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09/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/21/2021 07:03

Slovakia Signs a Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2022–2027

Marta Žiaková, Chairperson of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, and Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Slovakia's Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2022-2027 on 21 September. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.

Slovakia has been an IAEA Member State since 1993. Its 2022-2027 CPF identifies three priority areas:

  1. Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Security
  2. Human Health
  3. Nuclear Knowledge Development and Innovation