IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency

Session IV: Identifying and Addressing Member State

Needs and Priorities Juan Antonio Casas-Zamora, Director, Division of Programme

Support and Coordination, Department of Technical Cooperation

Paul Woodhouse, Section Head, Safety and Security Coordination Section, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

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Session objective

• to present how the priority needs of Member States are identified and how ways to address these are developed into projects for approval by the Board

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The vision that guides TC

Technical cooperation seeks

to forge human and

institutional capacity in MS

to safely utilize nuclear technologies

to address local needs,

global issues and

contribute to national development.

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What does the TC programme do?

• Support the identification of specific capacities and gaps in MS

• Identify a specific programmatic response tailored to diverse needs and capacities

• Ensure a coherent, coordinated and interdisciplinary response by the Agency

• Identify partners and resources for delivering programmes with impact

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Ascertaining the priority needs of MS

• Two way street

• Agency staff must be aware of country’s priorities

• Member States must be aware of Agency programmes

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TC Relationship with Member States

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PMO

TO

MemberStates

PMs

NLO

Counterparts

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The Country Programme Framework

A descriptive planning process that identifies country needs and priorities, based on:

• Identified national priorities

• National Development Plans

• UNDAFs

• Regional priorities

• MDGs

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The Country Programme Framework

Aims to

• Identify problems to be addressed with nuclear technologies

• Outline the results expected in a given time frame

• Encourage MS to take ownership of the programme

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Central Criterion

• A project must address an area of real need in which there is a national programme enjoying strong government commitment and support. • tangible socio-economic benefit

• enabling environment

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National TC projects

• Address problems/needs at the national level

• Member State specific

• Build on or establish infrastructure

• May involve more than one counterpart / institution

• Need / country driven

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• Address problems / needs at the regional level

• Build on existing national infrastructure

• Promote Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC)

• Create links between regional institutions

• Aims at sharing information / expertise and experience

• Mainly HR

Regional TC projects

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• Address problems / needs at the interregional level

• Address transboundary issues

• Nurture partnerships

• Small number of projects

• Mainly HR

• Usually an Agency initiative

Interregional TC projects

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From technical cooperation to capacity development

TechnicalCooperation

Capacity Development

Facilitating access to knowledge

Facilitating multi-stakeholder engagement

Participatory policy dialogue

Creating space for learning

Supply driven Demand driven

Input-based Outcome-based

(transformative)

Human and institutional development Millennium Declaration

MDGs

Facilitating networking

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IAEA portfolio of services

Legislative Assistance

Equipment Support

Fellowships

Training (individual and in groups)

Technical Advice

Assessment of Needs

Technical Publications

Support for Research

Reference Materials Support

Knowledge Networking

Advisory Services

Peer Reviews

Public Information

TC support

Capacity building

Networking

Knowledge sharing

Partnership facilitation

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Addressing Member State priorities

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Addressing Member State priorities

DescriptionNumber of

countries in 2008Number of

countries in 2010

Not planning to introduce nuclear power plants, but interested in considering the issues associated with a nuclear power programme

16 31

Considering a nuclear programme to meet identified energy needs with a strong indication of intention to proceed

14 14

Active preparation for a possible nuclear power programme with no final decision

7 7

Decided to introduce nuclear power and started preparing the appropriate infrastructure

4 10

Invitation to bid to supply a nuclear power plant prepared

1

New nuclear power plant ordered 2

New nuclear power plant under construction 1 1

Total 51 65

10 to 25 new countries are expected to bring their first nuclear power plants on-line by 2030

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The Agency’s Response to the Accident in Japan

• Initial Agency Response

• Ministerial Conference

• Nuclear Safety Action Plan

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Initial Agency Response

• Activation and operation of IEC

• DG’s visit to Japan

• Meeting of Board of Governors

• Coordination of the inter-agency response to the accident

• Agency missions to Japan

• IAEA briefings of Member States

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Ministerial Conference

• Open ended consultations

• DG’s Statement

• Ministerial Conference• Preliminary Assessment

• Emergency Preparedness

• Global Safety Framework

• Ministerial Declaration - requested DG to prepare an Action Plan and Report of the Conference.

20

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Action Plan

• The purpose of the Action Plan is to define a programme of work to strengthen the Global Nuclear Safety Framework.

• 12 Actions with corresponding sub-actions

21

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Action Plan (contd.)

• Facilitate the development of the infrastructure necessary for Member States embarking on a nuclear power programme

• Strengthen and maintain capacity building

22

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Needs identification: Nuclear safety self-assessments

• The Agency helps Member States to conduct self-assessments in a number of areas based on IAEA Safety Standards

• This is a learning and investigation process and an integral part of the continuous improvement of an organization

• Self-assessment is useful at different stages:• Before starting an improvement programme

• Prior to a peer review

• Routinely, every 1 to 3 years to maintain a continuous improvement programme and to monitor progress

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Concept Phase: from needs to proposals

CPF

Pre-planningmissions

CPN review by the Secretariat

Review of concepts

Feedback toMS

1

2

6

5

4

• MS TC priorities for upcoming programming cycle:

• overview of the country programme

• project concepts ordered according to priorities

CPN (Country

Programme Note)

3

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One House Approach (1)

• A project is rarely a single strand activity

• A project in medical application, for example, is likely to have impacts on safety and radioactive waste

• Various parts of the Secretariat contribute to the delivery of one single project

• Each project should be integrated and cohesive

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LegalIssues

NuclearTechnology

Training Energy Options

Human Resources

Safety and Security

The Environment

Waste

PublicAcceptance

Transportation

Decommissioning

Regulatory Bodies

EmergencyResponseCapacity

Building

PlanningExample

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• The TC Department manages the technical cooperation programme

• The Technical Departments are responsible for providing technical support

• Officers from TC and Technical Departments work in full partnership with counterparts to implement the programme

One House Approach (2)

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Example of Fields of Activity

Example: Nuclear power reactors

Objective: to provide support to MSs that have decided to build new nuclear reactors or are already operating nuclear reactors.

• It covers all aspects from siting and construction of the facilities to commissioning and operation.

• Support can be provided on assessing and improving the operational safety, methods for safety assessment, efficient management systems and lifetime management. It will also take into account radiation protection, radioactive waste management, EPR and transport (covered under other FoAs).

• Support can include advancement and innovation of technology for NPPSs systems and their fuel cycles.

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A Changing World

• Nuclear Renaissance;

• Nuclear Safety Action Plan;

• Expansion of medical practices;

• … etc.

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Moving Forward

• Member States are an integral part of the Agency (MSs, Secretariat and Policy Making Organs)

• The Agency is as strong as its Member States

• Together, we need to build and sustain effective capacity nationally, regionally and globally to meet new challenges

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Moving Forward

• We must strengthen horizontal sharing of knowledge, experience and lessons learned

• Knowledge and experience can be shared only by active, in-depth participation and strong commitment to a mutual learning process

• The Agency has a vision, strategy and a policy for effective and sustainable capacity building to meet current and future challenges

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Technical cooperation: delivering results for

peace and development