The Senior Regulators’ Meeting is an annual event organized by the Agency during the General Conference. It is a forum for exchange of information on current regulatory issues, trends and good practices among senior government officials involved in regulatory matters in the fields of nuclear, radiation, transport and radioactive waste safety and nuclear security.?The meeting also focusses on IAEA Secretariat initiatives to support regulatory bodies.?

Opening Remarks — Director General, Yukiya Amano, IAEA

Session I: Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste – The Licensing Process

Introductory Remarks — Chair, P. Tiippana, Finland

• IAEA Perspective:?The licensing process and the role of the regulator: elements of the IAEA’s safety standards, P. Johnston, IAEA
• Member States' Perspectives:?
• How to ensure the readiness of regulatory bodies to review licenceapplications for geological disposal facilities at the different steps of theirdevelopment? J. Heinonen, Finland
• The basis for decisions and the dialogue regulator–operator during thelicensing process, E. Kudryavtsev, Russian Federation
• How much information is enough in the demonstration of safety at earlystages of the licensing process to gain reasonable confidence that the overallsafety of the disposal facility will eventually be demonstrated? C. Serres, France
• One single licence for a geological disposal facility or several licences at thedifferent steps of its development? V. McCree, USA

Chairperson’s Summary of Session I

Session II: Regional Approaches for Improving Regulatory Capacities for Nuclear Security

Introductory Remarks — Chair, G. Emi-Reynolds, Ghana

• Experience feedback from the ENSRA regional forum, G.Dandrieux – ENSRA
• Regional approaches for improving regulatory capacity for nuclear security, K. Mrabit – Morocco
• Regional approaches for improving regulatory capacity for nuclear security, B.Tyobeka – South Africa
• IAEA support for regional activities related to nuclear security, R. Raja Adnan, IAEA

Chairperson’s Summary of Session II

Session III:?Regulatory Readiness of Countries Embarking on a Nuclear Power Programme

Introductory Remarks — Chair, J.-L. Lachaume, France

• Challenges in Strengthening Safety of Nuclear Installations Globally,?G. Rzentkowski

Panel Discussion

• Addressing challenges in establishing an effective regulatory framework
• Considering safety as an essential condition for a sustainable and successful nuclear power programme
• Responding to the globalization of nuclear safety in the early stages of nuclear power programme development

O.Lugovskaya – Belarus; H. Pauwels – European Commission; A. Przybycin –Poland; A. Ferapontov – Russian Federation, S. Burns – USA

Chairperson’s Summary of Session III