Pretoria, 14–16 January 2026 – As part of the implementation of the Nuclear Safety Cooperation Project (INSC), funded by the European Union and aimed at strengthening African regulatory capacities in the fields of nuclear and radiological safety, a delegation from the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR), represented by its Secretary General, Mr. Reda Nour, accompanied by the Head of the Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Department, took part in the second bilateral follow-up meetings of the project, as well as the second meeting of its Steering Committee, held from 14 to 16 January 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Hosted by the South African National Nuclear Regulator (NNR), these meetings brought together more than thirty representatives from the European Commission, the project manager Expertise France, as well as nuclear and radiological safety authorities from Africa and Europe, notably from Belgium, Finland, Spain, France, the Kingdom of Morocco, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, and Nigeria.
The meetings focused on reviewing the progress made in implementing the 2025 action plans for each beneficiary safety authority, as well as defining and validating the strategic and operational orientations of the 2026 action plan. Particular emphasis was placed on capacity building, training planning, on-site technical assistance missions, and knowledge and expertise transfer activities.
In this context, the AMSSNuR delegation presented a detailed overview of the activities carried out in 2025, notably marked by the organization of the project’s kick-off meeting in February 2025, the conduct of six workshops and training sessions totaling more than 30 days of capacity-building activities, and active participation in several international technical and scientific events.
The delegation also highlighted the impact of these activities, which benefited more than 60 representatives from African authorities, as well as AMSSNuR staff and other national institutions, thereby contributing to the development of competencies in nuclear safety, radiation protection, and emergency preparedness and response.
Discussions enabled the definition of the main orientations of the 2026 action plan, which includes more than fifty bilateral, multilateral, and remote activities, with an overall estimated budget of 1.5 million euros.
The Steering Committee meeting, bringing together the Directors General of the African partner authorities, resulted in the official validation of the 2026 action plan and the launch of a new phase of the project.
On this occasion, European partners praised the dynamic role played by AMSSNuR, describing it as a regional model for the exemplary integration of project activities into its strategic objectives and for the assessment of the impact of cooperation with the European Union on strengthening its national and regional capacities in nuclear and radiological safety.
Through this active participation, AMSSNuR reaffirms its commitment to implementing the 2026 action plan, sustainably strengthening national competencies in nuclear and radiological safety, promoting leadership and a strong safety culture, and sharing its experience with African partner authorities, thereby contributing to responsible and cooperative nuclear governance across the African continent.
