The NEST Framework comprises several countries and organisations who wish to co-operate through international exchanges and activities to strengthen nuclear-related technology education and training programmes, build technical and non-technical skills in the field of nuclear science, and foster the safe use of nuclear technology and its applications.
Currently, 13 countries are participating in the NEST Framework.
Fifteen organisations (Parties) are the initial signatories of the Framework Agreement, which entered into force on 15 February 2019. Additional signatories signed the Act of Adhesion in May 2023 (Romania) and May 2024 (the Netherlands and Poland).
| Country |
Party to the Framework Agreement |
| Belgium |
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| Canada |
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| France |
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) |
| Germany |
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| Italy | Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) Ispettorato nazionale per la sicurezza nucleare e la radioprotezione (ISIN) |
| Japan |
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| Korea |
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| Netherlands, since May 2024 |
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| Poland, since May 2024 |
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| Romania, since May 2023 |
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| Russia |
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| Switzerland |
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| United States |
The NEA is keen to engage further with interested NEA and non-NEA countries who wish to train a new generation of professionals and who value long term and sustainable international co-operation in the area of nuclear education, skills and technology.
