Country-specific Safety Culture Forum (CSSCF) Japan was initiated in late 2022, with the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), the Federation of Electric Power C...

The 2024 edition of the IRPS will be held in person at Stockholm University, Sweden, from 12-16 August 2024, in co-operation with the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) and the Centre for Radia...

The application period for the 2024 session is now closed.

The NEA in collaboration with the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) organised a multi-sector workshop on 18-20 September 2024 on Local Intense Precipitation and its Impacts on Nuclear Installations.

The...

L’AEN et le ministère du Climat et des Entreprises de Suède hébergent conjointement les Feuilles de route pour le nouveau nucléaire 2024 au Centre de conférences de l’OCDE à Paris, France, les 19-20 ...

In the Annotated Glossary of Key Terms of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC), “transparency” is defined as an important way to achieve confidence and trust. This applies for a repository proje...

Context of the workshop

Since its inception, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has served as a flexible and powerful platform for multinational research co-operation, particularly in areas related to n...

Meeting the growing needs of the nuclear back-end requires the availability of a dedicated workforce as well as the optimisation of the tasks and schedules due to competing projects and sites. The ad...

Over the past two decades, the safety case has become a powerful and essential tool to support decision making for every stage of a geological disposal programme. Now, an increasing number of nationa...

The eighth edition of the annual NEA Thermochemical Database (TDB) Project course on the topic of thermodynamic data collection and assessment will take place as a online event on 10 October 2024. 

O...

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause in OECD member countries, accounting for nearly 10 million fatalities in 2020 with one in five people at risk of developing cancer i...

Following the second edition of the Nuclear Risk Communication Training Course, the NEA hosted the 2024 session in Ottawa, Canada. This training course focused on communicating risk on a daily basis....

The Nuclear Modelling 2024 Conference, co-sponsored by the NEA, marks the 7th Annual Modelling in Nuclear Science and Engineering Seminar, organised by the UK Nuclear Institute. This event fosters in...

The NEA Working Group on Reactor Oversight (WGRO) organised its first international workshop on 11–15 November 2024 in Fukui, Japan. It consisted of two sessions:

• Session 1 (Days 1, 2, and 3) - open...

Dates: 12-15 November 2024 from 10:00-14:00 CT (17:00-21:00 CET).
Minimum enrollment: 20 participants
Maximum enrollment: 35 participants
Registration fee: 450 EUR
Registration deadline: 27 September 202...

Dates: 19-22 November 2024
Minimum enrollment: 12 participants
Maximum enrollment: 20 participants
Registration fee: 750 EUR
Registration deadline: 27 September 2024
Contact: hedvig.nahon@oecd-nea.org wit...

The Global Forum Rising Stars Programme’s mission is to reach within the nuclear field, adjacent disciplines, and beyond to welcome female rising stars in science, technology, education and policy in...

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...

In a context of the rapid development of nuclear energy projects around the world and the diversification of designs and players, regulators must adapt to effectively fulfil their missions.

The Chine...

Meeting the growing needs of the nuclear back-end requires the availability of a dedicated workforce as well as the optimisation of the tasks and schedules due to competing projects and sites. The ad...

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

Women are under-represented in the nuclear energy sector, especially in leadership roles. The future of the nuclear industry requires a robust and diverse workforce to not only drive performance and ...

Ensuring the security of electricity supply and advancing towards net zero emissions will require large amounts of reliable low-carbon electricity generation capacity. As the only dispatchable low-ca...

3-7 March 2025 

The application period is now closed. 

Programme

The 2025 International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) programme was conducted under the leadership of Paul Bowden, Honorary Professor...

Meeting the growing needs of the nuclear back-end requires the availability of a dedicated workforce as well as the optimisation of the tasks and schedules due to competing projects and sites. The ad...

Nuclear law is a highly specialised area of law with limited training available in universities and law schools. Organisations like the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and International Atomic Energ...

Abstract submissions and registrations are closed. 

Deadline for presentation submissions     14 March 2025

Workshop date                                               31 March – 2 April 2025

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Ciemat co-organised the Seventh International Workshop on Structural Materials for Innovative Nuclear Systems (SMINS-7), with the support of industry, Newcleo...

Pictured: Spot, the agile mobile robotic dog at the Calder Hall nuclear power station. Photo credit: Sellafield Ltd.

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Sellafield Ltd jointly organised an internatio...

The biggest challenge for organisations during prolonged disruptions is the availability of a workforce with the required skills and competencies. In addition, in such situations, there is a need for...

Dates: 7-11 April 2025
Time: 17:00-21:00 (CEST, Paris time)/10:00-14:00 (CDT USA/Mexico)/12:00-16:00 (UTC-3, Argentina)
Minimum enrollment: 12 participants
Maximum enrollment: 15 participants
Registratio...

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 differen...

The NEA International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP), International Reactor Physics Experiments Evaluation Project (IRPhEP), International Assay Data of Spent Nuclear Fuel D...

Radioactive waste is produced in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle and from the use of radioactive materials in industrial, medical, defence and research applications. After creation and use, many...

The NEA will organise the third 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) ...

The third preparatory webinar in preparation for the Fourth NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop will focus on Building Effective Frameworks for Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement.

Photo credit: Joel A. Kulesza, Roger Lee Martz, LANL LA-UR-17-23854

Photo credit: Joel A. Kulesza, Roger Lee Martz, LANL LA-UR-17-23854

The NEA Working Group on New Technology (WGNT) is organising a hybrid international workshop on 3-5 June 2025. The workshop will be hosted at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission headquarters.