Fourth NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop to be held in Paris

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The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) will hold the Fourth NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop on Optimisation in Decision Making: From Insight to Action on 15-17 October 2025 in Paris, France. The workshop is the latest in a series of events that began in 2017 and seeks to foster dialogue and collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the nuclear sector.

The Third NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop on Optimisation in Decision Making, held in September 2023, brought together 120 participants from 23 countries, including representatives from regulators, operators, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), civil society and indigenous communities. Discussions centred on creating a framework for decisions that are optimised, inclusive and sustainable. The next event in the series will feature further discussion on developing a practical framework for optimised decision making.

Preparatory webinars

In the lead-up to the October 2025 event, the NEA has hosted two preparatory webinars exploring key factors that contribute to power imbalances and their mitigation when engaging stakeholders in nuclear decision making. Each webinar attracted approximately 50 participants, offering focused discussions. A third webinar is planned for 7 May 2025 to further equip participants with tools to support meaningful stakeholder engagement.

What to expect

The three-day Fourth NEA Stakeholder Involvement Workshop will feature:

  • plenary presentations by leading experts;
  • open dialogues to facilitate meaningful discussion; and
  • moderated panel discussions offering diverse perspectives.

Participants will include representatives from government bodies, industry, academic and research institutions, NGOs, international organisations and civil society to foster a broad and inclusive dialogue. The workshop outcomes will be compiled into a publicly available report, contributing to the ongoing discourse on the role of stakeholder engagement in the optimisation of decision making in the nuclear sector.

Opportunity to engage

The NEA is looking for case studies on the practical application of approaches and tools for stakeholder engagement, building on trust and ensuring transparency.

Contributions are welcome: the NEA can be contacted at stakeholder2025@oecd-nea.org

Registration

Click here to register and secure a spot for this workshop.

For more information, please write to stakeholder2025@oecd-nea.org

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