TRANSACTIONS Barcelona 8-12 February 2004 16th International Meeting of Nuclear Communicators: Defining Tomorrow's Vision of Nuclear http://www.pime2004.org ENS / European Nuclear Society Rue Belliard 15-17 B - 1040 Brussels Belgium Phone: +32 2 505 30 50 Fax: +32 2 502 39 02 E-mail [email protected] Internet: www.euronuclear.org PIME is an annual meeting organised by European Nuclear Society. PIME stands for Public Information Material Exchange and was first launched in 1988. Since then, it has grown into the well-established international meeting of professionals, from all over the world, involved in informing the public about nuclear. ENS PIME 2004 is held at the Fira Palace Hotel, Barcelona, Spain. History of PIMEs: PIME’88, Montreux, Switzerland, January 24-27, 1988 PIME’89, Montreux, Switzerland, January 22-25, 1989 PIME’91, Annecy, France, January 27-30, 1991 PIME’92, Annecy, France, January 26-29, 1992 PIME’93, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, January 31-February 3, 1993 PIME’94, Lucerne, Switzerland, January 30-February 2, 1994 PiME’95, Lucerne, Switzerland, January 29-February 1, 1995 PIME’96, Bruges, Belgium, February 4-7, 1996 PIME’97, Bruges, Belgium, February 2-5, 1997 PIME’98, Maastricht, Netherlands, February 1-4, 1998 PIME’99, Avignon, France, February 7-10, 1999 PIME’00, Ljubljana, Slovenia, February 13-16, 2000 PIME'01, Evian, France, February 4-7, 2001 PIME'02, Prague, Czech Republic, February 3-6, 2002 PIME'03, Saint Julians, Malta, February 2-5, 2003 The content of paper summaries, published in this book, reflect solely the opinions of the authors concerned. The European Nuclear Society is not responsible for details published and the technical accuracy of data presented. These transactions contain all material submitted by January 22nd, 2004. The ENS PIME 2004 transactions, in addition to papers received after January 22nd, are available on www.pime2004.org. I TABLE OF CONTENTS EURATOM and nuclear safety. Basic truths, bare essentials and sensitive issues …………………………………………………………. ……………………………………….………...1 Derek Taylor, European Commission Directorate General for Energy and Transport, Belgium From 2002 to 2003: Positive trends in French public opinion ……….…… 7 Alain Bucaille, AREVA, France Public acceptance: Are we really making progress? · Deep repository and encapsulating plant for spent nuclear fuel - Consultations and communication …………………………………………………………………….… 34 Sten Kjellman, SKB, Sweden · German views on nuclear power ……………………………………………………………..………….… 43 Christian Wilson, Deutsches Atomforum, Germany · Public acceptance and communications program …………………………….………….…. 44 Claudia Lemieux, Canadian Nuclear Association, Canada · MINATOM of Russia: People get easier access to nuclear industry information ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………….….………... 45 Evgeny Fateev, Atominform, Russia Strategy: New approaches and messages · A brand approach for the nuclear industry to amplify positive attitude and favourable mindset in public opinion ………………………………………….…………….…………. 46 Luc Olyslager, Ellys Brand Engineering, Belgium · Do we have the right arguments? …………………………………………………………….….…….….. 51 Luminita Stanciu, Cernavoda NPP, Romania · Nuclear plants are making the world safer by eliminating nuclear warheads …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 52 Charles Yulish, USEC, United States of America · Transparency and dialogue: The keys of nuclear transport issue …….….……... 54 Henry-Jacques Neau, COGEMA Logistics, France II Stakeholder dialogue: Addressing different interest groups · Communication into the nuclear field: A balance between internal and external communication ………………………………………………………………………….………….…… 59 Teodor Chirica, Romatom, Romania · The attitudes of young Czech people towards nuclear energy ……………………. 72 Marie Dufkova, Czech Power Company, Czech Republic · Bulgarian Nuclear Society in defence of nuclear energy in Bulgaria and Europe …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……. 77 Boyka Nenkova and Ruscho Yankov, Bulgarian Nuclear Society, Bulgaria · Next generation and nuclear energy in Hungary Tamàs Pàzmàndi, KFKI Atomic Research Institute, Hungary ……………..…………….… 84 What does "safety" mean in the context of an enlarged Europe? … 85 Judith Melin, WENRA, Sweden Corporate social responsibility: A new way to communicate with stakeholders? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 90 Philip Dewhurst, BNFL, United Kingdom Crisis communications: Lessons from "the learning curve" · How could we have done it better? …………………………………………………………….……… 105 Agotha Hanti, Paks NNP, Hungary · Public policy in the event of a terrorist threat …………………………………………..…….. 110 William Beecher, Strategic Vision LLC, United States Local communication and visitor centres · Information at the Cofrentes NPP in keeping with the requirements of the Spanish regulatory body after the 9/11 incidents ………………………………….