Strengthening Global Nuclear Emergency Preparedness: Registration Open for 2025 ConvEx-3 Exercise

The IAEA invites Member States to participate in the next ConvEx-3, the IAEA's highest level and most complex emergency exercise. Hosted by Romania on 14 and 15 May 2025, this major exercise will simulate a severe nuclear emergency at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, offering a unique opportunity to test and strengthen global preparedness and response mechanisms.

"ConvEx-3 is not just an exercise, it is a call to action," said Lydie Evrard, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. "By participating, Member States and international organizations demonstrate their commitment to global nuclear safety and security, ensuring that the international community is ready to respond to nuclear and radiological emergencies, no matter where they occur and regardless of their cause."

Level 3 Convention exercises, or ConvEx-3 exercises, are a cornerstone of the IAEA's efforts to enhance global nuclear safety and security. As part of their obligations under the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, Member States are required to have emergency arrangements in place. These arrangements are tested every three to five years with an exercise held in one country which provides participating countries with a rare opportunity to evaluate and improve their emergency response arrangements in realistic conditions. Participants test national capabilities, engage in coordinated international responses and strengthen regional collaboration.