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TWG9-EPR: Enhancing Regulatory Infrastructure for Emergency Preparedness and Response

The Thematic Working Group on Regulatory Infrastructure for Emergency Preparedness and Response (TWG9-EPR) aims to facilitate collaboration and capacity building among its voluntary members in the areas of safety standards and regulatory practices. This report outlines the group's objectives, activities conducted, workplan, priorities for 2015, and challenges faced.

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TWG9-EPR: Enhancing Regulatory Infrastructure for Emergency Preparedness and Response

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  1. FNRBA TWG9 Thematic Working Group on Regulatory Infrastructure for Emergency Preparedness and Response GNSSN Coordination Meeting 17-18 November 2014, IAEA, Vienna Alan Muller TWG9-EPR COORDINATOR

  2. CONTENTS • Terms of Reference • Activities conducted • Workplan • Priorities for 2015 • Challenges

  3. TWG9 OBJECTIVE AND PARTICIPATION TWG9-EPR established in 2010 Membership is voluntary and based on the needs of the FNRBA members To share information on safety standards and regulatory practices Emergency Preparedness and Response for all categories of nuclear and radiation facilities Convergence of regulatory standards, increase regulatory collaboration and capacity building

  4. TWG9 PARTICIPATION

  5. TWG9 Coordination Meetings 3x TWG9 meetings from 2010 to 2013 • 2010 in Cape Town – 8 countries • 2011 in Sudan – 5 countries • Subcommittee meeting, 2013 in Vienna – 4 countries, 1 consultant • 2x Meetings with IAEA to align, Vienna – 3 countries Joint IAEA9047/TWG9 workshop, 2013 (Pretoria) • All 9047 counterparts, some TWG Joint IAEA9052/TWG9 coordination meeting, 2014 (Namibia) • All 9052 counterparts, some TWG

  6. Meetings, Training • National TC on GS-R-2, 2011 (Sudan) • Workshop on EP-R, 2013 (KINS, South Korea) • Response to Research Reactors emergencies, 2013 (IAEA) • Medical Response Training Course, 2013 (IAEA) • Lessons Learned from EPREV missions, 2014 (IAEA)

  7. Other activities • Attendance of 2x regulatory emergency exercises • Koeberg NPP (2010) • Necsa (2013) • Questionnaire on Basic EPR infrastructure • IAEA GS-R-2 • Self Assessment Tool (SAT) • Survey report on EPR infrastructure

  8. Other Activities • Model Regulation drafted, reviewed • and finalised • Enhancement of TWG9 website, • for group communication and • management • Participating in EPREV • Missions - 3 TWG9 members • Participating in IRRS • Missions - 1 TWG9 member

  9. TWG9-EPR Workplan

  10. TWG9-EPR Workplan

  11. TWG9-EPR Priorities 2015 TWG9 countries to address gaps identified in Survey Report • Adoption, implementation of Model Regulation • Development of regulatory emergency procedures • Training on emergency exercise preparation, conduct • Planning, conducting emergency exercise involving radiation sources

  12. TWG9-EPR CHALLENGES • Counterparts for RAF9052 not the • same as TWG9 members • Continued collaboration with RAF9052 • Good support from TC (Ms Caratas) and IEC • TWG9 planning/coordination meetings • Support for the implementation of TWG9-EPR workplan • Planning meetings with FNRBA • SteeringComm

  13. TWG9-EPR CHALLENGES • Promotion of TWG9, non-active members • Monitoring and Self Evaluation • FNRBA Protocols, templates • Integrated Events Calendar • Process to identify and interface with donors

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