Nuclear science projects

This page lists all the projects supported by the NEA Nuclear Science Committee.

Nuclear Data

Working Party on Evaluation Co-operation (WPEC) (Last updated: 17 September 2007) This page contains information about WPEC and on several publications arising from WPEC activities. Nuclear Models & Code Comparisons (Last updated: 17 September 2007) This is a list of publications from International code and model comparisons carried out by the NEA. Nuclear Data Databases (to NEA Data Bank web page) General information about the Nuclear Data Services, as well as about the JEFF and EFF projects.

Fuel Behaviour

Expert Group on Scientific Issues in Fuel Behaviour Introductory page for the Expert Group on Scientific Issues of Fuel Behaviour (EGSFB).   International Fuel Performance Experiments (IFPE) Database The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, public domain database on Zr clad UO2 fuel for model development and code validation.

Innovative Fuel Cycles and Advanced Reactors

Working Party on the Physics of Plutonium Fuels and Innovative Fuel Cycles (WPPR) WPPR introductory page.(Last updated: 25 September 2007) Innovative fuel cycles and advanced reactors (Last updated: 7 October 2008) The purpose of the workshop is to exchange information on R&D activities and to identify areas and research tasks where international co-operation can be strengthened. Expert Group on Reactor-based Plutonium Disposition (Last updated: 27-July-2002) This Expert Group deals with the status and trends of reactor physics, fuel performance, and fuel cycle issues related to the disposition of weapons-grade plutonium as mixed-oxide fuel.

Scientific Issues of the Fuel Cycle

Working Party on Scientific Issues of the Fuel Cycle (WPFC) (Last updated: 23 April 2007) WPFC introductory page. Expert group on Chemical Partitioning (Last updated: 23 April 2007) Expert group on LBE Technology (Last updated: 23 April 2007) Expert group on fuel cycle transition scenario studies (Last updated: 23 April 2007)

Criticality

Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS) WPNCS introductory page. This page contains several activities related to criticality safety studies. Expert Group on Assay Data for Spent Nuclear Fuel Expert Group on Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Expert Group on Minimum Critical Values Expert Group on Source Convergence for Criticality Analyses Expert Group on Criticality Excursion Analyses ICSBEP: International Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments Project

Mathematics and Computing, including Reactor Physics and Shielding

Fission Reactor Benchmarks (Last updated: 18-March-2003) The benchmarks concern the validation of computer codes and data required for reactor design and operation, covering LWR reactor core transients, power distribution within fuel assemblies and reactor cores. Radiation Shielding (Last updated: 04-March-2002) SINBAD, a Radiation Shielding Experiments database and associated meetings. Expert Group on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities (Last updated: 06-May-2003) This group is responsible for SATIF activities. Expert Group on 3D Radiation Transport Benchmarks (Last updated: 14-Mar-2007) This Expert Group deals with scientific issues in the field of deterministic and stochastic methods and computer codes relative to three-dimensional radiation transport. Reactor Dosimetry (Last updated: 06-May-2003) Publication of VENUS-1 and VENUS-3 benchmarks and links to related meetings. Monte Carlo Techniques ( Last updated: 06-May-2003) Recent meetings on the Monte Carlo Method. Expert Group on Reactor Stability and LWR Transient Benchmarks (Last updated: 17-November-2004) Forsmark 1 & 2 BWR Stability Benchmark; PWR Main Steam-Line Break Benchmark; BWR Turbine Trip Transients Benchmark. BWR Full-size Fine-mesh Bundle Tests Benchmark A co-operation has been established with the Atomic Energy Research Group concerned with neutronics, reactor dynamics and criticality problems related to VVER type reactors: AER benchmark Webpage

Miscellaneous projects

High-temperature Engineering (Last updated: 21-Jan-2005) The NEA organised a first information exchange meeting on basic studies in the field of high-temperature engineering in September 1999. A second meeting was held in 10-12 October 2001. A third meeting, held in 2003 in Japan, recommended the establishment of an Expert Group on "Microstructure-property relationships in irradiated graphite, SIC and C-C composites at high temperatures". Nuclear Production of Hydrogen (Last updated: 21-Jan-2005) Due to CO2 mission limits, it is expected that hydrogen will assume a major share of the transportation energy market in the future. A first information exchange meeting on Nuclear Production of Hydrogen was held in October 2000, followed by a second meeting in October 2003. A third meeting will be held on 5-7 October 2005 in Japan. Fuel Cycle Chemistry(Last updated: 20-Feb-2003) The NSC has been organising several workshops and information exchange meetings on fuel cycle chemistry. It has tight connection with partitioning and transmutation. A workshop on R&D needs for actinide chemistry will be organised in the future. Chemical Thermodynamics (link to Databank web page) Reactor Surveillance & Diagnostics + In Core Instrumentation & Reactor Core Assessment (Last updated: 03-May-2003) Information on the workshop on Core Monitoring for Commercial Reactors: Improvements in Systems and Methods (CoMoCoRe'99) and SMORN. Preservation of Integral Experiments Data (Last updated: 21-Feb-2003) Radiation shielding experiments, Nuclear fuel performance/behaviour experiments, Integral Test Facility and Separate Effects Tests Validation Matrix. R&D needs in Nuclear Science (Last update: 12-Dec-2002) A workshop on this topics was held at the OECD Headquarter in 6-8 November 2002.

For more information on activities managed/supported by the NSC, please contact Claes Nordborg (Claes.Nordborg@oecd.org) Return to the NSC Home Page