National radioactive waste management programmes are in various phases of siting facilities and rely on distinct technical approaches for different categories of waste. In all cases, it is necessary ...

Analytical codes and methods play a critical role in the design and safety analysis of nuclear reactors, helping to evaluate complex systems against potential severe events. This NEA report addresses...

Decommissioning of both commercially used and R&D nuclear facilities is expected to increase significantly in the coming years, and the largest of such industrial decommissioning projects could comma...

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that activities related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy are carried out in a safe manner within their respective c...

Defence in depth (DiD) is a concept that has been used for many years alongside tools to optimise nuclear safety in reactor design, assessment and regulation. The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...

Activities carried out over the last three decades in relation to core-concrete interactions and melt coolability, as well as related containment failure modes, have significantly increased the level...

All national radioactive waste management authorities recognise today that a robust safety case is essential in developing disposal facilities for radioactive waste. To improve the robustness of the ...

Large quantities of materials arising from the decommissioning of nuclear facilities are non-radioactive per se. An additional significant share of materials is of very low-level or low-level radioac...

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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, esta...

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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 re...

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Much has been learnt in the ten years since the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and the subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, but significant challenges...

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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 o...

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Knowledge of basic nuclear physics data is essential for the modelling and safe operation of all types of nuclear facilities. The de facto international standard format, Evaluated...

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The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Group on the Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA) aims to contribute to the assessment of the prevention, mitigation and management...

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One of the many lessons learnt about nuclear safety over the years has been that human aspects of nuclear safety are as important as any technical issue that may arise. The intern...

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Many of the failures that occur in nuclear fuel rods in light water reactors around the world are caused by the phenomenon of mechanical interaction between pellets and cladding (...

DOI: 10.1787/1da1f064-en

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 un...

DOI: 10.1787/ac21f8be-en

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

DOI: 10.1787/f2135036-en

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 enhanc...

DOI: 10.1787/89d851b6-en

The number of nuclear reactors approaching decommissioning, or already in the process of decommissioning, is increasing globally. Planning and performing decommissioning and ...

DOI: 10.1787/cd079210-en

This report further explores some of the key elements presented in The Safety Culture of an Effective Regulatory Body (2016), commonly known as the NEA Green Booklet, and pro...

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Many of the failures that occur in nuclear fuel rods in light water reactors around the world are caused by the phenomenon of mechanical interaction between pellets and cladding (...

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) acts as a centre for informed exchange of knowledge and experience regarding stakeholder interaction and public participatio...

L'évaluation de la sûreté à long terme des centres de stockage des déchets radioactifs nécessite notamment d’étudier les événements perturbateurs d’origine naturelle ou humaine et d’en évaluer les im...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264162518-en

ISBN-13: 9789264162518, 9789264156692

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency co-operates with both the central and eastern European countries and the New Independent States of t...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264262577-fr

ISBN-13: 9789264262577, 9789264260184

Cette publication analyse la législation et la réglementation régissant les utilisations pacifiques de l'énergie nucléaire en Europ...

DOI: 4Ne4=W/5g;sC

Cette publication analyse la législation et la réglementation régissant les utilisations pacifiques de l'énergie nucléaire en Europe de l'Est. Elle couvre 11 pays d'Europe centrale ...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264187511-en

Safety assessments of disposal sites for radioactive waste involve analyses of potential releases of radionuclides from the disposed waste and subsequent transport to th...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264082182-en-fr

Integrated performance assessments (IPAs) of radioactive waste repositories deep underground are made at different stages of repository development in order, for exam...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264174344-en

ISBN-13: 9789264174344, 9789264160187

This publication examines the legislation and regulations governing the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Eastern European countri...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264172036-en

ISBN-13: 9789264172036, 9789264169579

Proper heat removal from the fuel is essential for the safe operation of nuclear reactors used for electricity production. As nucle...

DOI: 10.1787/b94e0fcc-ja

東日本大震災とそれに続く福島第一原子力発電所事故から10年が経ち、多くの教訓が得られたが、まだ多くの課題が残っている。
この報告書は福島第一原子力発電所の現況と、事故後の日本の当局並びに国際社会の対応について報告するもので、事故に起因する多面的な問題を政策決定者と一般市民双方が理解することに役立つであろう。それには、災害復旧努力、損害賠償、原子力安...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264014244-fr

On distingue habituellement deux phases dans le cycle du combustible nucléaire, l'amont et l'aval, qui recouvrent respectivement l'extraction et la préparation du combus...

Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) arises in the normal operation of nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, as well as from the use of radioactive isotopes in medicine, industry and agricultu...

Irrespective of current views on the future of nuclear power programmes, concerns are arising with respect to the long-term ability to preserve safety competence because student enrolments in nuclear...

Rapport établi conjointement par l'AEN et l'AIEA

Le respect de l'environnement prend une importance croissante dans le secteur de la production d'uranium car :

- les nouvelles installations doivent êt...

This book describes the legal regime established to deal with the aftermath of a nuclear accident and the reappraisal of that regime following the Chernobyl disaster. It focuses particularly on the i...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264187665-en

This publication examines the legislation and regulations governing the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in eastern European countries. It covers 11 countries from Centra...

DOI: 10.1787/g2gh1d07-en

The concept of sustainable development, which emerged from the report of the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland report), is of increasing in...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264173859-en

ISBN-13: 9789264173859, 9789264171169

Workshop Proceedings, Avignon, France, 6-7 October 1998

The optimisation of the nuclear fuel cycle is a key issue for the sustainabi...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264280571-fr

La compétitivité des centrales nucléaires dépend dans une large mesure de leurs coûts en capital qui représentent environ 60 pour cent des coûts totaux de la production ...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264180574-en

The competitiveness of nuclear power plants depends largely on their capital costs that represent some 60 per cent of their total generation costs. Reviewing and analysi...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264082298-en-fr

Energy and nuclear policy makers face many challenges as they evaluate options to ensure an adequate supply of electricity while pursuing environmental, economic and ...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264082298-en-fr

The International Symposium on the Reform of Civil Nuclear Liability, organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy...

DOI: 10.1787/9789264181526-en

Workshop Proceedings, Stockholm, Sweden, 4-5 October 1999

The opening of energy markets is leading to increased competition, and the nuclear power industry must adapt if ...

DOI: 10.1787/58b25dca-en

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 o...

DOI: 10.1787/be85cb3d-en

This report highlights the potential role of nuclear in contributing to the circular carbon economy as a low-carbon source of electricity, but also as a source of heat and sy...

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Knowledge of basic nuclear physics data is essential for the modelling and safe operation of all types of nuclear facilities. The de facto international standard format, Evaluated...