RRFM 2009 Transactions - European Nuclear Society

- Eastern European Research Reactor Initiative (EERRI): research reactors in Austria (1),
Czech Republic (2), Hungary (2), Romania (1), Poland (1), and Slovenia (1).
http://www.iaea.org/OurWork/ST/NE/NEFW/rrg_EERRI.html
- Eurasian Research Reactor Coalition (EARRC): research reactors in Czech Republic,
Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan) and isotope and other organizations (isoSolutions,
Canada; Institute of Isotopes Co, Hungary; Curative Technologies Corporation, USA; Eckert
& Ziegler, USA; and International Nuclear Enterprise Group, USA).
http://www.iaea.org/OurWork/ST/NE/NEFW/rrg_EARRC.html
A fourth arrangement was established without a formal agreement, based on on-going IAEA
efforts to promote regional networking and utilization between research reactors and their
users:
- Mediterranean Research Reactor Utilization Network (MRR-U): Azerbaijan, Egypt, Greece,
Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia, and IAEA.
http://ipta.demokritos.gr/mrrun
Finally, as a result of Agency-sponsored coalition discussions in 2007 between ININ
(Mexico), Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (Mexico), and Atominstitut (Austria), the ININ
Triga research reactor and Laguna Verde have entered into an agreement to hold regular
training courses at the ININ TRIGA for Laguna Verde personnel.
3. MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Activities during 2008 focused on building upon opportunities for establishing coalitions
identified during the exploratory discussions and missions carried out in 2007. These
resulted in the conclusion of the formal arrangements cited in the previous section of this
report (2. Results/Achievements in 2008).
In addition, a number of meetings and missions were organized and conducted to explore
the possibility of forming other potential coalitions and networks.
A variety of international conferences, meetings, and workshops were utilized to publicize the
concept of research reactor coalitions, inform potential participants on the activities taking
place, to develop ideas and proposals for coalitions, and to recruit participants. Such
opportunities were also utilized as appropriate for side meetings related to development of
coalition arrangements.
Project planning and coordination was a central part of all project activities, including:
- Weekly conference calls with the project team and regular revision of an Action Item list in
order to monitor accomplishment of assigned and scheduled tasks, and
- Project planning meeting 26 to 27 May 2008 in Vienna.
A. Development of Proposed Coalitions
Efforts focused on bringing to fruition research reactor coalition concepts concerning the
Caribbean, Central Asia/Eurasia, Eastern Europe, and Russia. Accordingly, the following
meetings and missions took place:
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