A letter of NTW to the IAEA and the Convention on Nuclear Safety concerning the law changes in Hungary
On 9 February 2017, Nadja Zeleznik, Chair of Nuclear Trasparency Watch wrote to Mr. Ramzi Jammal (President of the 7th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) ) and Mr. Yukiya Amano (Secretary General of the IAEA) about NTW concerns on the law changes in Hungary and the issue of regulatory independence.
NTW was informed about changes in the Hungarian energy legislation that undermine the independent position of the nuclear regulator, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Agency (HAEA). This situation could seriously compromise transparency during the construction of nuclear projects and nuclear waste management, as well as fundamentally impair nuclear safety.
This letter recommend to discuss this matter during the 7th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety.
Letter of Nadja Zeleznik, Chair of Nuclear Transparency Watch: download
Letter of Mr Jammal, President of the 7th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) : download