NFCIS meaning in Academic & Science ?

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (NFCIS) is an international database of civilian and commercial nuclear fuel cycles maintained by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The NFCIS is one of the five databases that comprise the Integrated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System. The NFCIS is a database that is housed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to the IAEA website, on Jun 14, 2016, the NFCIS held information pertaining to 650 different facilities, located in 54 countries throughout the world. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System's information comes from countries that are members of the IAEA and other public information sources. The IAEA's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System is considered a nuclear safeguard.

The NFC Information System database has evolved since its original development during the 1980s. The current layout of the database provides information on the types of facilities currently monitored and facilities that are intended to be monitored in the future, by the IAEA's Nuclear Fuel Cycle database. Other information that is stored within the database includes: the operational activities at each facility, as well as, what level of production operations are occurring at each particular plant. Short descriptions of facilities that are participating in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System is also included. The information is gathered through questionnaires that participating countries respond to, every few years, regarding their nuclear fuel storage and production facilities.