1. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

2. IAEA Photo: V. Friedrich Outline Learning Objectives General Safety Requirements Part 1 Other General Safety Requirements Specific Safety Requirements Links to IRRS modules 2Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)

3. IAEA Learning objectives After finishing this lecture the trainee will: be aware that GSR Part 1 is the basic reference for an IRRS have an insight into the structure of GSR Part 1 have an insight into the IAEA Safety Requirements used in IRRS missions and their link with the IRRS modules 3Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)

4. IAEA 4 Hierarchy Safety Fundamentals Safety Requirements Safety Guides Safety reports, TECDOCs … Principles for protecting people and environment Requirements to be applied to meet the principles (shall) Recommended ways of meeting the requirements (should) Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)

5. IAEA 5 The new structure of Safety Standards Under development Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)

6. IAEA General Safety Requirements Part 1 G OVERNMENTAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SAFETY Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)6

7. IAEA General Safety Requirements Part 1 1. Responsibilities and functions of the government 2. Global Nuclear Safety Regime 3. Responsibilities and functions of the regulatory body Basic reference for the IRRS Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)7

8. IAEA GSR Part 1 - Objective and Structure Objective: to establish requirements in respect of the governmental, legal and regulatory framework for safety. The framework for safety is to be established for the entire range of facilities and activities, from the use of a limited number of radiation sources to a nuclear power programme. Structure: Requirement : Subject Text of the general requirement 2.x. Detailed and specific requirements related to the general issue Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)8

9. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (1) Requirement 1: National policy and strategy for safety The government shall establish a national policy and strategy for safety, the implementation of which shall be subject to a graded approach in accordance with national circumstances and with the radiation risks associated with facilities and activities, to achieve the fundamental safety objective and to apply the fundamental safety principles established in the Safety Fundamentals. Requirement 2: Establishment of a framework for safety The government shall establish and maintain an appropriate governmental, legal and regulatory framework for safety within which responsibilities are clearly allocated. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)9

10. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (2) Requirement 3: Establishment of a regulatory body The government, through the legal system, shall establish and maintain a regulatory body, and shall confer on it the legal authority and provide it with the competence and the resources necessary to fulfil its statutory obligation for the regulatory control of facilities and activities. Requirement 4: Independence of the regulatory body The government shall ensure that the regulatory body is effectively independent in its safety related decision making and that it has functional separation from entities having responsibilities or interests that could unduly influence its decision making. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 10

11. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (3) Requirement 5: Prime responsibility for safety The government shall expressly assign the prime responsibility for safety to the person or organization responsible for a facility or an activity, and shall confer on the regulatory body the authority to require such persons or organizations to comply with stipulated regulatory requirements, as well as to demonstrate such compliance. Requirement 6: Compliance with regulations and responsibility for safety The government shall stipulate that compliance with regulations and requirements established or adopted by the regulatory body does not relieve the person or organization responsible for a facility or an activity of its prime responsibility for safety. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 11

12. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (4) Requirement 7: Coordination of different authorities with responsibilities for safety within the regulatory framework for safety Where several authorities have responsibilities for safety within the regulatory framework for safety, the government shall make provision for the effective coordination of their regulatory functions, to avoid any omissions or undue duplication and to avoid conflicting requirements being placed on authorized parties. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 12

13. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (5) Requirement 8: Emergency preparedness and response The government shall make provision for emergency preparedness to enable a timely and effective response in a nuclear or radiological emergency. (More in GS-R-2 and GSR Part 3) Requirement 9: System for protective actions to reduce existing or unregulated radiation risks The government shall establish an effective system for protective actions to reduce undue radiation risks associated with unregulated sources (of natural or artificial origin) and contamination from past activities or events, consistent with the principles of justification and optimization. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 13

14. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (6) Requirement 10: Provision for the decommissioning of facilities and the management of radioactive waste and of spent fuel The government shall make provision for the safe decommissioning of facilities, the safe management and disposal of radioactive waste arising from facilities and activities, and the safe management of spent fuel. Requirement 11: Competence for safety The government shall make provision for building and maintaining the competence of all parties having responsi- bilities in relation to the safety of facilities and activities. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)14

15. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Role of Government (7) Requirement 12: Interfaces of safety with nuclear security and with the State system of accounting for, and control of, nuclear material The government shall ensure that, within the governmental and legal framework, adequate infrastructural arrangements are established for interfaces of safety with arrangements for nuclear security and with the State system of accounting for, and control of, nuclear material. Requirement 13: Provision of technical services The government shall make provision, where necessary, for technical services in relation to safety, such as services for personal dosimetry, environmental monitoring and the calibration of equipment. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 15

16. IAEA GSR Part 1 – Global Safety Regime Requirement 14: International obligations and arrangements for international cooperation The government shall fulfil its respective international obligations, participate in the relevant international arrangements, including international peer reviews, and promote international cooperation to enhance safety globally. Requirement 15: Sharing of operating experience and regulatory experience The regulatory body shall make arrangements for analysis to be carried out to identify lessons to be learned from operating experience and regulatory experience, including experience in other States, and for the dissemination of the lessons learned and for their use by authorized parties, the regulatory body and other relevant authorities. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)16

17. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (1) Requirement 16: Organizational structure of the regulatory body and allocation of resources The regulatory body shall structure its organization and manage its resources so as to discharge its responsibilities and perform its functions effectively; this shall be accomplished in a manner commensurate with the radiation risks associated with facilities and activities. Requirement 17: Effective independence in the performance of regulatory functions The regulatory body shall perform its functions in a manner that does not compromise its effective independence. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 17

18. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (2) Requirement 18: Staffing and competence of the regulatory body The regulatory body shall employ a sufficient number of qualified and competent staff, commensurate with the nature and the number of facilities and activities to be regulated, to perform its functions and to discharge its responsibilities. Requirement 19: The management system of the regulatory body The regulatory body shall establish, implement, and assess and improve a management system that is aligned with its safety goals and contributes to their achievement. (More in GS- R-3) Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 18

19. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (3) - Contacts Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)19 Requirement 20: Liaison with advisory bodies and support organizations The regulatory body shall obtain technical or other expert professional advice or services as necessary in support of its regulatory functions, but this shall not relieve the regulatory body of its assigned responsibilities. Requirement 21: Liaison between the regulatory body and authorized parties The regulatory body shall establish formal and informal mechanisms of communication with authorized parties on all safety related issues, conducting a professional and constructive liaison.

20. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (4) Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)20 Requirement 22: Stability and consistency of regulatory control The regulatory body shall ensure that regulatory control is stable and consistent.

21. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (5) Core regulatory functions Authorization Review and Assessment Inspection Enforcement Development, maintenance and promotion of Regulations and Guides Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 21

22. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (6) - Authorization Requirement 23: Authorization of facilities and activities by the regulatory body Authorization by the regulatory body, including specification of the conditions necessary for safety, shall be a prerequisite for all those facilities and activities that are not either explicitly exempted or approved by means of a notification process. Requirement 24: Demonstration of safety for the authorization of facilities and activities The applicant shall be required to submit an adequate demonstration of safety in support of an application for the authorization of a facility or an activity. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)22

23. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (7) – Review and Assessment Requirement 25: Review and assessment of information relevant to safety The regulatory body shall review and assess relevant information — whether submitted by the authorized party or the vendor, compiled by the regulatory body, or obtained from elsewhere — to determine whether facilities and activities comply with regulatory requirements and the conditions specified in the authorization. This review and assessment of information shall be performed prior to authorization and again over the lifetime of the facility or the duration of the activity, as specified in regulations promulgated by the regulatory body or in the authorization. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 23

24. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (8) – Review and Assessment (cont.) Requirement 26: Graded approach to review and assessment of a facility or an activity Review and assessment of a facility or an activity shall be commensurate with the radiation risks associated with the facility or activity, in accordance with a graded approach. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 24

25. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (9) - Inspection Requirement 27: Inspection of facilities and activities The regulatory body shall carry out inspections of facilities and activities to verify that the authorized party is in compliance with the regulatory requirements and with the conditions specified in the authorization. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 25

26. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (10) – Inspection (cont.) Requirement 28: Types of inspection of facilities and activities Inspections of facilities and activities shall include programmed inspections and reactive inspections; both announced and unannounced. Requirement 29: Graded approach to inspections of facilities and activities Inspections of facilities and activities shall be commensurate with the radiation risks associated with the facility or activity, in accordance with a graded approach. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 26

27. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (11) - Enforcement Requirement 30: Establishment of an enforcement policy The regulatory body shall establish and implement an enforcement policy within the legal framework for responding to non-compliance by authorized parties with regulatory requirements or with any conditions specified in the authorization. Requirement 31: Requiring of corrective action by authorized parties In the event that risks are identified, including risks unforeseen in the authorization process, the regulatory body shall require corrective actions to be taken by authorized parties. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 27

28. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (12) – Regulations and Guides Requirement 32: Regulations and guides The regulatory body shall establish or adopt regulations and guides to specify the principles, requirements and associated criteria for safety upon which its regulatory judgements, decisions and actions are based. Requirement 33: Review of regulations and guides Regulations and guides shall be reviewed and revised as necessary to keep them up to date, with due consideration taken of relevant international safety standards and technical standards and of relevant experience gained. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 28

29. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (13) – Regulations and Guides (cont.) Requirement 34: Promotion of regulations and guides to interested parties The regulatory body shall notify interested parties and the public of the principles and associated criteria for safety established in its regulations and guides, and shall make its regulations and guides available Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)29

30. IAEA GRS Part 1 – Role of Regulatory Body (14) Requirement 35: Safety related records The regulatory body shall make provision for establishing, maintaining and retrieving adequate records relating to the safety of facilities and activities. Requirement 36: Communication and consultation with interested parties The regulatory body shall promote the establishment of appropriate means of informing and consulting interested parties and the public about the possible radiation risks associated with facilities and activities, and about the processes and decisions of the regulatory body. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)30

31. IAEA OTHER GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED - GS-R-3 – Management System - GSR Part 4 – Safety Assessment - GS-R-2 – Emergency Preparedness and Response Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)31

32. IAEA GS-R-3 – Objectives 1) To define requirements for establishing, implementing, assessing and continually improving a manage- ment system that integrates safety, health, environmental, security, quality and economic elements to ensure that safety is properly taken into account in all the activities of an organization 2) To ensure, by considering the implications of all actions not within separate management systems but with regard to safety as a whole, that safety is not compromised. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)32

33. IAEA GSR Part 4 - Objectives 1) To establish the generally applicable requirements to be fulfilled in safety assessment for facilities and activities, with special attention paid to defence in depth, quantitative analyses and the application of a graded approach to the ranges of facilities and of activities that are addressed. 2) The publication also addresses the independent verification of the safety assessment that needs to be carried out by the originators and users of the safety assessment. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)33

34. IAEA GS-R-2 – Objectives 1) This publication establishes the requirements for an adequate level of preparedness and response for a nuclear or radiological emergency in any State. 2) These requirements are intended to be applied by authorities at the national level by means of adopting legislation, establishing regulations and assigning responsibilities Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 34

35. IAEA SPECIFIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - NS-R-3 – Site evaluation for nuclear installations - SSR-2/1, 2/2 – Nuclear power plants - NS-R-4 – Research reactors - NS-R-5 – Fuel cycle facilities Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)35

36. IAEA NS-R-3 – Objective The objective of this publication is to establish the requirements for the elements of a site evaluation for a nuclear installation so as to characterize fully the site specific conditions pertinent to the safety of a nuclear installation. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)36

37. IAEA SSR-2/1, 2/2 - Objectives SSR 2/1: Design requirements for the structures, systems and components of a nuclear power plant and procedures and organizational processes important to safety. SSR 2/2: Requirements to satisfy to ensure the safe operation of nuclear power plants Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)37

38. IAEA NS-R-4 – Objectives 1) To provide a basis for safety and a basis for safety assessment for all stages in the lifetime of a research reactor. 2) To establish requirements on aspects relating to regulatory control, the management of safety, site evaluation, design, operation and decommissioning. This publication is intended for use by organizations engaged in the site evaluation, design, manufacturing, con- struction, operation and decommission- ing of research reactors as well as by regulatory bodies. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 38

39. IAEA NS-R-5 – Objective The objective is to establish requirements that, in the light of experience and the present state of technology, must be satisfied to ensure safety, for all stages in the lifetime of a nuclear fuel cycle facility, i.e. its siting, design, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning. This publication is intended to be used by designers, operating organizations and regulators for ensuring the safety of fuel cycle facilities. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 39

40. IAEA Use of Specific Safety Requirements In IRRS missions it is reviewed whether the regulatory body requires that the licensees comply with the safety requirements in these standards Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)40

41. IAEA LINKS TO THE IRRS MODULES Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)41

42. IAEA IAEA SS’s used in IRRS Modules (1) Module 1 (Responsibilities and functions of the government) – GSR Part 1 Module 2 (Global Nuclear Safety Regime) – GSR Part 1 Module 3 (Responsibilities and functions of the regulatory body) – GSR Part 1 Module 4 (Management system of the regulatory body) – GSR Part 1, GS-R-3, Module 5 (Authorization) – GSR Part 1 (+ SSG-12) Module 6 (Review and assessment) – GSR Part 1, GSR Part 4 (+GS-G-1.2) Module 7 (Inspection) – GSR Part 1 (+ GS-G-1.3) Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)42

43. IAEA IAEA SS’s used in IRRS Modules (2) Module 8 (Enforcement) – GSR Part 1 (+GS-G-1.3) Module 9 (Regulations and Guides) – GSR Part 1 (+GS-G-1.4) Modules 5 – 9 Facilities and activities: NPPs – NS-R-3, SSR-2/1, SSR-2/2 Research reactors – NS-R-4 Fuel cycle facilities – NS-R-5 Module 10 (Emergency preparedness and response) – GSR Part 1, GS-R-2 Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)43

44. IAEA Summary (1) IAEA Safety Standards form the basis of the IRRS peer review IAEA Safety Standards form a hierarchical system with 10 Safety Principles on the top (Safety Fundamentals) Safety Requirements are on the second level: General vs. Specific Safety Requirements – how to meet the Principles Safety Guides – how to meet the Requirements Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)44

45. IAEA Summary (2) Fundamental safety objective: To protect people and the environment from harmful effect of radiation Fundamental reference for IRRS: General Safety Requirements Part 1 Responsibilities and functions of the Government (13 Requirements) Global Nuclear Safety Regime (2 Requirements) Responsibilities and functions of the Regulatory Body (21 Requirements) Core regulatory functions: authorization; review and assessment; inspection; enforcement; development, maintenance and promotion of regulations and guides Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) 45

46. IAEA Summary (3) GS-R-3 is meant to define requirements relevant for IRRS on the management system of the regulatory body GS-R-2 defines emergency preparedness and response requirements. IRRS deals with the regulatory aspects of EPR GSR Part 4 defines requirements on safety assessment for facilities and activities Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)46

47. IAEA Summary (4) Specific Safety Requirements provide a basis for safety of nuclear power plants (SSR-2/1 and SSR- 2/2), research reactors (NS-R-4), fuel cycle facilities (NS-R-5). In IRRS missions it is reviewed whether the regulatory body requires that the licensees comply with the safety requirements in these standards. Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)47

48. IAEA THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 48 Photo: V. Friedrich Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2) This activity is conducted by the IAEA, with funding by the European Union. The views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission

49. IAEA Discussion Identification of the regulatory body If more than one institution/organisation, how are interfaces managed? Independence of the regulatory body Basic IRRS Training - IAEA Safety Standards (2)49