Navigating the Milestones Approach: Experience of Poland

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

14:00 – 15:30 Central European Time (UCT+03:00)

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides various series of webinars for Member States who explore the possibility of introducing nuclear power as part of their energy mix. Through these webinars, the IAEA provides a platform for sharing Member States’ experiences and lessons learned regarding the development of nuclear infrastructure to support new nuclear power programmes. 

The experience of countries that embark on or expand the use of nuclear power as part of their energy mix provides the overall nuclear community with important lessons. Those include new approaches for coordinating the overall programme; developing competent institutions; establishing a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework; setting up policies and strategies from the early phases of the programme, and many others.

This webinar series is intended to present several success stories in terms of nuclear infrastructure development, how they benefited from the Agency support, and the approaches adopted by some of the key organizations to respond to the project needs.

The objective of this webinar is to outline Poland’s approach to navigating the IAEA’s Milestones Approach, with a particular emphasis on the critical roles played by its key organisations: the Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO), the regulatory body, and the future owner-operator. The session will explore how effective cooperation and engagement among these bodies, alongside input from both domestic and international experts, has informed Poland’s preparations for a potential nuclear power programme. Furthermore, the importance of strong government leadership in shaping a clear national position on nuclear power will be highlighted.

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• The role of NEPIO in coordinating Poland’s nuclear power programme and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders;
• The responsibilities of the regulatory body in establishing and overseeing a robust legal and safety framework;
• The involvement of the future owner-operator in programme planning and development;
• Strategies for engagement with key stakeholders, including the general public and Parliament, and the government’s part in developing a national position;
• The significance of IAEA support for countries new to nuclear power.

Opening Remarks: Ms Liliya Dulinets
Section Head,
Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section
IAEA

Moderator: Ms Stephanie Seely
Nuclear Power Engineer (Infrastructure),
Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section
IAEA

Speaker 1: Mr Krzysztof Szymanski
Head of the Departament Energii J?drowej
Ministerstwo Energii
Poland

Speaker 2: Mr Micha? Koc
Panstwowa Agencja Atomistyki
Poland

Speaker 3: Mr Micha? R?pa?a
Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Department Manager
Polskie Elektrownie J?drowe (PEJ)
Poland

By attending this webinar, participants will:

• Better understand the critical role of the NEPIO in the nuclear power programme of the IAEA Milestones Approach.
• Hear about the approach used by Poland to support the country’s deliberations regarding the introduction of nuclear power.
• Gain knowledge of the need to engage stakeholders throughout the nuclear power programme.
• Learn about support provided by the IAEA for newcomer countries. 

This webinar is open to participants from Member States that are embarking on new nuclear power programmes as well as those with operating nuclear power plants, including those with expanding nuclear power programmes. It is aimed at representatives from the key organizations who develop policies, strategies and plans for stakeholder engagement and communication, and those who implement such strategies and plans.

English

The participation will be approved through online registration.

https://iaea.webex.com/weblink/register/rcd61b12b33cf17bb9103cc3e51b67089

The event will be held virtually via WebEx

Ms Stephanie SEELY
Division of Nuclear Power
Department of Nuclear Energy
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 100
1400 VIENNA AUSTRIA

Tel.: +43 1 2600 22890
Email: s.seely@iaea.org