OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

04/11/2026

📙 [Just published] Nuclear Law Bulletin 115 📙

The Nuclear Law Bulletin ⚖️ is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides readers with authoritative and comprehensive information on nuclear law developments.

The latest edition includes articles entitled:
➡️To join or not to join? A cost-benefit framework for non-nuclear states considering adherence to the Joint Convention
➡️ Ghana’s nuclear journey: Building legal pathways and powering a sustainable future
➡️ The Creation of Brazil’s national nuclear regulatory authority: Origins, transition and challenges ahead
➡️ Determining the beneficiaries of the public funds provided in case a Contracting Party establishes lower amounts of liability for a low risk installation or transport
➡️ The compatibility of the Paris Convention and the Convention on Supplementary Compensation with regard to the definition of ‘nuclear damage’

Read the issue in full 🔗 oecd-nea.org/nlb-115

03/11/2026

NEA Member countries reviewed the Agency’s programme of work and discussed priorities for international co-operation on nuclear energy at the latest session of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy held in Paris, France.

In response to a request from the Government of Ukraine to the OECD Secretary General, the Steering Committee also reviewed and approved the launch of an assessment of Ukraine’s application to join the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.

During the policy briefing session, the NEA presented ongoing work and analysis of nuclear fuel supply security around the world. Invited speakers from governments and industry shared their perspectives on ensuring a reliable uranium and nuclear fuel supply, critical vulnerabilities and diversification needs.

Learn more 🔗 https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_123374/steering-committee-for-nuclear-energy-discusses-strategic-priorities

02/11/2026

💧 Understanding thermal-hydraulic phenomena and how safety systems perform under accident conditions is essential to the safety of today's and tomorrow's nuclear reactors.

More than 40 experts from regulatory bodies, technical support organisations, research institutes, universities, utilities and industry gathered in Madrid, Spain to discuss the ongoing and planned activities of the NEA joint project on Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation Phase 4, also known as ATLAS-4.

Discussion topics included:

⚙️ Preparations for a benchmark exercise, which will examine the interaction of multiple passive safety systems under station blackout conditions.
⚙️ A series of upcoming experiments addressing passive safety systems, long-term cooling performance and containment thermal-hydraulics.
⚙️ The installation of a Passive Containment Cooling System (PCCS) in the ATLAS containment facility (CUBE), which will enable future experiments investigating passive heat removal mechanisms relevant to next-generation reactor designs.
⚙️ Collaboration with other OECD Nuclear Energy Agency projects allowing students and early-career researchers to work with ATLAS experts and facilities.

Read more: https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_123154/supporting-safety-research-for-advanced-nuclear-reactors

01/11/2026

Collaboration across OECD Nuclear Energy Agency joint projects is helping strengthen international research on nuclear materials. 🤝

Experts from the TAF-ID project, which focuses on thermodynamic characterisation of nuclear fuel materials, and TCOFF-2, which develops a thermodynamic database for nuclear fuels, came together to exchange knowledge and explore opportunities for closer collaboration.

With the current phase of TCOFF-2 drawing to a close, the meeting also provided an opportunity to review the project’s outcomes.

Learn more ➡️ https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_122819/nea-joint-projects-taf-id-and-tcoff-2-strengthen-collaboration-on-nuclear-materials-research

31/10/2026

📍 Members of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) joint undertaking met in Daejeon, Korea to review ongoing experimental activities and plan for the next phase.

Launched in 2021, FIDES-II aims to ensure and foster competences in experimental nuclear fuel and structural materials in-reactor experiments. During the meeting, participants discussed the progress of joint experimental programmes and the initial results of the last two high burn-up tests performed at TREAT reactor, the online measurements from IMPACT metallic fuel irradiation of ATOMIC project and early results from P2M qualification test with a fuelled segment. 📊

👩‍🔬The week also featured a technical visit to KAERI, where the participants toured the HANARO reactor, H-MAP and IMEF hot cells and ATLAS thermohydraulic experiment facility.

With the current phase coming to an end in March 2027, the third term, which will also investigate fission gas release and fuel behaviour in postulated design basis accidents, is scheduled to run from April 2027 until March 2032.

Read more 🔗 https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_123169/fides-ii-building-on-experimental-achievements-to-shape-the-next-phase

30/10/2026

🖱️ How does the safety case evolve with developments in digitalisation?

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency aimed to answer this question as part of a workshop that brought together experts on data and information management, the Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC), specialists collaborating on knowledge management, the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) as well as professionals from radioactive waste management organisations, regulatory bodies and others.

Collaboration between safety case experts and digital technology specialists presents
significant opportunities for innovation and knowledge transfer in safety case efforts according to a new report, 𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 📑

Read more ➡️ https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_123129/nea-workshop-on-digital-safety-case-methods-and-development

29/10/2026

💫 This week 34 students and early-career researchers visited Canadian Nuclear Laboratories as part of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Global Forum Rising Stars programme. 💫

The programme supports female students and early-career researchers as they establish themselves within the broader nuclear energy community. This year marked the fourth edition and was held in co-ordination with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).

For more information 🔗 https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_123266/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-rising-stars

28/10/2026

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency is modernising the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗦𝗙𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢), a resource for validating computational tools used across the nuclear fuel cycle. The migration of SFCOMPO to the NEA GitLab platform and the development of new machine-readable data structures will strengthen the preservation, quality assurance and accessibility of its experimental data. 📊

SFCOMPO supports the validation of computational tools used across the nuclear fuel cycle, including in reactor physics, criticality safety, nuclide inventory prediction, decay heat analysis, radiation shielding and waste management. The experimental data in SFCOMPO helps analysts to characterise used nuclear fuel and underpin decisions on storage, transport, recycling and disposal.

💻 The database currently brings together measurements for more than 750 fuel samples from 44 reactors of eight types.

Learn more:

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has reached major milestones in the modernisation of the International Assay Data of Spent Nuclear Fuel Database (SFCOMPO) with a transformation that now serves as a role model for other digital transformationas at the NEA.

27/10/2026

[Online participation open] The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency together with CNCAN - Comisia Națională pentru Controlul Activităților Nucleare, the Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control are organising the workshop on Right-Sized Emergency Planning: Applying a Graded Approach to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). 🙋‍♀️

The workshop provides a platform to share the initial findings from work performed by the NEA Expert Group on Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors (EGEPSMR) and foster dialogue among regulators, industry and technical experts. It will explore emerging practices, challenges, and opportunities for aligning emergency planning with SMR-specific characteristics, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that protective measures remain effective, proportionate and scientifically justified.

For more information, including how to participate online, visit 🔗 https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_118556/right-sized-emergency-planning-applying-a-graded-approach-to-small-modular-reactors

26/10/2026

[Just published] 📕 𝗔 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆.

𝘚𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘺 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 presents an analysis of key data and information from the 30 editions of the Red Book, published since 1965.

Released jointly by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the report offers new insights into several important aspects of the industry, including the cost of discovery, resources-to-production ratios and the time required to reach production following discovery.

🗺️ Historical development and future resource depletion scenarios of the major current uranium-producing countries, namely Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan and Namibia, are also included.

Read the full report 🔗 https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_122984/sixty-years-of-uranium-resources-production-and-demand-in-perspective-the-red-book-retrospective