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The Association of Regulators of Western Europe (WENRA), created on 4 February 1999, is an association of agencies or regulatory agencies in the field of nuclear countries of
Western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the Western half of the ancient Mediterranean ...
(including
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
). WENRA want to be a European network of chief regulators of EU countries with
nuclear power plant A nuclear power plant (NPP), also known as a nuclear power station (NPS), nuclear generating station (NGS) or atomic power station (APS) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power st ...
s (and Switzerland as well as of other interested European countries which have been granted observer status) to improve
nuclear safety Nuclear safety is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The achievement of proper operating conditions, prevention of accidents or mitigation of accident consequences, resulting in protection of workers, the public and the ...
.


Missions

The main purpose of WENRA are to develop: * a European approach to nuclear safety; * provide an independent capability to examine nuclear safety in applicant countries; * to be a network of chief nuclear safety regulators in Europe; * to be a place where exchanging experience and discussing significant safety issues for regulators.


Members

They are the representatives of authorities or nuclear regulators from 10 countries (in 1999) brought to 17 countries (March 2003), including at least: *
Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
– Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) (http://www.fanc.fgov.be) * Belgium – BEL V (http://www.belv.be) *
Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
– Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) (http://www.bnsa.bas.bg ) *
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
– State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) (http://www.sujb.cz) *
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
– Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) (http://www.stuk.fi) * France – DGSNR * France – Agence de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) (http://www.asn.fr) * France – Institute de Radioprotection et de sécurité nucléaire (IRSN) (http://www.irsn.fr) *
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
– Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) (http://www.bmu.de) *
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
– Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) (http://www.haea.gov.hu) *
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
– Department of Nuclear, Technological and Industrial Risk National Agency for Environmental Protection and for Technical Services (ISPRA) (http://www.apat.gov.it ) *
Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
– State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) (http://www.vatesi.lt) *
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
– Inspectorate of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) (http://www.vrom.nl/international ) *
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
– National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) (http://www.cncan.ro) *
Slovak Republic Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's ...
– (Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (ÚJD) (http://www.ujd.gov.sk) *
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
– SNSA (Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy) (http://www.gov.si/ursjv) *
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
–
Spanish Nuclear Safety Council The Nuclear Safety Council (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear''; CSN) is the independent Spanish institution of the General State Administration, whose main purpose is to ensure nuclear safety and the radiation protection of ...
(CSN) (http://www.csn.es) *
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
– Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) (http://www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se) *
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
– Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) (http://www.ensi.ch) * UK – Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) (http://www.onr.org.uk) *
Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
– Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) *
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
(observateur) – Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW) (http://www.lebensministerium.at/en) *
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
(observateur) – Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) (http://www.rpii.ie) *
Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
(observateur) – Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) (http://www.ms.etat.lu ) *
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
(observateur) – Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) (http://www.nrpa.no) *
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
(observateur) – Nuclear Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) (http://www.paa.gov.pl) *
Russian Federation Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
– Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service (Rostechnadzor) (http://www.gosnadzor.ru/ ) *
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
– State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) (https://snriu.gov.ua/en) And three more ''observers invited'' (Armenia, Russian Federation and Ukraine) in 2009.


Publications by WENRA

* RHW
Progress towards harmonisation of safety for existing reactors in WENRA countries
(January 2011) * WGW
Waste and spent fuel storage safety reference levels report
(version 2.1, February 2011) * WENR
statement on safety objectives for new nuclear power plants
(November 2010) * 2010
Revised WENRA Terms of Reference
* WGW
Waste and spent fuel storage safety reference levels report
(version 2.0, March 2010) * RHW
Safety Objectives for New Power Reactors
(Study report December 2009, safety objectives in their final wording are presented in the statement November 2010) * WENR
Presentation
(August 2009) * RHW
Safety Reference Levels
(January 2008) * RHW
Safety Reference Levels
(Modifications of March 2007) * RHW
PSA Explanatory Note
(March 2007) * WGWD
Waste and Spent Fuel Storage Safety Reference Levels Report
(version 1.0, working document) * WGWD
Decommissioning Safety Reference Levels Report
(version 1.0, working document) * WENR
Reactor Safety Reference Levels
January 2007 * WENR
policy statement on harmonised safety approaches

Harmonisation of Reactor Safety in WENRA countries
(Main Report, January 2006) * WENRA, 2003
Common views on the significance of national responsibility for nuclear safety
* WENRA, 2003
Pilot study on Harmonisation of Reactor Safety in WENRA Countries
(pdf 71 kB) * WENRA, 2000
WENRA Report on Nuclear Safety in the Candidate Countries to the EU
(pdf 291 kB) * WENRA, 2000
WENRA Report on Nuclear Safety in the Candidate Countries to the EU
- Summary (pdf 101 kB)


See also

*
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) is an international organization consisting of 89 countries that have endorsed a set of nuclear security principles for nuclear terrorism deterrence, prevention, detection, and response. It ...
* IAEA Areas *
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) is an international technical and professional organization that works to promote safe handling of nuclear material and the safe practice of nuclear materials management through publications, ...
*
Proliferation Security Initiative The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is a global effort that aims to stop trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials to and from states and non-state actors of proliferation concern. ...
*
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC) was founded on 24 January 1946 by the very first resolution of the United Nations General Assembly "to deal with the problems raised by the discovery of atomic energy." The General Assembly aske ...
*
Nuclear Energy Agency The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is an intergovernmental agency that is organized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Originally formed on 1 February 1958 with the name European Nuclear Energy Agency (ENEA)—t ...
*
International Energy Agency The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector. The 31 member countries and 13 associatio ...
*
European Organization for Nuclear Research European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other We ...
*
Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents These are lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents. Main lists * List of nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents * List of nuclear and radiation accidents by death toll * List of civilian nuclear accidents * List o ...


References


Notes


External links


IAEA websiteNUCLEUS – The IAEA Nuclear Knowledge and Information PortalIAEA Department of Technical Cooperation website
* International Nuclear Library Network (INLN) {{Authority control Atoms for Peace Nuclear proliferation Organizations established in 1999 Electric power in the European Union European Atomic Energy Community