From 5 to 7 September 2023, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) received a delegation of nine Turkish experts in the framework of the cooperation based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded with the Turkish Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NDK) in autumn 2022. During their three-day programme, the Turkish experts were given an overview on HAEA's regulatory supervision activities for nuclear power units already in operation.
On 15 August, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority participated in a one-day online workshop on small modular reactors, organised by the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, together with the United States Department of Energy, organised a workshop on the protection of programmable systems (cyber security), between 10th and 14th July, 2023 at the HAEA headquarters. The purpose of the event was to provide development opportunities for the Hungarian experts in a special, but increasingly important, field of nuclear security.
Between 19-22 June, 2023 a group of five experts arrived at the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority to receive information about HAEA's communication activities and the practice of organizing and conducting public hearings, with special regard to experiences related to radioactive waste storage facilities, as part of a training course within the framework of a European Union project. The aim of the training provided by similar EU projects is to enable the participants to use the practices, methodologies and experiences of the EU member states learned during the training in their home countries.
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, nuclear emergency preparedness and the licensing procedures of Paks II. Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. We also give an overview on the most significant domestic and international events, such as the "About atomic energy - for everyone" event in Budapest, the visit of the IAEA Director General to the HAEA, of experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Rwanda, of the delegation from Finland, the review meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Hungarian-Austrian bilateral meeting, the HAEA delegation’s visit to the Turkish Nuclear Regulatory Authority, and the HAEA President’s visit to Argentina. In the new issue of the Bulletin, we also write about the Anniversary commemorative session with the annual Safeguards Forum that took place at the HAEA.