclear science Gas-cooled reactors Reactor physics …
    Published date: 14 October 2022
    Joint project
    International Common-cause Failure Data Exchange (ICDE) Project

    Scheme showing the technical scope of NEA ICDE project activities, NEA 

    Common-cause failure (CCF) events can significantly affect the availability of safety systems of nuclear power plants. In recog...

    Risk assessment Nuclear safety research CSNI Probabilistic risk assessment
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    Joint project
    Component Operational Experience, Degradation and Ageing Programme (CODAP)

    Feeders on the Reactor Face in the Feeder Cabinet Photo: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

    The Component Operational Experience, Degradation and Ageing Programme (CODAP) combines the follow-u...

    Nuclear safety research LTO CSNI Safety of components and structures
    Published date: 21 October 2022
    Joint project
    Studsvik Material Integrity Life Extension (SMILE) Project

    Studsvik’s pool facility for storage and inspection of SMILE materials, left: 29 tonnes transportation flask, three pools each about 8 meters deep; and right: pool-in-pool for cutting and inspections...

    Long-term operation Nuclear safety research LTO Safety of components and structures
    Published date: 11 October 2022
    Joint project
    Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident Information Collection and Evaluation (FACE) Project

    Appearance of Unit 1 and 2 reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (June 2022). Photo: Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority

    The FACE projec...

    Fukushima Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Joint project Accident management …
    Published date: 17 October 2022
    Joint project
    Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products Based on Scenario Analysis of Severe Accident Progression at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (TCOFF)

    Image: Microscopic examination of U-bearing particles collected at Fukushima-Daiichi, JAEA

    TCOFF Phases

    First Phase (2017-2020)

    The TCOFF project established a framework for the exchange of technical...

    Nuclear science Fission products Fukushima Thermodynamic data Nuclear safety research Safety research …
    Published date: 7 December 2022
    Joint project
    Analysis of Information from Reactor Building and Containment Vessel and Water Sampling in Fukushima Daiichi NPS (ARC-F) project

    Investigation for damage condition and radiation dose in Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (December 2019). Photo: Japan Nuclear Regulation Au...

    Fukushima Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research Accident management
    Published date: 19 October 2022
    Joint project
    Preparatory Study on Analysis of Fuel Debris (PreADES) Project

    End state of debris in the units 1-3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings. Photo: Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    The Preparatory Study on Analysis of Fuel D...

    Fukushima Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety Safety research …
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    Joint project
    Benchmark Study of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (BSAF) Project

    Units 1 and 2 End of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (4th October, 2011). Photo: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings

    The Benchmark Study of the Acci...

    Accident analysis and management Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research CSNI Accident management …
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    Joint project
    Experiments on Source Term for Delayed Releases (ESTER) Project

    CHIP experimental facility to study fission product transport and deposition in the primary circuit. Photo: IRSN

    Following several years of experimental research in the field of source terms analysis...

    Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Joint project Accident management …
    Published date: 21 October 2022
    Joint project
    Reduction of Severe Accident Uncertainties (ROSAU) Project

    Left: Test facility for qualification of melt spreading tests. Photo: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).
    Right: Example of corium melt pouring for a melt spreading preparatory test. Photo: Argonne Nat
    ...

    Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety Safety research …
    Published date: 7 November 2022
    Joint project
    Rod Bundle Heat Transfer (RBHT) Project

    Photo: RBHT Test Facility. US NRC.

    Modelling reactor core behaviour under accident conditions with delayed re-introduction of cooling water (commonly referred to as reflood) is a challenge for safety...

    Accident analysis and management Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research Accident management
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    Joint project
    Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) Project

    View of the ATLAS experimental loop. KAERI, Korea

    The Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) Project was referenced in The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident...

    Accident analysis and management Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research CSNI Accident management …
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    Joint project
    Experimental Thermal Hydraulics for Analysis, Research and Innovations in NUclear Safety (ETHARINUS) Project

    PKL facility. Photo: FRAMATOME, Germany

    The Experimental Thermal Hydraulics for Analysis, Research and Innovations in Nuclear Safety (ETHARINUS) project serves the objectives of investigating phenome...

    Accident analysis and management Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research Accident management
    Published date: 9 December 2022
    Joint project
    Primary Coolant Loop Test Facility (PKL) Project

    PKL facility. Photo: FRAMATOME, Germany

    The Primärkreislauf-Versuchsanlage (Primary Coolant Loop Test Facility [PKL]) is a facility owned and operated by Framatome GmbH (formerly AREVA NP) in Erlange...

    Accident analysis and management Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research Accident management
    Published date: 20 December 2022
    Activity
    LOCA-MIR - FIDES Joint ExpErimental Programme (JEEP)

    The goal of the LOCA-MIR experiments is to study the behaviour of high burnup, gadolinia-doped fuel under design-basis LOCA conditions.

    Evaluation FIDES International co-operation
    Published date: 12 August 2022
    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

    On this page

    • SCIP phases
      • First phase (2004-2009)
      • Second phase (2009-2014)
      • Third phase (2014-2...
    Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Back-end …
    Published date: 7 December 2022
    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: 18 October 2022
    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...

    Nuclear fuel Nuclear safety research LTO CSNI Joint project Safety of components and structures …
    Published date: 17 October 2022
    News
    The future of Japan's nuclear sector

    NEA delegation was in Japan for a series of bilateral meetings and events with students.

    News brief DG statement STEM Japan Director-General …
    Published date: 27 February 2023
    News
    2023 outlook with NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV

    NEA Director-General Magwood shares his forecast for the biggest developments and challenges in the nuclear energy sector in 2023.

    SMR DG statement Gender balance Future energy market needs Future research needs Director-General Reactor technology …
    Published date: 3 February 2023
    Subtopic
    The NEA Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Strategy

    Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors with power output less than 300 megawatts electric (MWe), with some as small as 1-10 MWe.

    SMR Small modular reactors Nuclear technology Climate change
    Published date: 21 October 2022
    News
    Internationally recognised thermodynamic data to advance nuclear materials knowledge

    International experts gathered at the NEA for the commencement of the third phase TAF-ID on 16-17 February 2023.

    News brief Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science Nuclear data Joint project Material science Thermodynamic data TAF-ID …
    Published date: 24 February 2023
    News
    The role of artificial intelligence in the future of radioactive waste management

    The NEA Working Party on Information, Data and Knowledge Management discussed the topic of AI and data preservation during their third plenary meeting on 7-8 February 2023.

    WP-IDKM News brief IDKM of radioactive waste management Knowledge management and data preservation Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management IDKM of decommissioning and legacy management …
    Published date: 24 February 2023
    News
    “Go for it!” Women at the NEA share their stories and advice for girls interested in STEM careers

    International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023

    News brief Gender balance STEM
    Published date: 10 February 2023
    News
    Involving stakeholders in sustainable decision making

    NEA webinars explore a common understanding of optimisation as an approach to decision making.

