Rabat, MoroccoFrom April 23 - 26, 2019, the United States (US) Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a workshop on “Research and Test Reactor Siting and Emergency Preparedness” in Rabat, Morocco. The workshop was hosted by the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR), in collaboration with the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators (ANNuR). The audience included nuclear regulators and research reactor staff representing Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen; whose...
News from 2019
Accra, Ghana
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) Nuclear Power Plant Design and Construction Codes and Standards Workshop was conducted from March 25 to March 29, 2019 at the offices of the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority (GNRA) in Accra, Ghana. The audience was composed of members of the GNRA regulatory staff, Ghana Standards Authority, other governmental agencies, professional organizations, and commercial sector organizations that have responsibilities in areas related to Ghana codes and standards for eventual...
From January 28 through February 1, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) supported a workshop on “Safety Analysis Reports (SARs) for Research and Test Reactors” in Tunis, Tunisia. The workshop was hosted by the Tunisian National Center for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNSTN), in collaboration with the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA). Participants from Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Tunisia were in attendance.
IRDP instructors Dr. Steven Reese and Mr. Rich Holm provided the participants a practical application of the...