National Atomic Energy Agency

President of the National Atomic Energy Agency, Dr. Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, took part in a bilateral meeting with Bernard Doroszczuk, Chairman of the French Nuclear Regulatory Authority (fr: l'Autorité de sûreté nucléaire). The meeting took place on June 10 in remote mode.

On the cover of the latest issue of our Bulletin you will find not only the PAA logo, but also the National Radioactive Waste Repository in Różan.

On April 15-16, 2021, another conference "Academy of Nuclear Oncology" was held, organized by the National Institute of Oncology. Maria Skłodowskiej-Curie - National Research Institute. The event was opened by the PAA President Dr. Łukasz Młynarkiewicz.

On April 22 Dr. Grzegorz Rzentkowski, director of the Division of Nuclear Installation Safety (NSNI) at the International Atomic Energy Agency made a visit in the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) headquarters. The subject of the meeting was “Effective regulatory framework for deployment of the first nuclear power plant”.

From 20 to 22 April 2021, the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) together with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (US NRC) conducted a virtual workshop on the effective management of the assessment of documentation for a license to build a nuclear facility.

The President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland, Dr. Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, took part in a bilateral meeting with Christopher T. Hanson, recently desiganted Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC). Online bilateral meeting took place on February 23.

The first meeting of the Board of Governors of the IAEA with the participation of Poland has begun. The on-line meeting is attended by, among others, Dominika Krois, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office and the International Organisations in Vienna and Dr. Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, President of the PAA.

Regulatory dialogue is an implementation of a good international practice to streamline the regulatory process. The dialogue will ease the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) to make a safety assessment of the planned nuclear installations.

Minister of Climate Michał Kurtyka, upon request of Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA), has appointed Andrzej Głowacki, formerly the Director of the PAA Nuclear Safety and Security Department, to the position of Vice-President of the National Atomic Energy Agency.

The National Atomic Energy Agency will expand the network of monitoring station for early detection of radioactive contamination. By the end of the year, a total of 15 new devices will monitor the eastern border of Poland. In the presence of the Minister of Climate - Mr Michał Kurtyka and the Minister of the Environment - Mr Michał Woś, letters of intent were signed with Voivods and a framework agreement with the Director of General Directorate of the State Forests.