RNFSWG

The Working Group has noted that although there is widespread interest in the potential to dispose of spent fuel (SF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in deep boreholes, there are limited opportunities to obtain current information on this developing technology.  The objective of the webinar is to provide a comprehensive overview of the technology and its potential role as the only recogniz... more

The IFNEC Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group in cooperation with the Rosatom Technical Academy Moscow Office will conducted a webinar on

THE FUTURE OF SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT

October 11, 2021, 14:00 CEST

Purposes of the webinar:

To present comprehensive perspectives on how spent fuel will be managed in the future through the developm... more

The NSCCEG met on July 5 2018 at the Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic to the International Organizations in Vienna.

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Mr Shi Lishan, SG Vice-Chair for China, and the China National Energy Administration hosted the working group and Steering Group meetings at the China National Convention Centre in Beijing on 24-25 June 2019.

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SG Chair Julián Gadano chaired the Steering Group meeting hosted by Ms Suzanne Jaworowski, SG Vice Chair and the Department of Energy of the United States. The meeting took place in Washington DC.  

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The Nuclear Supplier and Customer Countries Engagement Group met with the objective to discuss, through case studies, how cooperation between supplier countries and customer countries can support the development of a safe nuclear programme in the customer country, as well as the development of a strong safety culture.

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Joint Meeting of the Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) and Nuclear Supplier and Customer Countries Engagement Group (NSCCEG)

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Joint Meeting of the Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) and Nuclear Supplier and Customer Countries Engagement Group (NSCCEG)

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Join Statement

The Executive Committee of the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) held its annual Executive Committee meeting on October 23rd, 2015, in Sinaia, Romania. Representatives from the 65 Participant and Observer countries as well as senior representatives from the four Permanent International Observer Organizations of IFNEC expressed their deep appreciation to... more

The Multinational Repository Concept: Shared Solutions for Solving the Radioactive Waste Management Challenge facing Emerging Countries and those with Small Nuclear Programs 

Please find the presentations here.

Please find the answers to all questions raised during this webinar here.

This panel discussion focused on shared waste management solutions for current and emerging nuclear countries,... more

Workshop on Approaches to Financing a Multinational Repository

- Challenges and Alternate Approaches

RNSFWG workshop Programme

Presentations and documents:

0 INTRO Zagar & Tyson

1 ERDO McCombie

2 Brownstein

3 ARIUS Chapman

4 ERDO McCombie

5.1 IAEA Mayer

5.2.1 FINLAND Väätäinen

5.2.2 FINLAND Pohjonen

5.3 ROSATOM Khaperskaya

5.4 JAPAN Yoshimura

5.5 CANADA McCauley

6.0 INTRO Mussler

6.1 SHERMAN-STE... more

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On November 12, 2019, the RNFSWG met in Washington DC. The topic addressed in the meeting include:

1. A review of the Working Group's past accomplishments. 
2. A short summary of the December 2018 RNFSWG Workshop on Approaches to Financing a Multinational Repository. The printed version of the full Report of the Workshop was distributed to the meeting participants, and the electronic version can be do... more

IDWG

Final Joint Statement Paris 2017 approved.

Millennial Nuclear Caucus (U.S. Department of Energy).

Please have  a look on the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moGTiYzHs20

The IFNEC Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) and Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group (RNFS) held both separate and joint meetings on April 19-20, in Paris, France. Representatives from IFNEC participant and observer countries, and the International Atomic Energy Agency, research institutions, business and academia attended the meeting. Topics addressed included:  reliable nu... more

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November 2017 Conference in Paris: https://www.ifnec.org/ifnec/jcms/g_9673/ifnec-global-supply-chain-and-localization-issues-and-opportunities-november-7-8-2017

The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has brought immense implications for businesses, shuttering the economies and societies worldwide. Like the rest of the world, the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) has to adjust its practices to adapt to the new situation.

The Executive Committee Meeting and the 2020 Global Ministerial Conference, initially planned for Mombasa, Kenya, are... more

The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has brought immense implications for businesses, shuttering the economies and societies worldwide. Like the rest of the world, the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) has to adjust its practices to adapt to the new situation.

The Executive Committee Meeting and the 2020 Global Ministerial Conference, initially planned for Mombasa, Kenya, are... more

To access presentations related to the IDWG meeting, please click on the password protected RL link. 

The Nuclear Supplier and Customer Countries Engagement Group met with the objective to discuss activity results & planning for 2021 and to share inputs on the IFNEC Vision & Strategy Paper. 

Detailed agenda available on the IFNEC Resource Library.

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) hosted a webinar on 24 February 2021 to discuss findings of a new NEA report on strategy and considerations for the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle.

A wealth of technical information exists on nuclear fuel cycle options, covering various combinations of nuclear fuel types, reactor types, use... more

***This conference will take place in person and online.***

Attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require financing and developing significant capacity of new nuclear power generation in the coming years and decades. To facilitate this process, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) in collaboration with the Ministry ... more

The Financing of SMRs 

Challenges and Opportunities

Tuesday 18 May, 14:00-16:00 CEST

IFNEC, in cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Agency, organized the first webinar on ‘The Financing of SMRs: Challenges and Opportunities’ as part of the NEA – IFNEC Nuclear Financing Webinar Series on Tuesday 18 May, 14:00-16:00 CEST.

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) offer a number of specific features that may... more

Issues in the Financing of Nuclear New Build

14 - 15 January, 2021, 14:00 – 17:30 CET

Background

Under the oversight of its Nuclear Development Committee (NDC), the NEA is preparing a report on financing frameworks for Nuclear New Build (NNB) in OECD countries. The key objectives of this report will review the challenges facing new nuclear financing in OECD countries, analyze good practices in ... more

IFNEC, in cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Agency, organised the second webinar on ‘Taxonomies, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria and the role of nuclear energy’ as part of the NEA – IFNEC Nuclear Financing Webinar Series on Monday 19 July, 14:00-15:30 CEST. 

There has been a growing emphasis in the financial sector in financing sustainable infrastructure and energy project... more

Tuesday 14 September, 14:00 - 16:00 CEST

There is increasing evidence that the timeliness of completion and the ability to control costs is also a function of the contractual structures of nuclear new build projects. In an overall framework of appropriate risk allocation, such contractual structures, on their own, as well as in conjunction with specific additional incentives (bonuses for effic... more

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