TWO-DAY SEMINAR ON NUCLEAR SAFETY OPENS IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, March 25 (Hina) - A two-day international seminar on nuclear safety, organized by the Croatian Ministry of the Economy in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), began in Zagreb on Tuesday. Participants from Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovakia and Slovenia will discuss forms of the use of nuclear energy for peacetime purposes, the safety of nuclear power stations, radioactive waste management and experiences in the application of nuclear energy. The gathering was addressed by Croatian Economy Minister Davor Stern, who said that the Croatian government supported the use of nuclear energy for peacetime purposes. "This seminar will contribute to the more realistic understanding of the problem of nuclear energy.," he said. IAEA deputy director Zygmund Domaratzky said that one of the aims of the seminar was to discuss understanding and a lack of understanding surrounding nuclear energy. (hina) 251332 MET mar 97