Background
Bridge cranes, which are components that handle devices designed to lift and transfer heavy loads, are widely used in the nuclear sector. Assessing the dynamic behaviour of bridge cranes is...

The aim of this second revision of the Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) is to provide guidance to the user of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes, both novice and experienced, in the field of nucl...

The objective of this “Kappa Workshop on Earthquake Ground Motions on Rock Sites” (held remotely from 25-28 May 2021), organised by the NEA Working Group on Integrity and Ageing of Components and Str...

The Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS), which is part of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installation (CSNI) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), held an international workshop on devel...

Operating Experience (OPEX) is a fundamental pillar of nuclear safety. Collecting, analysing and sharing the knowledge gained from over 18 000 reactor-years of operation worldwide is key to maintaini...

The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted pressing concerns regarding radiological protection and the need to enhance both operational and regulatory resilience during times of armed conflict. While th...

This report presents the description and the interpretation of the tests carried out in the third phase of the NEA Working Group on Integrity and Ageing of Components and Structures (WGIAGE) activity...

Since the publication, in 2001, of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) report describing the role of underground research laboratories (URLs) in nuclear waste disposal programmes and their value to build...

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

The seismic design rules for nuclear power plant piping systems that have been in practice since the 1960s have been applied to hundreds of piping supports and seismic restraints for nuclear power pl...