PAA attends the WENRA plenary meeting
07.04.2022
On 5 and 6 April 2022, in Bonn, Germany, there was a plenary meeting of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA). The meeting was attended by the heads of European nuclear regulators. Poland was represented by the Vice President, Mr Andrzej Głowacki.
One of the topics on the agenda was Russian aggression against Ukraine and the resultant radiation situation, the actions of WENRA taken up to date, including the support for the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), which is the Association’s official member.
The heads of regulatory authorities discussed the current and future perspective of the nuclear industry and potential effects of the implementation of the strategic objectives of WENRA.
The spring session was also dedicated to the regulatory issues of using small modular reactors (SMR). The current and scheduled activities of the Reactor Harmonization Working Group (RHWG) and the experience of the Canadian Nuclear Regulatory Commission were also discussed.
The United States of America attended the WENRA meeting for the first time as an observer.
About WENRA
The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) brings together heads of nuclear regulators of EU Member States and Switzerland with nuclear power plants, on a voluntary basis. Poland has the observer status.
The purpose of the Association’s activities is to harmonise the requirements and practices in siting, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. WENRA is also taking care of the requirements and practices related to storage and disposal of radioactive waste.
WENRA acts through standing or ad hoc working groups, and develops Safety Reference Levels (SRL). The National Atomic Energy Agency of Poland participates in the work of three working groups: the Reactor Harmonization Working Group (RHWG), the Working Group on Waste and Decommissioning (WGWD), and the Working Group on Research Reactors (WGRR).