Gyula Fichtinger, Director General of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, has resigned with effect from April 29, 2021. His resignation was accepted by the Prime Minister. His duties are performed by Szabolcs Hullán, Deputy Director General. The operation of the HAEA is continuous and uninterrupted.
The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) held its spring Plenary Meeting online on 13-14 April 2021. Among others, WENRA’s role in the Thematic Peer Review (TPR) II was discussed, reports of working groups were approved and members decided not to widen the participation in WENRA to other observers.
The 141st meeting of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Steering Committee was held virtually on 15-16 April 2021. One of the main agenda items was the discussion about the program of work and budgets for the NEA and its Data Bank for 2021-2022. Due to the lack of consensus among member states, the proposed adjustment for 2022 will be further discussed at the next meeting.