The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA), together with the United States Department of Energy, organised a workshop on the response physical protection function, between 12 and 14 September, 2023 in Budapest. During the event participants were afforded an opportunity to gain an insight into the evaluation of response and the characteristics of the different types of nuclear security exercises.
On 27 September 2023, Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President of the HAEA, held a meeting with Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the margin of the 67th IAEA General Conference in Vienna. During the meeting, the President of the HAEA congratulated Mr Grossi on his appointment by the General Conference as Director General of the Agency for an additional four-year term and reviewed the current state of play of the modernisation of the Hungarian nuclear regulatory framework.
On 25 September, the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency began in Vienna, with the participation of a delegation from the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, led by its President Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár. In parallel to the General Conference, the President held bilateral and multilateral meetings with IAEA Director General Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi (who has been reappointed by the General Conference for a further four-year term starting in December 2023), the heads of the nuclear authorities of other Member States and representatives of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO).
The 67th annual regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be held in Vienna from 25 to 29 September 2023. The theme of the Scientific Forum, which will be held in conjunction with the General Conference on 26-27 September 2023, will be "Nuclear Innovations for Net Zero".