Senior Regulators’ Meeting 2017

The Senior Regulators’ Meeting is an annual event organized by the Agency during the General Conference. It is a forum for the exchange of information on current regulatory issues and trends among senior government officials involved in regulatory matters in the fields of nuclear, radiation, transport and radioactive waste safety and nuclear security.

Opening Remarks, Director General, Yukiya Amano, IAEA

Session I: The Role of the Nuclear Regulatory Body within the National Nuclear Security Regime as it Relates to Material out of Regulatory Control

• Introductory remarks: Chair, C. Johnson, USA
• IAEA perspective – Overview of the nuclear security regime as it relates to material out of regulatory control, R. Raja Adnan, DIR-NSNS
• Panel discussion – Main challenges in establishing the role of the nuclear regulatory body in the nuclear security regime as it relates to material out of regulatory control 3 panellists: P. Aguilera, Chile; T. Otukile, Botswana; G. Jiang, China
• Chairperson’s summary of session I

Session II: Regulating New and Complex Medical Applications

• Introductory remarks: Chair, N. Masriera, Argentina
• IAEA perspective – Overview of the current global regulatory status of medical uses of radiation, P.Johnston, DIR-NSRW
• Member States’ perspectives
  • Steps in the introduction of new medical applications and related equipment, S.Ebdon-Jackson, HERCA
  • Experiences of Cuba in the regulatory control for the introduction of hybrid imaging, A. Guillen Campos, Cuba
• Chairperson’s summary of session II

Session III: Leadership and Culture for Safety: Challenges for the Regulator

• IAEA perspective – Leadership and culture for safety in regulatory bodies: feedback and observations from IAEA missions, G. Rzentkowski, DIR-NSNI
• Member States’ perspective – Recent developments in leadership and culture for safety in the regulatory body, R.Jammal, Canada; P. Tiippana, Finland; A. Hart, UK

Session IV: Launch of the IAEA Nuclear Safety and Security Online User Interface

• Introductory remarks: G. Caruso, DIR-NSOC
• Presentation and demonstration of the functionalities available in the NSS-OUI platform, D. Delattre, SH-SSDS/NSOC
• Remarks from the donors: Y. Hara, Japan; N. Mamish, USA