National Atomic Energy Agency

The National Atomic Energy Agency is beginning its participation in the international Joint Early Review (JER) of the LDR-50 reactor design. This technology is being developed by the Finnish company Steady Energy. The process is being coordinated by the Finnish nuclear regulatory authority - STUK.

Seven new early warning stations for radioactive contamination have been added to the national radiation monitoring system managed by the National Atomic Energy Agency. Data from the stations is available on the PAA website.

The National Atomic Energy Agency is hosting a workshop on the site safety evaluation of new nuclear installations. The week-long workshop is being led by experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The European nuclear regulatory authorities participating in the Joint Early Review of the NUWARD reactor have published a report summarizing the second phase of work under this initiative. The document was prepared jointly by the regulatory authorities of France (ASNR), Finland (STUK), the Czech Republic (SÚJB), the Netherlands (ANVS), Sweden (SSM), and Poland (PAA). One of its signatories is President of the PAA, Andrzej Głowacki.

A delegation of the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) met with representatives of the Swiss nuclear regulatory authority (ENSI).

In the latest issue of the bulletin, we present current research and challenges in the area of safe use of nuclear energy. The articles cover such topics as modelling the a boiling water reactor fuel burnup, backup generators in nuclear power plants, as well as the analysis of emergency planning zones in the context of the decarbonization of heating networks. In addition, the results of radiological monitoring of the soil in the proximity of the National Radioactive Waste Repository in Różan were presented.

A delegation of the National Atomic Energy Agency met with representatives of the Swedish nuclear regulatory authority (SSM) in Stockholm.

During the Third Congress of Nuclear Energy, Vice President of the PAA ,Paweł Pytlarczyk, emphasized that nuclear regulatory authority - the National Atomic Energy Agency - plays a key role in the development of nuclear energy in Poland. He pointed to the tasks of the PAA as an independent regulatory body, operating on the basis of national regulations and international requirements and standards.

The pilot school for the regulation of small modular reactors (SMRs) has ended. For two weeks, dozens of representatives of nuclear regulators from all over the world analyzed issues related to the safety of small modular reactor technology in Warsaw. Specialists from regulatory services in various fields shared their knowledge and experience in the field of safety of new nuclear technologies.