1. GDA Programme: AnGDA Programme: An
assessment of opennessassessment of openness
and transparencyand transparency
David Stellfox, JournalistDavid Stellfox, Journalist
6 February 2013 * Nuclear Institute * GDA Seminar, London6 February 2013 * Nuclear Institute * GDA Seminar, London

2. Outline of PresentationOutline of Presentation
Background FrameworkBackground Framework
GDA-specificGDA-specific
The good…The good…
The bad…The bad…
The conclusionThe conclusion

3. Background FrameworkBackground Framework
Openness/transparency: aOpenness/transparency: a
second order priority?second order priority?
Whose business are youWhose business are you
conducting?conducting?
Understanding public confidenceUnderstanding public confidence
in the nuclear context and today’sin the nuclear context and today’s
world.world.

4. The good…The good…
Quarterly reportsQuarterly reports
Self-reporting of problemsSelf-reporting of problems
ResponsivenessResponsiveness
Desire to be open and transparentDesire to be open and transparent
was evident even whenwas evident even when
unsuccessfulunsuccessful

5. The bad…The bad…
Quarterly reportsQuarterly reports
Diminishment in responsivenessDiminishment in responsiveness
with timewith time
‘‘Making it up as you go along’Making it up as you go along’
Obsession with scheduleObsession with schedule

6. The conclusionThe conclusion
Yes, it was open and transparent, andYes, it was open and transparent, and
particularly so relative to how ONRparticularly so relative to how ONR
and its antecedents have historicallyand its antecedents have historically
behaved.behaved.
But some aspects of the programmeBut some aspects of the programme
detracted from rather than enhanceddetracted from rather than enhanced
public confidence.public confidence.

7. The conclusionThe conclusion
Yes, it was open and transparent, andYes, it was open and transparent, and
particularly so relative to how ONRparticularly so relative to how ONR
and its antecedents have historicallyand its antecedents have historically
behaved.behaved.
But some aspects of the programmeBut some aspects of the programme
detracted from rather than enhanceddetracted from rather than enhanced
public confidence.public confidence.