THE EAST EUROPEAN RESEARCH REACTOR INITIATIVE

In January 2008, representatives of research reactors (RRs) in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Poland, and a representative of the IAEA, met in Budapest, Hungary at the initiative of the KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute to discuss co-operation among East European RRs in line with IAEA efforts to improve RR utilisation through formation of coalitions and networks. The participants agreed that co-operation between the participating reactors would be initiated under the name of East European Research Reactor Initiative (EERRI). The meeting agreed on a final report with action items as initial activities for the initiative.