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03.11.2022Resolution on the construction of first nuclear power plant approved by the GovernmentThe first nuclear power plant in Poland will be built on the basis of the American technology of Westinghouse Nuclear, the government decided. On Wednesday, November 2, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on this matter. The National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) will supervise the safe implementation of this project.
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19.10.202240th anniversary of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of PolandEach year PAA’s inspectors carry out around 1000 inspections in institutions that use ionizing radation. The National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland also monitors the radiation situation round the clock. These are only examples of PPA’s actions for nuclear safety and radiological protection, which have been a priority for the Agency for 40 years. On 17th of October 2022, the anniversary celebebrations of the National Atomic Energy Agency took place in Warsaw.
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30.09.2022PAA at 66th IAEA General ConferenceThe National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland conducted series of consultations aimed at strengthening nuclear safety during the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Polish delegation was chaired by Anna Moskwa, Minister of Climate and Environment. The vice-chairmen of the national delegation were PAA President Łukasz Młynarkiewicz and PAA Vice-President Andrzej Głowacki.
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26.09.2022PAA and UDT are strengthening co-operationThe key Polish institutions in charge of nuclear safety have signed an agreement. The National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) and the Office of Technical Supervision (UDT) will be working together even closer.
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21.09.2022No radiation risk after the damage to the Zaporizhzhya NPPFollowing another shelling episode of the Zaporizhzhya NPP there is no radiation risk – the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) confirmed to the PAA.
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21.09.2022New PAA’s radiation monitoring map of PolandWith easy-to-read graphics, more functions, user-friendly presentation, the new map meets the state-of-the-art standards of web publishing. We encourage you to make use of the new radiation monitoring map on the PAA website.
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15.09.2022The IAEA Board of Governors calls upon Russia to cease all actions against the Zaporizhzhya NPPOn 15 September, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution calling upon the Russian Federation to immediately leave the territory of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. The resolution was proposed and prepared by Poland and Canada.
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14.09.2022Topical Peer Review of reactor Maria – the assessment of safety of nuclear installationsSafety and fire protection are at heart of the second round of the Topical Peer Review (TPR 2) carried out by EU countries every 6 years. In Poland, the only facility where such an assessment will be carried out is nuclear reactor Maria. The PAA President has already issued a decision on the safety assessment of the Polish research reactor.
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12.09.2022The meeting of the IAEA Board of GovernorsThe PAA President, Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, is attending the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors. The meeting started on Monday, 12 September, in Vienna and will last until 16 September. The representatives of 35 Member States are debating on e.g. the nuclear safety in Ukraine.
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09.09.2022Meetings of the Polish nuclear regulatory authority with American partnersThe Polish Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) is enhancing its competence as the nuclear regulatory authority. PAA President, Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, met up with the Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Christopher Hanson in Rockville n. Washington. Further cooperation and training for PAA personnel at US nuclear facilities were discussed.