    News brief Optimisation Stakeholder Decision making
    Published date: 8 February 2023
    Joint project
    Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels – International Database (TAF-ID) public version

    The TAF-ID public version contains only data already published in open literature. Currently, the following systems are available in the public version:

    • oxide-carbide fuel (U-Pu-O-C, released Decemb...
    Material science Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science Thermodynamics Thermodynamic data Databases TAF-ID Codes and programs …
    Published date: 23 February 2023
    Joint project
    Thermodynamics of Advanced Fuels - International Database (TAF-ID)

    On this page

    • Why is thermodynamic data for analyses involving nuclear fuel needed?
    • How is thermodynamic data calculated?
    • Available tools for thermodynamic calculations
    • Project organisation
    • TAF-ID i...
    Material science Structural materials Fuel studies Nuclear science Materials science Thermodynamic data TAF-ID …
    Published date: 23 February 2023
    Other
    20 Years of the NEA Regulators' Forum

    This brochure is published in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the NEA Regulators' Forum (RF). The document describes the history of RF, its major milestones, achievements, and vision for the...

    Safety regulation in radioactive waste management RF CDLM Safety regulation in decommissioning and legacy management Regulation Radioactive waste management RWMC …
    Published date: 23 February 2023
    NEA Document
    Behaviour of Iodine Project 3: Final Summary Report
    NEA/CSNI/R(2020)14

    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...

    Nuclear safety State-of-the-art report Nuclear safety research CSNI PRG CSNI Joint project Safety Safety research CNRA Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 15 February 2023
    Event
    International School on Simulation of Nuclear Reactor Systems (SINUS)
    1 - 23 May 2023
    Online training & in-person event on 22-23 May 2023 in Bologna, Italy

    The NEA will organise the first International School on Simulation of Nuclear Reactor Systems (SINUS) on the topic of Reactor single- and multi-physics simulations based on Light Water Reactor (LWR) ...

    Nuclear science Education WPRS Nuclear science Reactor physics …
    Published date: 20 February 2023
    Event
    Ageing management considerations in mechanical codes and standards
    28 - 29 June 2023
    Tokyo (Japan) - Hitotsubashi Hall, National Center of Sciences Building

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

    Nuclear safety Nuclear safety regulation Codes and standards in nuclear safety
    Published date: 21 February 2023
    Event
    Third Preparatory Webinar - Stakeholder Involvement Workshop 2023
    8 February 2023
    Online

    Phase III - “How to transparently implement and post-assess decisions for their holism, inclusiveness and sustainability?”

    Stakeholder Decision making
    Published date: 21 February 2023
    Other
    Presentation: Emma Barnes, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
    Published date: 21 February 2023
    Other
    Presentation: Emma Canter, OECD
    Published date: 21 February 2023
    Activity
    International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL)

    The International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL) is a two-week programme run annually by the NEA and the University of Montpellier and supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Coveri...

    Nuclear law Education Training ISNL Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 17 February 2023
    NEA Document
    Statistical Tests for Diagnosing Fission Source Convergence and Undersampling in Monte Carlo Criticality Calculations
    NEA/NSC/R(2021)3

    Monte Carlo criticality calculations involve a two-step procedure based on a stochastic implementation of the power iteration method: first, achieve convergence of the fission source distribution dur...

    Criticality safety Monte Carlo method Nuclear science Criticality WPNCS Nuclear science …
    Published date: 17 February 2023
    NEA Document
    Investigation of Covariance Data in General Purpose Nuclear Data Libraries
    NEA/NSC/R(2021)4

    The understanding of nuclear physics and the associated uncertainties is essential to the modelling of all nuclear systems. Nuclear reaction probabilities, emitted particle energies and angles, fissi...

    WPEC Nuclear science Nuclear data Nuclear science
    Published date: 8 February 2023
    NEA Document
    Role of Integral Experiment Covariance Data for Criticality Safety Validation: EG UACSA Benchmark Phase IV
    NEA/NSC/R(2021)1

    This benchmark report has been compiled under the guidance of the NEA Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS) in the Subgroup on the Role of Integral Experiment Uncertainties and Covarian...

    English UACSA Criticality safety Criticality WPNCS Nuclear science Benchmark …
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    NEA Document
    Burnup Credit Criticality Benchmark Phase IIB: Burnup Calculations of Gadolinium-Bearing Fuel Rods in Boiling Water Reactor Assemblies for Storage and Transportation
    NEA/NSC/R(2022)3

    The NEA Expert Group on Used Nuclear Fuel criticality (EGUNF) organised a Phase IIB benchmark to re-examine code and nuclear data performance for BWR lattice calculations and focus on the depletion m...

    Criticality safety Nuclear science WPNCS Nuclear science Benchmark …
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    NEA Document
    Treatment of Volatile Fission Products
    NEA/NSC/R(2022)4

    Under the auspices of the NEA Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) was established to co-ordinate scientific activities related to ad...

    Fission products Spent fuel Nuclear science Nuclear fuel cycle EGFRW Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 29 November 2022
    NEA Document
    Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation: Workshop Proceedings of the Fifteenth Exchange Meeting Manchester, United Kingdom, 30 September – 3 October 2018
    NEA/NSC/R(2020)4

    Advanced nuclear fuel cycles to improve the safety, sustainability and economics of nuclear energy are being investigated worldwide. Partitioning and transmutation (P&T) is one of the candidate techn...

    Nuclear science Fission products Actinides Nuclear science Nuclear fuel cycle …
    Published date: 11 October 2022
    Activity
    Expert Group on Reactor Core Thermal-Hydraulics and Mechanics (EGTHM)

    Created in 2019, under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Reactor Systems (WPRS) the expert group will perform specific tasks associated with core thermal-hydraulics aspects of...

    Reactor physics Sodium-cooled reactor Molten salt reactors Light water reactors Thermal hydraulics WPRS Reactor physics …
    Published date: 2 August 2022
    Publications and Reports
    ISNL Commemorative Brochure

    The International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL) Commemorative Brochure highlights the history, academics and unique features of the ISNL that contribute to the "Spirit of Montpellier". In addition, th...

    English Nuclear law Nuclear law Education Training ISNL Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 16 February 2023
    Event
    Second Preparatory Webinar - Stakeholder Involvement Workshop 2023
    18 January 2023
    Online

    Phase II - “How to balance competing aspects and interests (as defined by the prevailing circumstances) in decision making to reach holistic, inclusive and sustainable decisions?”

    Stakeholder Decision making
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Event
    First Preparatory Webinar - Stakeholder Involvement Workshop 2023
    14 December 2022
    Online

    Phase I - “How to better formulate problems for holistic, inclusive and sustainable decision making?”

