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HAEA administrative recess
2023.12.11
From 22 December, 2023 to December 29, 2023, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority will be on administrative recess. During this period, documents can be submitted through the online platform of HAEA.
Recent Developments in Nuclear Safety in Hungary, December 2023
2023.12.21
The new issue of HAEA’s Nuclear Safety Bulletin presenting a number of interesting articles is now available. In the new issue, you can read about the most significant statistical data on nuclear safety, the legal changes of the first half of 2023, amendments to legislation related to the manufacturing and procurement of systems and components, the National Assessment Report of Hungary for TPR2, the nuclear emergency preparedness, the Paks II soil preparation works, the public hearing related to the Budapest Research Reactor of the Centre for Energy Research, the new type of compact waste packages which are delivered to the National Radioactive Waste Repository. We also give an overview on the most significant domestic and international events, such as the "About atomic energy - for everyone" event in Miskolc, the Nuclear safety challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Joint HAEA - US DOE cyber security workshop, the visit of experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the new issue of the Bulletin, we also write about the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Online Questionnaire related to TPR-II is open for the submission of questions
2023.12.21
An important part of the TPR-II process (which concerns the topic of ‘fire protection at nuclear installations’) provides an opportunity for stakeholders including the public to participate and contribute to a written question and answer phase of the review. A special online questionnaire is open for the submission of questions on the topic of fire protection based on the contents of the national assessment reports until 9 February 2024.
Hungarian-Austrian bilateral meeting
2023.12.20
A two-day Hungarian-Austrian bilateral expert meeting was held in Austria, from 18-19 December 2023. The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority provided information on the new supervision concept, which will help the Authority to operate more efficiently while maintaining a high level of nuclear safety, and to put more emphasis on inspection activities. The Hungarian delegation was led by Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority. In addition to the HAEA delegates, the meeting was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy, MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd, Paks II Ltd, the Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste Management, the National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy and the National Food Chain Safety Office. On the Austrian side, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries, professional institutions and delegations from several provinces attended the meeting.
The President of the HAEA received the Director of the Australian Nuclear Authority
2023.12.12
At the meeting on 7 December 2023, the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues. Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) gave an overview on legislative changes affecting the status of the HAEA, and the HAEA’s participation and work in the relevant international organisations related to the preparation for the regulatory supervision of small modular reactors. Alistair Knight, Safeguards and Non-proliferation Director of the Australian authority was informed about the nuclear safeguards system in Hungary, in particular the rules for new-build blocks according to which the technical requirements for the nuclear safeguards system to be installed at the new power plant should be addressed already at the design phase. The nuclear safeguards system guarantees, in particular, the use of nuclear energy for exclusively peaceful purposes.
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