Nuclear Executives meet in Paris with WANO Leaders

A small group of senior executives from large nuclear utilities from around the world gathered in Paris this week for a meeting with WANO leaders.

At the two-day meeting, hosted by Electricité de France, and opened by Pierre Gadonneix its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, participants discussed the paramount importance of nuclear safety for the future of nuclear energy, and the continued need to work together closely worldwide.

Laurent Stricker, WANO Chairman told the meeting: ‘The demand for carbon-free energy is strong and the desire of many nations to use nuclear power as a stable source of electricity increases the importance of assuring safe and reliable operation of existing and new power plants.

‘The fundamental changes that our nuclear industry will undergo in the future will present new challenges; we will only be able to meet them if the world’s nuclear leaders of today show strong leadership in nuclear safety matters.’

The meeting was attended by:

Participant	Company

Mr Vladimir Asmolov	Concern Energoatom
Dr Karl Bergman	Vattenfall AB
Mr Danko Biley	NNEGC “Energoatom”
Mr William A Coley	British Energy Group plc
Mr Bernard Dupraz	Electricité de France (EDF)
Mr Takao Fujie	Japan Nuclear Technology Institute
Mr Pierre Gadonneix	Electricité de France (EDF)
Dr S K Jain	Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd
Mr Michael R. Kansler	Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Mr Lucas Mampaey	WANO
Mr Jean-Louis Mathias	Electricité de France (EDF)
Mr QIAN Zhi Min	CGNPC Ltd.
Mr Paolo Ruzzini	ENEL SpA – Slovenske Elektrarne, s.a.
Mr Takashi Shoji (on behalf of Mr Ichiro Takekuro TEPCO)	WANO Tokyo Centre
Mr Dirk Steinheider	E.ON Kernkraft GmbH
Mr Laurent Stricker	WANO
Mr Phillipe Van Troeye	Electrabel
Mr Bill Webster	Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
Mr Yongping Zou	CGNPC Ltd

For more information, contact Lucas Mampaey, Managing Director at the WANO Coordinating Centre in London. Telephone +44 (0) 20 7478 9200.

Note for Editors

WANO’s mission is to maximise the safety and reliability of nuclear power plant operations by exchanging information and encouraging communication, comparison and emulation among its members. As every organisation in the world that operates a commercial nuclear electricity generating plant is a member of WANO, it is a truly international organisation, cutting across political barriers and interests. WANO is an association set up purely to help its members achieve the highest practicable levels of operational safety, by giving them access to the wealth of operating experience from the worldwide nuclear community. WANO is non-profit making and has no commercial ties. It is not a regulatory body and has no direct association with governments. WANO has no interests other than nuclear safety.