Wednesday 16 / 02 / 05

Plenary Session ROOM 1

09:00 - 09:30

Workshop Summaries

09:30 - 09:40

PIME Award Ceremony

Communicating nuclear, the French experience (Part 1)

09:40 - 10:00

" Nuclear in France: A fresh overview from the perspective of the French Nuclear Energy Society (SFEN)." Bertrand Vieillard-Baron, Secretary General, SFEN

10:00 - 10:45

Panel discussion "How to communicate on the EPR decision?"
Moderator: Francis Sorin, SFEN. Kaija Kainurinne, Head of Brussels Office, TVO; Gérard Ellia, Nuclear Communications Manager, AREVA; Sophie Roynette-Malbec, Communications Manager, EDF

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break, poster discussions and technical demonstrations.
Posters will be on display throughout the conference in Room 2.

Communicating nuclear, the French experience (Part 2)

11:15 - 11:35

" The public debate process: The new Eurodif site." Olivier Thoumyre, Secretary General, George Besse II project, AREVA

11:35 - 12:30

"A French solution for acceptable waste management?"
Moderator: Laurent Furedi, FORATOM. Fanny Bazile, Forecast and Communications Director, Nuclear Division, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA); Jean Christophe Bardy, Deputy Communications Director, ANDRA; Xavier Delerue, Senior Executive and Advisor, Communications and Nuclear Operations, EDF; Alain Bucaille, Advisor to the Chairman, AREVA

12:30

Closing remarks, End of conference, Lunch

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel workshops with moderators (continuation)

14:00 - 18:00

ROOM 4

IAEA hands-on training session on best practices in nuclear communications
(IAEA closed session)

Nuclear communicators can regularly come into contact with journalists and anti-nuclear campaigners. They need to be prepared for such encounters and be able to deal cautiously with often sensitive issues in a professional way.

In this workshop, participants will be given useful tips on how to handle crisis communication by expert consultants. The session will also include a media skills exercise using video recordings, where participants will be trained in how to appear live on camera.

Interpretation of the plenary session on Wednesday, is available in English and French.
ENS would like to express its gratitude to AREVA and EDF for their sponsorship.