EPR Public Communication Plan - Method for Developing a Communication Strategy and Plan for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency - July 2015

Sep 12, 2026

EPR Public Communication Plan provides practical guidance for creating a national radiation emergency communication plan (RECP) and for organizing public communication activities during nuclear or radiological emergencies. It defines public communication as information exchange with the public and media, emphasizing consistent terminology with related IAEA publications. The publication supports national and local authorities by aligning planning needs with IAEA functions under the Assistance Convention and relevant safety standards, enabling structured preparation for effective communication.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatPDF

Pages38

Reading Time13 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

Purpose and scope

Definitions and terminology

Alignment with IAEA obligations and safety standards

EPR Public Communication Plan 2 01 5 Method for Developing a Communication Strategy and Plan for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PUBLICATION DATE : JULY 2 0 1 5 @ Method for Developing a Communication Strategy and Plan for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency The following States are Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency: AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ALGERIA ANGOLA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BELARUS BELGIUM BELIZE BENIN BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CONGO COSTA RICA CÔTE D’IVOIRE CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO DENMARK DJIBOUTI DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR ERITREA ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GREECE GUATEMALA GUYANA HAITI HOLY SEE HONDURAS HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LIBERIA LIBYA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MALI MALTA MARSHALL ISLANDS MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MEXICO MONACO MONGOLIA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALAU PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAN MARINO SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SERBIA SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SUDAN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAJIKISTAN THAILAND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA TOGO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM YEMEN ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE The Agency’s Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957. The Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is “to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world’’. EPR Public Communication Plan 2 01 5 Method for Developing a Communication Strategy and Plan for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency PUBLICATION DATE : JULY 2 0 1 5 @ EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COPYRIGHT NOTICE All IAEA scientific and technical publications are protected by the terms of the Universal Copyright Convention as adopted in 1952 (Berne) and as revised in 1972 (Paris) . The copyright has since been extended by the World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva) to include electronic and virtual intellectual property. Permission to use whole or parts of texts contained in IAEA publications in printed or electronic form must be obtained and is usually subject to royalty agreements. Proposals for non-commercial reproductions and translations are welcomed and considered on a case-by-case basis. Enquiries should be addressed to the IAEA Publishing Section at: Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna International Centre PO Box 100 1400 Vienna, Austria fax: +43 1 2600 29302 tel.: +43 1 2600 22417 email: [sales.publications@iaea.org](sales.publications@iaea.org) [http://www.iaea.org/books](http://www.iaea.org/books) For further information on this publication, please contact: Incident an

FAQs

What is the purpose of the EPR Public Communication Plan?

It provides a practical resource for emergency planning focused on public communication and the development of a national radiation emergency communication plan (RECP).

How does the publication define “public communication”?

It defines public communication as any activity that communicates information to the public and the media during a nuclear or radiological emergency.

What planning needs does the guidance support for RECP development?

It guides national and local authorities in developing an RECP that incorporates required functions, arrangements, and capabilities for public communication during a nuclear or radiological emergency.

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