D. Convention Activities

	While we recognize there are different levels of participation among Convention contracting parties, in the following questions we are asking for your overall impressions. In other words, we are seeking your impressions of how the Convention has influenced the majority of contracting parties.

11.	In your opinion, how effective or ineffective are the following mechanisms for sharing best practices?

		Very effective	Somewhat effective	Neither effective nor ineffective	Somewhat ineffective	Very ineffective	Don't know
11a.	presentation of national reports in country groups
11b.	question and answer sessions during review meetings
11c.	other review meeting presentations

12.	Thinking of the majority of contracting parties, has the quality of national reports prepared for review meetings improved, worsened, or stayed about the same over the past 10 years?
	1.		Significantly improved
	2.		Somewhat improved
	3.		About the same
	4.		Somewhat worsened
	5.		Significantly worsened
	6.		Don't know

13.	Thinking of the majority of national reports prepared for the 2008 review meeting, how likely or unlikely were the reports to include the following information?

		Very likely	Somewhat likely	As likely as not	Somewhat unlikely	Very unlikely	Don't know
13a.	a comprehensive overview of the party's civilian nuclear power program
13b.	descriptions and acknowledgement of problems
13c.	comprehensive, detailed descriptions of measures taken to strengthen safety
13d.	evidence of learning from one year to the next (i.e., no repetition of omissions or lack of detail noted in prior year reports)
13e.	sufficient technical detail to understand specific safety concerns

14.	Please explain why you think national reports were likely or unlikely to provide the information listed in question 13. Text box expands as needed.

15.	In your opinion, how effective or ineffective is the peer review process for encouraging the following in national reports?

		Very effective	Somewhat effective	Neither effective nor ineffective	Somewhat ineffective	Very ineffective	Don't know
15a.	a comprehensive overview of the party's civilian nuclear power program
15b.	descriptions and acknowledgement of problems
15c.	comprehensive, detailed descriptions of measures taken to strengthen safety
15d.	greater accuracy
15e.	evidence of learning from one year to the next (e.g., no repetition of omissions or lack of detail noted in prior year reports)
15f.	sufficient technical detail to understand specific safety concerns

16.	If you would like to provide any comments about Convention activities, such as national reports, presentations, or peer review, please do so in the space below. Text box expands as needed.

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Full Report: GAO-10-489

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