Corporate Governance Arrangements for Nuclear Security – Analysis of Annual Reports from Regulators and Operators

In early 2014, WINS conducted a study that focused on the major nuclear power operators and the nuclear regulatory authorities of every State planning to participate in the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands in March 2014. Its goal was to obtain an overview of current corporate governance arrangements for nuclear security, enable a comparison between governance arrangements for safety and security, and obtain best practice examples of corporate governance reporting of security issues.

Now, in preparation for the final NSS to be held in Washington, D.C., in March 2016, WINS has conducted a second study that again reviews the regulatory and corporate governance arrangements for nuclear security among the 53 States that attended the 2014 NSS. In contrast to the first study, however, the framework for this study incorporates a variety of parameters for both regulator and operator reports. Our overall goal was to obtain a comprehensive overview of how well nuclear security is currently being reported by regulators and operators, identify areas of concern, highlight good reporting practices, and make recommendations for the future.