The meeting took place at Paks, Hungary on 27 and 28 February, 2017. Representatives of the relevant Hungarian authorities, members of the ConvEx-3 (2017) Task Group and representatives of Hungarian neighbouring countries and international organizations (International Atomic Energy Agency, European Commission, World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization), were invited to participate in the meeting.
Mr Kristóf Horváth, Deputy Director General for General Nuclear Issues of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority resigned on 1 March 2017. According to the rules of substitution his tasks are provisionally carried out by Mr Gyula Fichtinger, Director General of the HAEA.
Due to construction works on the office building, entrance to the headquarters of HAEA has changed from 1st March 2017. Visitors can enter the building from Pacsirtamező Street 17., 1036 Budapest. (Limited number of parking places are available for guests arriving by car.) Pass with photo (ID card, passport, drivers’ license, etc.) is required for registration. The mailing address of HAEA has not been changed.
The latest modification of the Act on Atomic Energy was encouraged by the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, which participated in the preparatory work and agrees to the change of content. The HAEA prepared and sent the draft modification of the Government Decree, which provides details to the Section 67 of the Act, to the Ministry of National Development.