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Submission deadline
Contributions to the Conference are welcome as synopses which will serve as a basis for selection of speakers in the panel sessions. All submissions must present original work which has not been published elsewhere. Authors of accepted synopses should be ready to participate and present their work during one of the panel discussions.
Synopses should be approximately 500 to 600 words on one or a maximum of two A4 pages, may contain any charts, graphs, figures and references) and should give enough information on the content of the proposed paper to enable the Programme Committee to evaluate it and assess the suitability of the paper for the Conference. The synopsis must be submitted to only one of four topical areas of the Conference. The Сonference organizers reserve the right to transfer the submitted synopsis to another topical area should it be more appropriate.
Anyone wishing to present at the conference must submit a synopsis in electronic format using this IAEA-INDICO platform. Authors are encouraged to submit synopsis as early as possible. The IAEA will not accept submissions via email. The synopsis can be submitted through this system until 2 December 2024.
Specifications for the layout will be available on IAEA-INDICO. The system for electronic submission of synopsis, IAEA-INDICO, is the sole mechanism for submission of contributed synopsis. Authors are encouraged to submit synopsis as early as possible. The IAEA will not accept submissions via email.
In addition, authors must register online using the InTouch+ platform. The online registration together with the auto-generated Participation Form (Form A) and Form for Submission of a Paper (Form B) must reach the IAEA no later than 2 December 2024.
IMPORTANT: The Programme Committee will consider uploaded synopses only if these two forms have been received by the IAEA through the established official channels.
Acceptance of synopses
The Secretariat reserves the right to exclude synopses that do not comply with its technical or scientific quality standards and that do not apply to one of the topics listed below.
Authors will be informed by 31 January 2025 as to whether their submission has been accepted, either orally or as a poster, for presentation at the conference.
Accepted synopses will also be reproduced in an unedited electronic compilation of Synopses which will be made available to all registered participants of the conference.
Topical areas
The conference welcomes contributions and perspectives, successful and less successful examples and lessons learned at the local, national and international levels, including from governments, regulatory bodies, owners, operators, industry, academia, organizations representing local community interest and other entities or individuals interested or involved in nuclear power programmes addressing the following topics, and spanning the entire nuclear fuel cycle and the various stages of the life cycle of nuclear facilities:
1. Development and Implementation of Stakeholder Engagement Strategies
- Proven and innovative strategies to map and engage diverse
stakeholder groups, including local communities, governmental bodies,
regulatory bodies, owners, operators, environmental organizations,
relevant industrial sectors, end users, media and the general public,
and facilitate their interaction. - Effective ways to engage underrepresented groups as important
stakeholders and incorporate their perspectives during nuclear
project planning and implementation; - Good practices and technical tools in addressing various stakeholder
concerns as well as challenges and lessons learned; - Enabling factors for stakeholder engagement, including the provision
of necessary resources; - Mechanisms for stakeholder feedback and participation in the
decision-making process. - Decisions that benefit from stakeholder engagement in a nuclear power
programme; - Perspectives that are likely to be raised in relation to different
aspects of a nuclear power programme such as: siting, operating,
shutdown and decommissioning; releasing sites from regulatory
control; repurposing facilities and reusing land; managing spent fuel
and radioactive waste, etc.
2. Managing the Changing Landscapes
- Stakeholder engagement throughout history: from ‘decide, announce,
defend’ to ‘engage, deliberate, decide’, including ethical frameworks
in involving stakeholders in the decision-making process; - Engaging stakeholders during the development and deployment of
innovative nuclear technologies, such as advanced reactor designs
including small modular reactors; - Addressing the needs of energy-intensive end-users as emerging
stakeholders in a nuclear power programme to drive the clean energy
transition; - Nuclear workforce as a dynamic resource in stakeholder engagement;
- Sustaining engagement over long timeframes and across borders,
including through education and training.
3. Crisis Communication and Emergency Preparedness
- Maintaining public trust, including countering misinformation and
disinformation, during nuclear emergencies through effective, timely
and transparent communication; - Developing and implementing robust crisis communication strategies;
- Countering misinformation and disinformation, and mitigating their
impact on public anxiety and distrust in situations with no impact on
nuclear safety or security (perceived emergencies); - Communication with the public during nuclear security events.
4. Outreach, Media Relations and Messaging
- Outreach approaches to increase public understanding of nuclear
power, its role in energy production, and its contributions to
sustainable development, energy security and climate change
mitigation, and evaluating the impact of those approaches; - Exploring strategies for engaging with the media and assessing media
coverage on nuclear power programmes; - Addressing challenges in balancing the sensitive nature of certain
information with public and stakeholders’ communication needs
regarding nuclear power programmes; - Using data and visualization tools for storytelling on nuclear power;
Challenges and opportunities in the use of AI in public information,
communication and outreach.
