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The meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors

12.09.2022

The 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.

IAEA Board of Governors meeting - participants sit in front of the IAEA leadership

Poland is represented by Ambassador Dominika Krois, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office in Vienna and Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, the PAA President. The meeting was open by IAEA Director General, Rafael M. Grossi, who talked e.g. about the ongoing consultations on the establishment of the safety zone around the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

The situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP

According to the information received by the PAA from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), currently all reactors at the Zaporizhzhya NPP are switched off and do not generate power. Fortunately, there is a connection to the external power line. Should there be no external power supply, the Zaporizhzhya NPP has an internal power supply system – e.g. batteries and backup diesel generators.

The situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP poses no risk to human health, life and the environment in Poland. The PAA continuously monitors the radiation situation in Poland – the readings of the instruments are within normal range. The current radiation monitoring levels are available at the PAA website: https://www.gov.pl/web/paa/sytuacja-radiacyjna.

About the IAEA Board of Governors

The IAEA Board of Governors meetings are convened regularly several times a year. The BG comprises 35 out of 177 member states. The BG key tasks include examination of financial statements, programmes and budget. It considers applications for membership, approves safeguards agreements and the publication of the IAEA's safety standards. Poland is a member of the Board of Governors for the 2020-2022 term. By participating in the work of the Board, Poland has a direct impact on the functioning of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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