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Generation IV Advanced Nuclear Reactor Forum Signs Agreement To Ensure Continued Collaboration

No precise definition of a Generation IV reactor exists, but the term is used to refer to nuclear reactor technologies under development.

By Kamen Kraev, Nucnet 30th Jan 2025

Group is ‘bedrock of international research and development,’ says OECD head

An international forum dedicated to the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants has signed a framework agreement that will ensure collaboration continues beyond the expiration of the current agreement on 28 February 2025.

The Generation IV International Forum (GIF) said the new agreement, signed at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) premises in Paris, France, marks the start of “a new chapter” for advanced reactor development.

GIF is an international organisation established in 2001 that coordinates the development of Generation IV reactors.

Canada, France, Japan and Switzerland signed the new agreement at this week’s ceremony. The UK and the US signed the agreement in the margins of Cop29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024.

The OECD said other major nuclear energy countries are expected to sign the agreement, which will enter into force on 1 March 2025, increasing what is a collaborative effort on deployment of Generation IV nuclear energy systems “at a time when all options to deliver low-carbon energy are critically needed”.

No precise definition of a Generation IV reactor exists, but the term is used to refer to nuclear reactor technologies under development.

GIF’s Six Generation IV Reactor Concepts

GIF provides a platform for collaborative research and development on six Generation IV reactor concepts: gas-cooled fast reactors; lead-cooled fast reactors; molten salt reactors; sodium-cooled fast reactors; supercritical-water-cooled reactors and very high-temperature reactors………………………………………

February 1, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international