    Stakeholder Civil society Decision making
    Published date: 4 January 2023
    NEA Document
    Evaluation of Design and Monitoring Requirements for Vibrations in Safety-Related Fluid Systems
    NEA/CSNI/R(2020)2

    In order to reach a better understanding of countries’ different approaches to the evaluation of vibrations detected in piping systems and components, the NEA Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Insta...

    Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research CSNI PRG CSNI Safety CNRA WGIAGE …
    Published date: 15 February 2023
    Activity
    International Radiological Protection School (IRPS)

    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...

    Radiological protection knowledge management IRPS CRPPH
    Published date: 15 February 2023
    Activity
    The NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Programme

    As part of the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy, the Rising Stars Programme leverages the weight of the Agency and the academic institutions to build new pipeline...

    Gender balance Education STEM Capacity building and gender Global Forum Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 7 February 2023
    Event
    International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL) 2023 Session
    21 August 2023 - 1 September 2023
    Montpellier, France

    The application period for the 2023 session is now open.

    The application period closes on 31 March 2023.

    Application Form 

    English Nuclear law Education ISNL Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    News
    NEA forms Women in Nuclear Global Chapter

    NEA forms Women in Nuclear Global Chapter

    News brief Gender balance
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Event
    Nuclear Data Week - April 2023
    24 - 28 April 2023
    NEA Headquarters, 46 Alphonse Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

    The Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion File (JEFF)  Nuclear Data Library Project is a collaboration between NEA Data Bank participating countries. The JEFF library combines the efforts of its differ...

    Nuclear energy data Data Bank
    Published date: 10 February 2023
    Activity
    International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE)

    The International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) is a one-week programme run by the NEA covering practical issues in international nuclear law.

    Nuclear law Education Training INLE Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 7 February 2023
    Event
    International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) 2023 Session
    27 February 2023 - 3 March 2023
    OECD Conference Centre, Paris

    Applications are closed 

    Programme

    The 2023 International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) programme will be conducted under the leadership of Paul Bowden, Honorary Professor of Law at the Nottingham La...

    Nuclear law Education Training INLE Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 7 February 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Maximising Uranium Mining’s Social and Economic Benefits: A Guide for Stakeholders

    The transformative activity of mining has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts that can be both positive and adverse for communities, ecosystems and economies. As the uranium industry ...

    English Uranium Environmental protection Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium mining Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 2 February 2023
    Event
    International Radiological Protection School (IRPS) – 2023 edition
    14 - 18 August 2023
    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...

    Radiological protection knowledge management IRPS CRPPH
    Published date: 7 February 2023
    Activity
    Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS)

    The Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) studies the reactor physics, fuel performance, and radiation transport and shielding in present and future nu...

    Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Multi-physics simulations Fuel studies Light water reactors Thermal hydraulics WPRS Pressurised heavy water reactors Reactor physics Multiphysics …
    Published date: 7 February 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Summary of the NEA Workshop on Competency Management of Regulators (COMAREG)

    The NEA organised a Workshop on Competency Management of regulators for the broad discussion of the challenges regarding the competency of regulators in the areas of radioactive waste management, dec...

    English RF Regulation Radioactive waste management
    Published date: 5 August 2022
    Publications and Reports
    NEA Data Bank brochure
    English Data Bank
    Published date: 27 September 2022
    Publications and Reports
    2021 AEN Rapport annuel

    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...

    French
    Published date: 24 October 2022
    News
    Over 40 years of collaborative nuclear safety research: lessons learnt and new opportunities

    The NEA event reviews the accomplishments of the joint safety projects.

    News brief Nuclear safety Information exchange Information, data and knowledge management Joint project Safety Safety culture …
    Published date: 27 January 2023
    Event
    Maximising Uranium Mining’s Social and Economic Benefits: A Guide for Stakeholders (report launch)
    2 February 2023
    16:00-17:30 CET, Online

    Uranium is the primary source of fuel for nuclear power plants, which provides large-scale low-carbon baseload electricity for more than 30 countries around the world and is the world’s second larges...

    Uranium Environmental protection Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Uranium mining Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 25 August 2022
    Other
    NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint projects list objectives
    Published date: 2 February 2023
    Other
    IRPS 2023 data protection notice
    Published date: 2 February 2023
    Activity
    Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Scientific Computing in Nuclear Engineering

    The EGMUP Task Force on artificial intelligence and machine learning will design benchmark specifications to evaluate the performance of AI/ML in multi-physics modeling and simulation of reactor syst...

    Multiphysics Thermal hydraulics and mechanics Reactor physics Reactor fuel performance
    Published date: 1 February 2023
    Event
    OpenMC Introductory Class
    3 - 7 April 2023
    OECD Headquarters, Paris

    Dates: 3-7 April, 2023
    Place: OECD Headquarters in Paris, France
    Minimum enrollment required: 12 participants
    Course fee: 1000 EUR

    This 4.5-day interactive course is intended to give students a thorough...

    Physics Modelling and simulation Monte Carlo method Transport CPS Training …
    Published date: 27 January 2023
    Activity
    Lead-cooled Fast Reactor Benchmark (LFR)

    Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) are rather new concepts which have gathered increasing international attention after the Generation-IV International Forum (GIF) selected them as promising candidates ...

    Generation IV reactors Verification and validation Verification Validation Liquid metal reactors Benchmark Reactor physics …
    Published date: 31 January 2023
    Other
    LFR Benchmark: Conditions for Release
    Published date: 31 January 2023
    Other
    International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL) leaflet

    Introduction to the International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL)

    Nuclear law Nuclear law Education Training ISNL Education and training opportunities …
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    NEA Document
    The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan’s Pre-siting Safety Case Based on the Site Descriptive Model: An International Peer Review of the NUMO Safety Case
    NEA/RWM/R(2022)2

    Following a safety-oriented, stepwise procedure for geological repository siting, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO) requested in 2021 that the NEA facilitate an independent in...

    English Peer review Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Japan Radioactive waste management RWMC Radioactive waste Safety case Geological disposal Features events and processes (FEPs) …
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Other
    IRPS 2022 programme extract
    IRPS
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Reference
    Brussels Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention: Latest status of ratifications or accessions

    Latest status of ratifications or accessions of the Brussels Supplementary Convention (BSC). 

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements Liability and compensation Nuclear liability
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Reference
    Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

    The objective of the Amendment to the CPPNM is to achieve and maintain worldwide effective physical protection of nuclear material and of nuclear facilities used for peaceful purposes; to prevent a...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Reference
    Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS)

    https://www.oecd-nea.org/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-11/nlb53.pdf#page=119The CNS is an incentive convention that aims to, inter alia, achieve and maintain a high level of nuclear safety world...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Event
    20th Meeting of the Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS)
    20 - 24 February 2023
    NEA headquarters (46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France) with a remote access option

    Under the guidance of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC), the Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) studies the reactor physics, fuel performance, an...

