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International Organizations
The NRC participates in several international nuclear organizations:
The International Nuclear Regulatory Association (INRA)
was established in January 1997 and is an association that comprises the
most senior officials of the nuclear regulatory authorities of the following
countries: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom,
and the United States of America. The main purpose of the association
is to influence and enhance nuclear safety, from the regulatory prospective,
among its members and worldwide.
The International Atomic
Energy Agency
(IAEA) is the foremost international organization in the nuclear field
headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The Agency was founded in 1957 as the
"Atoms for Peace" organization in the United Nations. It now
serves as an independent intergovernmental agency controlled by two main
policymaking bodies – the 35-member Board of Governors and the General
Conference of all Member States. Reports on IAEA activities are submitted
to the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly. Three main areas of
work underpin the IAEA's mission: Safety and Security, Science and Technology,
and Safeguards and Verification. NRC staff work closely with the IAEA
to develop new technology and policies that promote safe, secure, and
peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
The Nuclear Energy Agency
(NEA) is part of the Organization for Economic
Corporation and Development
(OECD) and currently has 28 member states, among which are many of the
leading nuclear power countries of the world. NRC participates in the
NEA through various committees, working groups, and meetings. NEA's support
of detailed engineering and technological studies complements and expands
NRC's research program in a cost-effective way.
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