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IAEA Ministerial Conference

The IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme held in Vienna

2024.11.27

Hungary was represented at the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme held in Vienna from 26 to 28 November 2024 by Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, who delivered a speech on behalf of the European Union under the auspices of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In her speech, the President emphasized the commitment of the European Union in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, its participation in global infrastructure development, its ongoing support of promoting the participation of women in the activities of IAEA and confirmed its commitment to IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Program.

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OSART Mission

IAEA concluded OSART Mission at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant

2024.11.25

At the request of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) and the MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd., International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducted an OSART Mission at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant to review its operational safety performance. Concluding the 18-day mission, which began on 4 November, the IAEA team of experts stated that the operator of Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary has demonstrated a commitment to operational safety, and encouraged the operator to continue improvements.

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European Commission’s SET Plan conference in Budapest with the participation of HAEA President

2024.11.18

„Strategic Energy Technology Plan Conference: Scaling up Research, Innovation and Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technologies”: the high-level conference was organised under the patronage of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in cooperation with the Commission. At the event held in mid-November, experts discussed topics such as: empowering climate-neutral and more competitive industries through electrification and flexibility, energy systems, including grids and digitalisation, driving forward the urban energy transition. Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár, the president of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority participated in the panel discussion on nuclear innovation and safety. During the discussion she highlighted the importance of addressing key challenges aiming at more innovative and competitive nuclear sector, at the same time she underlined that the nuclear safety cannot be compromised: “we have to maintain the highest nuclear safety standards” – emphasized Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár.

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Meeting of the Working Party on Atomic Questions (WPAQ) in Brussels, chaired by HAEA

2024.11.15

At the fourth meeting of the Working Party on Atomic Questions (WPAQ) of the Council of the European Union held in November under the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU, Member States were briefed on the activities of international organisations and their technical events, and received an overview of the nuclear safety situation in Ukraine.

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WENRA autumn Plenary meeting held in Warsaw

2024.11.13

The autumn plenary meeting of the Western European Nuclear Authorities Association (WENRA) was held in Warsaw from 7 to 8 November 2024, with the participation of Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár President and Mr László Juhász Vice-President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority. The main topics of the meeting included the implementation of the Safety Reference Levels into the frameworks of national legislation, the status of nuclear facilities in Ukraine and the possible impact of the Elections on national nuclear programmes.

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