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Human Resources Development

Luis Lederman

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The challenge

• A vigorous HRD is an essential requisite for the safety and sustainability of a NPP. To build and maintain a competent work force is a challenge faced by countries and it is particularly complex for countries embarking on a NPP.

• In such case embarking countries will be need assistance to develop policies to create and sustain a competent work force capable of conducting a safe nuclear programme and to build new institutions or to strengthen existing ones.

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Sources of assistance

• Assistance is expected to be provided primarily by foreign organizations, inter alia, through commercial contracts with the vendor, technical support organizations and between utilities. The regulatory body will also need to network with other regulators technical support organizations and in particular those in countries with plants of the same design model.

• The IAEA provides overall guidance based on its safety standards, considering the evolving needs of MS in the various phases of safety infrastructure

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Assistance Framework

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Phase 1

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Phase 2

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Phase 3

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Capacity Building for the

regulatory body of

nuclear facilities

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Introduction

• Training should be considered from the early phases due to the long time needed to develop competencies in the field of nuclear safety

• Requires that the RB identifies the competencies needed, number of staff and background;

• Anticipate to ensure that the right number of people in the right place at the right time

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Introduction

• Number of staff: from 40 to 150 depending on the attributions and TSO

• It is not realistic to expect that the RB will implement a training programme to cover all the competencies required in the field of nuclear safety from the early phases

• However this should be a goal in the long-term

• The RB should, in a first step, develop core competencies to ensure that the organization is an “Intelligent Costumer”

Intelligent CostumerAn organisation (or individual) that has the competence to specify the scope and standard of a required product or service and subsequently assess whether the supplied product or service meets the specified requirements.

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Examples of RB tasks in the early phases

Phase 1 Phase 2

Bid result

Application for

construction license

First concrete

Bid

assessmen

t

Prep

aration

of safety

do

cum

entatio

n

Assessm

ent

by th

e RB

Co

nstru

ction

ph

ase

Issuance of the

Atomic law

Requirements

needed for bid

specification

Bid

prep

aration

Estab

lishin

g the b

asic

regulato

ry framew

ork

Site p

reparatio

n

Fuel delivery

Issuance of the

construction licence

Phase 3

~ 2 years ~ 4 years ~ 9 years

Co

nsid

eration

s as wh

ether to

emb

ark on

nuclear p

ow

er

Knowledgeable

decision

M1

Issuance of the

call for tenders

M2

Ready to

commission

M3

Site

permit

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Competence Framework for RBs

Training the staff of the regulatory body for nuclear facilities: A competency framework (TECDOC 1254)

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Technical Disciplines

2.1. Basic technology competency– This competency is the comprehension of science and engineering fundamentals

in a particular field equivalent to a university degree:– nuclear engineering;

– nuclear physics;

– chemical engineering;

– materials science;

– mechanical engineering;

– civil engineering;

– earth sciences;

– environmental engineering;

– computer sciences;

– electrical engineering;

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Technical Disciplines

2.2. Applied technology competency

– This competency is the additional comprehension and demonstrated ability to

apply engineering and science concepts in relation to the nuclear industry. Some

typical applied technology areas are:– reactor technology;

– fuel cycle technology;

– engineering techniques or technical issues;

– radiation protection as applied to nuclear facilities and to industrial uses of

radioactive

– nuclear safety technology including safety and risk analysis

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Technical Disciplines

2.3. Specialized technology competency

– This competency is the comprehension and demonstrated ability to address and resolve issues in a specialized field. Some typical scientific fields or specialized areas are:

• instrumentation and control;

• criticality analysis;

• nuclear material control;

• software reliability;

• fire protection;

• human performance engineering/human factors;

• fracture mechanics;

• corrosion chemistry;

• thermal hydraulics;

• health physics

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SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES NEEDED IN REGULATORY MAIN

FUNCTIONAL AREAS

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SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES NEEDED IN REGULATORY

MAIN FUNCTIONAL AREAS

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SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES NEEDED IN REGULATORY

MAIN FUNCTIONAL AREAS