¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß

A nuclear safety cooperation project between Norway and Romania has been completed. The aim of the three-year collaboration was to enhance the capabilities of Romania's nuclear regulator.

The European Union and the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a range of nuclear activities, including nuclear science applications, during a meeting in Brussels this week.

Nuclear power will play an important role in meeting the world's future energy needs, International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency director general Yukiya Amano told the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Government Summit in Dubai yesterday.

The 2008 EU Amendment Act is not a justifiable legal basis for the UK government's belief that Brexit must also mean an exit from Euratom, write Jonathan Leech and Rupert Cowen.

Forward-planning is essential for countries wishing to introduce or expand nuclear power programs, participants at an International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency meeting heard last week. Ensuring effective coordination among all organisations involved is important, they agreed.

Rosatom is to receive state funding of $1.78 millionÌýfor its voluntary contribution to the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency and RUB109.5 million ($1.85 million) for nuclear industry infrastructure development in third countries. The government published the funding plan, part of the 2017-2019 Development of the Nuclear Power Industry state program, on 3 February.

The UK will seek an alternative agreement with the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency if it fails to negotiate "some sort of relationship" with the European Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß CommunityÌýduring Brexit negotiations, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis told the House of Commons today. The government is from today holding a debate in the lower house of the British parliament on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) bill that it unveiled last week.

The International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency has concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design mission to Belarus, which is building its first nuclear power reactors. The two Russian-designed 1170 MWe VVER units are scheduled to begin operations by 2020.

One year on from implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the USÌýpresident said the agreement with Iran "must be measured against the alternatives". Meanwhile, Behrouz Kamalvandi, deputy head of the Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Organization of Iran for International, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, is on a two-day visit to MoscowÌýto discuss progress with the JCPOA.

The International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency today outlined its highlights for 2016, ahead of its 60th anniversary year. These included a report on verification and monitoring in Iran, the entry into force of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, response to the outbreak of the Zika crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the promotion of safe nuclear solutions towards sustainable development worldwide.

Kazakhstan, producer of more than 20,000 tonnes of natural uranium per year, has welcomed security guidance recently developed by the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency. The Vienna-based agency said yesterday that Kazakhstan - which established a "comprehensive system for the control and physical protection of natural uranium" in 2010 -Ìýhad contributed to an IAEA publication entitled Nuclear Security in the Uranium Extraction Industry andÌýissued in February this year.

The safety options for France's planned deep geological repository for the disposal of high- and intermediate-level radioactive waste are "overall thorough", an International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency review team has concluded. The team also proposed recommendations for further demonstrating the robustness of the disposal system.