Visit of the HAEA President to the IAEA

Source: IAEA

On 23 June 2022, the President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, Andrea Beatrix Kádár, paid an official introductory visit to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The President was received by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and his deputies Lydie Evrard, Deputy Director General for Nuclear Safety and Security, Massimo Aparo, Head of Nuclear Safeguards and Hua Liu, Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation.

During her meeting with the IAEA Director General, Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár reported on the changes in the status of the HAEA, which will help it to become an even more efficient, modern and independent nuclear regulatory authority. The President underlined that Hungary has always paid great attention to cooperation with the IAEA at all possible levels and on all possible issues and confirmed that we will continue to maintain this commitment in the future.

During the meeting with the Deputy Director General for Nuclear Safety and Security, the HAEA President underlined that Hungary attaches great importance to nuclear safety and security issues, as maintaining a high level of safety and security is a prerequisite for the successful operation of all nuclear facilities and activities in the country.

During her visit to Massimo Aparo, Ms Kádár referred to the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian Safeguards Support Programme and expressed her appreciation for the IAEA's strong commitment to maintain such cooperation with Hungary.

At Hua Liu, Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation, the President of HAEA said that Hungary appreciates the Agency's technical cooperation activities in all fields of nuclear applications. She also thanked the Agency for its support under its Technical Cooperation Programme. Over the years, this programme, among many other areas, has helped Hungary to establish an infrastructure for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

The visit of the HAEA President coincided with the opening meeting of the IAEA's Nuclear Harmonisation and Standardisation Initiative about small modular reactors, which, in addition to Andrea Beatrix Kádár, was attended by Ms Eszter Rétfalvi, Director and Mr Tamás Czerovszki Head of Department from HAEA. The HAEA closely monitors international developments in this field.