    Nuclear science WPRS Multiphysics Radiation transport and shielding Thermal hydraulics and mechanics Reactor physics …
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Other
    INLE 2023 programme
    Nuclear law
    Published date: 30 January 2023
    Reference
    Protocol to Amend the 1963 Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (1997 Vienna Protocol)

    The 1997 Vienna Protocol improves the original regime by requiring that more money be made available to compensate more victims for a broad range of damages.

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 29 January 2023
    Reference
    Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (Vienna Convention)

    The Vienna Convention establishes a nuclear liability and compensation regime similar to that provided for under the Paris Convention. The Vienna Convention is open to any state.

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 29 January 2023
    Reference
    Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC)

    The CSC provides for a global liability and compensation scheme that may supplement that called for under the Paris Convention, the Vienna Convention or Annex state legislation as defined by the CS...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 29 January 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Bulletin de droit nucléaire n° 102, Vol. 2019/1

    Le Bulletin de droit nucléaire est une publication internationale unique en son genre destinée aux juristes et aux universitaires en droit nucléaire. Ses lecteurs bénéficient d’informations exhaustiv...

    Nuclear law Nuclear law French Publications programme Nuclear Law Bulletin …
    Published date: 27 January 2023
    Activity
    How to access Data Bank services for non-NEA Data Bank countries

    The NEA Data Bank distributes nuclear computer codes and processed nuclear data libraries to eligible IAEA Member countries upon request. Requesters in this category are encouraged to familiarise t...

    Published date: 27 January 2023
    News
    NEA and WiN France co-organise mentoring event for female students in France

    The three-day event was held at the ESIX University in Cherbourg, France with 15 female university and graduate students. 

    Gender balance France Leadership Human and organisational factors Education STEM …
    Published date: 14 December 2022
    News
    Nuclear financing conference finds new approaches needed

    Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland, the conference gathered stakeholders in Warsaw on 8 December.

    New build News brief Decarbonisation Climate change Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    Reference
    Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Early Notification Convention)

    The Early Notification Convention establishes a notification system for nuclear accidents that have the potential for an international transboundary release of radioactive material that could be of...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)

    The Aarhus Convention obliges states and grants the public rights in three areas of the convention: access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environme...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention or ICSANT)

    The Nuclear Terrorism Convention's main objective relates to the criminalisation of a number of nuclear and radioactive material related offences, the establishment of jurisdiction over these offen...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM)

    The CPPNM establishes measures related to the physical protection of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes during transport, criminalisation of offenses relating to nuclear material and inter...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW or Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty)

    Aims to prohibit all nuclear weapon activities, including the development, testing, production, acquisition, possession, stockpiling, use, or threats to use nuclear weapons.

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Joint Convention)

    The Joint Convention is an incentive convention that aims to, inter alia, achieve and a high level of safety worldwide in spent fuel and radioactive waste management, through the enhancement of nat...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention (Joint Protocol)

    The Joint Protocol acts as a bridge between the Paris and Vienna Conventions, effectively extending the benefits provided by one convention to victims in countries that have joined the other conven...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention)

    The Espoo Convention sets out the obligations of parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning and lays down general obligations of states to notify...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Reference
    Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Convention on Assistance)

    The Convention on Assistance sets up a framework for states parties to co-operate amongst themselves and with the International Atomic Energy Agency to facilitate prompt assistance in the event of ...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Activity
    International conventions and agreements under OECD/NEA auspices

    The NEA performs depositary functions on behalf of the OECD Secretary-General for diverse international agreements.

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements Nuclear law International conventions and agreements
    Published date: 26 January 2023
    Event
    NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week: Success Stories and Opportunities for Future Developments
    9 - 13 January 2023
    Online

    Since its inception, the NEA has provided a highly flexible and powerful platform for multinational research co-operation, particularly in areas related to providing understanding and insights needed...

    Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research Joint project
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Activity
    Expert Group on Accident-tolerant Fuels for Light Water Reactors (EGATFL)

    The expert group primarily acted as a forum for scientific and technical information exchange on advanced light water reactor (LWR) fuels with enhanced accident tolerance.

    Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Light water reactors EGATFL Accident Tolerant Fuels Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 18 October 2022
    Other
    2023 ISNL Application Form Online
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Other
    2022 ISNL Programme
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Joint project
    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: 17 January 2023
    Other
    2023 ISNL Application Form
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Activity
    Third NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop on Optimisation in Decision Making

    The NEA will hold the Third Stakeholder Involvement workshop to advance the issue of optimisation in decision making on 5-7 September 2023, in close co-operation with all interested NEA Standing Tech...

    Stakeholder Decision making
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Other
    Presentation: Christian Gollier
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Other
    Presentation: Tristan Barr
    Published date: 20 January 2023
    Other
    2023 NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week DAY 4
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Other
    2023 NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week DAY 5
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Other
    2023 NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week DAY 1
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Other
    2023 NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week DAY 2
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Other
    2023 NEA Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week DAY 3
    Published date: 19 January 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Post-Fukushima Action Implementation at Nuclear Installations: Human and Organisational Factors Lessons Learnt

    In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011, nuclear regulators, industry organisations, and operating companies across the globe began the process of understanding the lessons l...

    English WGHOF Fukushima Human and organisational factors Japan Human and organisational factors Accident management …
    Published date: 17 January 2023
    News
    The importance of effective nuclear risk communication

    The NEA Risk Communication Training Course was held on 7-9 December 2022 in Bratislava where participants heard from and engaged with communication experts and technical professionals working in nucl...

    News brief WGPC Slovak Republic Stakeholder relations Risk …
    Published date: 15 December 2022
    News
    Improving the management of occupational exposures at nuclear power plants

    The NEA hosted the 32nd meeting of the ISOE Management Board.

    News brief IAEA Radiological protection Occupational exposure Radiological protection Radiological protection for occupational exposure at nuclear Installations …
    Published date: 18 January 2023
    Event
    Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo (SNA + MC 2024)
    20 - 24 October 2024
    Paris, France

    The Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo (SNA + MC 2024) is a long-standing conference that focuses on high-performance software development and use....

    Monte Carlo method Data Bank Co-sponsored event
    Published date: 17 January 2023
    Other
    Post-Fukushima Action Implementation at Nuclear Installations - Appendix B - Phase 2 Responses

    Human and organisational factors lessons learnt implementing post-Fukushima actions

    English WGHOF Fukushima Human and organisational factors Human and organisational factors Accident management …
    Published date: 17 January 2023
    Other
    Post-Fukushima Action Implementation at Nuclear Installations - Appendix A: Regulatory Authority Responses to Phase 1 Information Request

    Summaries of actions taken and questionnaire responses regarding human and organisational factors addressed by these actions.

