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International Experts Meeting on Protection against Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Light of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Held 4-7 September 2012 in Vienna, Austria, to discuss the latest insights and findings relevant to the protection of NPPs against earthquakes and tsunamis, to share lessons learned, to exchange knowledge and research results .... read more»

Second Extraordinary Meeting on Convention on Nuclear Safety
(CNS)

More than 600 participants from 64 Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) met 27-31 August to discuss long-term nuclear safety in light of the Fukushima Daiichi accident .... summary report .... read more »

Conference on NPP Life Management for Long Term Operations (LTO)

Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management (PLIM) for Long Term Operations (LTO), held 14-18 May 2012 in Salt Lake City, USA .... read more »

Set of 14 Video Presentations on Safety of Research Reactors

Training on Ageing Management, Core Management and Fuel Handling, INSARR, IRSRR, Operational Radiation Protection Programme, NS-R-4, SEDO.... read more »

International Experts Meeting on Reactor and Spent Fuel Safety in Light of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP Accident

Held on 19-22 March 2012 in Vienna to analyse technical aspects of reactor and spent nuclear fuel management safety and performance related to severe accidents and to review what is known.... read more »

International Conference on Research Reactors: Safe Management and Effective Utilization

14-18 Nov 2011, Rabat, Morocco: 240 delegates discussed sharing information on good safety practices and new research reactor projects and milestones for building the safety and technical infrastructures in embarking .... read more »

Joint ICTP-IAEA Nuclear Safety Assessment Workshop

4-15 June 2012, ICTP, Trieste, Italy. There are over 442 nuclear power reactors in operation worldwide and more than 65 reactors under construction. Safety assessment capacity is.... read more »

Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF)

Interview with Regulatory Cooperation forum Chair Mike Weightman video on the RCF, its purpose, objectives, recent activities and the way forward since Fukushima.... press release.... read more »

Nuclear Installation Safety mission statement

Our mission is to support Member States to achieve the highest possible level of safety in nuclear installations through the production and implementation of Safety Standards.... video.... read more »

Workshop on Safety Culture during Pre-operational Phases of New NPPs

Training on the concept of safety culture, integrated meaning systems, leadership and safety culture in new nuclear installations during pre-operational phases.... read more »

Earthquake Preparedness and Response Workshop

The ISSC held the first International Earthquake Preparedness and Response for Nuclear Power Plants Workshop 24-28 October 2011 in Shanghai, China.... read more »

IRRS Mission to Daejon, Korea

An international team of nuclear safety experts identified good practices and advised on future improvements regarding the regulatory framework for nuclear safety in the Republic of Korea.... read more »

SAET training materials

Training materials from two workshops on Probabilistic Safety Assessment Level 2 (PSA-2) and Severe Accident Analysis were produced as part of the SAET training programme.... PSA-2.... Severe accident analysis »

IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety

Held 20-24 June 2011. In his concluding address, Director General Y. Amano said these deliberations will provide valuable guidance as the Agency prepares an Action Plan.... DG statement.... read more »

IAEA-led Operational Safety Team Reviews Dukovany NPP

An international team of nuclear installation safety experts has commended the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Czech Republic for its safety practices and.... read more »

Factsheet and FAQs on Nuclear Safety

Who is responsible for nuclear safety and how does the international community ensure it? These questions are presented in these Frequently Asked Questions.... read more »

Video Presentations - Safety Standards for Nuclear Installation Safety

These online video presentations provide an introduction to the IAEA Safety Standards in the various areas of Nuclear Installation Safety.... read more »

Completion of Norway EBPs on Safe Nuclear Energy

The Regional Excellence Programmes in Romania and Bulgaria provided direct support in increasing the safety capabilities of both the regulator and operator in Romania and Bulgaria »

Technical Meeting on Safety Goals in Application to Nuclear Installations

Held 11-15 April 2011. The objective was to provide an international forum on current practices pertaining to the establishment and use of safety goals.... read more »

Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) Fifth Review Meeting

Held 4-14 April 2011. The Fifth Review Meeting commits to learn lessons from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. Delegations discussed long-term safety issues.... read more »

Technical Meeting on Safety Culture Oversight and Assessment

Held 15-18 Feb 2011. The objective was to establish a common opinion on how regulatory oversight of safety culture can be developed to foster safety culture.... read more »

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