The Coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic has had significant impacts on the global economy and energy sector. It has also underlined the importance of electricity reliability and resilience during major disruptions. With governments considering a broad range of options for economic recovery and job creation, it is becoming increasingly clear that stimulus packages have the opportunity to support energy systems that both fulfil these criteria while meeting long‑term environmental goals and energy security.
The NEA is examining the regulatory and operational impacts of the crisis, and working closely with its members to enable exchanges of policy approaches and best practices around the world. As part of these efforts, the NEA has issued four policy briefs and is hosting a series of discussions around these policy briefs to explore the role that nuclear energy can play in the post‑COVID‑19 reco
| William D. Magwood, IV, NEA Director‑General |
| René Neděla, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic |
| Agneta Rising, Director General, World Nuclear Association (WNA) |
| Brent Wanner, WEO Senior Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| Juan Garin, Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs |
| Julia Pyke, SZC Director of Financing, EDF Energy |
| Atte Harjanne, Member of the Parliament of Finland and Helsinki City Council |
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