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About FNRBA
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Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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The Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FNRBA) was established on March 26 2009 to strengthen and harmonize radiation and nuclear safety and security regulatory infrastructures in its member countries, and serve as an effective platform for the exchange of regulatory experiences and practices among the nuclear regulatory bodies. The IAEA/TC AFRA project RAF9038 supported the creation of FNRBA in 2009.
A regional network to improve nuclear safety and security infrastructures in Africa.
It gathers Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. In 2021, the IAEA and the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FNRBA) signed practical arrangements to reflect the increased cooperation between the two organizations.
The objectives of the FNRBA are to:
- Provide a platform for fostering regional cooperation;
- Provide for the exchange of expertise, information and experience;
- Provide opportunity for mutual support and coordination of regional initiatives, and
- Leverage the development and optimization of utilization resources.
Fact sheet of FNRBA
The FNRBA plenary members approved a draft of the Strategic Action Plan covering the activities for 2016-2021 (Strategic Action Plan.pdf)
which identifies 5 priorities:
- Priority 1: Create awareness of, and coordinate activities, amongst political and policy makers and other regional forums and organizations.
- Priority 2: Establish an efficient and effective network of human resources supported by an IT platform to ensure sustainable regional strategies for capacity building with IAEA methodologies.
- Priority 3:> Ensure understanding, develop, promote and implement high standards of radiation protection, nuclear safety and security Member State.
- Priority 4: Implement capacity building activities at the national and regional level in radiation protection, nuclear safety and security regulatory infrastructure and framework and promoting sustainable regional cooperation in developing needed human resources.
- Priority 5: Harmonize of national plans for emergency preparedness and response, transport safety and security in line with international requirements to facilitate exchange of information and sharing of experiences.
Information Technology Support Group (ITSG)The Information Technology Support Group (ITSG)
is responsible for all IT issues related to the FNRBA website.
The group consist of IT specialists from participating countries and from the IAEA.
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