HAEA delegation attended an international conference in the USA

The delegation of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) led by Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President of the HAEA visited Rockville on March 12-14, 2024 to attend the annual international conference of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). During the event the NRC presented the main results of its activities over the past year. The participants also had the opportunity to attend technical sessions to learn about technical and technological opportunities and challenges of the global nuclear sector as well as the potential solutions and proposals in this context.

In the framework of the visit, the delegation conducted a consultation with Raymond Furstenau, the acting Executive Director for Operations of the NRC. During the meeting the sides reviewed the current cooperation between the authorities, discussed further possibilities for developing bilateral relations and shared their experience of recently executed authority activities. The President of the HAEA underlined that collecting and analysing international good practices and experiences is an essential tool for the authority to address the challenges ahead - the new lifetime extension of Paks NPP and the effective supervision of the newbuild units construction. Andrea Beatrix Kádár underlined that the US experience has been incorporated into the national practice in the past, and the results of the conference as well as further cooperation will contribute to the development of the national supervisory system. The NRC highlighted that international reviews serve as a useful tool for harmonisation and commended the HAEA's active participation in international review missions, both as reviewer and recipient.