National Atomic Energy Agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team has completed a 12-day mission to Poland. Foreign experts recognize that the National Atomic Energy Agency is a competent regulatory authority.

20 foreign nuclear safety and radiation protection experts are participating in the second mission of the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS). For a fortnight, the specialists will assess the compliance of the national nuclear regulatory system with international standards. The IRRS mission came to Poland at the invitation of the Polish government. The official opening took place on Monday, September 4, 2023, at the PAA headquarters.

The new animated video is another part of the National Atomic Energy Agency's educational and informational campaign. Learn about the types of ionizing radiation, find out what the effective dose is, and see the basic principles of radiation protection. Learn more with the PAA – we encourage you to watch the material.

On 21 August, the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA), Andrzej Głowacki, held talks with the President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Rumina Velshi. The meeting took place at the PAA headquarters. The conversation was part of the development of cooperation between the Canadian and Polish nuclear regulators.

The Institute of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (French: Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire - IRSN) became the first foreign entity authorized by the PAA President. The decision on the authorization was handed over by the head of the Polish nuclear regulatory authority, Andrzej Głowacki. The meeting with the French delegation took place on July 11 at the PAA headquarters.

The PAA delegation headed by President Andrzej Głowacki took part in the Regulatory Cooperation Forum in Vienna. The key topic at the Forum was training support for the PAA by nuclear regulators of countries with advanced nuclear programs.

Nearly 5,000 institutions of various kind in Poland use ionizing radiation. In total, all of these entities conduct nearly 8,000 activities, using ionizing radiation, for example, in veterinary offices or at airports. Where else? Take a look at a short animated film on the subject.

Information exchange, safety cooperation, Poland's nuclear power plant construction program were the main topics of talks between the National Atomic Energy Agency and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection. The meeting was held on June 22, 2023, at the head office of the PAA in Warsaw.

Joint training, research, exchange of technical information, cooperation in new nuclear technologies – these are the main objectives of a new arrangement for cooperation between the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The arrangement was signed by the presidents of the two institutions during a bilateral meeting in Washington.

The President of the National Atomic Energy Agency and the Vice President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) have signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Memorandum of Cooperation on Small Modular Reactors (SMR). A committee on advanced nuclear technologies and SMRs was established, with experts from the CNSC and PAA as members.