………. 114 Carlos Gómez Gárcia, Cofrentes NPP, Spain · Visitor centres: What next? ………………………………………………..………………….…………….. 120 Robert Holy, Mochovce NPP, Slovakia · 10 years of the nuclear information centre in Slovenia …………………….………….. 122 Radko Istenic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia III Sustainable development and CSR · Nuclear power for sustainable development ………………..………………………………… 123 Emma Cornish, World Nuclear Association · Climate change and nuclear power option for Italy ……………………………………….. 125 Enrico Mainardi, Italian Nuclear Association, Italy Nuclear's future: Where are we heading? · Is nuclear energy suitable for a global world? ………………………………………..………. 130 Andrei Gagarinski, Kurchatov Institute, Russia · Nuclear power and the hydrogen economy …………………………………………….……….. 133 Andrew Teller, European Nuclear Society · New challenges on nuclear power ……………………………………………………………………… 138 Mihaela Stiopol, Nuclearelectrica, Romania · Technological roadmapping for the improvement of future nuclear power innovations ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… 139 Tae Joon Lee and Jae In Shin, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea · Do we need new reactor types for public acceptance or new NPPs? …….... 145 Wolfgang Breyer, Framatome ANP GmbH, Germany Media relations: Bridging the awareness gap · In the quest for nuclear-friendly media (Polish case) ………………………………...…. 147 Stanislav Latek, National Atomic Energy Agency, Poland · Mass media communication ………………………………………………………………………..………. 149 Sergey Shmelev and Andrey Goltsov, SIA "Radon", Russia · Media relations: Bridging the awareness gap ………………………………………………… 152 Joseph Fitchett, World Nuclear Association Spanish nuclear communication experience · Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 153 Santiago San Antonio, Spanish Nuclear Forum, Spain · Spanish power sector and nuclear energy …………………………………….………………… 154 Claudio Vallejo, Unión Fenosa, Spain IV · Spanish nuclear power plants communication …………………………..………………….. 155 Eugenio Vives, Ascó-Vandellós Npps, Spain · Nuclear fuel activities in Spain …………………………………………………….……………………… 156 Ana Dávila, ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas · Nuclear waste ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 158 Jorge Lang Lenton, ENRESA, Spain · Spanish Nuclear Safety Council ……………………………………………………..…………………… 160 Francisco Morales, Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Spain. Poster presentations · The Czech Nuclear Society web page ……………………………………..………………………… 161 Marie Dufkova, Czech Power Company, Czech Republic · The survey of public opinion on safety and regulation of nuclear energy in Korea ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………. 162 Sun Chul Hwang, Korean institute of Nuclear Safety, Korea · Slovenian public opinion survey on nuclear issues from 1995 to 2003 …... 163 Simona Knez, Agency for Radwaste Management (ARAO), Slovenia · Systems analysis of public opinion on nuclear energy using multi-agent model …………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………… 164 Ryota Omori, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Japan · The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Providing the information you need …………………………………………………………………... 165 Cynthia Picot, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency · www resources on nuclear: Adapting to Russian audience ….…………….……… 166 Mikhail Pozdeev, "Atominform" of Minatom, Russia · The Immobilisation Science Laboratory and Radioactive Waste Immobilisation Network ……………………………………………………………..………………………….. 167 John Roberts, Immobilisation Science Laboratory, United Kingdom Index of authors …………………………………………………………………………………….…………………. 168 V PLENARY SESSION Monday, February 9 EURATOM AND NUCLEAR SAFETY Basic truths, bare essentials and sensitive issues DEREK M. TAYLOR Head, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Safety European Commission SOME BASIC TRUTHS CONCERNING NUCLEAR Nuclear power plants Nuclear power plants - that presently produce around one-third of the European Union’s electricity - will continue to make a significant contribution to the enlarged Union’s electricity supply for many decades to come. Much of our existing nuclear park will continue to operate for 20, 30 or 40 more years, especially as some new reactors have recently come on line (for example in the Czech Republic). A new nuclear power plant will start up in Finland before the end of this decade and might be expected to operate well into the second half of this century. While only three of the present Member States do not have a moratorium or plans to phase out nuclear energy, this number will increase significantly after 1 May 2004. Few people do not expect a new order for nuclear plant in the EU in the near future. So for the rest of my lifetime – and, most likely, for the rest of