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TPR II draft documents for public consultation on ENSREG website

2022.04.27

Draft documents related to the EU TPR II (Topical Peer Review on fire protection at nuclear installations) process are now available on ENSREG (European Nuclear Safety Regulators’ Group) website for comments from stakeholders including the public. The consultation period is from 13 April until 27 May 2022. Final versions of the draft documents will be presented for approval by ENSREG in June 2022. Factsheets on TPRs are also published on ENSREG website.

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WENRA Spring Plenary Meeting

2022.04.12

The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) held its Spring Plenary Meeting on 5-6 April 2022, partly with personal participation in Bonn and partly online. Among other topics, the discussions included WENRA actions conducted in relation to the situation in Ukraine, activities on small modular reactors (SMR), future challenges and WENRA’s role in the Thematic Peer Review. The Plenary Meeting also approved the reports of the working groups.

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IAEA press release on ARTEMIS Mission to Hungary

2022.04.05

On 4 April 2022, the International Atomic Energy Agency published its press release on the results of the ARTEMIS Mission to Hungary. “The Hungarian system provides a well-developed infrastructure for ensuring the safe and effective management of spent fuel and radioactive waste now and in the future,” said ARTEMIS team leader David Ulfbeck, Senior Adviser at the Danish Health Authority.

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IAEA ARTEMIS mission

The IAEA ARTEMIS mission has begun

2022.03.22

From March 21, 2022, in coordination of the International Atomic Energy Agency an international delegation of six experts reviews the national system for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste for 9 days.

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Austrian-Hungarian bilateral expert meeting on the site characteristics of the new nuclear power plant units

2022.02.17

An Austrian-Hungarian expert meeting was held on February 15, 2022, at Austria's request, to discuss the site characteristics of the new nuclear power plant units, including the question of the fault. Based on the outcome of the event, it is the firm position of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority that the selected site is suitable for the construction of the new units. The authority is evaluating whether the technologies and plans to be used adequately address the site's specific characteristics as part of the ongoing construction licensing process.

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