What's RCARO
What's RCARO
RCA Regional Office (RCARO)
RCA Regional Office (RCARO) was established in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, in 2002 to contribute to increasing RCA Visibility and RCA Viability through specific roles and responsibilities as below;
- Pro-actively seek out opportunities for the RCA to participate in projects being funded by major regional and international donors, including international agencies;
- Negotiate and secure funding for RCA projects;
- Promote peaceful uses of nuclear technology to assist in addressing regional and national needs;
- Provide enhanced visibility for the RCA at regional and national forums;
- Implement the directives of the RCA Member States as agreed upon at the Meetings of National RCA Representatives; and
- Provide Member States with reference to the RCA archived records on the projects, meeting proceedings, guidelines and procedures for undertaking the RCA activities as a repository of knowledge on the RCA programme
- Establishment of RCA Regional Office (27 March 2002, Korea)
- IAEA-RCARO Practical Arrangements in the performance of secretariat duties under the 2017 RCA (14 September 2017, IAEA Headquarters)
- 1st Extension of the IAEA-RCARO Practical Arrangements (15 October 2020, IAEA Headquarters)
- 2nd Extension of the IAEA-RCARO Practical Arrangements (26 September 2023, IAEA Headquarters)
