Sogin takes part to the international workshop on nuclear safety and security
11 October 2017
Sogin took part on Wednesday, 11th
October, to the International Workshop on Sustaining Capacity-Building
for Nuclear Safety and Security that was held today in Rome, at the
Foreign Office’s International Conference Room.
The meeting was organized by the
"Nuclear Safety and Security Group" (NSSG), a
G7 technical support Group
in which Sogin fulfills the role of Vice-President.
The workshop was
scheduled on the occasion of the term of office, when Sogin passed the
baton to Canada.
The event was supported by the European Commission, the
International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Italian National
Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and the
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable
Economic Development (ENEA).
The workshop was attended by schools,
universities and members of the Regulatory bodies from about 25
countries as well as by the main international organizations in the
field. The purpose of the workshop was the identification of key
elements and actions aimed at developing and strengthening the
capability, of each State, of a safe and sustainable use of nuclear
technology, mainly connected to safety and security issues.
During the workshop the President of
Sogin, Prof. Marco Ricotti, chaired a session focused on issues
connected to knowledge and HR retention, essential for the
decommissioning phase and for ensuring the safe radioactive waste and
spent fuel management in the long term.