US EditionDana Drábová, popular head of the Czech nuclear watchdog, has died at 64
Dana Drábová led Czech nuclear safety for over 25 years and served on international atomic energy boards, earning multiple state and foreign honors for her regulatory expertise.
- On Monday, Dana Drábová, the head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety, died after battling a serious illness, having led the agency since 1999.
- Soon after taking charge in 1999, Drábová faced strong criticism from the Austrian government and anti-nuclear activists over the Temelín nuclear power plant, easing tensions with factual arguments.
- Internationally, Drábová served two terms on the IAEA board, chaired WENRA, advised the Japanese government since 2018, and last year received the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star.
- Government figures offered condolences as Petr Fiala, outgoing Prime Minister, and Andrej Babiš, winner of last week's parliamentary election, mourned Drábová, while Czech President Petr Pavel praised her exceptional work.
- She continued posting updates on X about radiation in Ukraine since February 2022, with the last post hours before her death, while official checks showed radiation remained normal.
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Czech nuclear expert Dana Drabova died at the age of 64. She was considered a well-known voice of European nuclear policy.
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Dana Drábová, popular head of the Czech nuclear watchdog, has died at 64
Dana Drábová, the head of the Czech nuclear watchdog, has died. The State Office for Nuclear Safety announced that she died Monday after battling a serious illness.
The president described her as a personality who has done exceptional work for the security of the Czech Republic.
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Živě.czDana Drábová, head of the Office for Nuclear Safety, has died at the age of 64.
Few people have become such a symbol of nuclear energy in the Czech Republic as Dana Drábová. The nuclear engineer headed the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) since 1999. She was only the second chairwoman of the office in the modern history of the Czech Republic. After a serious illness, Drábová died on Monday at the age of 64. In...
On Monday, the death of nuclear engineer Dana Drábová, who worked on the team of then-candidate and current senator Jiří Drahoš during the 2018 presidential election, was announced. In an exclusive interview, he recalls his longtime colleague and friend. "She called things by their right names," he said of her.
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