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Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM)
Co-operation with other international organisations
International organisations such as the European Commission
(EC), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Health Organisation
(WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United Nations
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), and NATO
are invited to join the Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters as
observers. In general, representatives from the EC, the IAEA, the WHO
and the WMO attend meetings and participate in discussions.
The Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters will participate,
as appropriate, in the development, planning, preparation and organisation
of international nuclear emergency exercises, jointly sponsored by the
IAEA, the EC, the WHO, the WMO, the NEA and any other interested international
organisations.
During the planning phase of an international nuclear emergency
exercise, the Inter-Agency Committee on Response to Nuclear Accidents
(IACRNA) co-ordinates the different objectives of the various international
organisations in the United Nations family concerned: the IAEA, Food and
Agriculture Organization, UN-OCHA, WHO, and WMO. The IAEA serves as secretariat
to the IACRNA. The EC and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency are observers
at the IACRNA. The objectives of the Working Party on Nuclear Emergency
Matters are communicated to the IACRNA by the NEA representative at the
IACRNA, or through the IACRNA Working Group on Joint International Exercises.
Related publications and links
Monitoring and Data Management Strategies for Nuclear Emergencies, OECD/NEA, Paris, 2000
Second International Nuclear Emergency Exercise INEX2: Final Report of the Swiss Regional INEX 2 Exercise, OECD/NEA, Paris, 1998
European
Commission
The Directorate General for Energy and Transport ("TREN") is responsible
for keeping track of developments in the nuclear energy sector.
International Atomic Energy
Agency
The IAEA's website contains comprehensive
information on the agency's programme and publications.
Inter-Agency
Committee for Response to Nuclear Accidents
The IAEA website includes organisational information on the committee.
World Health Organization
The WHO Protection of the Human Environment programme covers radiation
safety.
World Meteorological Organization
The WMO's satellite and emergency response activities provide
observational data and specialised products in the case of a nuclear accident.
United Nations Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The UN-OCHA website includes information on
international cooperation on Chernobyl.
NATO
The subsite on the NATO
Science Programme includes descriptions of programmes funded by the
Science for Peace
sub-project, several of which address nuclear issues.
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