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Information and Communications
Nuclear energy decision making and stakeholder participation need to be based
on knowledge and understanding. The NEA seeks to provide member governments and
other interested parties with a large array of information resulting from
the Agency’s activities, thereby enhancing awareness and understanding of the scientific,
technical and economic aspects of the nuclear option.
Highlights
• A new publications policy was adopted according to which all NEA publications would, as from
January 2013, be made available for free download from the Agency’s website.
• The Agency produced 48 publications in 2012, of which 7 were put on sale and 41 were distributed
free of charge. Overall dissemination and downloads were very strong.
• Eight press releases were issued in 2012 on a wide variety of issues, including on the 2013 accession
of the Russian Federation to the NEA and the International Workshop on Crisis Communication.
• Web 2.0 networking channels were used extensively throughout the year to communicate the
Agency’s latest news and events.
The NEA is an intergovernmental agency specialised
in studying the scientific, technical and economic
aspects of nuclear energy. It strives to provide highquality,
factual information in a timely manner to its
member countries as well as to other interested parties
wishing to learn about nuclear energy’s multiple
aspects and the results of the Agency’s work.
Public affairs and relations
with the media
Relations with the media in 2012 covered a wide
variety of topics and questions regarding the development
of nuclear power. In 2012, media interest
in the NEA’s activities extended to the Agency’s
publications, such as Nuclear Energy and Renewables:
System Effects in Low-carbon Electricity Systems, as well
as its continuing response to the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear accident. Over the course of the year, several
dozen interviews were organised with senior
NEA staff, requested by specialised publications
and international press agencies. Significant efforts
were also employed to ensure efficient internal and
external co-ordination and communication, including
with the OECD, the International Energy Agency
(IEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA).
Eight press releases were issued in 2012, notifying
the media of, for example, the accession of the
Russian Federation to the NEA, which would take
effect on 1 January 2013, of new members in the
Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP,
see page 45 for further details), the results of an
International Workshop on Crisis Communication
following Fukushima and the main findings of
reports such as Uranium 2011: Resources, Production
and Demand and Nuclear Energy and Renewables: System
Effects in Low-carbon Electricity Systems. These press
releases are available in the NEA press room at www.
oecd-nea.org/press along with a number of online
press kits covering such topics as the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, the decommissioning
of nuclear installations, the economics of
nuclear power, and nuclear energy and sustainable
development.
During the signing ceremony (left) and the press conference (right) for the 23 May 2012 exchange of letters concerning
the Russian Federation’s accession to the NEA.
48 General Information