National Atomic Energy Agency

A delegation of the National Atomic Energy Agency took part in the spring session of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA). One of the topics discussed were issues related to the preparations for the evaluation of the licence application for the construction of the first Polish nuclear power plant.

A delegation of the National Atomic Energy Agency headed by Andrzej Głowacki, President of the PAA, took part in a meeting of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG).

The Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, handed in an appointment for a new vice president of the National Atomic Energy Agency on 7th March. The position was filled in by Paweł Pytlarczyk, a lawyer with experience in developing state policy on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

The National Atomic Energy Agency hosted a workshop with experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The topic was IAEA international standards for the safety of nuclear power plants.

Andrzej Głowacki, President of the National Atomic Energy Agency, and Dorota Ryl, Voivode of Lodz, signed a letter of intent on the development of radiation monitoring in Lodz voivodeship. Additional eight new Permanent Monitoring Stations (PMS) are planned to be built there in the coming years.

Preparations are underway in Poland to build a nuclear power plant. What do nuclear regulatory inspectors pay special attention to in such a facility? Which elements of the power plant are important from the point of view of nuclear safety? The National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) has prepared a 3D animation that presents the power plant through the safety solutions used in it.

On November 7-8 this year, the autumn plenary meeting of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association WENRA was held in Poland at the headquarters of the National Atomic Energy Agency. The meeting was attended by heads of nuclear regulators from Europe, Japan, Canada and the USA. The Polish delegation, led by the President of PAA, Andrzej Głowacki, took part in discussions on current challenges in the area of nuclear safety.

On November 7, at the PAA’s headquarters, a meeting was held between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency, Andrzej Głowacki, and the Head of the Dutch nuclear regulatory authority, Annemiek van Bolhuis, during which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between both institutions.

The President of the National Atomic Energy Agency, Andrzej Głowacki, met on November 4, 2024, with a member of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US NRC), Commissioner David A. Wright. Commissioner Wright is in Poland to participate in the 25th INLA (International Nuclear Law Association) Congress, which has begun in Warsaw.