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The International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I‐NERI) conducts research to advance the state of nuclear science and technology in the United States. I‐NERI sponsors innovative scientific and engineering research and development (R&D) in cooperation with participating countries. The research performed under the I‐NERI umbrella addresses the key issues affecting the future of nuclear energy and its global deployment. I‐NERI research is directed towards improving cost performance, increasing proliferation resistance, enhancing safety, and improving the waste management of future nuclear energy systems.

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History

In January 1997, President Clinton requested that his Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) review the current national energy R&D portfolio and provide a strategy to ensure that the U.S. has a program to address the Nation’s energy and environmental needs for the next century. In its November 1997 report responding to this request, the PCAST Energy R&D Panel determined that ensuring a viable nuclear energy option to help meet the U.S. future energy needs was of great importance. The panel thereby recommended that a properly focused R&D effort should be implemented by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to address the principal obstacles to achieving the nuclear energy option. The DOE R&D effort was also to focus on improving cost performance, increasing proliferation resistance, enhancing safety, and improving the waste management of nuclear energy systems.

In response to the PCAST recommendations, DOE established the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) in 1999.

Recognizing the need for an international component of the NERI program, PCAST issued a subsequent report in June of 1999 entitled Powerful Partnerships: The Federal Role in International Cooperation on Energy Innovation, which promotes “bilateral and multilateral research focused on advanced technologies for improving the cost, safety, waste management, and proliferation resistance of nuclear fission energy systems.” The report further states, “The costs of exploring new technological approaches that might deal effectively with the multiple challenges posed by conventional nuclear power are too great for the United States or any other single country to bear, so that a pooling of international resources is needed...”

The I-NERI component of NERI was established in FY2001 in response to PCAST recommendations. The I-NERI activity is designed to enhance DOE’s ability to leverage its limited research funding for nuclear technology research with additional funding from other countries.

As of 2005, seven I-NERI collaborative agreements have been fully implemented between DOE and the following international partners:

Since the program’s inception, a total of 58 projects have been initiated: 16 with France, 21 with the Republic of Korea, 10 with the European Union, 7 with Canada, 2 with Brazil, and 2 with Japan. DOE is engaged in discussions with the Republic of South Africa (agreement expected in FY 2006), the United Kingdom, and Argentina, with the intent of establishing additional I-NERI collaborations.

Mission

The I‑NERI program has the mission of sponsoring innovative scientific and engineering R&D in cooperation with participating countries. The I‑NERI mission includes the directive to address key issues affecting the future use of nuclear energy and its global deployment by improving cost performance, increasing proliferation resistance, enhancing safety, and improving the waste management of future nuclear energy systems.

Goals and objectives

Through its mission, the I-NERI program is designed to foster closer collaboration with international researchers, improve communications, and expand the sharing of nuclear research information. In order to accomplish its assigned mission, the I‑NERI program has established the following overall objectives:

  • Develop advanced concepts and scientific breakthroughs in nuclear energy and reactor technology in order to address and overcome the principal technical and scientific obstacles to the expanded use of worldwide nuclear energy
  • Promote collaboration with international agencies and research organizations in order to improve the development of nuclear energy
  • Promote and maintain a nuclear science and engineering infrastructure in order to resolve future technical challenges

Since the I‑NERI program’s inception, the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has coordinated wide‑ranging activities among governments, industry, and the worldwide research community regarding the development of advanced nuclear energy systems.

Members

In order to initiate an international collaboration, a government-to-government agreement must be in place. I-NERI agreements were established to allow international bilateral R&D collaborations in the area of nuclear technology. These agreements are the vehicle to conduct Generation IV, AFCI, and NHI R&D with member countries of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF).

There are currently 11 GIF members:

The United States has established I-NERI bilateral agreements with six of these members (Brazil, Canada, European Union, France, Japan, and the Republic of Korea) plus the OECD. The GIF partners are in the process of establishing agreements to conduct multilateral R&D among GIF countries. In the meantime, I-NERI, through the implementation of these bilateral agreements, enables R&D collaborations to begin developing next generation energy systems.

Meetings

Does it have regular, such as annual meetings?

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