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National Radiation Protection Institute

The National Radiation Protection Institute (NRPI) is a public research institution established by the decision of the chairman of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS) on October 20, 2010, which became effective on January 1, 2011. The Institute was based mainly on National Radiation Protection Institute (NRPI) - non profit organization established on 1995 which was based mainly on the former Centre for Radiation Hygiene of the National Institute of Public Health in Prague, and it continues its tradition of many years.

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An international exercise of air monitoring groups in Přerov will take place in the first week of June

The international comparison of European aerial monitoring groups will be held for the first time in the Czech Republic at the Přerov Airport from 2 to 7 June 2024.

Ukrainian children tried working with a radioactivity detector

On Monday, 8 April, a group of Ukrainian pupils from the upper grades of Kunratice Primary School visited the National Radiation Protection Institute.

Workshop on the project „Continued alignment of the Ukrainian regulatory regime with the EU acquis“

From 4th to 8th of March, a workshop took place at SURO as a component of the project "Continued alignment of the Ukrainian regulatory regime with the EU acquis."

Visit from IRSN

On Tuesday 6th February 2024, Mr. Jean Christophe NIEL (Director General of IRSN) visited SÚRO together with his colleagues Mr. Cyril PINEL (Director of European and International Affairs), Mr.

Development of scientific cooperation between SÚRO and scientific institutes in Chile

During a scientific visit to the University of Andres Bello (UNAB) and SAPHIR Institute (Millennium Institute for Subatomic Physics at High-Energy Frontiers) further scientific cooperation between SÚRO and ÚTEF (Institute of Technical and Experime

SÚRO scientific cooperation with IAEA and Fukushima Prefecture Centre for Environmental Creation

From 31 January to 3 February 2023, final workshop on the 10th anniversary of the cooperation project between the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and Fukushima Prefecture in the field of remediation of the impact of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daichii power plant on the population and the environment was held at the Fukushima Prefecture Centre for Environmental Creation (FPCEC) in Miharu.

Radiation situation in the Czech Republic does not deviate from long-term average

Radiation situation in the Czech Republic does not show any unusual values.

National Radiation Protection Institute received an award from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

National Radiation Protection Institute's representatives have received an award for research and development in the category "GOVERNANCE". The Institute received the award for mutual cooperation with Research Centre Řež and ÚJV Řež, a. s. on project Calculation model for thermomechanical behavior of fuel rod including degradation processes of nuclear fuel coverage.

Award of the Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic for Extraordinary Results in the Field of Security Research for 2021

First Deputy Minister for Internal Security and Police Education of the Interior of the Czech Republic, Mr Jiří Nováček handed over Award of the Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic for Extraordinary Results in the Field of Security Research, Experimental Development and Innovation for year 2021 on 30 September 2021 at the headquarters of SÚRO, v. v. i.

SURO on the ETSON News

From January 1, 2021, SÚRO became a new member of the ETSON (European Technical Safety Organisations Network), which brings together major institutions fulfilling the mission of the TSOs. These organizations provide with expert support to their regulatory authorities in the field of nuclear safety, radiation protection and radioactive waste management.