ENSREG held its second conference on nuclear safety in Brussels on 11-12 June 2013. The conference aimed at providing an update on nuclear safety in Europe two years after Fukushima. It focussed on the follow up of the stress tests on nuclear power plants, particularly the national action plans and their implementation. Other topics included off-site emergency preparedness and response and developments in the EU legislation related to nuclear safety.
Opening Session: State of play - What has Europe learnt about nuclear safety since the Fukushima accident?
Andrej Stritar - President of the Conference / Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA) view presentation
Günther Oettinger - European Commissioner for Energy view presentation
Gerald Hennenhöffer - ENSREG Chair / Director General for Safety of Nuclear Installations, Radiological Protection and Nuclear Fuel Cycle at the Federal Ministry for the Environment of Germany view presentation
Fergus O'Dowd - European Union Presidency / Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Environment at the Community and Local Government of Ireland view presentation
Philip Lowe - Director General for Energy at the European Commission view presentation
Luis Echavarri - Director General at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) view presentation
Denis Flory - Deputy Director General at the Nuclear Safety and Security Department of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) view presentation
Open Discussion: International views post-Fukushima including assessments and actions
Kenzo Oshima - Commissioner at the Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) view presentation
Alexey Ferapontov - Acting Head of Rostechnadzor (RTN), Russia view presentation
William D. Magwood - Commissioner at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) view presentation
Session 1: ENSREG: Challenges for the way forward
Hartmut Klonk - Chairman of ENSREG Working Group on Nuclear Safety at the Federal Ministry for the Environment of Germany view presentation
Hans Wanner - Chairman of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) / Director General of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) view presentation
Fernando Marti Scharfhausen - Chairman of the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) view presentation
Olena Mykolaichuk - President of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) view presentation
Session 2: Responding to nuclear emergencies
Bojan Tomic, ENCO view presentation
Patrick Majerus - Chairman of the Emergency Working Group / Head of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA) view presentation
Pierre-Franck Chevet - Chairman of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) view presentation
Jean-Claude Delalonde - President of the National Association of Local Information Committees and Commissions (ANCCLI) in France view presentation
Session 3: EU legislative instruments and initiatives
Peter Faross - Deputy Director General at the Directorate General for Energy of the European Commission view presentation
Fredrik Hassel - ENSREG / Deputy Director General of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) view presentation
Jean-Pierre Audy - MEP view presentation
Richard Adams - Chairwoman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), European Parliament view presentation
Jean-Pierre Berger - Director at the European Nuclear Installations Safety Standards Initiative (ENISS) view presentation