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IAEA 52 nd General Conference Senior Regulators’ Meeting 3 October, 2008 HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE IAEA SAFETY

IAEA 52 nd General Conference Senior Regulators’ Meeting 3 October, 2008 HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS. K. Mrabit Head, Safety and Security Coordination Section Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Contents. History of IAEA Safety Standards

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IAEA 52 nd General Conference Senior Regulators’ Meeting 3 October, 2008 HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE IAEA SAFETY

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  1. IAEA 52nd General ConferenceSenior Regulators’ Meeting3 October, 2008HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OFTHE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS K. Mrabit Head, Safety and Security Coordination Section Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

  2. Contents • History of IAEA Safety Standards • Current status of IAEA Safety Standards • Vision and strategies for IAEA Safety Standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  3. History of IAEA Safety Standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  4. “To establish or adopt… [in consultation …] standards of safety for protection of health & minimization of danger to life and property” “…and to provide for the application of these standards…” Facilitate and service international conventions and other undertakings Safety Functions IAEA Safety Functions (Article III.A.6) SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  5. SS No. 15 History Radioactive Waste Disposal into the Ground Safe Transport of Radioactive Material BSS for Radiation Protection Safe Handling of Radioisotopes 1958 1961 1962 1965 SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  6. History(cont’d) 1958 - 1973 • Bottom-up approach • Collection of experience in safety practices and guides • Identification of the requirements SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  7. SS No. 15 History(cont’d) RADWASS Programme NUSS Programme Basic Safety Standards 1974 1988 1996 SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  8. History(cont’d) 1974 - 1996 • Four structured programmes • Bottom-up approach • Issuance of three Safety Fundamentals SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  9. Commission and Committees CSS COMMISSION ON SAFETY STANDARDS NUSSC RASSC WASSC TRANSSC 1996 History(cont’d) Unified Safety Fundamentals Nuclear Safety Department 2006 1996 SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  10. History(cont’d) 1996 - 2008 • 1996 - Establishment of the Department of NS: • Harmonized processes involving the Commission and the four Committees; and • Preparation of an overall structure of Safety Standards. • 2006 - Unified Safety Fundamentals: beginning of a top-down approach • 2008 - Roadmap on the long term structure and format of SR approved by CSS SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  11. Current Status of IAEA Safety Standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  12. Status of the IAEA Safety Standards Safety Standards are: • Non binding on Member States but may be adopted by them • Binding for IAEA’s own activities • Binding on States in relation to operations assisted by the IAEA or States wishing to enter into project agreements with IAEA SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  13. Safety Fundamentals Safety Requirements Safety Guides Safety Standards Categories SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  14. Safety Standards Categories (Cont’d) Fundamental safety objective and principles for protecting people and environment Requirements that must met to ensure protection of people and environment –’shall’ Recommended ways of meeting the requirements SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  15. Commission & Committees Commission on Safety Standards (CSS) Nuclear Safety Standards Committee (NUSSC) Radiation Safety Standards Committee (RASSC) Waste Safety Standards Committee (WASSC) Transport Safety Standards Committee (TRANSSC) 12

