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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, radiological 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.
 

2007 Volume 25, No. 2

NEA News Vol 25 No 1

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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General
Facts and opinions
 

Nuclear energy risks and benefits in perspective
Energy demand, rising prices, security of supply, climate change... these are major issues facing today’s energy policy makers. In response, the NEA has recently published a study on Risks and Benefits of Nuclear Energy in order to provide these policy makers with authoritative information in support of their decision making. The study has also provided much of the basis for this article.

  Management of recyclable fissile and fertile materials
The possibility of recycling fuel is a very attractive – and nearly unique – feature of nuclear energy systems. The fissile and fertile materials contained in spent nuclear fuels and enrichment plant tails,
for example, may be retrieved and re-used to provide additional energy. Doing so also reduces the amount and radiotoxicity of waste that will ultimately need to be sent to repositories.
NEA updates
  Geological disposal: key observations and lessons learnt
  The impact of financing schemes and income taxes on electricity generation costs
  Radiological protection at the NEA: 50 years and thriving
  The International School of Nuclear Law
  International Standard Problem ISP-47 on Containment Thermal-hydraulics
News briefs
  Update on the Generation IV International Forum
  NEA joint projects
  Progress in the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP)
New publications
  Catalogue of new NEA publications
 

2007 Volume 25, No. 1

NEA News Vol 25 No 1

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Editorial - Luis E. Echávarri, NEA Director-General
Facts and opinions
 

Innovation in nuclear technology
Innovation has been a driving force for the success of nuclear energy and remains essential for its future. For the continued safe and economically effective operation and maintenance of existing nuclear systems, and to meet the goals set out by projects aiming at designing and implementing advanced systems for the future, effi cient innovation systems are needed. Consequently, analysing innovation systems is essential to understand their characteristics and enhance their performance in the nuclear sector

  Radiological protection and the environment
The radiological protection world is roughly divided into two camps when it comes to the issue of environmental protection: those who believe that nothing more need be done in terms of radiological protection of the environment and those who do. Yet both camps can more or less agree that the environment is well-protected, so why all the debate?
NEA updates
  Fostering a durable relationship between a waste management facility and its host community
  Regional development and community support in radioactive waste management
  Safety cases for the deep disposal of radioactive waste: where do we stand?
  SCAP: the NEA project on stress corrosion cracking and cable ageing
  Seismic probabilistic safety assessment (PSA): An update
News briefs
  International Reactor Physics Experiment Evaluation (IRPhE) Project
  Legislative update: United States
New publications
  Catalogue of new NEA publications
Previous editions
Last updated: 12 December 2007

 

 

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