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Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation Actions to review national regulations

Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation Actions to review national regulations. Presentation to IAEA Nuclear Safety Standards Committee October 2011 Ian Grant. FANR Response to Fukushima. In the wake of the Fukushima accident FANR established a Task Force with the following objectives:

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Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation Actions to review national regulations

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  1. Federal Authority for Nuclear RegulationActions to review national regulations Presentation to IAEA Nuclear Safety Standards Committee October 2011 Ian Grant

  2. FANR Response to Fukushima In the wake of the Fukushima accident FANR established a Task Force with the following objectives: • Application of Lessons Learned to BrakaNPP • Review of the Adequacy of Existing FANR Regulatory Framework • Support Outreach Efforts by FANR to National Stakeholders • Support FANR Efforts to Collaborate with Other UAE Government Organizations. • Support FANR/UAE Efforts Towards the International Community

  3. FANR Regulations • FANR’s approach in developing national regulations under Article 38 of UAE nuclear law: conforms with IAEA Safety Standards and other internationally recognized practices, combines risk informed, performance-based and deterministic requirements • The intent is to produce high level regulations, which are non-prescriptive, focusing on the essential aspects of safety. • Guides assist the licensee in complying with the regulations.

  4. FANR Regulations Issued REG-01 Management Systems for Nuclear Facilities REG-02 Siting of Nuclear Facilities REG-03 Design of Nuclear Power Plants REG-04 Radiation Dose Limits & Optimisation of Rad. Protection for Nuclear Facilities REG-05 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Application at Nuclear Facilities REG-06 Application for a License to Construct a Nuclear Facility REG-08 Physical Protection including Access Controls REG-11 Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management REG-12 Emergency Preparedness at a Nuclear Facility REG-13 Transportation of Radioactive Materials REG-23 Security of Radioactive Sources REG-24 Basic Safety Standards for Facilities and Activities involving Ionising Radiation

  5. Planned Regulations • Nuclear Facility Construction • Application for a License to Operate a Nuclear Facility • Operational Safety including Testing, Surveillance and Reporting • Certification of Operations Personnel • Administrative Liabilities and Penalties • Decommissioning • Decommissioning Trust Fund • Safeguards and Material Control and Accounting • Import / Export Controls • Security of Radioactive Sources

  6. GAP- ANALYSIS • Comparison analysis done for 11 Regulations REG-13, Safe Transport of Rad. Material not done--Incorporates IAEA Std’s by Reference • Each Article against corresponding IAEA requirement • Differences categorized as: None Minor significance Significant or potentially significant

  7. Example comparison table

  8. Additional Assessment of FANR Regulations on Lessons Learned to date from Fukushima Accident • REG-03, Regulation for the Design of Nuclear Facilities: • REG-16, Operational Safety including Testing, Surveillance, and Reporting: • REG-12, Regulation for Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear Facilities:

  9. FANR REG-03, Regulation for the Design of Nuclear Facilities • 10 year confirmation of seismic and flooding hazards (PSR ?) • Establish a minimum coping time for a loss of all ac power. • Spent fuel pool upgrades: Instrumentation and power supplies Water supply from outside reactor building

  10. FANR REG-16 (Draft) Operational Safety • Upgrade requirements the equipment, procedures, and training necessary to implement an “extended loss of all AC” coping time for core and spent fuel pool cooling and for reactor coolant system and primary containment integrity as needed • Support of offsite resources, including equipment delivery, under conditions involving significant degradation of offsite transportation infrastructure • Support circumstances associated with loss of large areas of the plant due to explosions or fire

  11. FANR REG-12, Regulation for Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear Facilities • Require the capability to manage EP for multiunit events • Require EP capability for extended station blackout (SBO) conditions • Require periodic EP training and exercises for multiunit and prolonged SBO conditions

  12. Overall Results • Summary table for each FANR REG • Majority showed no substantial difference from current IAEA requirements • Several REG’s showed either potential or minor differences • REG-12 (EP) and REG-24 (BSS) had the most significant differences • Additional initial recommendations from Fukushima lessons learned

  13. Ongoing Inputs • Expect to receive more OEF on the Fukushima Accident • Potential changes to IAEA safety requirements • Other international recommendations (eg vendor country of origin)

  14. Possible Path forward • FANR OEF program will address new information • Fukushima Lessons Learned • IAEA safety requirements • Other international recommendations (eg vendor country of origin) • Risk-informed decision making process on proposed changes to individual regulations

  15. Thank You! شكراً http://fanr.gov.ae/

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