EU Technical Assistance for Nuclear Safety through the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation Ynte Stockmann 1, Borislava Batandjieva-Metcalf 1, Mark Hulsmans 1, Henri Pauwels 2, Karina Robin 2, Pascal Daures 2 1 European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Transport, 2 European Commission, EuropeAid Ottawa, Canada, 9 April
Content Instrument for nuclear safety cooperation Regulatory Development 3 Pillar model Radioactive waste management Impact of Fukushima Dai-Ichi accident Coordination with IAEA INSC results and lessons learned Future plans Conclusion 2
Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2007- Follow-up of TACIS (1991-2006) Budget 524 M effective nuclear safety culture effective regulatory frameworks regulatory framework for nuclear safeguards prevention and mitigation of accidents with radiological consequences promote international cooperation (including IAEA) Implementation Europeaid with support of JRC COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 300/2007 of 19 February 2007 establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 3
INSC 2007 Programme 4
INSC 2008 Programme 5
INSC 2009 Programme 6
INSC 2010 Programme 7
INSC 2011 Programme 8
INSC 2012 Programme 9
INSC Proposal 10
On-going and approved waste and decommissioning projects: 11
Ongoing and approved regulatory cooperation projects: 12
Aspects of INSC projects Promote regulatory effectiveness, institution building and sustainability. Coordinate efforts of 27 EU member states. Relatively long lead time Large projects (500k -10M ) 13
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Regulatory Development Regulatory Body Development of Law and Regulations, EC Acquis/ EU Experience/ IAEA e.g. Armenia, Jordan, Vietnam Strategy Development General e.g. Belarus, Egypt, Vietnam Waste e.g. Mexico, Ukraine 15
Regulatory Development Effectiveness Quality Assurance and Knowledge Management E.g. Armenia and Mexico Stakeholder Interaction E.g. Belarus, Morocco, Ukraine International Cooperation Bilateral IAEA Regional (ANSN, ANNuR, ) 16
Regulatory Activities, Implementation Assessment of Licensing Documentation Modification/ Improvement Upgrade of waste facilities, Zaporozhe and Rovno NPP, Ukraine Construction Installations in Vektor site, Ukraine Regulatory Inspection and Enforcement Guidance documents Decommissioning: Iraq 17
2+2 Cooperation 18
2+2 Activities Assessment of licensing documentation E.g. Ukraine: Vektor, Buryakovka, RNPP and ZNPP Solution orientated discussion with the licensee(s) joint review of acceptance tests, PSARs, etc. Workshops and site visits 19
Training and Tutoring 2010 3 Million, 2 lots start 2012 2011 3 Million, 2 lots start 3 Million, proposed, start 2015 Non-INSC countries including EU members at own cost http://nuclear.jrc.ec.europa.eu/europeaidsafety-training/ 20
Training and Tutoring Trainees 2012 from: Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Ukraine, Vietnam Excellent training at different locations in the EU, e.g. Training on safety of waste management and decommissioning Rome, 2012. Regional training E.g. Radiological training, Hammamet Tunesia April 21
INSC Impact Fukushima Dai-Ichi Large scale European Stress Test activity INSC support: Stress test implementation: Armenia Stress test follow-up: Ukraine Stress test methodolgy transfer: Mexico Regional emergency preparedness: South East Asia Continued emphasis on decommissioning of less safe installations. 22
Coordination with IAEA INSC regulation 70/2011/EURATOM, encourages IAEA safety standards (e.g. ToRs) Use of IAEA guides/ Tecdocs (e.g. Sarcon) RCF hosting, activities, coordination (Jan meeting in Brussels) Support joining of international conventions (e.g. Joint Convention task for Armenia) Direct support for specific activities (EU-IAEA- Ukraine joint project, Iraq decommissioning) 23
INSC Results Measures to improve nuclear safety worldwide Strengthening of regulatory nuclear, radiation and waste safety network Increased network in EU Increased nuclear safety network between INSC partners Increased network EU-INSC partners Increased cooperation between EU and IAEA 24
INSC Success Story Success story Ukraine Assistance in the 1990 s Cooperation in the 2000 s In 2012 and Ukrainian TSO SSTC successfully takes part in consortia to win training and tutoring contract 25
Lessons Learnt Quality comes from both partners Success depends on the commitment of all parties involved partners, Consultant and EC Sustainability is a continuous challenge Radioactive waste, remediation and decommissioning are becoming of high importance 26
Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2014-2020 Proposal, to be approved in Focus: Regulatory cooperation Strengthening local networks Capacity Building Waste and decommissioning Remediation Safeguards 27
Conclusion EU INSC delivers extensive technical and financial contribution to regulatory assistance and overall nuclear safety, together with and in support of the IAEA. EC implements INSC in the regulatory area, based on 3 pillar model. Future EU cooperation in the regulatory area will continue to focus on capacity building, safeguards, nuclear safety, waste, remediation and decommissioning. Focus on transfer of EU best practice taking into account the IAEA safety standards. Unique added value from tailored support by EU experts who are doing the same job in their country 28
Additional information EuropeAid activities http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/ TACIS INSC completed projects: http://nuclear.jrc.ec.europa.eu/tacis-insc/ Training and Tutoring http://nuclear.jrc.ec.europa.eu/europeaid-safetytraining 29