Highlights of the Regulatory Activities Section Shared Documents... · 2012-12-07 · International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency Safety Standards • Revision

International Atomic Energy AgencyInternational Atomic Energy Agency

4th Annual Meeting of the Steering Committee on Competence of Human Resources for Regulatory

Bodies

Adriana NicicActing Section Head

Regulatory Activites Section

Highlights of the Regulatory

Activities Section

Highlights of the Regulatory

Activities Section

International Atomic Energy Agency


OverviewOverview

• Development/ Review of Safety Standards• CNS related activities• Education and Training• IRRS Programme• Support for Embarking Countries• TC and EBP• Looking into the future



Safety StandardsSafety Standards

• Revision of GSR Part 1 (DS 462) based on the lessons learned from Fukushima Daiichi accident was initiated

• Safety Guide (DS 460) Communication and Consultation with Interested Parties • DPP was approved by CSS – Oct 2012

• Safety report on managing regulatory competence is being finalised and is in the process of editing and publication


International Atomic Energy AgencyCNS related activitiesEducation and TrainingCNS related activities

Education and TrainingCNS• Support for conduct of the 2 nd Extraordinary CNS

meetingEducation and Training• Systematic Assessment of Regulatory

Competence Needs for Regulatory Bodies of Nuclear Facilities (SARCoN ) tool was revised

• E&T on -line video presentations and workshopshttp://www -ns.iaea.org/training/ni/web-video-presentations.asp?s=100&l=108 )http://www -ns.iaea.org/training/ni/workshops.asp?s=100&l=106



Safety Review Missions (IRRS) 2012Safety Review Missions (IRRS) 2012

• IRRS missions conducted in 2012 :

• Sweden• Slovakia • Greece (research reactor not included) • Finland (research reactor not included)

• IRRS scoping mission was conducted in Kazakhstan in relation to LEU bank



Safety Review Missions (IRRS) 2013Safety Review Missions (IRRS) 2013

• Bulgaria• Poland• Pakistan • Kazakhstan• Czech Republic• UK- follow -up• Russian Federation – follow -up • Belgium



Enhancements of IRRS Programme Enhancements of IRRS Programme

• EBP project with EC, also addressing some NSAT actions

• Targeted consultancies for Enhancing Efficiency of the EU IRRS Missions

• Collection and analysis of the results of past IRRS missions• Analysis of references• Statistics of observations

• Effectiveness and efficiency of IRRS missions• Post-mission evaluation



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Analysis of ReferencesAnalysis of References

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• 9 Requirements (25%) obtain almost 60% of the references

• 15 Requirements (~ 40%) have 80%

• The 12 (33%) least referenced Requirements have ~ 5%



Statistics of ObservationsStatistics of Observations

• Conclusion: The Modules related to the core regulatory activities (authorization, review and assessment, inspection) include the highest number of observations. Module II and VIII received considerably less observations; distribution of the observations in the other Modules is quite even →→→→ Reshaping of the Module structure might be considered

Observations EU non-EU Follow-up Summed

Recommendations 124 178 25 327

Suggestions 184 203 36 423

Good Practices 102 110 29 341

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Support for Embarking CountriesSupport for Embarking Countries

• Cooperation and coordination between Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Safety

• Regulatory Cooperation Forum activities (Vietnam, Jordan, Poland, Belarus, Nigeria etc.)

• INIR missions are taking place in Phase 1• IRRS missions and other review missions taking

place in Phase 2 and 3• IRRS contains a module for embarking countries

(based on SSG -16)



Support for Embarking CountriesSupport for Embarking Countries

• Development of “Exemplary Training Material” in support to Specialized Workshops (SSG -16) Topics completed and currently under review:• Safety Regulations • Regulatory Review and Assessment• Regulatory Inspection and Enforcement• Human Resource Development of the RB and the use of

External Support Organizations

• Training activities – two weeks courses, based on SSG 16 and self-assessment workshops are conducted



TC and EBPTC and EBP

• Direct Cooperation with EC • Support for implementations of European Directive o n

Nuclear Safety• Support for embarking countries

• EBP from US for self-assessment, embarking countries, education and training

• Asian Nuclear Safety Network – regulatory area• Support for ANSN working groups (governmental

framework, communications, management system , education and training)

• Very active forum, well resourced• TC activities- implementation of 2012 programme

and preparation for 2014-2015 cycle



Looking into the futureLooking into the future

• Continue with implementation of IAEA Action Plan

• Need to start preparation of the comprehensive IAEA report on lessons learned from Fukushima accident in the regulatory area

• Preparation of the 6 th CNS Review Meeting • Support for Working Group on Transparency and

Effectiveness

• Education and Training - review of BPTC (EC supported project) and of the Regulatory Control of NPPs




• Review of IAEA safety guides under GSR Part 1 (GS-G1.1 to 1.4, etc.)

• Objective : consolidation in two guides, as per long -term plan for IAEA Safety Standards: • Organisation, Management and Staffing of a

Regulatory Body• Regulatory Body Functions and Processes




• Five more packages of “Exemplary Training Material” in support to Specialized Workshops (SSG -16) will be developed

• Improvements of RegNet – migration of information, including IRRS, embarking countries and CANDU Group (http://gnssn.iaea.org/regnet/Pages/CANDU.aspx )



Technical Meetings 2012 / 2013Technical Meetings 2012 / 2013

• J5-TM-41507 - Meeting on Implementation of IAEA Self-Assessment Methodology and Tools

17-20 Dec 2012• J5-TM-45402 - TM on Integrated Regulatory

Review Service (IRRS) Team Leaders for Sharing Experience and Improving the Implementation of the Service, Vienna

28 Jan – 1 Feb• J5-TM-45418 – TM on Communication and

Consultation with Interested Parties, Vienna18-22 March



Technical Meetings 2013Technical Meetings 2013

• Comprehensive Workshops based on the IAEA exemplary training material (SSG 16)

Q1 to Q4 2013

• J5-TM-44821 - CANDU PSA Working Group24-28 June (tentative date), Vienna

• J5-TM-45422 – TM on Lessons Learned on Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS )

Q4 Russian Federation (tentative location)



Technical Meetings 2013Technical Meetings 2013

• CANDU Senior Regulators MeetingQ4 2012, location TBD

• J5-TM-44825 - 5th Meeting of Steering Committee on Competence of Human Resources for Regulatory Bodies having or planning to have Nuclear Power Plants

Q4, Vienna • J5-TM-42605 - Technical Meeting on the

International Regulatory Network (RegNet)TBD, Vienna



Thank you!