Tasnim � The 24th annual meeting of the Forum of the State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating WWER Type Reactors opened in Iran�s central city of Isfahan on Tuesday.





Attended by all the member states, namely Iran, Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, China, Finland, Hungary, India, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, the meeting will continue until Wednesday afternoon.

Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Germany�s GRS are also present in the two-day event.

The Forum was established in 1993 in a bid to foster the enhancement of nuclear safety and radiation protection through the utilization of the collective experience, information exchange, and consolidation of efforts of the national nuclear safety authorities.

The Water-Water Energetic Reactor (WWER) is a series of pressurized water reactor designs with a power output ranging from 70 to 1,200 megawatt electrical.

Iran has enhanced its nuclear cooperation with other countries following the 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers.

The nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), came into force in January 2016.