National Atomic Energy Agency

The public consultation period of documents underlying the second Topical Peer Review in the EU and Switzerland will last until 27 May 2022. The current TPR 2 focuses on fire protection and safety. In Poland, TPR 2 will be performed at the MARIA research reactor.

More than 900 experts from nearly 130 countries attended the first international conference on nuclear law. This was the first-ever such event hosted by IAEA. The PAA representatives also participated in the conference. The Polish delegation was headed by President Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz.

The representatives of the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) and the Office of Technical Inspection (UDT) are now participating in a 3-month on-the-job training (OJT) in the US. The purpose is to strengthen the Agency’s human resources of experts and inspectors, who will be participating in the supervision and operation of the first nuclear power plant in Poland.

The Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on the approval of the strategy and policy on the development of nuclear safety and radiation protection of the Republic of Poland, submitted by the Minister of Climate and the Environment.

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.

The National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) ran a virtual workshop on approach to licensing new nuclear facilities, including small modular reactors (SMR).

On 9 March 1982, the Act establishing the National Atomic Energy Agency came into force. This year, we celebrate our 40th anniversary. We are a Polish nuclear regulatory authority in charge of nuclear safety and radiological protection. How does it work in practice? Here is a short film about our current activities.