2012
FR13 Young Generations Event - Video Competition - Deadline 11 January 2013
2012-12-05 – Are you a Masters, PhD candidate or young professional in the field of nuclear energy and technologies? Find out how you can learn more about fast reactors and fuel cycles and win a trip to Paris in March 2013. Read more...
Progress in INPRO's SYNERGIES Project
2012-11-30 – At the second meeting of the SYNERGIES project, held in mid-November at the IAEA, experts from fourteen IAEA Member States reviewed recent progress of this INPRO Collaborative Project. Read more...
NESA Review Mission to Indonesia
2012-11-28 – Indonesia is progressing well with its Nuclear Energy System Assessment (NESA), using the INPRO Methodology. At a recent meeting at BATAN, Indonesia, the national team discussed the status and future steps with INPRO experts. Read more...
Updating the INPRO Methodology
2012-11-28 – Experts from several INPRO Member States recently met at the IAEA to discuss the planned 2nd Edition of the INPRO Methodology. Read more...
Zoran Drace to Lead the INPRO Group
2012-11-20 – Mr Zoran Drace has been appointed as INPRO Group Head, effective 12 November 2012. He will lead the INPRO Group on an interim basis until the end of July 2013. Read more...
INPRO launches new Collaborative Project ENV-PE
2012-10-16 – Experts from ten Member States attended a meeting to launch the INPRO Collaborative Project "Environmental Impact of Potential Accidents Releases from Nuclear Energy Systems", held at the IAEA on 10 to 12 October 2012. Read more...
MNB Article: INPRO's PROSA Project Moves Forward
2012-10-11 – McCloskeys Nuclear Business recently spoke to the two scientific secretaries of the INPRO Collaborative Project "Proliferation Resistance and Safeguardability Assessment Tools" (PROSA) about the aims of the project - covered in MNB's October 2012 issue. Read more...
GC Resolution on Development of Innovative Nuclear Technology
2012-10-08 – The 56th IAEA GC passed a resolution on "Strengthening the Agency's activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications" in which it noted INPRO's activities and commended the Director General and the IAEA for their work in response to earlier GC resolutions, in particular the results achieved to date within INPRO. Read more...
Working at INPRO/IAEA - a Unique Opportunity
2012-09-26 – Randy Beatty, INPRO Group Leader, will leave the Agency at the end of September to return to his home institution, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA. In an interview, he shares his thoughts about the five years he spent at INPRO. Read more...
Nuclear Energy for Energy Security
IAEA GC Side Event, 18 September 2012
2012-09-19 – This side event presented the integrated services of the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy for Member States which are considering the development of nuclear energy programmes. Representatives from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Poland explained how they benefit from IAEA services in this area. Read more...
Enhancing Global Nuclear Energy Sustainability: Briefing on INPRO
IAEA GC Side Event, 19 September 2012
2012-09-19 – This year's side event of INPRO during the IAEA General Conference focused on the benefits countries derive from INPRO membership, and how INPRO's studies and projects can contribute to sustainable nuclear energy systems in Member States. Read more...
Nuclear Technology Review 2012
2012-09-13 – The IAEA has issued the annual Nuclear Technology Review (NTR-2012). It presents the global status and trends in fields of nuclear science and technology and notes areas where the Agency has a particularly important role to play. INPRO and GIF are covered on p 38-40. Read more...
INPRO Side Events at 56th General Conference
2012-09-07 – During the 56th IAEA General Conference, INPRO will hold a side event on 'Enhancing Global Nuclear Energy Sustainability' on 19 September, chaired by the new Director of BARC, Dr Sekhar Basu. INPRO will also participate in a side event on 'Nuclear Energy for Energy Security' organized jointly by PESS, INIG and INPRO on 18 September. Read more...
IAEA Nuclear Power Newsletter - September 2012
2012-09-06 – The latest issue of this Newsletter highlights the contributions of the Division of Nuclear Power to the IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety. It includes the schedule (p. 2) and background articles (p. 4-7) on all Side Events, organized by the Division during the 56th IAEA General Conference (17-21 September 2012). Read more...
Welcoming INPRO's 38th Member: Romania
2012-08-27 – The IAEA is welcoming Romania as a new member of INPRO. Romania has been a very active observer to the project for several years. Read more...
5th INPRO Dialogue Forum Opens in Seoul
2012-08-27 – The INPRO Dialogue Forum on "Long-term Prospects for Nuclear Energy in the Post-Fukushima Era" opened in Seoul today. The five-day meeting was organized jointly by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and INPRO. Read more...
IAEA Releases Annual Report for 2011
2012-08-17 – The IAEA Annual Report for 2011 has now been released and highlights important developments in the peaceful applications of nuclear technology, milestones in international cooperation on nuclear, radiation, waste, and transport safety; and developments in safeguards and the non-proliferation regime. The activities of INPRO are covered on pages 26 to 28. Read more...
INPRO Dialogue Forum Focuses on Regional Cooperation
in Building Sustainable Nuclear Energy Systems
2012-07-30 – What drives or hinders regional cooperation in building sustainable nuclear energy systems? This question is at the centre of discussions at the fourth INPRO Dialogue Forum, which opened at the IAEA today. Read more...
