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IRRS mission: The IAEA will review the regulatory framework related to the nuclear safety in 2025 – preparations are underway

2025.04.28

Hungary will host the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) Mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in October 2025. During this mission, IAEA will assess the compliance of Hungary’s regulatory framework – overseeing the peaceful use of atomic energy – with IAEA Safety Standards. As part of the preparation, a meeting was held on 23-24 April 2025 at the headquarter of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). The meeting was attended by leaders of the IRRS mission team, and representatives of the IAEA, HAEA, Baranya County Government Office, National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy and Ministry of Energy.

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MDEP 3rd VVERWG workshop in Hungary

2025.04.16

The Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) organized the third VVER Working Group workshop with industry in Hungary on 8-9 April 2025. Participants at the Budapest event shared their experiences to date with the design, licensing and construction of VVER-1200 type reactors. The designers themselves answered the questions raised.

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WENRA Spring Plenary Meeting held in Bled

2025.04.14

The Spring Plenary Meeting of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) was held in Bled, Slovenia on 8-9 April 2025, with the participation of Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President and Mr László Juhász, Vice-President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). The most important highlights of the plenary meeting included discussion on the findings of the Eighth Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (under the Convention each Contracting Party prepares a national report on radioactive waste management every three years, which is reviewed by the Contracting Parties at the Review Meeting), the current situation of nuclear installations in Ukraine and updates on the harmonisation of legislation and other regulatory activities of the member states.

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Third Chain Bridge Forum

2025.04.10

The third Chain Bridge Forum was held on 3 April 2025 in Budapest. The general objective of the Forum is the strengthening of relations between Hungary and the United Kingdom, and discussion of relevant economic, energy, social and foreign policy issues of common interest with the participation of experts. Following the tradition of previous years, this year’s event also paid special attention to the nuclear energy: one of the invited guests of the thematic panel was Ms Eszter Rétfalvi, Director of Oversight of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA).

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ENSREG plenary meeting in Brussels with participation of the HAEA President

2025.04.07

The 56th plenary meeting of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) was held in Brussels on 1 April 2025. The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) was represented at the event by President Andrea Beatrix Kádár.

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