Documents and Uranium Resource Material

What about radiation? Is it harmful? In the broadest sense radiation is energy that is transmitted in the form of waves or particles. There are many types of radiation. Visible light is the most obvious. Microwaves, radio waves, television signals, are other forms of radiation that are common in our daily lives. These are all “non-ionizing” radiation. (Read More)

In 1998, IFC published its first Good Practice Manual, Doing Better Business through Effective Consultation and Disclosure. Since then, our continued experiences in working with our clients in emerging markets have significantly advanced our thinking about the centrality of stakeholder engagement to all other aspects of environmental and social performance. (Read More)

The WNA working groups are forums through which the enterprises of the global nuclear industry share information, conduct analysis, prepare WNA Position Statements, and develop and implement strategies for advancing their collective interest in the safe and expanding worldwide use of nuclear power. Each Working Group (WG) is chaired by an expert from the WNA membership. The WNA Secretariat provides administrative support. Each January, during meetings in London, the WNA WGs finalize their plans for the remainder of that year. Further WG meetings are held in April and September alongside the WNA’s conferences: World Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Annual WNA Symposium.

We know that nuclear energy is surrounded by questions of safety, waste, cost and non-proliferation. We believe these questions have sound and convincing answers, and a central WNA task is to provide them, accurately and comprehensively, with full recognition of public concerns. We are confident that an informed public debate – based on facts rather than myths – will demonstrate that the peaceful use of nuclear energy is indispensable for sustainable global development.