Members
There are currently 30 members of the NEA:
- Australia
- France
- Japan
- Slovakia
- Austria
- Germany
- South Korea
- Spain
- Belgium
- Greece
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- Canada
- Hungary
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- Denmark
- Ireland
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- Finland
- Italy
- Portugal
- United States
- Poland
- Slovenia
Together they account for approximately 85% of the world’s installed nuclear capacity. Nuclear power accounts for almost a quarter of the electricity produced in NEA Member countries. The NEA works closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna – a specialised agency of the United Nations – and with the European Commission in Brussels.
Within the OECD, there is close co-ordination with the International Energy Agency and the Environment Directorate, as well as contacts with other directorates, as appropriate.
Read more about this topic: Nuclear Energy Agency
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