Statements of DDG
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| DDG-NS Tomihiro Taniguchi |
Recognizing that nuclear safety and security are truly global and transboundary issues, the IAEA has put forward the vision of a global nuclear safety regime that provides for the protection of people and the environment from effects of ionizing radiation, the minimization of the likelihood of accidents that could endanger life and property, and effective mitigation of the effects of any such events should they occur. The strategic approach for achieving the vision of establishing such a regime involves four elements and aims at ensuring that the overall safety level in Member States continues to improve and that weak links in safety are eliminated. The primary element addresses continuous improvement of national safety infrastructures, to which the commitment of Member States may be reinforced by intergovernmental agreements. The other three elements address the global acceptance of the Agency’s safety standards as the reference for excellence, an integrated approach to their application, and self-sustaining regional networks of safety related knowledge and experience. A similar vision is being developed for a global security regime that is fully integrated with that for safety in the longer term but currently recognizes the practical needs of a separate but synergistic approach.
2006
International Conference on Lessons Learned from the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and the Safe Termination of Nuclear Actuvuties, Athens, 11 December 2006 [Opening Address]
Improvement of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection initiated by the Chernobyl Accident, Chernobyl Conference, Kiev, 24 April 2006
Establishment and Application of Safety Standards and Security Guidance, International Conference on Effective Regulatory Systems, Moscow, 28 February 2006
2005
European Nuclear Conference: Towards an International Approach to Nuclear Safety, Versailles, 14 December 2005
International Conference on Operational Safety Performance in Nuclear Installations, Vienna, 30 November 2005 [Opening remarks]
International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal, Tokyo, 3 October 2005 [Opening remarks][Opening remarks slides][Closing remarks]
World Nuclear Association (WNA): Evolution of the Global Nuclear Safety Regime, London, 9 September 2005
International Conference on Chernobyl: Looking back to go forwards, Vienna, 6 September 2005 [Opening remarks]
International Conference on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, Bordeaux, 27 June 2005
International Conference on Nuclear Security: Global Directions for the Future, London, 16 March 2005
2004
Is there a place for European standards on the international scene, July 2004.
Strengthening Nuclear Security in a changing world, June 2004.
International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), May 2004.
International Technical Experts Conference on Border Management, September 2004.
