ENSURING PROTECTION OF NON-HUMAN SPECIES: A nuclear industry perspective

摘要

I welcome the opportunity to address this important conference to offer a nuclear industry perspective on environmental protection from the effects of ionizing radiation. The World Nuclear Association is the global industrial organization that seeks to promote the peaceful worldwide use of nuclear power as a sustainable energy resource for the coming centuries. Our membership includes some 115 companies, institutes and agencies in 32 countries. Together WNA members represent over 90% of the non-generation side of the world nuclear industry, and over 80% of nuclear electricity generation outside the United States of America. The WNA is concerned with all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, including mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, plant manufacture, transport, electricity generation and the safe disposition of spent fuel. Our functions are twofold: to foster unity and technical cooperation within the industry; and to represent the industry in the transnational arena.