Transparency of nuclear regulatory activities workshop proceedings : Tokyo and Tokai-Mura, Japan, 22-24 May 2007.

One of the main missions of nuclear regulators is to protect the public, and this cannot be completely achieved without public confidence. The more a regulatory process is transparent, the more such confidence will grow. Despite important cultural differences across countries, a number of common fea...

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Corporate Authors: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris : Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, c2007.
Series:Nuclear regulation.
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Summary:One of the main missions of nuclear regulators is to protect the public, and this cannot be completely achieved without public confidence. The more a regulatory process is transparent, the more such confidence will grow. Despite important cultural differences across countries, a number of common features characterize media and public expectations regarding any activity with an associated risk. This workshop identified a common understanding of transparency and main stakeholders' expectations together with a number of conditions and practices aimed at improving the transparency of nuclear regulatory activities.--Publisher's description.
Item Description:"Organised in collaboration with the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organisation."
"NEA No. 6256."
Physical Description:315 p. : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789264040960