The Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR) took part in the 14th plenary meeting of the Forum of Nuclear Regulators in Africa (FNRBA), held on September 28, 2022 in Vienna, on the sidelines of the 66th IAEA General Conference.

Dedicated to the election of a new president after more than 2 years of Moroccan presidency, this meeting, during which AMSSNuR was elected representative of North Africa within this network, was attended by representatives of FNRBA member states.

In his statement, Mr. Mounji ZNIBER, Director a.i. of AMSSNuR, recalled that in view of the importance of capacity development and maintenance in the African Member States of the IAEA, the FNRBA has worked, during the two years of the Moroccan Chairmanship, to promote a sustainable global nuclear safety and security framework and has achieved tangible results despite the well-known challenges that African Member States face in strengthening the nuclear safety and security.

Indeed, the work of the six thematic working groups of the FNRBA has led to concrete results in the areas of (1) legislative and regulatory infrastructure, (2) radiation protection and waste safety, (3) nuclear safety infrastructure, (4) emergency preparedness and response, (5) transport security infrastructure and (6) nuclear security infrastructure.

Also, Mr. ZNIBER reiterated the commitment of our country through its regulatory body to continue working closely with the other member states of the FNRBA in order to further strengthen cooperation in the peaceful applications of nuclear energy and ensure its safe, secure and responsible use.

It should be recalled that the FNRBA was officially recognized as a regional intergovernmental organization in 2019. It brings together the regulators of 34 African IAEA member states, and aims to improve, strengthen and harmonize the regulatory infrastructure for radiation protection, nuclear safety and security, as well as the dissemination and strengthening of the safety and security culture among its member states.