A two-week peer review meeting of the 80 Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) will end with a news conference on Friday, 7 April, 2017 in Vienna.
More than 900 delegates are taking part in the meeting to peer review the work of countries to meet their obligations under the CNS. The meeting is hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is the Secretariat for the CNS.
The CNS, which entered into force in 1996, requires Parties to maintain a high level of nuclear safety by setting international benchmarks. Its objectives include preventing accidents with radiological consequences and mitigating such consequences should they occur.
Parties are obliged to submit reports on their work to comply with the CNS for peer review at meetings held every three years. More information about the CNS, including links to national reports from Parties that have made them public, is available here.
Media are invited to the following opportunities, which also will be streamed on http://streaming.iaea.org/15389:
- Session to finalize and approve Summary Report: Friday, 7 April, 10:30 (postponed from Thursday), Boardroom B, M-Building.
- News Conference: Friday, 7 April, 14:30 Boardroom A, M-Building.
Speakers at the news conference will include CNS review meeting president Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Journalists who wish to ask questions remotely during the news conference are requested to email press@iaea.org no later than 11:00 on 7 April.
Video of the meeting’s opening session also is available on http://streaming.iaea.org/15389
(The Audio Video Streaming Services are supported on every PC with Silverlight Media Player with sound card and speakers or Apple iOS mobile devices.)
Accreditation:
All journalists are requested to inform the IAEA Press Office of their plans to attend. Journalists with permanent credentials to the VIC need no additional credentials. Others should contact Ms. Michelle Gruensteidl for accreditation. Please email press@iaea.org or call [+43-1] 2600-22048 or [+43-1] 2600-21273.