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RCA News 2026.07.01
Project Coordination Meeting for RCARO–NNSA/ORS eBeam Project held on 1-3 July 2026, Bangkok, ThailandThe RCA Regional Office (RCARO), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Radiological Security (DOE/NNSA ORS), and the Government of Thailand, opened the Project Coordination Meeting for the project on "Supporting the Adoption of Electron Beam (eBeam) Technology and its Applications in Areas of Food and Agriculture, Industry, Human Health and Environment Treatment" from 1 to 3 July 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting brought together 52 participants from RCA Government Parties and partner organisations including project counterparts and regional experts. Over the next three days, participants will review the progress and achievements of the project, share success stories, discuss implementation challenges and lessons learned, and agree on priority activities and a work plan for the remaining project period (2026–2028). They will also exchange technical expertise and experiences to promote the adoption and application of eBeam technology across the region.
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RCA News 2026.05.28
New National RCA Representative of the PhilippinesMs Vallerie Ann I. Samson, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), has become the new National RCA Representative of the Philippines. For more information, please follow the link: https://www.rcaro.org/states1
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RCA News 2026.05.28
New National RCA Representative of BangladeshMr M Moinul Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), has become the new National RCA Representative of Bangladesh. He can be contacted via his email (moinul19@hotmail.com;chairman@baec.gov.bd). For more information, please follow the link:https://www.rcaro.org/states1
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RCA News 2026.05.27
The 48th Meeting of the National RCA Representatives was held on 19-22 May 2026 in Mumbai, IndiaThe 48th Meeting of the National RCA Representatives (NRM) took place from 19 to 22 May 2026 in Mumbai, India. Chaired by India, the host country, the Meeting was attended by 17 Government Parties (GPs) and representatives from the IAEA, RCARO and other international organisations. The Meeting reviewed the progress of the RCA Programme made in 2025 as well as the development status of projects for 2028-2029 cycle, and discussed renewing the RCA Programme Framework for 2030-2035 in order to reflect the technical developments and the changing needs of the GPs. Other matters relating to RCARO activities, holding a side event at the 70th IAEA General Conference, and collaboration with other international organisations were also considered at the Meeting. The next RCA policy meeting, the 55th RCA General Conference Meeting (GCM), will be held on 11 September 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
RCA Government Parties
- AUSTRAILA
- BANGLADESH
- CAMBODIA
- CHINA
- FIJI
- INDIA
- INDONESIA
- JAPAN
- KOREA
- LAOS
- MALAYSIA
- MONGOLIA
- MYANMAR
- NEPAL
- NEW ZEALAND
- PAKISTAN
- PALAU
- PHILIPPINES
- SINGAPORE
- SRILANKA
- THAILAND
- VIETNAM