The WANO Organisation

Membership of WANO is through one or more of its four regional centres, Atlanta, Moscow, Paris and Tokyo, and is based on geographical location or reactor type. There is also a London office which provides oversight and support for the regional centres.

The regional centres carry out the WANO Governing Board’s decisions and organise WANO’s programmes. Much of their work involves collecting, screening and analysing operating information before sending it to members and ensuring WANO programmes meet member needs.

Each regional centre has a director and highly experienced staff seconded from member organisations for two to four years. Secondees bring specific plant knowledge and an understanding of their own country’s operating culture to the WANO centres. In turn they take back to their own organisations broad experience obtained from working at the centres and an insight into other members’ operations.

Regional centres have their own regional governing boards, and work closely together as a team to ensure exchange of ideas and consistent implementation of WANO policies.

Every two years, senior executives of all members are given the opportunity to meet at a Biennial General Meeting to review progress and provide guidance for the future aims and objectives of WANO. At each Biennial General Meeting a WANO President is elected. This is an honorary position with a nominal two year term.

A central Governing Board provides the overall direction of WANO and establishes WANO policies. The Governing Board is lead by a Chairman who is elected for a two year term.

Organised to meet members’ needs