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IAEA Board of Governors Meeting in Vienna
2020.03.19
The regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency – with the participation of Hungary as member of the Board since last September - was held in Vienna from 9 to 13 March 2020. Highlights of the meeting included the nuclear safety review, the nuclear technology review of 2020, and Iran among other topics.
At the IAEA Board of Governors
Meeting, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi first of all informed
the delegates that the Agency is doing everything it can to assist Member
States in responding to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Hungary made statements on nuclear safety and nuclear technology as well as on nuclear verification in Iran. We mentioned our strong commitment to nuclear safety and that the Hungarian legal and regulatory framework is regularly updated in line with developments in the IAEA safety standards. Our delegation emphasized the importance of peer review missions, the ageing management of nuclear power plants and research reactors, human resources development, nuclear knowledge management and capacity building in nuclear safety in order to ensure the sustainability of nuclear programmes.
Talking about nuclear technology, we mentioned that Hungary, in line with its National Energy Strategy 2030, is strongly committed to nuclear energy innovation. Hungary is planning to launch several research and development initiatives with respect to the continued operation of the existing national nuclear electricity generation capacity and the construction of new nuclear units. With regard to the nuclear technology report, our delegation underlined the importance of regional cooperation facilitated by the various technical cooperation projects.
In his opening speech, the Director General called on Iran to cooperate immediately and fully with the Agency. In our statement, Hungary appreciated the IAEA for the timely, independent and objective reporting and continued professional and impartial work in verifying and monitoring Iran’s nuclear related activities. As the EU and other member states, we also called upon Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA.
Further topics of the meeting included monitoring the nuclear program of North Korea and the implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in Syria.
Hungary made statements on nuclear safety and nuclear technology as well as on nuclear verification in Iran. We mentioned our strong commitment to nuclear safety and that the Hungarian legal and regulatory framework is regularly updated in line with developments in the IAEA safety standards. Our delegation emphasized the importance of peer review missions, the ageing management of nuclear power plants and research reactors, human resources development, nuclear knowledge management and capacity building in nuclear safety in order to ensure the sustainability of nuclear programmes.
Talking about nuclear technology, we mentioned that Hungary, in line with its National Energy Strategy 2030, is strongly committed to nuclear energy innovation. Hungary is planning to launch several research and development initiatives with respect to the continued operation of the existing national nuclear electricity generation capacity and the construction of new nuclear units. With regard to the nuclear technology report, our delegation underlined the importance of regional cooperation facilitated by the various technical cooperation projects.
In his opening speech, the Director General called on Iran to cooperate immediately and fully with the Agency. In our statement, Hungary appreciated the IAEA for the timely, independent and objective reporting and continued professional and impartial work in verifying and monitoring Iran’s nuclear related activities. As the EU and other member states, we also called upon Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA.
Further topics of the meeting included monitoring the nuclear program of North Korea and the implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in Syria.
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