- NE Programmes
- Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear Power
- Fuel Cycle & Waste
- INIS & NKM
Department of Nuclear Energy
Planning & Economic Studies Section (PESS)
The Reference Technology Data - Web Edition
The Reference Technology Data (RTDB)
has been established as part of a joint inter-agency (EC, ESCAP, IAEA, IIASA,
IBRD, OECD/NEA, OPEC, UNIDO and WMO) project DECADES
(Databases and mEthodologies for Comparative
Assessment of Different Energy Sources)
to provide generic information on technical and economic characteristics and health/environmental
parameters of different energy chains for electricity generation, i.e. fossil fuels, nuclear power
and renewable energy sources. The information includes numerical values, text and references to source information
in order to give a comprehensive overview of the different technologies presently available or expected to be ready
for commercialisation before 2020. An Internet version is available that contains a selection of the most up-to-date
RTDB references.