    English WGHOF Fukushima Human and organisational factors Human and organisational factors Accident management …
    Published date: 17 January 2023
    Other
    Complementary material to “Role of Integral Experiment Covariance Data for Criticality Safety Validation: EG UACSA Benchmark Phase IV”
    English UACSA Criticality safety Criticality Benchmark …
    Published date: 17 January 2023
    NEA Document
    Status, Barriers and Cost-Benefits of Robotic and Remote Systems Applications in Nuclear Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management
    NEA/RWM/R(2022)1

    Robotics and remote systems (RRS) are essential technologies for work in the radiation environments typically encountered in the nuclear back-end, such as in radioactive waste management and decommis...

    English CDLM EGRRS Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management RWMC Remote and robotic system Innovation Radioactive waste management Back-end …
    Published date: 13 January 2023
    Other
    Summary of the EGRRS Dedicated Contribution at the DigiDecom 2021 DIGITAL

    Online Event Focusing on Innovation within Nuclear Decommissioning - 25 March 2021

    English Decommissioning EGRRS Decommissioning and legacy management Nuclear decommissioning …
    Published date: 13 January 2023
    Activity
    Expert Group on the Application of Robotics and Remote Systems in the Nuclear Back-end (EGRRS)

    The EGRRS supports NEA member countries to optimise the development of national radioactive waste management and decommissioning programmes through the application of robotic and remote systems.

    Decommissioning and legacy management Nuclear decommissioning Radioactive waste management Remote and robotic system
    Published date: 1 December 2022
    Activity
    In-Core Real-Time Mechanical Testing of Structural Materials (INCREASE) - FIDES-II Joint ExpErimental Programme (JEEP)

    This structural materials Joint Experimental Program (JEEP) is aimed at developing the capability to perform a variety of in-core mechanical testing measurements.

    Experiments FIDES International co-operation
    Published date: 13 January 2023
    NEA Document
    Advancing the Robustness of Electrical Power Systems of Nuclear Power Plants
    NEA/CSNI/R(2020)8

    The aim of this report is to examine whether there are any international variations in the electrical power system designs (“design variations”) of nuclear power plants that affect the system respons...

    CNRA Nuclear safety WGELEC Nuclear safety research CSNI PRG CSNI Safety Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 13 January 2023
    Event
    MCNP6® intermediate course
    27 February 2023 - 3 March 2023
    Paris, France

    ***The course is full***

    This intermediate course is designed for people who have some experience in running MCNP Monte Carlo calculations, but who would like to refresh or advance their skills. Prov...

    Physics Modelling and simulation Monte Carlo method Transport CPS Training …
    Published date: 13 January 2023
    Event
    MCNP6® advanced course
    6 - 10 March 2023
    Paris, France

    This advanced course is designed for people who have experience in running MCNP Monte Carlo calculations, but who would like to advance their skills and develop greater depth of understanding of theo...

    Physics Modelling and simulation Monte Carlo method Transport CPS Training …
    Published date: 13 January 2023
    Activity
    European Nuclear Energy Tribunal

    The Convention on the Establishment of a Security Control in the Field of Nuclear Energy ("Security Control Convention") and the Protocol on the Tribunal established by the Security Control Conventio...

    Nuclear law Conventions and multilateral agreements Nuclear law Liability and compensation International conventions and agreements Nuclear liability …
    Published date: 12 January 2023
    Activity
    Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS)

    The Nuclear Law Committee (NLC) established the Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS) in 2016 to support the NEA’s efforts to strengthen its work in the nuclear safety area.

    Nuclear law Nuclear law WPLANS NLC
    Published date: 12 January 2023
    Activity
    Working Party on Nuclear Liability and Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities (WPLDF)

    The WPLDF was established to identify and address issues of application of the nuclear liability regimes to deep geological repositories (DGRs) and other radioactive waste disposal facilities. 

    Published date: 12 January 2023
    Activity
    Nuclear Law Committee (NLC)

    The Nuclear Law Committee (NLC) is a highly focused group of specialists designated by the NEA member countries, comprising lawyers, policy makers, academics and from time to time, technical experts....

    Nuclear law Nuclear law
    Published date: 12 January 2023
    Other
    Programme: Nuclear Safety Research Joint Projects Week
    Published date: 3 January 2023
    Topic
    Nuclear energy and climate change

    As a low-carbon electricity source, nuclear energy has a role to play in global climate change mitigation efforts.

    SMR Decarbonisation Hydrogen Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 4 November 2022
    Event
    International conference on the safety of radioactive waste management, decommissioning, and environmental protection and remediation: Ensuring safety and enabling sustainability
    6 - 10 November 2023
    Vienna, Austria

    The purpose of the event is to provide a forum for fostering the exchange of information, experiences, and anticipated future developments in the interrelationships between safety and sustainable dev...

    Co-sponsored event
    Published date: 10 January 2023
    Event
    International conference on nuclear decommissioning: Addressing the past and ensuring the future
    15 - 19 May 2023
    Vienna, Austria

    Purpose and objectives

    The purpose of the event is to discuss achievements, challenges and lessons learnt in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, highlighting current priority needs and sharing...

    Co-sponsored event
    Published date: 10 January 2023
    Other
    International conference on nuclear decommissioning: Addressing the past and ensuring the future
    Published date: 10 January 2023
    Activity
    Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA)

    The Working Group on the Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) is responsible for activities related to potential accidental situations in nuclear power plants, including the following technic...

    Risk assessment WGAMA Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety Accident management Risk …
    Published date: 9 January 2023
    Other
    Brochure: Guidance and Principles for the Initiation and Conduct of Joint Safety Research Projects
    Published date: 5 January 2023
    Other
    Presentation: Alexander Atarodi
    Published date: 4 January 2023
    Other
    Presentation: Veronique Leroyer
    Published date: 4 January 2023
    Other
    Session 3 presentations
    Published date: 15 December 2022
    Other
    Session 2 presentation - Jan Horst Keppler.ppt
    Published date: 15 December 2022
    Other
    Session 1 presentations
    Published date: 15 December 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in Switzerland in 2050: Low Carbon Scenarios and their System Costs

    With an electricity system defined by high shares of hydropower, large capacity for interconnection with its neighbours and low carbon intensity, Switzerland is well positioned to attain its objectiv...

    English System cost Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Switzerland Climate change Nuclear economics Sustainable development and nuclear energy …
    Published date: 27 October 2022
    Publications and Reports
    The Role of Nuclear Power in the Hydrogen Economy

    Hydrogen is expected to play important roles in decarbonised energy systems, as an energy source for otherwise hard-to-electrify sectors as well as a storage vector to enhance power system flexibilit...

