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The NEA's mission is to assist its Member countries in
maintaining and further developing, through international
co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases
required for the safe, environmentally friendly and economical
use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. To achieve this,
the NEA works as:
- a forum for sharing information and experience and
promoting international co-operation;
- a centre of excellence which helps Member countries
to pool and maintain their technical expertise;
- a vehicle for facilitating policy analyses and
developing consensus based on its technical work.
The NEA's current membership consists of 28 countries
in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. Together
they account for approximately 85 per cent of the world's
installed nuclear capacity. Nuclear power accounts for almost a
quarter of the electricity produced in NEA Member countries.
The NEA works closely with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) in Vienna -- a specialised agency of the United
Nations-- and with the European Commission in Brussels. Within
the OECD, there is close co-ordination with the International
Energy Agency and the Environment Directorate, as well as
contacts with other directorates, as appropriate.
NEA Areas of Work
Nuclear Safety and
Regulation
Nuclear Energy
Development
Radioactive Waste
Management
Radiation Protection and
Public Health
Nuclear Law and
Liability
Nuclear
Science
The Data
Bank
Information and
Communication
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