World nuclear regulators agree to meet again In three years

摘要

After their first summit last week in Moscow, senior regulators from around the world agreed to meet again in three years' time to review progress in creating effective nuclear regulatory systems and deepening international collaboration. The 216 participants representing 57 countries and seven international organizations, meeting under the auspices of the IAEA February 28-March 3, approved the conclusions of the International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems, drafted by conference president Laurence Williams, containing the recommendation for a further summit. As IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei had said in a speech prepared for the conference, that up to now world regulators have either met briefly at the IAEA General Conference, or attended meetings devoted to topics other than regulation. "Regulators need a meeting of their own," ElBaradei concluded. The idea of regular meetings, possibly on a triennial basis, provides that forum in recognition that despite having listened and talked for three days, the regulators had only scratched the surface of their common interests in Moscow.