EU as a global actor in the field of Nuclear Safety & Security

Caroline Cliff, EU Delegation Vienna

2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) New York, 14 May 2015

Delegation of the EU to the International Organisations in Vienna

Nuclear Safety I

• Nuclear Safety is a key priority for the EU

• Key principles continuous improvements of safety levels maintain the highest standards of safety

• EU and its Member States acted promptly

after the Fukushima accident

Delegation of the EU to the International Organisations in Vienna

Nuclear Safety IIInternational Cooperation:

With countries outside the EU

• To promote capacity building (training)• To ensure independent regulatory oversight• To encourage the best possible transparency• To ensure high levels of radiation protection

With the IAEA • To promote regional approaches and multi-country projects• Senior Officials meet once a year• MoU on Nuclear Safety signed in 2013• Senior Safety Experts (SOLC) meet once a year

Convention on Nuclear Safety

• The EU supported the holding of a Diplomatic Conference• The EU actively contributed to the Vienna Declaration on

Nuclear Safety

Financial Instruments • Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation• Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace

Delegation of the EU to the International Organisations in Vienna

Nuclear Security I

• 6 Council Decisions worth some 40 million Euro to support the IAEA Nuclear Security Fund

• 126 states benefited

Physical Protection

Legislative and Regulatory Infrastructure

National Nuclear Security Support Centres

Delegation of the EU to the International Organisations in Vienna

Nuclear Security II

•EU drafts the IAEA Resolution on Nuclear Security

o Adopted by consensus it guides the IAEA Secretariat

•EU contributes to the Nuclear Security Guidance Committee

o Drafting the IAEA Nuclear Security Series

International Cooperation: