ITER contribution to:

• IAEA Safety Reports Series n° 86  “Safety Aspects of NPP in Human Induced External Events:  General Consideration – issued in 2017. This Report gives the general framework of methods to be implemented for the design and evaluation of nuclear facilities subjected to extreme human induced external events.
   
• IAEA Safety Reports Series n° 88  “Safety Aspects of NPP in Human Induced External Events:  Margin Assessment – issued in 2017. The objective of this safety Report is to provide detailed methodology and procedures for assessing the safety margins of nuclear power plants against human induced events of either the postulated type or accidental type.

 

ITER contribution to:

• TEC DOC on “Technical and Scientific Support Organizations (TSOs) providing support to regulatory functions''- January 2018

This TECDOC is intended to serve as a reference publication on TSOs to better describe the core characteristics and functions of a TSO supporting regulatory bodies.
This publication describes the general characteristics, organizational aspects and types of services provided by TSOs to support regulatory functions and infrastructure in the Member States. This TECDOC provides a description, including common core values and characteristics, of TSOs in countries where the regulatory infrastructure is well established, and it focuses largely on nuclear safety issues.

 

• TEC DOC on “Technical and Scientific Support Organizations (TSOs) and their Services provided in Support to Regulatory Functions”, Final Draft (February 2017)

The TEC DOC is intended to report on general characteristics, organizational aspects and types of services provided by TSOs to support regulatory functions in the Member States.
This document will serve as a reference publication on TSOs. It will help to develop convergent understandings on the matter at international level. It covers all types of support for safety issues that may be provided to a Regulatory Body to carry out its statutory functions, which require technical and scientific expertise in the nuclear and radiation protection field. The support is applicable to all facilities and activities, for civilian use, that give rise to radiation risks as defined in IAEA Safety Standard Fundamental Safety Principles, Safety Fundamentals No. SF-1. Currently this TEC DOC is ready in its Final Draft.

                                                        

ITER contribution to:

• Safety Guides Working DS472 – “Organization, Management and Staffing of a Regulatory Body”, draft 2015

This Safety Guide covers the organizational and managerial aspects of Regulatory Bodies, which are of fundamental importance for the performance of the regulatory core functions in all circumstances, thus promoting a more consistent approach to organizational aspects and to resources management. This will allow the Regulatory Body to have an integrated and overall view of facilities and activities. In particular, this is to be ensured not only by the technical dimensions, but also by the cultural, organizational and individual aspects (Human and Organizational Factors), supporting strong regulatory effectiveness, supplemented by a questioning attitude and self-reflection on its own culture and on the influences on the authorized parties.
The scope of this Safety Guide is limited to the regulation of radiation and nuclear safety and does not extend to nuclear security. However, it does identify where security measures are relevant for safety purposes.

 

ITER contribution to:

• Safety Guides Working DS473– “Regulatory Body Functions and Processes “, draft 2015

The Safety Guide covers the core regulatory functions, and how they are discharged, during all the phases of the lifecycle of a facility or activity from initial design through to the release from regulatory control by means of associated licensing processes. However, in line with the graded approach, the regulatory control and recommendations described will not be applicable to all facilities and activities and will differ according to the lifecycle stage: even where applicable, the depth and scope will vary.

The scope of this Safety Guide is limited to the regulation of radiation and nuclear safety and does not extend to nuclear security. However, it does identify where security measures are relevant for safety purposes.

                                                                     

 

ITER contribution to:

• TECDOC on “Safety Communication on Siting of Nuclear Facilities against External Hazards”, draft 2014

The document provides on how to establish an effective communication, which contributes to support the shift from one way to two way, interactive and long-term process of communication with the public as well as it provides information about the measures taken by nuclear energy stakeholders of a nuclear national programme to ensure the safety of the public and the environment, while harnessing the benefits of nuclear power (risk-benefit evaluation).
Moreover, a risk communication approach identifies the public concerns; and addresses these concerns, emotions and reactions to work with the media by answering their demands and provide information in a non- technical language. It also identifies all stakeholders and affected parties and calls for keeping them informed about the safety of nuclear facilities, the regulatory control activities and related findings. Moreover, the risk communication approach assists in building a bridge between technical experts and the public and maintain social confidence ensuring transparency and to facilitate the decision making process by clear, timely, factual and continuous information to the public.