Industry Perspectives with Communication to the Public and Stakeholders

1. Industry Perspectives with Communication to the Public and Stakeholders Bernard Monot External Affairs Director AREVA TN International

2. Transports Background between Europe and Japan • Fourteen shipments of HLW ( High Level Wastes) to Japan • Four MOX Shipments to Japan • Three maritime routes have been used • Panama Canal • Cape of Good Hope • Horn Cape • Misinformation from opponents • On Going expressions of concerns of Coastal States and Regional Organizations • Continuous implementation of GA Activities based on transparency and dialogue Factual information, confidence building, contact making is something you do by calm weather, not in a storm IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.2

3. Global Acceptance activities • The main principles • To inform Authorities of the Coastal States on these shipments: organization, safety, regulations, liabilities… • To answer to official and media concerns • To develop a common ability to work together :Authorities and industries, with the support of our diplomats • To develop specific Public Relation tools A large effort done by shipping states and industry in a long term relationship trough information missions IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.3

4. Information missions • These missions can take place • All year long • At the time of departure • At the time of passage Essential to keep the confidence even without on going transports IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.4

5. Information missions • Diplomatic missions • To inform our stakeholders ( authorities, Navy, coast guards…) • To initiate a dialogue • To exchange at the political level with the support of our diplomats • Media missions • To inform and correct misinformation • To provide medias with detailed answers • To be available for groups of interest, associations and education Simple, clear and consistent messages required IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.5

6. Other possible actions • Visits of industrial facilities : many groups invited to our plants • Visits of Ships • South Africa : Cape Town and Durban April 1998 ( 3 000 Visitors) • Panama : Panamanian journalists on board/ Ship visits • Japan : visit of the PIF Leaders • Information Seminars • Panama Maritime University 2005/2008 • World Nuclear University 2007/2008/2009/2010 • South American Academics Seminar 2009 • Panama University of Technology 2011 To be as open as possible IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.6

7. Information contents • Through information tools • MOX File / HLW File • MOX FACT Sheet/ HLW Fact Sheet • MOX DVD • HLW/ILW ( in preparation) • Contents of information • Material to be shipped • Recycling process it results from • Principle of Safety : Safety in depth • Security Assessments • Ships and casks used • Transport Organization • Implementation Phase : disclosure policy : dates, routes, ships… Documents available in English, Spanish and French IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.7

8. The results of our GA Policy • Better understanding of the reality of our activities ( Safety, international regulations, liabilities… ) • Development of a sustainable dialogue with many coastal states • Improvement in attitudes of the more serious newspapers • More of the Coastal States, IAEA, IMO… recognize the high quality of transports operations and appreciate our efforts for transparency and dialogue A long term process since 1995 IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.8

9. Spain Portugal • Contact made with most Coastal States and the main regional organisations • More than 25 countries visited Bahamas Dominican Republic Porto-Rico Antigua Sainte Lucie Barbade Jamaica Federal States of Micronesia Guyana Panama Papouasie New Guinea Nauru South Vanuatu Africa Austalia Chile Argentina Over 17 years of active Global Acceptance for sea transport Trinidad & Tobago Marshal Republic Ecuador Brasil Peru Salomon Islands Fiji New Caledonia Uruguay New Zealand IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.9

10. Global Acceptance and Coastal States • The industry created the World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI), which, besides bringing the industry's views to the IAEA, IMO... regulatory process, invites foreign dignitaries to nuclear site visits • Industry and their States provide mutual support in meetings with Coastal States in arenas such as IAEA, IMO or local fora ( Pacific Islands Forum, Caribbean Community…) A process under continuous improvement IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.10

11. What about the future ? • Transports will continue for several years to come with a new generation of ships and casks • We want to follow up, and diversify our efforts • We need to maintain a close monitoring of the international community to improve our information and communication process based on the safety and security of our transports Maintaining widespread contacts for our mutual benefits IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.11

12. MERCI ..THANK YOU ..GRACIAS IAEA Internat. Conference Safety Security 10/11- p.12