INPRO | REACTOR DESIGN
Above: INPRO activities include modelling of nuclear energy scenarios and fuel cycles at national, regional and global levels
energy system. These projects show effectiveness of international cooperation in covering gaps for innovative systems. These activities help support public acceptance of innovative systems.
NEI: How does INPRO address environmental issues and the role of nuclear energy in adaptation to climate change? CS: Concerns over energy resource availability, climate change, and energy security suggest an important role for nuclear power in supplying energy in the 21st century. Nuclear energy along with renewables is recognised as an option to effectively address these issues. Nuclear energy is an important contributor to global clean energy supply, and existing and planned nuclear capacity will continue to play a role in meeting clean energy goals in the future. At the same time, innovative applications of nuclear technologies and advanced nuclear energy systems could yield solutions that will accelerate the global clean energy transition in both the electric and non-electric sectors. The INPRO methodology addresses environmental
concerns in the areas of resource depletion and the effect of stressors on the environment. When gaps are identified in these areas they can be addressed prior to deployment, during design phases. Additionally, INPRO has collaborative projects to address these global concerns.
NEI: INPRO is acknowledged for its inter- disciplinary considerations. What is new in this area? CS: INPRO is an Agency-wide project, with contributions from all relevant IAEA Departments. The INPRO programme provides an international venue for member states’ guidance, for policy coordination and coordination with other international organisations and initiatives, bringing together technology holders and users to exchange ideas and information on long-range nuclear and other innovative energy systems. INPRO addresses strategies, global energy scenarios, and related technical and institutional innovations. New collaborative projects are in the areas of
transportable small modular reactors, fusion systems, and nuclear-hydrogen systems looking at legal and institutional aspects along with drivers and impediments for future deployment. For example, as a joint effort by the IAEA’s Department of Nuclear Energy, the FRAMES
(FRAmework for Modelling Electricity Systems) tool supports member state efforts in assessing how nuclear and other non-fossil generation of electricity can work together in an optimised and effective manner to build a future clean energy system with satisfactory flexibility. The Dialogue and Outreach Task serves as a catalyst to
encourage international cooperation through exchange of information among all involved stakeholders. Outreach to other international programmes and initiatives and INPRO training activities on nuclear technology innovations and sustainability, is central to achieving the stated objectives of INPRO.
NEI: What kind of services does INPRO provide to its member states? CS: Just this year, INPRO released the INPRO Advisory Service for member states. The INPRO members benefit
from the following: ● International cooperation facilitated by INPRO. ● INPRO methodology, analysis and modelling tools, models and simulators, publications, and expertise.
● Participation in the INPRO Dialogue Forums and in collaborative projects.
● Results and findings of INPRO studies. ● Planning of activities and bringing national expertise to
the project through their representative in the INPRO Steering Committee.
NEI: What analytical services does INPRO provide? CS: The INPRO methodology developed a set of basic principles, user requirements and criteria, together with an assessment method, which constitute the INPRO methodology, for the evaluation of a national or global nuclear energy system with regard to its long-term sustainability. The INPRO methodology covers the major topical
areas listed in the UN Brundtland Commission Report, economical, societal, political-institutional, and environmental, that are also relevant to the long-term sustainable development goals. INPRO applied these concepts to evaluating the sustainability of nuclear energy systems, including innovative systems. The ultimate goal of the application of the INPRO methodology is to check whether the assessed nuclear energy system meets the basic principle of each
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