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International EPR Framework and Member States Arrangements
Description
The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Early Notification Convention) and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Assistance Convention) are the primary legal instruments that establish an international framework to facilitate the exchange of information and the prompt provision of assistance in the event of a nuclear or radiological incident or emergency, regardless of its origin, with the aim of minimizing the consequences. The IAEA has specific functions assigned to it under these Conventions. The arrangements provided between the IAEA Secretariat, IAEA Member States and/or Parties to one or both Conventions, relevant international intergovernmental organizations (hereinafter referred to as ‘international organizations’) and other States for facilitating the implementation of these Conventions — specifically concerning those articles that are operational in nature — are documented in the Operations Manual for Incident and Emergency Communication (EPR–IEComm).
Presenter
Florian Baciu, IAEA
Moderator
Kilian Smith, IAEA
