NEA News
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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 the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear safety and regulation, radioactive waste management, radiation protection, nuclear science and nuclear legislation. Each issue provides facts and opinions on nuclear energy, an update of NEA activities, and a brief presentation of new NEA publications and other NEA news.
2006 Volume 24, No. 2 |
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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General | |||
| Facts and opinions | ||||
Advanced fuel cycles and radioactive waste management |
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| Impacts of nuclear power plant life management and long-term operation Nuclear energy is an important component of electricity supply in many OECD countries and is increasingly gaining the attention of policy makers and the public in light of its real potential role in long-term energy strategies aiming at sustainability and minimising the risk of global climate change. For many operating nuclear power plants, it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of regulators that the plants can be operated safely and efficiently for a significantly longer period than was envisaged when they were designed, with lifetimes of 50 to 60 years being likely in many cases. |
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| NEA updates | ||||
| International peer review of a nuclear regulatory self-assessment | ||||
| Releasing the sites of nuclear installations | ||||
| Very high fuel burn-ups in light water reactors | ||||
| Differences in regulatory criteria for the long-term safety of radioactive waste disposal | ||||
| News briefs | ||||
| Legislative update: France | ||||
| Multinational Design Evaluation Programme(MDEP) Stage 2 | ||||
| NEA joint projects | ||||
| New publications | ||||
| Catalogue of new publications | ||||
2006 Volume 24, No. 1 |
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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General | |||
| Facts and opinions | ||||
Forty years of uranium resources, production and demand in perspective |
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| International peer reviews and radioactive waste management in France The organisation of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and projects is an important NEA activity in the field of radioactive waste management. Several of these have been carried out over recent years, for example for the governments of Belgium, Switzerland and the United States. Member governments have found these reviews of significant value and are now asking for them to cover topics of a broader scope. |
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| NEA updates | ||||
| Forum on Stakeholder Confidence: Spain | ||||
| OECD/NEA joint projects in the nuclear safety area | ||||
| The regulatory function in radioactive waste management | ||||
| Challenges and potential benefits of partitioning and transmutation (P&T) | ||||
| The Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) | ||||
| News briefs | ||||
| Shielding of accelerators, targets and irradiation facilities (SATIF) | ||||
| New publications | ||||
| Catalogue of new NEA publications | ||||
2005 Volume 23, No. 2 |
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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General | |||
| Facts and opinions | ||||
Nuclear energy and the security of supply |
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| Evolving roles and responsibilities in radiological protection One of the only truly consistent things in life is the knowledge that things will continue to change. In the area of radiological protection, change is not always fast, and it is not always deep, but it has clearly been present over the past 10 to 20 years. These changes will all have more or less profound effects on the roles and responsibilities of the radiological protection profession. This article presents an initial analysis of these changes, with a view to helping those concerned be better prepared to meet the challenges that may arise. |
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| The NEA and the IAEA: partnering for progress We are often asked, "What is the difference between the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?" Or, to put it bluntly, why are two international intergovernmental agencies needed in the nuclear field? |
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| NEA updates | ||||
| Funding the decommissioning of nuclear power plants | ||||
| Lessons from 40 years of nuclear safety and regulation | ||||
| Over a decade of nuclear emergency management at the NEA | ||||
| Focus on safety: the FIRE Project | ||||
| News briefs | ||||
| NEA joint projects | ||||
| Legislative updates | ||||
| New publications | ||||
| Catalogue of new NEA publications | ||||
2005 Volume 23, No. 1 |
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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General | |||
| Facts and opinions | ||||
Nuclear regulatory decision making |
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| An analysis of uranium exploration and price The primary production of uranium has been less than reactor requirements since the mid-1980s and secondary sources have had to make up the difference. By 2002, world uranium production provided only about 54% of world reactor requirements. This dependence on secondary supplies is projected to continue into the near future. Over the longer term, however, primary production will need to expand. |
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| NEA updates | ||||
| Lessons drawn from recent NPP operating experience | ||||
| Management of uncertainty in safety cases and the role of risk | ||||
| Safety of the nuclear fuel cycle | ||||
| News briefs | ||||
| The Generation IV International Forum enters a new phase | ||||
| Conference report: Nuclear power for the 21st century | ||||
| Projected costs of generating electricity | ||||
| Third phase of the TDB Project | ||||
| New publications | ||||
| Catalogue of new NEA publications | ||||
