OECD

THE OECD – Who we are, what we do The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, whose mission is to build better policies for better lives. We promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work to establish evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a broad range of social, economic, and environmental challenges, from the improvement of economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion. We provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting. THE NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY The Nuclear Energy Agency ( NEA ) is an intergovernmental agency which operates under the framework of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). NEA leads co-ordinated, innovative, international action with respect to the OECD’s work on nuclear energy. The Agency implements the priorities of the Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) set by Member Countries and the Secretary-General in its area of business. The mission of the NEA is to assist its 34 member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international cooperation, the scientific, technological, and legal bases required for a safe, environmentally sound, and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. It strives to provide authoritative assessments and to forge common understandings on key issues as input to government decisions on nuclear technology policies. The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is working across a broad range of policy areas, and its mission is delivered by nine divisions focusing on nuclear safety, technology, science, related environmental and economic matters and law. The Agency the focal point for the OECD’s work on radiological protection and human aspects of nuclear safety, both international and domestic. Nuclear safety is one of the prerequisites to the use of nuclear energy and therefore one of the key activities of the NEA. In particular, the NEA is very active in areas related to radiological protection and public health and the highly important stakeholder engagement efforts needed to support effective oversite associated with nuclear technologies and materials.