    English Cogeneration Nuclear economics Hydrogen Nuclear energy and climate change Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 21 September 2022
    News
    In Memoriam: Pierre Strohl

    Pierre Strohl, former Deputy Director-General of the NEA, has passed away.

    Nuclear law Nuclear Law Bulletin
    Published date: 30 December 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Financing New Nuclear Power Plants: Minimising the Cost of Capital by Optimising Risk Management

    Realising the contribution of nuclear energy to achieving net zero carbon emission in 2050 will require raising significant amounts of capital at competitive rates. On the basis of work under the aeg...

    English New build Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear energy and climate change Climate change Financing Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    News
    Examining new technologies in decommissioning complex and legacy sites

    NEA’s Working Party on the Technical, Environmental, and Safety Aspects of Decommissioning and Legacy Management gathered for a workshop on  29 November to 1 December 2022 in Paris. 

    News brief Decommissioning Environmental protection Technical, environmental and safety aspects of decommissioning and legacy management Decommissioning and legacy management Nuclear decommissioning Legacy management …
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    Event
    NEA-IFNEC Financing Initiative: Warsaw Conference on Nuclear Financing
    8 December 2022
    9:30-17:30 CET | Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel, plac Artura Zawiszy 1, 02-025 Warsaw, Poland, and Online

    Attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require financing and developing significant capacity of new nuclear power generation in the coming years and decades. To facilitate this process, the...

    New build Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change Financing Nuclear economics Spotlight …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    News
    Collaboration between industries on human and organisational factors proves valuable for the nuclear sector

    On 2-4 November, the NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) held its 32nd biennial meeting at the Nuclear Energy Agency headquarters in Paris, France.

    Human aspects of nuclear safety WGHOF Human and organisational factors IRPS Human and organisational factors …
    Published date: 14 December 2022
    News
    Researching aged metals harvested from decommissioned nuclear power plants

    Second Workshop on International Harvesting Co-operation focused on the status of aged metals harvesting and opportunities for international collaborative research.

    News brief Decommissioning Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research International co-operation Safety research …
    Published date: 14 December 2022
    News
    Nuclear Energy for a Cleaner Future: Celebrating 80 years since the first nuclear reactor experiment

    The NEA took part in the ENEN2plus project which aims to address the key challenges of energy security and climate change through training and education on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the...

    News brief Experiments Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    News
    NEA Data Bank trainings on SCALE and PHITS computer programs

    Courses were held in November 2022 in paris, France.

    News brief CPS Nuclear data Data Bank Training …
    Published date: 14 December 2022
    Event
    International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC) 2023
    1 - 6 October 2023
    Sendai International Center, Miyagi, Japan

    The 12th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC) will be held in Sendai, Japan on 1-6 October 2023. Twenty years after the last conference in Japan, which was held in Tokai-mura...

    Criticality safety WPNCS Safety Co-sponsored event
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    News
    Radiological protection aspects of decommissioning activities at nuclear power plants

    The Working Group on the Radiological Protection Aspects of Decommissioning Activities at Nuclear Power Plants (WGDECOM) holds its 12th meeting in Germany

    News brief Radiological protection Decommissioning Decommissioning and legacy management Radiological protection Germany …
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    News
    International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Benchmark Experiments

    The 2021 edition contains data from 169 experimental series that were performed at 57 nuclear facilities.

    Physics News brief Experiments ICSBEP IRPhEP Reactor technology Reactor physics Reactor physics Benchmark …
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    Event
    Remembering the past in the future: Building awareness of radioactive waste repositories together
    22 - 24 November 2022
    Tabloo, Dessel, Belgium

    How can knowledge of high-level radioactive waste existence, nature and history be passed on to future generations? The NEA Expert Group on Awareness Preservation (EGAP) has been focusing on this que...

    IDKM of radioactive waste management Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste Societal aspects of radioactive waste management
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    Other
    Workshop presentation files
    Published date: 13 December 2022
    Event
    Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in Switzerland in 2050: Low Carbon Scenarios and their System Costs (report launch)
    27 October 2022
    15:30-17:00 CEST, Online

    Image source: KKG

    As one of the NEA member countries with the lowest carbon emissions, Switzerland is well positioned to achieve its objective of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The main features ...

    System cost Future energy market needs Nuclear economics Switzerland Climate change Electricity markets Spotlight …
    Published date: 11 October 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Advanced Technology Answers to the Climate Challenge: The Vital Importance of Nuclear Science and Technology Education
    English Nuclear energy and climate change Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Policy Brief Global Forum Climate change Education and capacity building …
    Published date: 12 December 2022
    Event
    Nuclear Risk Communication Training Course
    7 - 9 December 2022
    Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    - Registration for the 2022 course is closed -

    This training course focused on communicating risk on a daily basis. Its aim was to improve the effectiveness of risk communication in order to enhance ...

    Public communication Risk
    Published date: 27 September 2022
    News
    Community and youth engagement the key for future radioactive waste disposal

    The FSC workshop participants discussed best practices for community and youth engagement around the topic of radioactive waste disposal.

    News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) Europe Human and organisational factors Education RWMC Stakeholder relations Belgium FSC Geological disposal Radioactive waste …
    Published date: 26 October 2022
    News
    Steering Committee agrees to gender balance policy framework

    Gender balance policy framework approved

    DG statement News brief Gender Balance Task Group Policy Gender balance Member countries Policy Brief Director-General …
    Published date: 3 November 2022
    News
    The role of nuclear energy in clean hydrogen production

    NEA article from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy, published by NICE Future and the NEA.

    Cogeneration Hydrogen Climate change Nuclear economics
    Published date: 20 September 2022
    News
    Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies

    Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies

    News brief SMR Radioactive waste management Decommissioning Spent fuel …
    Published date: 5 December 2022
    News
    NEA at COP27: Advanced nuclear technologies offer a pathway to net zero

    The COP27 NEA delegation were at the forefront of several discussions on the pathways that nuclear energy can offer to reduce carbon emissions.

    News brief SMR IAEA Future energy market needs Decarbonisation Hydrogen COP27 Climate change …
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    NEA Document
    IGSC Safety Case Symposium 2018: Current Understanding and Future Direction for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
    NEA/RWM/R(2018)7

    The Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) was established in 2000 by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) in recognition of the need for continued...

    Radioactive waste management IGSC Repository Safety Geological disposal Radioactive waste Safety case …
    Published date: 7 December 2022
    Activity
    Pressurised Water Reactor MOX/UO2 Core Transient Benchmark

    PWR MOX/UO2 Core Transient Benchmark

    Verification Benchmark Reactor physics
    Published date: 7 December 2022
    News
    Progress in reactivity-initiated accident research

    Two new reports from the WGFS highlight the latest developments in RIA research.

