title: Ongoing efforts to improve the international nuclear and radiological emergency response.
abstract: It is recognised that states, through the development of a consistent, coherent and sustainable joint programme for improved and more efficient international responses to nuclear and radiological emergencies, could achieve a better and more cost-effective response capability. Enhanced efforts by IAEA member states and the IAEA secretariat to improve the implementation of the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency have been initiated, establishing a national competent authority coordination group (NCACG) and a long-term action plan for the work.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, P.O. Box 55, 1332 Østerås, Norway. finn.ugletveit@nrpa.no
authors.forename: Finn
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ugletveit
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Molhoek
mesh_terms: D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D004630:Emergencies; D038622:Internationality; D011210:Power Plants; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*