The 2015 IFNEC Steering Group Meeting will take place on June 16, 2015, in Paris, France, hosted by the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA). The Steering Group will discuss the planning of upcoming IFNEC events, the status of countries and organizations desiring to join IFNEC, engagement of multilateral development banks, and management of the IFNEC Secretariat, a... more

We regret to inform that the IFNEC Steering Group meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, 23 October at the OECD headquarters, has been cancelled. This decision was made due to extenuating circumstances arising from the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

We sincerely apologize for the short notice and the disruption this may cause, but rest assured that we are actively exploring possible next ... more

Organized by the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Regional Energy Training Centers (RETCs), the workshop took stock of the current developments of AI for nuclear reactors and the status, benefits and challenges for the future deployment of advanced reactors.

 The four-day program featured:

• Presentations, keynote remarks and dis... more

Photo: IFNEC Chair Aleshia Duncan and Amal Elrefaei, WiN Global Liaison Officer to the IAEA, during the signing ceremony in Vienna on 17 September 2024.

Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global became an International Observer Organization of the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC). The two organizations held a signing ceremony on the margins of the International Atomic Energy Ag... more

IFNEC Steering Group members from around the world met at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency headquarters near Paris on 25 October 2024.

Delegates from participant and observer countries, along with international organizations, discussed current activities, strategic priorities, and future initiatives in the nuclear energy sector.

The meeting, opened by IFNEC Chair Aleshia Duncan, featured a series o... more

The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) will host its first Ministerial Conference since the COVID-19 pandemic on 1-3 November 2023. Organised in cooperation with the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, the Conference will take place in Accra, Ghana.

>>REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED<<

Context

Many African governments envision nuclear energy as a key element in their future e... more

The next IFNEC Infrastructure Development Working Group Meeting (IDWG) will take place from 11-13 April 2023 at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in the United States. Focused on the next generation of nuclear technologies, the meeting will feature discussions on the demonstrations, deployment, and regulation. Meeting participants will also attend a one-day tour to the advanced test reactor, t... more

Hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of Uganda and supported by IFNEC, the Africa Nuclear Business Platform (AFNBP) 2023 conference and exhibition will take place from 14-17 March 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. This regional conference will gather stakeholders from across the nuclear sector, including industry representatives and African government officials involved in nuclear pow... 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

15 September 2022, 12:00 – 13:30 CEST 

Decarbonisation of the world’s energy sector is a challenging task that many governments around the world are working on. As a stable and low-carbon source, nuclear energy can play a significant role in contributing to climate change mitigation efforts as well as in addressing the energy supply issues.

This webinar will discuss the role of nuclear energy in ... more

The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) hosted a webinar on 9 September 2025, to examine the economic and financial risk factors that influence nuclear technology decisions. Main topics included capital costs, market dynamics, schedule performance, and opportunity costs, all critical in assessing the economic potential of advanced nuclear technologies such as small mod... more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a transformative force in the nuclear sector, with the potential to enhance safety, improve efficiency, and drive innovation. The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) hosted a webinar AI for Nuclear & Virtual Tour of the Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) at INL to explore how AI is being integrated into ... more

The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) supported the inaugural Nuclear Futures: Shaping Nuclear Dialogue in a Changing World, co-hosted by the University of New South Wales and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency on 5-6 August 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

The two-day event highlighted the critical link between education, workforce development, and the future of nuclear techn... more

Compared to the development of the current Generation II fleet, the construction of the new Gen III/III+ reactors, and in the future, that of advanced reactors, rely on vendor companies that are active on the global market. These include North-American and European companies, and more recently, Korean, Russian and Chinese companies. Given the large investments that new projects represent, strong ... more

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

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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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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

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

 For more details please access the Resource Library.

The Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group held a 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 Yoshim... more

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APPROVED JOINT STATEMENT TOKYO 2018

Co-Sponsored Conference on Challenges and Opportunities Facing Nuclear Energy in an Energy Transitions Context:

Innovation and Actions to advance Clean Nuclear Energy

IFNEC and the Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy Future (NICE Future) initiative sponsored a conference which explored the role that nuclear energy options can play in contributing to economic growth, energy security and access, and ... more

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

IDWG Co-chairs John Mathieson of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Alex Burkart of the U.S. Department of State opened the workshop. With the advent of Gen III/III+ reactors, long established regulators face the challenge of evaluating enhanced safety features, including a higher degree of passive safety, and other new design features to deal with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accide... more

This conference was designed to be of interest to all IFNEC member countries and provide the various stakeholders, including regulators, planning authorities, financial institutions and industry, the opportunity to observe and participate in discussions of practical interest and value. The primary audience for the conference included IFNEC members with future plans for developing nuclear power pr... more

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

To view the meeting documents, please access the Resource Library.

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

AGENDA

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This meeting took place in the framework of the IFNEC week meetings, to view the related documents please access the Executive Committee meeting in the IFNEC Resource Library.

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The IFNEC Steering Group Chair officially passed from the United States to Argentina.

After serving as Chair since the inception of IFNEC, the United States' Ed McGinnis has formally passed the baton to, Mr. Julián Gadano, Argentina's Undersecretary for Nuclear Energy at the Ministry of Energy and Mining during the Steering Group meeting held on June 29, 2017.  Mr. McGinnis, who could not join th... more

The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) held a “Latin American Nuclear Energy Stakeholders Conference,” on 25-26 October 2016, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Conference focused on challenges and opportunities facing countries within Latin America that are either considering or planning to deploy new nuclear electricity generating capacity. 

IFNEC also hosted the Execut... more

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The International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) held a “Latin American Nuclear Energy Stakeholders Conference,” on 25-26 October 2016, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Conference focused on challenges and opportunities facing countries within Latin America that are either considering or planning to deploy new nuclear electricity generating capacity. 

Joint Statement

IFNEC/NEA Nuclear Finance Conference Proceedings: Nuclear Energy's Role in the 21st Century:  Addressing the Challenge of Financing  11-12 May 2016  Paris, France

IFNEC NEA Conference Proceedings

Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group: Practical Considerations to Begin Resolving the Final Spent Fuel Disposal Pathway for Countries with Small Nuclear Programs

IFNEC RNFSWG 

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