    News brief Fuel studies Accident analysis and management Nuclear safety research CSNI WGFS Safety research …
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    Other
    Introduction and agendas: Third NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop on Optimisation in Decision-making Preparatory Webinars
    Published date: 6 December 2022
    Other
    Flyer: Third Stakeholder Involvement Workshop
    Published date: 6 December 2022
    News
    International Ministerial Conference in Washington D.C. highlights the essential role of nuclear energy to achieve net zero

    A delegation led by NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV attended the conference on 26-28 October 2022.

    DG statement News brief United States IAEA Decarbonisation Climate change Director-General …
    Published date: 16 November 2022
    News
    Nuclear emergency planning, response and recovery

    Nuclear emergency planning, response and recovery

    News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies WPNEM Accident management Emergency preparedness and response …
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    News
    Nuclear regulators and safety culture: Reinforcing the link

    The NEA Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) gathered delegates for its biannual meeting on 18-20 October 2022.

    News brief Leadership WGSC Regulation Safety culture Safety culture …
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    Event
    Management of Spent Fuel, Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning in SMRs or Advanced Reactor Technologies
    7 - 10 November 2022
    Lord Elgin Hotel - Ottawa, Canada

    Figure 1: Generation IV International Forum [gen-4.org]

    The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) organised an international workshop on the implementation of radioactive w...

    Reactor physics Radioactive waste management CDLM Nuclear safety Nuclear decommissioning RWMC Legacy management Nuclear fuel cycle …
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Activity
    Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Legacy Management (CDLM)

    The CDLM assists member states in holistically addressing challenges in the execution of decommissioning and legacy management through sharing experiences among members with a broad range of expertis...

    Decommissioning Nuclear installations Decommissioning and legacy management Legacy management
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    Other
    Feedback Mechanisms for Lessons Learnt in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

    The NEA Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Legacy Management (CDLM) and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the International Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scien...

    CDLM Decommissioning Decommissioning and legacy management
    Published date: 30 November 2022
    Activity
    MeshTal Viewer user manual

    MeshTal Viewer user manual

    Nuclear science
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    News
    Radiological protection and public health challenges of small modular reactors

    The new task force will explore radiological protection and publich health challenges of SMRs.

    SMR News brief Public health Radiological protection Small modular reactors CRPPH Radiological protection …
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    Activity
    Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum (CSSCF)

    The event examines how nuclear safety culture is affected by the national cultural context of the country operating a nuclear facility. It brings together experts representing both the nuclear indust...

    Human aspects of nuclear safety Leadership Human and organisational factors Safety culture Safety culture …
    Published date: 27 September 2022
    Other
    Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum Japan (Japanese version)
    Japan Japanese
    Published date: 25 November 2022
    Other
    Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum Japan

    General introduction to the Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum and CSSCF Japan

    Published date: 25 November 2022
    News
    Sustainable recovery after a nuclear accident

    Around 90 radiological protection professionals and researchers, representing regulators, research institutions and government entities from NEA member countries and beyond, joined Preparedness for P...

    Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Radiological protection Fukushima Chernobyl Radiological protection IRPS EGRM Accident management …
    Published date: 24 November 2022
    NEA Document
    Phase III of the Assessment of Structures Subjected to Concrete Pathologies (ASCET): Final Report
    NEA/CSNI/R(2019)11

    In the ASCET Phase III, the goal was to assess and develop the Phase II (blind benchmark) recommendations using additional test results. The Phase III simulations were performed using a full set of t...

    English Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research CSNI PRG Safety assessment CSNI Safety Structural materials CNRA WGIAGE …
    Published date: 24 November 2022
    Activity
    JANIS

    JANIS (Java-based nuclear information software) is an application designed to facilitate the visualisation and manipulation of nuclear data. JANIS will be helpful to engineers and physicists who use ...

    Nuclear data Databases
    Published date: 24 November 2022
    Event
    Innovative Techniques and Technologies to Support Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites
    29 November 2022 - 1 December 2022
    NEA premises, France

    Picture: ANSTO

    The in-person registration to attend this event is now closed. Interested participants can still register to join the event virtually through the link above.

    The NEA Working Party on T...

    CDLM Decommissioning Decommissioning and legacy management Legacy management
    Published date: 24 November 2022
    Other
    Programme: Innovative Techniques and Technologies to Support Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites
    Published date: 24 November 2022
    Other
    Concept Paper: Innovative Techniques and Technologies to Support Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites
    Published date: 24 November 2022
    NEA Document
    Summary and Conclusions of the Joint PKL-ATLAS Workshop on Analytical Activities Related to the NEA PKL-4 and ATLAS-2 Projects
    NEA/CSNI/R(2020)13

    Since 2001, the NEA has supported the Senior Expert Group on Safety Research Thermal-hydraulics (SETH), the Primärkreislauf-Versuchsanlage - Primary Coolant Loop Test Facility (PKL), PKL-2 and PKL-3 ...

    Accident analysis and management Thermal hydraulics Nuclear safety research CSNI Accident management …
    Published date: 23 November 2022
    News
    New edition: the International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments

    The 2021 edition can be downloaded online.

    Modelling and simulation Criticality safety Criticality Verification and validation Verification Validation ICSBEP Benchmark …
    Published date: 22 November 2022
    Other
    Provisional programme: Innovative Techniques and Technologies to Support Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites
    Published date: 22 November 2022
    Publications and Reports
    Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law

    Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law examines the various interrelated legal issues for the safe, efficient and secure use of nuclear energy. It provides an overview of the complex bo...

    English Nuclear law Nuclear law Liability and compensation Nuclear safety Education International conventions and agreements Nuclear liability Publications programme ISNL Education and training opportunities Training …
    Published date: 19 October 2022
    Other
    JEFF Nuclear Data Week, November 2022 - Agenda
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Other
    Programme - Remembering the Past in the Future: Building Awareness of Radioactive Waste Repositories Together
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Activity
    WPFC Expert Group on Reactor Coolants/Components Technology (EGCoCoT)

    Under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC), the Expert Group on Reactor Coolants and Components Technology (EGCoCoT) undertakes activities with the go...

    Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGCoCoT Liquid metal reactors Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Other
    ALL EVENT PRESENTATIONS
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Other
    Speaker biographies
    Published date: 21 November 2022
    Event
    The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy
    10 November 2022
    13:30-14:30 (GMT+2) at COP27 and online

    Organised by the NEA and hosted at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), this event highlighted the key findings from the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: N...

    Decarbonisation Hydrogen Nuclear technology COP27 Climate change …
    Published date: 4 November 2022
    Event
    The Role of Advanced Nuclear Technologies for Hard-to-Abate Sectors
    11 November 2022
    13:30-14:30 (GMT+2) at COP27 and online

    Organised by the NEA and hosted at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), this event gathered speakers to discuss the progress with advanced nuclear ...

