The Use of Market Mechanisms to Improve Security in the Commercial Nuclear Power Sector

This paper, the first in a series, examines whether insurance is or could become a market mechanism to help establish a business case for improving nuclear security. The paper has been developed from ideas that were discussed at a one-day roundtable hosted by WINS in Vienna, Austria, on 19 December 2011. The roundtable brought together global leaders in risk management, economics, nuclear liability, insurance and other critical infrastructure industries to begin an important, ongoing dialogue on this issue. We welcome constructive comments and contributions.