Leadership, Human Performance and Internal Communication in Nuclear Emergencies

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NG-T-1.5

English STI/PUB/1789 ¦ 978-92-0-103317-8

36 pages ¦ 2 figures ¦ € 30.00 ¦ Date published: 2018

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This publication focuses on the challenges and their possible solutions in the areas of leadership, human performance and internal communication in a severe nuclear emergency. It presents a brief overview of some of the key concepts, especially how they relate to an organization’s ability to successfully manage an emergency event. The target audience for this publication are those officials and senior managers dealing with emergency response in the operating organization, government, local authorities and the regulatory body. Those who have an influence on the style of leadership and personnel development and training that is applied in their organizations and who are involved in emergency preparedness and response will also benefit from this publication.

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IAEA Nuclear Energy, Qualification, Training of Personnel, Nuclear Facilities, Emergency Management, Planning, Leadership, Human Performance, Internal Communication, Challenges, Nuclear Emergency, Concepts, ER, Emergency Response, Core Competences, ERO, Emergency Response Organization, Decision Making, Stakeholder, Cognitive Biases, Stress, Human Behaviour, Organizational Knowledge