Nuclear security

Safety and Licensing Requirements for Small Modular Reactors: IAEA Hosts First Workshop for Regulators

A new generation of advanced, prefab nuclear power reactors called small modular reactors (SMRs) could be licensed and hit the market as early as 2020, and the IAEA is helping regulators prepare for their debut. In a series of workshops that began earlier this month, the IAEA is working closely with regulators on approaches to safety and licensing ahead of potential global SMR deployment.

Safety requirements, guidelines and licensing procedures for SMRs were among the topics participants from the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA) and the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators (ANNuR) learnt during a recent IAEA workshop in Vienna.