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A separate unit operating under the umbrella of

FORATOM, called the European Nuclear Installations

Safety Standards (ENISS) group, works closely

with regulators, decision-makers and power plant

operators at both national and EU level to ensure that

safety standards at nuclear facilities are harmonised

across Europe. ENISS played a key role in the safety

assessments process that was launched in the aftermath

of the Fukushima accident.

FORATOM also provides a full range of communications

activities aimed at the Brussels-based media, members

and the general public, including publications, position

papers, the organisation of events and the management

of the internet and social media interfaces.

Twelve FORATOM task forces, each made up of

members, industry experts and officials from the

EU institutions, focus on the specific key issues that

dominate the nuclear energy debate. The task forces

reflect the broad membership profile, as well the range

of current hot topics relating to nuclear energy. The

issues covered by the task forces are as follows:

• Decommissioning financing• Education and training• Environmental issues• Legal affairs• Management systems• New build• Nuclear communications related to nuclear issues• Radioactive waste management• Research and development• Safety and radiological protection• Security of energy supply• transport

HOW WE FUNCTION

European Parliament

European Commission

EUROPEAN ATOMIC FORUM Rue Belliard, 65

1040 Brussels - Belgium

Tel. +32 2 502 45 95Fax +32 2 502 39 02foratom@foratom.org

www.foratom.org

FORATOM provides a bridge between the industry and the European Institutions.

FORATOM acts as the voice of the nuclear industry in energy policy and legislative discussions with EU Institutions, principally with Members of the European Parliament, European Commission officials, and the Member States’ Permanent Representations to the EU.

FORATOM delivers factual information and key messages on nuclear energy issues to the media and the public.

In addition, FORATOM interacts with international organisations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA / OECD).

FORATOM cooperates with several other major nuclear associations around the world such as the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) in the USA, the World Nuclear Association (WNA), the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and with European associations interested in energy matters, like BUSINESSEUROPE, Eurelectric, etc.

OUR MEMBERSFORATOM’s membership is made up of 17 national

nuclear associations active in Europe and the 800

companies that they represent. These include:

• Europe’s (and the world’s) largest nuclear power

plant operators and electricity producers

• Reactor and component vendors

• Nuclear power plant designers

• Nuclear fuel reprocessing specialists

• Uranium mining, milling and enrichment

companies

• Engineering corporations

• Plant decommissioning specialists

• Nuclear transporters

• Waste storage facilities

• Lawyers, consultants, insurance and service

providers

FORATOM is the Brussels-based trade organisation representing the interests of the European nuclear energy industry. As the respected and credible voice of that industry, it promotes the interests of a multi-faceted industrial sector that is a driving force behind Europe’s efforts to achieve a sustainable and competitive low-carbon energy mix and that contributes significantly to human health and quality of life.

WHAT WE DO ...

WHO WE ARE ...

The nuclear industry in Europe • 27,8% of all the EU’s electricity• 133 reactor units

(138 including Switzerland) • 6 reactors under construction• Around 20 new reactors planned• 500 000 jobs in the nuclear industry