WENRA - Western European Nuclear Regulators Association

"WENRA more necessary than ever"

19 March 2014

15 years ago the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association WENRA was founded. In this interview, its initiator and founder, André-Claude Lacoste talks about the beginning, the importance of “club-values” and of why the work of WENRA is more important than ever. More
WENRA supports CNS amendment

9 April 2014

A majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) has supported a proposal to amend the Convention and agreed to discuss it at a Diplomatic Conference. The European countries unanimously supported the proposal. The proposal, originally submitted by Switzerland, will serve as a basis to further improve the safety of nuclear power plants around the world as well as reducing the gaps between safety improvements. These are also the main objectives WENRA is reaching to achieve, in Europe as well as worldwide. More
2014 WENRA Spring Meeting

18 March 2014

At the Spring Meeting of the Western European Nuclear Regulators' Association WENRA in Lucerne, Switzerland, the heads of the European nuclear authorities have confirmed their leading role in defining and implementing up-to-date safety requirements for nuclear power plants. More
European centre for competence for Nuclear Safety

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WENRA is an Association of the heads of Nuclear Regulatory Authorities of the European Union’s EU countries with nuclearpower plants NPPs and Switzerland. There were two main reasons why the head of regulators for nuclear safety within the European Union and Switzerland decided to start a co-operation in 1999 in the framework of WENRA (Western European Nuclear Regulators Association). More

WENRA Recommendation

The reactor pressure vessels in every European NPP should be subjected to a standardised review to check for manufacturing flaws.
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Safety Reference Levels

WENRA Working Groups define requirements for key issues on the base of selected IAEA requirements and regulatory experience.
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WENRA - Western European Nuclear Regulators Association

"WENRA more necessary than ever"

WENRA supports CNS amendment

2014 WENRA Spring Meeting

European centre for competence for Nuclear Safety

WENRA Recommendation

Safety Reference Levels

Waste and Spent Fuel Storage Safety Reference Levels

Ukraine: Serhii Bozhko new head of Nuclear Authority

Two Vice-Chairs for WENRA