Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA), received on 8 October 2024 William D. Magwood, Director General of the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD NEA). At the bilateral meeting among other issues the parties reviewed the main developments since the OECD NEA Director General's last visit to Budapest in 2021, and questions related to small modular reactors.
The delegation of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, led by President Andrea Beatrix Kádár, participated in the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which began on 16 September 2024 in Vienna.
From September 17, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a 4-day workshop involving experts from the United States of America and the Netherlands. The event was partly hosted by the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority and partly by the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
On 17 September 2024, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the 68th General Assembly of the International Atomic Energy Agency with the aim of strengthening professional relations.
Under the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Hungary coordinated the setting up of the EU stand at the exhibition linked to the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), where Hungary, Greece, Lithuania and Sweden were represented alongside the European Commission. On behalf of Hungary, the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research (HUN-REN CER) coordinated the activities of the participating countries. In addition to the information material on nuclear safety and security, the experts presented a special radioactivity measurement simulator developed by HUN-REN CER. In addition, the nuclear forensic analysis, in which Hungary is a frontrunner (HUN-REN CER has been the IAEA Collaborating Centre in this field since 2016), was presented as a prominent theme of the exhibition. The official opening of the stand was attended by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.