The Community has taken two important decisions in this respect: - The establishment in December 1987 of the information system ECURIE, compatible with the similar system launced by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the context of the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident.
L’accident de Tchernobyl a également démontré qu’il était nécessaire d’améliorer la diffusion des informations tant au niveau international que national et local.