Research and Test Facilities Required in Nuclear Science and Technology [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContributor
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2009.
Experimental facilities are essential research tools both for the development of nuclear science and technology and for testing systems and materials which are currently being used or will be used in the future. As a result of economic pressures and the closure of older facilities, there are concerns that the ability to undertake the research necessary to maintain and to develop nuclear science and technology may be in jeopardy. An NEA expert group with representation from ten member countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Commission has reviewed the status of those research and test facilities of interest to the NEA Nuclear Science Committee. They include facilities relating to nuclear data measurement, reactor development, neutron scattering, neutron radiography, accelerator-driven systems, transmutation, nuclear fuel, materials, safety, radiochemistry, partitioning and nuclear process heat for hydrogen production. This report contains the expert group’s detailed assessment of the current status of these nuclear research facilities and makes recommendations on how future developments in the field can be secured through the provision of high-quality, modern facilities. It also describes the online database which has been established by the expert group which includes more than 700 facilities.
Foreword List of Abbreviations Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Review of status and needs of facilities in nuclear science: Creation of a database -Construction of the database -The web-based version of the database -Checking of the database -Conclusions and recommendations Chapter 3. Review of status and needs of facilities in nuclear science: Results -Nuclear data -Reactor development -Neutron applications -ADS and transmutation systems -Fuels -Materials -Safety -Nuclear and radiochemistry research -Miscellaneous facilities Chapter 4. Related NEA Activities -Nuclear safety and regulation -NDC activities -Radiological protection -Nuclear science -Nuclear science and Data Bank activities on integral data preservation -Other projects Chapter 5. Conclusions and recommendations -Nuclear data -Reactor development -Neutron applications -ADS and transmutation systems -Fuel -Materials -Safety -Nuclear and radiochemistry research -Miscellaneous facilities -Other recommendations References Appendix A. Mandate of the Expert Group Appendix B. List of Members    
Experimental facilities are essential research tools both for the development of nuclear science and technology and for testing systems and materials which are currently being used or will be used in the future. As a result of economic pressures and the closure of older facilities, there are concerns that the ability to undertake the research necessary to maintain and to develop nuclear science and technology may be in jeopardy. An NEA expert group with representation from ten member countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Commission has reviewed the status of those research and test facilities of interest to the NEA Nuclear Science Committee. They include facilities relating to nuclear data measurement, reactor development, neutron scattering, neutron radiography, accelerator-driven systems, transmutation, nuclear fuel, materials, safety, radiochemistry, partitioning and nuclear process heat for hydrogen production. This report contains the expert group’s detailed assessment of the current status of these nuclear research facilities and makes recommendations on how future developments in the field can be secured through the provision of high-quality, modern facilities. It also describes the online database which has been established by the expert group which includes more than 700 facilities.
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Nuclear Energy
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