Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Dr. R. Sardella Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions Brussels, 22-23 January 2014

IRRS Mission to Switzerland:

ENSI’s insights

Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft

Confédération suisse

Condederazione Svizzera

Confederaziun svizra

Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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IRRS Mission to Switzerland

Preparatory Meeting: May 2011

Mission: 21 Nov – 2 Dec 2011

Resulted in:

12 Recommendations (R)

18 Suggestions (S)

19 Good Practices (GP)

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Resources and tools

Resource intensive process

8’200 working hours booked

1’500 questions answered

1’800 pages translated

ENSI extranet platform

Direct upload of documents

Availability guaranteed by ENSI IT

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Logistics

Logistics for the 24 IRRS Team members

Scheduling the mission: site visits, social

events, etc.

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Self-assessment

Self-assessment to begin far ahead

First self assessment (Jan-Aug 2010)

Analysis and derivation of improvement

measures action plan (Sep-Oct 2010)

Implementation of short term improvements

(Nov 2010-Jun 2011)

Second self assessment (Jan-Jun 2011)

Final action plan July 2011

Upper management to be involved

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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IAEA guidelines

Questionnaire

Repetitive

Not all requirements of GSR Part 1 referenced

ARM

Summary of results of the self-assessment pro

Module very useful, already adopted by IAEA

Check of national regulations against IAEA SSR-

2/1 and 2/2 to be formalized as part of ARM

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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IAEA template

Template for IRRS report

Focusing IRRS Team and helping assuring

adequate coverage

Very useful also for the host country (HC)

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Scope

Original intention

Full scope mission covering all areas

Modules 1-12 + Module Fukushima

Thematic areas: transport, control of radioactive

discharges, occupational radiation protection,

waste management

Facilities

Nuclear power plants, waste facilities,

decommissioning, research reactors, sources

Not covered

Medical and industrial applications

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Policy issues

Fukushima Issues

Long Term Operation

Interfaces with other authorities

Openness, transparency and stakeholders

involvement (including public

communication)

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Mission process

Major challenge

For the IRRS Team: there are several, rather

different regulatory regimes (already in Europe)

For the HC: Presenting HC regulatory regime in

an understandable way

Possibility for the HC to understand R/S/GP

Comments on IRRS report draft

Discussion with whole Team and all HC

counterparts

Commitment of upper management as

mission HC counterparts is key

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Relevance of the mission

findings

HC to identify main issues in self-

assessment

More difficult to implement R/S when

somehow not in line with Member State'

legal/governance principles

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Others

Attribution of GPs should be made more

consistent

IAEA introducing a new category “commendable

performance”

Workshop on issues and trends arising from the European IRRS missions – ENSI’s Insights

Brussels, 22-23 January 2014 – R. Sardella (ENSI)

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Thank you for listening!

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