Need to Win Public Confidence & TrustBy Edit Herczog, European Parliament.1. How can the international communitymake the “new nuclear energy countries”transparent to their citizens as well to theinternational community in order to wintheir confidence and trust?Public acceptance is a bit of a sensitivetopic. Many people still fear nuclear energy,because of the disaster of Chernobyl. Itneeds to be communicated and emphasizedto the public that fulfilling the proper securityinstructions and measures, with peacefulobjectives and with non-proliferationguarantees, nuclear energy is not dangerous.The new nuclear power plants are safe,more environment friendly and are capableof providing efficient energy supply for awide range of energy consumers.The “new nuclear energy countries”have to win their citizens confidence andtrust, therefore, have to communicate clearlyand transparently. They should stress toinform their citizens widely, have to organizeforums, performance about the safeuse of the nuclear energy.2. How can we assure the public in simpleand easy to understand language about thefollowing safety issues:a. Measures taken after Chernobyland Three Mile Island make the publicsafe.b. The “new nuclear energy countries”will not indulge in nuclear proliferation.The technical and the safety regulationshave been changing after Chernobyl.In “the new nuclear energy countries”safety and safeguard regulations should beclearly made. We must treat nuclear energyas a form of the alternative energy source,and not as a form of energy that takes partin the nuclear proliferation.3. What are the international organizationssuch as IAEA, <strong>Nuclear</strong> EnergyAgency, and other’s role in ensuring thatthe regulatory organizations for the newResponses to questions by Newal Agnihotri,Editor; <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>.Edit HerczogEdit Herczog obtained an engineeringdegree from the University of Horticulturein 1985. She also completed a Master innuclear energy countries are fully capableand understand the needed requirementsbefore these countries are enabled to acquirenuclear energy?The international bodies have steadycontact with the countries using nuclearenergy both for civil and military purpose.They are for the strict harmonization ofnational regulations, and of course for thecoordination, the supervision of the workin the new nuclear energy countries.4. How can the human resources, includingengineers demand of new nuclear energycountries be met?“The old nuclear energy countries” canhelp them. For example they can exchangeof experience, and the expert can teach thenew engineers, the new workers. In the newcountries could be a brain drain process.Portugal Language and Literature fromthe Eötvös Lóránd University of Sciencein 1992, followed by an additional degreefrom the European Business School.Edit was elected as a member of the EuropeanParliament in 2004. She currentlyholds full (Continued member position on page in 47) the ITRECommittee and substitute member positionsin the CONT and BUDG committeesand treasurer of S-D Group in the EuropeanParliament.Furthermore,Edit is a member in thepresidency of the European Energy Forum,European Internet Foundation, KangarooGroup, Forum for the Future of <strong>Nuclear</strong>Energy and the Transatlantic Policy Network.5. The ideal scenario will be to have apassively safe reactor where the operatorin a “new nuclear energy country” does nothave access to the fuel cycle. The fuel cycleis handled by the vendor supplying the reactorwho is responsible for proliferationresistance. Please provide your comments.I fully agree with you. This would bethe best solution that can both prevent nuclearproliferation and the keep the nuclearmaterials under safe control.6. What is the international nuclear powerindustry’s plan to build and strengthen nonproliferationregime, building confi denceamong the nuclear energy community andthe public and with their transparency trustand cooperation?As besides the renewable energy sources,nuclear energy gets more and more politicalattention, because of the foreseeableshortage of fossil energy sources. Politicalactors need to consider including safenuclear energy in the energy supply mix,and those countries that already installednuclear power plants, need to take furthermeasures in order to make the NPPs saferand more efficient.In the international nuclear power industrythe major interest is to win the publicconfidence and trust, and this is also theway to build and strengthen non-proliferatonregime.Contact: Edit Herczog, EuropeanParliament; ASP 13G107, rue Wiertz 60,1047 Brussels, Belgium; telephone: 32 22847596, email: edit.herczog@europarl.europa.eu.48 www.<strong>Nuclear</strong><strong>Plant</strong><strong>Journal</strong>.com <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>, July-August 2010
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