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IAEA Board of Governors Continues Balloting for Director General Appointment AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 28.10.2019 The IAEA Board of Governors today continued the balloting process for the appointment of a new Director General, the Agency's website said. In a closed meeting, Board members cast ballots on the two candidates for the post of Director General, in alphabetical order: Cornel Feruta of Romania and Rafael Mariano Grossi of Argentina. The Chair of the Board communicated to Member States the result: Mr Feruta, 14 votes; and Mr Grossi, 20 votes. In order to be appointed, a candidate must secure a two-thirds majority in the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors. In the absence of such a majority, the balloting process will continue. A new round of balloting will be held on Tuesday. Topics: IAEA Other news: 450 nuclear units are operating in the world Another 52 units have the status of the being built one. Russia and China signed the Executive contracts for the construction of Tianwan NPP and Xudabao NPP Package defines the major lines to develop cooperation between Russia and China. WANO members vote to establish a new Branch Office and Support Centre in China WANO has defined a high-level, three-phase deployment model for the office in Shanghai. |
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