Nuclear Safety & Environmental Affairs

NSEA supports our members by promoting common policies and strategies for nuclear safety, regulatory affairs and environmental issues while advancing industry-level initiatives through leadership forums and peer groups.

Leadership Forums

  • Chief Nuclear Officer Forum

  • Regulatory Affairs VP Forum

  • Radioactive Waste Collaboration Committee 

  • SMR Technology Forum

Peer Groups

  • Nuclear Safety

  • Regulatory Affairs Managers

  • Nuclear Environmental Affairs

  • Safety Culture & Human Factors

  • Emergency Preparedness & Response

  • Decommissioning & Waste Management

SMR Program

  • SMR Vendor Participant Program (SMR VPP)

  • Small & Medium Reactor Technology Forum (SMRTF)

  • CEO Forum Working Group

  • Regulatory Framework Review

  • Fuel Supply, Security & Waste

  • Learn more here 

Key Activities

International Collaboration

Conexus engages with the IAEA, including its Nuclear Safety Standards Committee (NUSSC), and participates in Washington’s Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Industry Group Coordination meetings.

Support for the CNO Forum

NSEA provides operational support to the Chief Nuclear Officer Forum (CNOF). 

Working with the Regulator

NSEA teams interact with the CNSC to clarify regulatory expectations and resolve safety/licensing issues, often collaborating with other organizations such as the Canadian Nuclear Association and Canadian Standards Association, and potentially impacting international regulations.