NEA Mandates and Structures
Programme Review Group (PRG)
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Secretary: |
Oliver BUSS
(oliver.buss@oecd-nea.org)
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| Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
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| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
| EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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| Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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| Date of creation: | 30 September 2022 |
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| End of mandate: | 29 September 2028 |
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Mandate (Document reference):
- Summary Record of the 33rd Meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee held in June 2022 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2022)10]
- Review of draft mandate of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) Programme Review Group (PRG) 2022-2025 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2022)5]
- Summary Record of the 4th Annual Meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee Programme Review Group held June 2025 [forthcoming]
- Mandate of the Programme Review Group (PRG) [NEA/SEN/NSC(2025)1]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document [NEA/SEN/NSC(2025)1]
Mandate
The Nuclear Science Committee Programme Review Group (NSC-PRG) recommends best practices to optimise activities at both the proposal and dissemination stage to fulfil the objectives of the Agency and the NSC. The NSC-PRG also recommends standard practices to optimise information exchange between NSC bodies and interfaces with other committees.
Scope of Activities
The NSC-PRG will:
- evaluate the overall scope of NSC activities and identify gaps with respect to emerging issues or comment on work that is no longer of priority interest;
- evaluate new activity proposals from the NSC working parties and expert groups. In doing so, check consistency and assist with transposing these new proposals to the program of work of the NEA in compliance with NSC priorities. Suggest amendments to proposals to address identified gaps. Assess resource and time requirements and issue recommendations to the NSC;
- provide feedback on the proposed deliverable outputs, to align the work with other NSC activities and other activities in the NEA Management Board for the Development, Application and Validation of Nuclear Data and Codes (MBDAV) and NEA Standing Technical Committees, including the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI), the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC), and the Committee for Technical and Economic Studies on Nuclear Energy Development and the Fuel Cycle (NDC);
- identify overlap with activities carried out by other international organisations and recommend actions to ensure complementarity and maximise the added value of NSC outputs;
- identify and recommend proposals that may be suited towards joint projects or other separately funded activities;
- review and provide comments on executive summaries to ensure alignment with the NEA Strategic Plan 2023-2028;
- identify and recommend NSC output that would be suitable for outreach events such as webinars, interviews and assist with the identification of suitable experts;
- identify links between working party outputs that can be combined into overarching topical packages, and propose reports on topical areas to the NSC;
- evaluate the accomplishments, against defined objectives, of the working parties / expert groups / task forces and propose adjustments to the NSC, if necessary;
- advise the NSC on standardised reporting methods for activities;
- recommend topics for in-depth discussion at the NSC meeting;
- provide in-depth reviews in areas/topics discussed during the NSC meeting, as requested under the leadership of the NSC Chair; and
- report on its activities and recommendations at NSC meetings.
Working Methods:
- The NSC-PRG has annual official meetings combined with quarterly review meetings. Additional meetings may be scheduled by the NSC-PRG Chair on special topics as needed.
- A collaborative software (SharePoint) and appropriate discussion forum is used to facilitate the work of the NSC-PRG.
Membership:
- The NSC-PRG consists of no more than six designated experts, with an elected Chair.
- 50% of NSC-PRG members will be rotated within the three-year duration of the mandate, and no member may serve for more than three mandates.
- Members are nominated by NSC country representatives.
- Members are expected to have independence from the leadership of the working parties and to cover all areas of work of the NSC.
- Members are often experts with knowledge in global trends in nuclear energy research programs and established track records of contributing to activities across multiple NEA and/or NSC activities.
