The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP) organised an international workshop on 2-6 October 2022 with the objective of identifying commendable practices (CPs) related to:
• nuclear power plant ageing management;
• graded approach to optimise inspection processes; and
• the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inspection programmes and practices.
After convening several organising meetings, the WGIP workshop was held in Warsaw, Poland. Approximately 50 participants took part in the workshop, representing governmental organisations from 13 countries, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The participating countries were Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.