  16. Commission on Safety Standards • Standing body of senior government officials holding national responsibilities for establishing standards and other regulatory documents relevant to nuclear, radiation, transport and waste safety • Overview role with regard to the Agency’s safety standards and provides advice to the Director General on the overall programme on regulatory aspects of safety SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  17. Terms of Reference of theCommission on Safety Standards The functions of the CSS are: • To provide guidance on the approach and strategy for establishing the Agency’s SSs, particularly in order to ensure coherence and consistency between them; • To resolve issues referred to it by the committees; SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  18. Terms of Reference of theCommission on Safety Standards (Cont’d) The functions of the CSS are (Cont’d) : • To endorse the texts of the SF & SRs for the BoG approval and SGs to be issued under the authority of the DG; and • To provide general advice and guidance on SSs issues, relevant regulatory issues and SSs and related programmes, including those for promoting the worldwide application of the standards. SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  19. Safety Standards Committees • Standing bodies of senior experts, established by the DDG-NS • They advise the DDG-NS on the overall programme for the development, review and revision of standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  20. Terms of Reference of theSafety Standards Committees • To advise on the approach to the development of SSs, and to advise on priorities; • To review proposals and to approve the DPPs prior to their submission to the CSS; • To review draft SSs, considering the value of each draft standard and the needs of users of the standards; • To approve the text of draft SSs prior to their submission to Member States for comments and again prior to their submission to the CSS; SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  21. Process Flow for the Development of IAEA Safety Standards Outline and work plan Prepared by the Secretariat Review by the committees and Commission on Safety Standards Drafting or revising of safety standard by the Secretariat and consultants Review by the safety standards committee(s) Member States Endorsement by Commission on Safety Standards • SF and SRs approved by BoG • SGs approved by DG Approvalby the IAEA’s Director General or BoG SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  22. Current Status of the Safety Standards • Since the establishment of the Safety Standards Series • Safety Fundamentals issued in 2006 • Safety Requirements issued from 1996 to 2008 (the last two still to be issued) • In total 86 safety standards published • Updated “Status of Safety Standards” on the web site http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/status.pdf • Includes hyperlinks to the published safety standards in official languages • Includes general information and a link to the IAEA Safety Glossary SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  23. The Global Nuclear Safety Regime International Legal InstrumentsConventions and Codes of Conduct IAEA Safety Reviews and Services IAEA Safety Standards Global Knowledge Network Global Experts’ Community National and Regional Safety Infrastructure Regulation Operation Research and Education SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  24. International Mechanisms for Promoting Capacity Building Promoting EDUCATION & TRAINING Providing TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Promoting Networking, KM and R&D Fostering INFORMATION EXCHANGE Rendering SAFETY SERVICES Provisions for the applicationof standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  25. Application of Safety Standards (Cont’d) A crucial element now is to enhance the effectiveness & efficiency of the feedback mechanisms in place to collect and use feedback from the application of the SSs SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  26. Application of Safety Standards (Cont’d) Experience in the use by Member States Of the IAEA Safety Standards Will be presented by Mr. Lacoste Chairman of The Commission on Safety Standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  27. Vision and Strategies for IAEA SSs SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  28. Vision for the IAEA Safety Standards Vision • Complete, consistent, coherent, integrated and user-friendly safety series with a manageable number of publications • Sustainable continuous improvement system through effective feedback from application of SSs • Global Reference used worldwide by Member States to deliver a harmonized high level of safety for protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  29. Commission of Eminent Persons • National regulators should continue to strengthen and harmonize their safety standards … in parallel, and in close consultation with national regulators, the IAEA should continue to consolidate and promote global nuclear safety standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  30. Commission of Eminent Persons (Cont’d) • The IAEA should expand its highly successful programme of international safety reviews and encourage peer reviews of national regulators • These safety reviews should also be an integral feature of the national reports of the parties to the nuclear safety conventions SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  31. Commission of Eminent Persons (Cont’d) • …over time, states should enter into binding agreements to adhere to effective safety standards & to be subject to international peer reviews… SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  32. Strategies • Clear categories of safety standards consistent with Member States’ needs and use • Clear, logical and integrated structure based on a unified philosophy of safety • Clear scope in terms of areas covered and level of detail in each category SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  33. Strategies (Cont’d) • Consensus at the highest level on what constitutes a high level of safety and the related best international practices • User - friendliness • Manageable number of safety standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  34. Strategies (Cont’d) • Transparency and rigour of the process • Effective feedback mechanisms • Harmonized terminology • Effective knowledge management • Promotion of the safety standards SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  35. Structure of the Long Term Set of Safety Requirements General Safety Requirements Specific Safety Requirements Vol.1 Governmental and Regulatory Framework 1. Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations Vol.2 Leadership and Management for Safety 2. Safety of Nuclear Power Plants 2.1 Design and Construction 2.2 Commissioning and Operation B. Design of Nuclear Power Plants Vol.3 Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources Vol.4 Safety Assessment 3. Safety of Research Reactors Vol.5 Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste 4. Safety of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Vol.6 Decommissioning and Termination of Activities 5. Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities Vol.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response 6. Safe Transport of Radioactive Material

  36. What’s next? Are these strategies and conditions sufficient to envisage the worldwide de facto acceptance and application of the IAEA Safety Standards ? Suggestions for further improvement will be highly appreciated SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

  37. …Thank you for your attention SRM-K.Mrabit Oct 2008

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