The Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR) is organizing, on June 14 and 15, 2022 in Rabat, the closing meeting of the European Union/European Commission cooperation project with Morocco on support to AMSSNuR in order to develop its human and organizational capacities and strengthen the national regulatory framework for nuclear and radiological safety.

This meeting aims to present to the parties concerned and the national press the results obtained in the various tasks of this project covering the regulatory aspects, the management system of AMSSNuR, the processes and procedures, the development of its human resources, the nuclear and radiological emergency plan, the safety of radioactive waste management, nuclear safeguards, orphan source research, licensing and communication with the public.

During this meeting, the impact of this cooperation project at the national level will also be presented, particularly with regard to the upgrading of the nuclear safety regulatory framework, the inspection programme for activities and facilities using sources of ionising radiation, the preparation and conduct of responses in the event of a nuclear or radiological emergency and public information.

This cooperation project, worth 1.6 million Euros financed by the European Union, was initiated in 2018, and was spread over five years.

The results obtained through this cooperation project will constitute, on the one hand, a basis for establishing a new strategic plan for the period 2022/2026 and on the other, a model to be shared with sister authorities in Africa within the framework of the triangular cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, other African countries and the European Union.