Working Group

Mission

The main purpose of the Working Group for the Assessment of Risks concerning Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies is to plan and implement, within its field of activity, the activities that contribute to fulfilling the provisions of Art. 3 of Government Decision no. 768 of 19 October 2016 on the organization and functioning of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.

In order to fulfil its main purpose, the group sets itself the following objectives:

• Improving the regulatory framework of the field of activity;
• Studies, analyses and assessments in the field of activity;
• Increasing inter-institutional cooperation and the involvement of civil society;
• Contributing to the development of strategies, policies and plans for disaster risk reduction and for increasing resilience;
• Contributing to increasing the response capacity of the national emergency management system.

Field of activity

The Working Group for the Assessment of Risks concerning Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies carries out activities that support the achievement of the objectives within the lines of action established in Art. 4 of Government Decision no. 768 of 19 October 2016 on the organization and functioning of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. The established activities are associated with risk types no. 14 and no. 22 in Annex no. 1 to Government Decision no. 557/2016 on the management of risk types.