At the fifth review meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS), held April 4 - 15, 2011, in Vienna, Austria, the contracting parties agreed to analyze the relevant issues of the Fukushima accident during an extraordinary meeting. This meeting is scheduled to take place August 27 - 31, 2012, in Vienna, Austria. The objectives of this CNS extraordinary meeting are to enhance safety through reviewing and sharing lessons learned and actions taken by contracting parties in response to the events of Fukushima and to review the effectiveness and continued stability of the provisions of the CNS.