Action 60

In 2023, France participated in the Working Group on Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, helping to improve the Convention’s peer review processes. The French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection has remained active during the current Review Cycle to promote the sharing of best practices with industry actors in France but also internationally.

During the current Review Cycle, the United States has continued to engage the U.S. advanced nuclear reactor industry and nascent nuclear power countries through its INSTAR program. Through this program, INSTAR funds national laboratory experts to engage directly with vendors and act as a resource on physical security, target set identification, nuclear material accounting, insider threat, cyber security, transport security, and sabotage mitigation capabilities. Experts are available to provide technical guidance to companies on security concepts; regulatory approaches; current and emerging technologies; Security by Design considerations; and theft and sabotage risk mitigation.

The United States also regularly engaged with international partners and the domestic nuclear industry to share best practices on nuclear safety and security. For example, in 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the United Kingdom Office for Nuclear Regulation on increasing collaboration on the technical reviews of advanced reactor and small modular reactor technologies.