Dr Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, and Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Portugal’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2021–2025 on 30 September 2021. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Portugal has been an IAEA Member State since 1957. Its 2021–2025 CPF identifies five priority areas:
- Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Security
- Food and Agriculture
- Health and Nutrition
- Water and the Environment
- Energy and Industry