INPRO Steering Committee Holds 19th Meeting at IAEA
2012-07-18 – At its recent meeting, the INPRO Steering Committee confirmed good progress in implementing the INPRO Action Plan 2012-2013, identified Member State and made recommendations for current and future activities. Read more...
Malaysia Joins INPRO as 37th Member
2012-07-10 – The IAEA welcomes Malaysia as a Member of INPRO. Malaysia has been an active observer for the past few years and now has decided to become a full member. Read more...
NESA-ITC: New Interactive Online Training Course
2012-07-09 – A new interactive training course is now available on the INPRO website, which offers national nuclear experts and others the opportunity to learn how to use the INPRO Methodology in a Nuclear Energy System Assessment (NESA). Read more...
Moving Ahead with INPRO's PROSA Project
2012-06-14 – Understanding the safeguardability of a nuclear energy system is crucial for the safe and responsible use of nuclear power. The INPRO Collaborative Project PROSA is developing tools to assess proliferation resistance and ways to safeguard the system, and held its second project meeting. Read more...
New Publication: Role of Thorium to Supplement Fuel Cycles of Future Nuclear Energy Systems
2012-06-04 – This is the final report of the INPRO collaborative project on thorium-based fuel cycles (ThFC) which considered the potential role of Th in scenarios with a significant increase in the use of nuclear energy in the world. Special attention is paid to the areas of economics and proliferation resistance. Read more...
Communication with the Public in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency
2012-06-01 – This new report in the IAEA's Emergency Preparedness and Response series provides practical guidance for public information officers in preparing for and responding to a nuclear or radiological emergency. Read more...
INPRO Progress Report 2011 Published
2012-05-11 – The IAEA has published the INPRO Progress Report 2011. It summarizes all activities and highlights key events and results achieved by INPRO from January to December 2011. Read more...
IAEA Nuclear Power Newsletter - May 2012
2012-05-09 – The May issue of Nuclear Power newsletter has been released, reporting about recent key events and activities. Highlights of INPRO are included on p 9-13. Read more...
INPRO's PROSA Project in Nuclear News - April 2012
2012-04-16 – In its April 2012 issue, the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear News journal reports about the INPRO Collaborative Project "Proliferation Resistance and Safeguardability Assessment" (PROSA). Read more...
The Goals of Generation IV
2012-04-10 – In a recent interview at the IAEA, McCloskey's Nuclear Business talked to Harold McFarlane, Technical Director of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), about the importance of advanced, inherently safe nuclear technologies and new systems now being developed. Read more...
Survey of National Long-Range Nuclear Energy Strategies
2012-04-03 – INPRO is undertaking a Survey of Existing National Long-Range Nuclear Energy Strategies. The results of the survey will serve as reference material for Member States developing such long term strategies. Read more...
INPRO and GIF Continue Close Cooperation
2012-03-14 – Safety, proliferation resistance, physical protection and economics of innovative nuclear reactors will continue to be key areas of cooperation between the IAEA/INPRO and the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). This was discussed by some 50 experts of both organizations, who met at the IAEA last week. Read more...
New Public Gateway to PRIS Database
2012-02-20 – The new public website for the IAEA Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) has been deployed recently. This new design website provides information about the PRIS database and its associated publications as well as high-level statistics about the world's nuclear power reactors. Read more...
Developing Tools to Assess Proliferation Resistance and Safeguardability of Nuclear Energy Systems
2012-02-10 – The new INPRO Collaborative Project PROSA held its first meeting in early February. PROSA will develop tools to assess proliferation resistance and safeguardability of nuclear energy systems based on methodologies developed by INPRO and GIF. The project is carried out in close cooperation with the IAEA Department of Safeguards. Read more...
Welcoming INPRO's 36th Member - Vietnam
2012-02-09 – The IAEA welcomes Vietnam as a new Member of INPRO. The country will be represented through the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) in Hanoi. Read more...
IAEA Nuclear Power Newsletter - January 2012
2012-01-19 – The latest issue of Nuclear Power newsletter has just been released, reporting about recent key events and activities. Highlights of INPRO are included on p 4, and 11-15. Read more...
INPRO in NUCLEAR NEWS
2012-01-17 – INPRO's future activities, including the SYNERGIES Collaborative Project and the INPRO Vision 2017, are the topic of an article published in the January 2012 issue of the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear News journal. Read more...
Assessing New Reactor Technologies: Interview with Thomas Koshy
2012-01-03 – In a recent Interview, Judith Perera, Editor of McCloskey's Nuclear Business (MNB) asked Thomas Koshy, Head of the IAEA's Nuclear Power Technology Development Section, how the Agency is helping Member States select new reactor technologies that are safe, reliable and able to withstand extreme external events. Read more...
GIF and IAEA Discuss Safety Aspects of Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors
2011-12-01 – Technical issues uniquely or particularly relevant to the safety of sodium cooled fast reactors (SFRs) were the focus of a two day workshop held jointly by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) and the IAEA. Particular attention was paid to the safety implications of the lessons learned from Fukushima, as the next generation of SFRs is designed. Read more...