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Assessing New Reactor Technologies: Interview with Thomas Koshy Assessing New Reactor Technologies: Interview with Thomas Koshy

3 January 2012 - 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...

NP-T-2.5 Construction Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants

28 December 2011 - IAEA Nuclear Energy Series Report No. NP-T-2.5 "Construction Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants" is now available on the IAEA website. This publication is intended to share information on the conventional and recently introduced advanced techniques and methods being used in different aspects of the construction phase of a project, both in the nuclear industry as well as in non-nuclear industries; and provide countries contemplating the setting up of NPPs with relevant information on the construction phase of a nuclear plant. Read more...

Mixed Core Operation Mixed Core Operation

21 December 2011 - Technical Meeting on Fuel Design and Licensing of Mixed Cores for Water Cooled Reactors was held on 12-14 December 2011 in IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. Technical issues on the design, licensing and operation of mixed cores were discussed. Read more...

Small and Medium-sized Reactors for Near Term Deployment Small and Medium-sized Reactors for Near Term Deployment

9 December 2011 - Workshop on Technology Assessment of Small and Medium-sized Reactors (SMRs) for Near Term Deployment was held from 5 to 9 December 2011 in IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. This workshop is conducted through the IAEA extra-budgetary programme with the Republic of Korea aiming to support the mandate of the IAEA's Department of Nuclear Energy to coordinate efforts of its Member States to facilitate the development of SMRs all principal reactor lines. Read more...


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Recent Publications

IAEA-TECDOC-1654 (2010) IAEA-TECDOC-1654
Advanced Fuel Pellet Materials and Fuel Rod Design for Water Cooled Reactors
IAEA-TECDOC-1652 (2010) IAEA-TECDOC-1652
Final Report of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project on Small Reactors without On-site Refuelling
IAEA-TECDOC-1650 (2010) IAEA-TECDOC-1650
Good Practices in Heavy Water Reactor Operation
IAEA-TECDOC-1642 (2010) IAEA-TECDOC-1642
Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear Desalination
NE Series NP-T-2.5 NE Series NP-T-2.5
Construction Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants
NE Series NP-T-2.2 (2009) NE Series NP-T-2.2
Design Features to Achieve Defence in Depth in Small and Medium Sized Reactors

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