report about activities of ensreg
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Report about activities of ENSREG. Andrej Stritar Chairman of ENSREG Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration 12. October 2009. Content. Nuclear Energy in Europe Nuclear Safety History Activities Nuclear Safety Radwaste Management Transparency Future. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Report about activities of ENSREG
Andrej StritarChairman of ENSREGDirector of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration
12. October 2009
Content
Nuclear Energy in Europe Nuclear Safety History Activities
– Nuclear Safety– Radwaste Management– Transparency
Future
Introductory Facts
In European Union … … there are almost 150
power reactors… …in 15 EU member
countries, producing ~1/3 of all
electricity in EU
We must keep them operating safe!
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Assuring Nuclear Safety
InternalQuality Control
StateSupervision
REGULATOR
IndependentMedia
PUBLIC
Worker
OPERATOR
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Physical Safety Limits
EU Legal Framework
National Legal Framework
Licensed Limits for the Facility
Operating Procedures
System of operating limits
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IAEA and other
interna-tional
standards
Regulation of Nuclear Safety and Radwaste Management in EU
National responsibility Nuclear Regulator in every nuclear EU
state National legislations are in line with
international standards EURATOM Treaty is not explicitly
addressing nuclear safety Until this summer there was no common
EU legal framework
International Framework
Nuclear EU states are members to the– Convention on Nuclear Safety and – Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel
Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
IAEA standards, codes and guides OECD/NEA – enhancing co-operation WENRA – voluntary common “standards”
- reference levelsIAEA = International Atomic Energy AgencyOECD/NEA = Nuclear Energy Agency of OECDWENRA = Western European Nuclear Regulators Association
Developments leading to ENSREG
First desires to set common nuclear safety framework almost a decade ago
EC attempt with two directives in 2003 failed
Years of discussions in the Council followed
In spring 2007 Council concluded and Commission decided to establish a High Level Group (HLG) on Nuclear Safety and Radwaste Management
ENSREG consolidation
All 27 EU members designated top nuclear regulators into HLG, now ENSREG
First meeting in October 2007 Initial issues:
– Relationship Member States – Commission– Decisions by consensus– Defining Rules of Procedure– Setting priorities of work
ENSREG three main areas
Improving Nuclear Safety arrangements
Improving spent fuel, radioactive waste management and decommissioning arrangements
Improving arrangements for transparency
Three working groups established
Nuclear Safety:Possible EU Instruments
Expectations from ENSREG to advise Very obvious division among the
members of ENSREG
Pro: EU should harmonize
this area EU rules prevent from
potential deterioration in member states
Stakeholders wanted it
Contra: Responsibility must
remain national National demands
could be higher from EU
Nuclear Safety:Possible EU Instruments 2
Commission presented first draft of new Directive on 15. October 2008
Intensive discussions followed ENSREG defined 10 basic principles
Nuclear Safety:10 Basic Principles
1. Maintain and seek to continuously improve nuclear safety and its regulation, and add value.
2. Just as every Member State has the right to decide to use nuclear power or not, so every Member State has the right to impose more stringent nuclear safety requirements than those commonly applied.
Nuclear Safety:10 Basic Principles – cont.
3. Allow flexibility and not fundamentally change a Member State’s national nuclear regulatory approach.
4. Seek to enhance, not reduce, the power, roles, responsibilities or capability of the national nuclear regulatory body.
5. Do not expand the role of the Commission in regulatory decision-making or activities or introduce other bodies
Nuclear Safety:10 Basic Principles – cont.
6. Do not divert resources away from national nuclear regulatory responsibilities or international nuclear safety cooperation.
7. Be compliant with the principles/obligations of the Convention on Nuclear Safety.
8. Any proposals should be non-discriminatory towards those who use or do not use nuclear power.
Nuclear Safety:10 Basic Principles – cont.
9. Seek to improve the transparency of nuclear safety and its regulation.
10.Be clear on the roles and responsibilities of any organisations involved.
These 10 principles were later reflected in the
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2009/71/EURATOM
Nuclear Safety:Use of IRRS
Member States should participate in IAEA IRRS– Self-evaluation ASAP– Invite colleagues from other EU members to
participate– IRRS mission at least every 6 years– Compile all EU IRRS reports to establish
common lessons learned
IRRS = Integrated Regulatory Review Service
Nuclear Safety:Use of the Convention on Nuclear Safety
Contacting Parties must prepare a written report every three years
EU Member States should agree on common lessons learned
Human Resources and Safety Culture should be subject to more in-depth study
Radioactive Waste Management
National programmes should be established
Benchmarking and Peer Reviews
Use of Joint Convention results for common lessons learned
Support to the Council in passing the resolution about radioactive waste management
Transparency
Development of the EU Nuclear Safety Web site
– Due by the end of 2009
Development of good practice guidance regarding transparency for nuclear regulators
Future
Continue with implementation of the programme
Play a role in implementation of the Nuclear Safety Directive
Advice EU bodies on potential future initiatives
Launch EU Nuclear Regulatory Conference
Flexibly respond to all relevant initiatives
My personal views for the end
We have formal legal systems to maintain order,
but we are all real people, driven by our emotions and living in the real world.
We need to feel each other in order to understand each other and improve
ENSREG was a very positive step towards better understanding among everybody involved in nuclear safety and for future improvement
My personal views for the end – cont.
EU Nuclear Regulators now know each other personally
We understand and respect each other Commission knows us and understands
us We are all learning from each other and
improving our national arrangements
My personal views for the end – cont.
ENSREG should remain a valuable platform for crucial think tank on EU level about nuclear safety issues
Responsibilities for nuclear safety must remain on national level in the hands of those, who live close to the nuclear facilities
Exchange of practices and ideas for continuous improvements must be encouraged