London, July 2010

The WNA, in its role as the international organization of the global nuclear industry, has in recent months begun to focus intensively on the challenge of achieving greater standardisation in reactor designs. The industry, through the WNA, believes that steady progress toward this objective is essential if the world is to achieve success in the decades ahead in exploiting the full potential of nuclear power as a large-scale source of clean energy.

The WNA vehicle for engaging on this topic is its expert working group on Cooperation in Reactor Design Evaluation and Licensing (CORDEL), which existed since 2007, but is now gearing up to effectively address the challenges.

By Irina Borysova; World Nuclear Organisation