    SMR Decarbonisation Nuclear economics Nuclear technology COP27 Climate change …
    Published date: 4 November 2022
    Activity
    Switzerland

    Nuclear legislation: Switzerland

    Nuclear law Switzerland Nuclear legislation
    Published date: 17 November 2022
    Other
    Consent form to be photographed
    Published date: 17 November 2022
    Other
    ALL EVENT PRESENTATIONS
    Published date: 16 November 2022
    Other
    Speaker Biographies
    Published date: 16 November 2022
    Other
    Speaker Biographies
    Published date: 16 November 2022
    Other
    ALL EVENT PRESENTATIONS
    Published date: 16 November 2022
    Other
    Provisional Programme: Workshop on Innovative Technologies and Techniques for Characterisation and Decommissioning
    Published date: 15 November 2022
    Other
    Workshop on the Innovative Techniques and Technologies - Logistic Information
    Published date: 15 November 2022
    Event
    Workshop on preparedness for post-nuclear accident recovery
    27 - 28 October 2022
    Headquarters of the Institute of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) - Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

    The NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) through its Expert Group on Recovery Management (EGRM) invited all interested stakeholders to a workshop Preparedness for post-n...

    Environmental protection Fukushima Chernobyl CRPPH EGRM Radiological protection Accident management Emergency preparedness and response …
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Programme: Workshop on Preparedness for Post-nuclear Accident Recovery
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.1 EGRMReport T.Schneider
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.2 Developing a recovery framework V.Smith
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.3.1 Roundtable T.Homma Japan
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.3.4 Roundtable P.Wright Canada
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.4 PandemicRecoveryManagement R.Missal
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.5 SendaiFramework A.Fysh
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.6 MHPSSEmergency F.Hanna
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.7 OperationalExtensionWHO M.Zaehringer
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.8 ExperienceOnEconomicRecovery M.Miyashita
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.9 Liability and compensation E.deBoissieu
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.10 SustainableRecovery&Environment A.Mayall
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.11 SustainableRecovery C-M.Larsson
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.12.1 KeynoteLecture J.Lochard
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day1.12.2 KeynoteLecture N.Takamura
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.1 ExercisingRecovery S.DeCair
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.2&3 INEX-6 P.Wright
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.4 Food&DrinkingWater V.Durand
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.5 Food&DrinkingWater Norway A.Liland
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.6 Remediation&Decontamination A.Nisbet
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.7 Remediation&Decontamination France M.Couturier
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.8 WasteManagement T.Schlummer
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.9 WasteManagement UK A.Jenkins
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.10 EnvironmentalMonitoring&HumanDoseAssessment D.MacDonald
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.11 EnvironmentalMonitoring&HumanDoseAssessment Germany F.Gering
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Other
    Day2.12 Conclusion TSchneider
    Published date: 14 November 2022
    Activity
    ICSBEP participants

    This page contains a list of the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) participants and evaluations if any.

    Published date: 10 November 2022
    Activity
    IRPhE Technical Review Group

    The International Reactor Physics Experiment Evaluation (IRPhE) Technical Review Group provides the nuclear community with qualified benchmark data sets by collecting reactor physics experimental dat...

    Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Benchmark Reactor physics …
    Published date: 10 November 2022
    Other
    Concept Paper: Innovative Technologies and Techniques for Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites
    Published date: 10 November 2022
    Other
    Provisional Programme: Innovative Technologies and Techniques for Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites
    Published date: 10 November 2022
    Activity
    International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) Handbook

    The International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) Handbook contains criticality safety benchmark specifications that have been derived from experiments that were performed at...

    Modelling and simulation Criticality safety Verification and validation Verification Benchmark …
    Published date: 10 November 2022
    Activity
    International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP)

    The primary purpose of the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) is to compile critical and subcritical benchmark experiment data into a standardised format that allo...

    Criticality safety Nuclear science Criticality WPNCS ICSBEP …
    Published date: 10 November 2022
    News
    Steering Committee focuses on innovation at biannual meeting

    NEA Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy biannual meeting took place on 20-21 October 2022.

    SMR News brief Gender Balance Task Group Gender balance Member countries Disruptive technologies Hydrogen Decision making …
    Published date: 26 October 2022
    News
    Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Safety Week at the NEA

    Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Safety Week

    IAEA WGFCS CSNI Safety research
    Published date: 7 November 2022
    News
    NEA Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) members hold meeting at Idaho National Laboratory

    FIDES-II members hold meeting at Idaho National Laboratory

    United States Experiments FIDES Joint project Reactor technology …
    Published date: 7 November 2022
    Other
    Programme - Remembering the past in the future: Building awareness of radioactive waste repositories together
    Published date: 9 November 2022
    Activity
    International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Benchmark Experiments (IRPhE)

    The International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Benchmark Experiments (IRPhE) contains reactor physics benchmark specifications that have been derived from experiments that were performed at ...

    Modelling and simulation Reactor physics Verification and validation Verification Validation Benchmark Reactor physics …
    Published date: 9 November 2022
    Activity
    Thermal hydraulic code validation benchmark for high temperature gas-cooled reactors using HTTF data (HTGR T/H)

    High-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors are one of the next generation reactor designs. This benchmark consists consists in a multi-staged code-to-code-to-data thermal hydraulics code validation...

    Thermal hydraulics Verification and validation Verification Validation Benchmark Reactor physics …
    Published date: 9 November 2022
    Other
    HTGR-TH Benchmark Participation Conditions Form
    Published date: 9 November 2022
    Other
    Speaker biographies
    Published date: 7 November 2022
    NEA Document
    Consensus Position on the Impact of Cyber Security Features on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Important to Safety at Nuclear Power Plants [CP-08]
    NEA/CNRA/R(2021)2

    The NEA Working Group on Digital Instrumentation and Controls (WGDIC) has agreed that a consensus position on the impact of cyber security features on digital instrumentation and control (I&C) system...

    IAEA CNRA Nuclear safety Digital instrumentation Security WGDIC CSNI Safety International co-operation …
    Published date: 7 November 2022
    Subtopic
    Nuclear energy in the hydrogen economy

    As governments around the world are committing to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, many countries are looking at the role hydrogen can play in mitigating climate change. This page provides more i...

    Cogeneration Nuclear science Nuclear economics Hydrogen Nuclear technology Climate change Nuclear economics …
    Published date: 16 September 2022
    News
    International Mentoring Workshop in Spain

    International Mentoring Workshop in Spain

    Spain Education STEM
    Published date: 26 October 2022
    Publications and Reports
    2021 NEA Annual Report

    Published every year, the NEA Annual report includes an overview of NEA's