The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) new Task Force on Fusion Energy held its inaugural meeting on 26-27 May 2026 in Cadarache, France with representatives from Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Sweden, the European Commission and observers from the IAEA and the UK. The meeting was opened by the Task Force Chair, Mr. Andreas Sikorski (Director-General of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety), and welcomed by Mr. Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of ITER, which hosted the meeting. This inaugural meeting agreed on the Task Force’s 2026-2027 work programme.
Established on 26 March 2026, the Task Force brings together EU Member States’ regulatory authorities to assess and develop recommendations to the European Commission on the need for a fusion-specific EU legal framework. It will also advise the Commission on areas requiring fusion-specific engineering codes and standards, competence building and knowledge management in EU Member States’ regulatory authorities. The recommendations are due by the end of 2027.
