In continuation of the NEA-guided experimental programmes at the PKL test facility in Germany operated by Framatome GmbH, the fourth phase of the NEA PKL project was conducted between June 2016 and S...

This report aims to establish the status of current 3D capabilities in T/H system codes, covering all aspects and limitations, including the equations and simplifications considered, the time and spa...

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...

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 (PCMI). The process i...

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 (PCMI). The process i...

Common-cause failure (CCF) events can significantly impact the availability of safety systems of nuclear power plants. For this reason, several Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) member countries initiated ...

This report provides the results of the fluid structure interaction (FSI) benchmark, which was developed and performed by the designer and engineering company OKBM as part of NEA and ROSATOM activiti...

This publication addresses trends and patterns in material degradation as a function of nuclear power plant ageing, which is a key topic in the regulation of ageing management programmes, codes and s...

This report is intended to serve as a practical guide to explain the organisational characteristics, attributes and ways of thinking that can help a nuclear regulator build and maintain trust with in...

The NEA Specialist Workshop on Advanced Measurement Method and Instrumentation for Enhancing Severe Accident Management in a Nuclear Power Plant addressing Emergency, Stabilisation and Long-term Reco...