Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Security in Focus at General Conference Side Events

Monday, 18 September 2017, 12:00 – 13:30 in Conference Room C3, C building, 7^th floor.
The Joint Convention is the first legal instrument to address the issue of spent fuel and radioactive waste management safety on a global scale. It does so by setting international benchmarks and creating a similar “peer review” process to the Convention on Nuclear Safety. This event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Joint Convention, which took place on 5 September 1997. Read more...

Monday, 18 September 2017, 14:00-15:30 p.m. in Conference Room C3, C Building, 7^th floor
The INSAG Forum focuses on matters related to the disposal of high level radioactive waste and spent fuel. Sessions will focus on regulator-operator interactions; key points for the implementation of safe geological disposal and lessons learned from a waste isolation pilot plant accident.
INSAG is a group of nuclear safety experts drawn from regulatory bodies, technical support organizations, research and academia and the nuclear industry. The group is convened under the auspices of the IAEA to provide advice and guidance on nuclear safety approaches, policies and principles. Read more...

Tuesday, 19 September 2017; 14:00–15:30; Conference Room C3, C Building, 7^th floor
At this event, high level representatives, experts and IAEA staff will make presentations and discuss the risk assessment of multi-unit sites. Read more...

Tuesday, 19 September 2017; 15:30 – 16:30; ESPACE M building foyer, ground floor
See how to measure the radiation dose received from natural sources, learn about the different types of radiation and how to protect yourself. The presentation also features information about how the IAEA helps Member States limit the radiation dose. Read more...

Tuesday, 19 September 2017; 16:30 – 18:00; Conference Room C3, C Building, 7^th floor
This event showcases the suite of IAEA nuclear security e-learning modules to highlight how the Agency helps Member States enhance their nuclear security capacity. This interactive and hands-on presentation includes a quiz and a demonstration of different modules. Read more…

Wednesday, 20 September 2017; 10:00 – 13:00; Conference Room M5, M Building, ground floor
The Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network plenary meeting focuses on the importance of nuclear safety knowledge management and capacity building for establishing a robust nuclear safety infrastructure. The IAEA’s Pilot International School of Nuclear and Radiological Leadership for Safety will be highlighted, and Member States will report on lessons learned and challenges in developing resilient safety systems. Read more…

Wednesday, 20 September 2017, from 12:00 to 13:30 p.m. in Conference Room C3, C Building, 7^th floor
This event highlights the preparations, conduct and outcomes of the large-scale ConvEx-3 exercise held in June 2017. The 36+ hour ConvEx-3 involved over 80 Member States and 11 international organizations. Representatives from Hungary, which developed the emergency exercise scenario, will describe their national response activities while the IEC will present some of the immediate lessons learned regarding the international response arrangements. Read more…

Thursday, 21 September 2017, from 09:00 -18:00, Conference Room C3, C Building, 7^th floor
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. Read more…

Friday, 22 September 2017, from 09:00 -13:30, Conference Room C3, C Building, 7^th floor
At the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Plenary in 2017, RCF members and non-members will share experience and knowledge in regulatory infrastructure development. Read more…