Government officials, regulators, industry, and civil society, including non-governmental organizations and academic institutions are gathering this week at the International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, Decommissioning, Environmental Protection and Remediation.

The purpose of the event is to provide a forum for exchanging information, experiences, and anticipated future developments for keeping the highest levels of standards on safety and managing the?interrelationships between safety and sustainability. The event will also identify pragmatic approaches for managing such interrelationships.?

The five-day event is open to the media and will be?streamed live?today from the opening at 09:30 CET. It will take place in M-Plenary/BR-B/M1, on the first floor of the M-Building of the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Press opportunities:

The conference is open to the media. The full programme is available?here. ?

Accreditation

All journalists are asked to request accreditation to the conference by emailing the IAEA Press Office at?press@iaea.org.