Participation of the Romanian delegation in the Convention on Nuclear Safety
Between 13 and 24 April 2026, a delegation made up of representatives of the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN), of Cernavodă NPP and Societatea Națională Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN), and of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the International Organizations in Vienna is representing Romania at the 10th Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety, held at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.
During the meeting, the participating states examine the national reports through a peer review process. Each country asks questions and provides clarifications, with the aim of identifying progress, good practices and areas requiring improvement.
The agenda of the meeting includes plenary sessions, national presentations, topical discussions and the adoption of the final report. This year's main topics concern the strengthening of the regulatory framework, ageing management of nuclear installations, lessons learned from operation, emergency preparedness, and the development of new reactors and nuclear technologies.
Romania participates as a Contracting Party to the Convention and presents its 10th national report, prepared by CNCAN, with contributions from the licence holder of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant, owned and operated by SNN.
CNCAN coordinates Romania's participation in the Convention and ensures that the national position is represented in the review process, in accordance with its responsibilities regarding the implementation of international treaties in the field of nuclear safety.
Romania's national report describes the measures implemented to fulfil the obligations assumed under the Convention. These measures concern ensuring the safety of nuclear installations, establishing and maintaining the legislative framework and the framework for regulation, licensing and control governing the safety of nuclear installations, the responsibilities incumbent on the licence holder, ensuring adequate financial and human resources to maintain the safety of nuclear installations throughout their lifetime, the training and qualification of personnel, nuclear safety culture, establishing and applying the quality management system, the analysis and assessment of the safety of nuclear installations, ensuring radiation protection, emergency preparedness and response, as well as specific technical aspects relating to the siting, design, commissioning and operation of nuclear installations; the report is structured in chapters corresponding to Articles 6–19 of the Convention. The report is available on the websites of the IAEA (https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/romania-cns-report-edition-10-26.08.2025_ro1.pdf) and CNCAN (https://www.cncan.ro/assets/Informatii-Publice/06-Rapoarte/2025/Romania-CNS-Report-edition-10-26.08.2025.pdf).
The specialists from CNCAN, SNN and Cernavodă NPP taking part in the meeting cover all the areas of expertise within the scope of the Convention, with over 20 to 30 years of experience in the regulation, licensing and control of nuclear installations and in all aspects of the design, operation and maintenance of nuclear reactors in compliance with nuclear safety and radiation protection requirements.
Romania's participation in this process contributes to maintaining and continuously improving nuclear safety standards, at national and international level, and the recognition of our country's capacity to ensure these standards is an essential element for the development of the national nuclear programme under optimal conditions.
In addition, on the margins of the Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the CNCAN delegation held a bilateral meeting with the delegation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, led by the NRC Chairman, Mr Ho K. Nieh, with a view to strengthening cooperative relations in the field of nuclear safety.