Enhancing Preparedness for Recovery: From Exercise to Action through INEX-6 Insights

Experience from past nuclear and radiological accidents has shown that the consequences of a radiological emergency can be profound and long lasting, affecting public health, the environment, food systems, infrastructure and social trust. Recognising this, the Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) Expert Group on Recovery Management (EGRM), in its report “Building a Framework for Post Nuclear Accident Recovery Preparedness, National Level Guidance,” emphasised the need for countries to establish dedicated recovery frameworks that extend beyond initial emergency response plans, and expressed the lack of international exercises covering recovery. This upcoming workshop, organized by the NEA and hosted by the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection (ASNR), will present key outcomes and lessons learned from the INEX-6 evaluation and define concrete next steps to strengthen both national and international recovery preparedness.