Slovenia and US sign new nuclear safety accord

The Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission have signed a new bilateral cooperation agreement to follow the first such agreement signed in 1993.

In the agreement the countries reaffirm their commitment to exchange technical information, cooperate in nuclear safety research and training of experts and to cooperate in potential emergency events, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning said.

The agreement was signed by Igor Sirc, director of the Nuclear Safety Administration, and NRC chair Christopher T. Hanson, on 21 March...