The European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance (EMANI) was established in Brussels on the 1st October 1978. One of the mutual’s main objectives is to provide the means whereby European nuclear power generating authorities and other nuclear plant operators can share in the insured / reinsured participation of members' nuclear facilities. Another objective is to create a vehicle, enabling the mutual to obtain additional capacity for its members.. The capacity provided by EMANI is independent of that provided by the various nuclear pools. The main benefits to members of EMANI include:  Additional or alternative insurance capacity for material damage, business interruption, and nuclear liability risks;  Potential for contribution savings;  Loss control and engineering evaluations;  Information exchange and data centre for nuclear insurance matters.