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

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

***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 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

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

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

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 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