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USNRC IRRS Training - Preparations of Reviewers
• Learning Objectives• To start with• Advance Reference Material• Reviewers’ actions• Summary
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Learning objectives
After finishing this lecture the trainee will:• be familiar with the actions to be performed prior
to an IRRS mission; in specific• will know the documents to be consulted in order
to be prepared to the mission• will be acquainted with the contents and use of
the Advance Reference Material
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IRRS Guidelines
• Objectives (c.f. Lecture 1)• Structure (c.f. Lecture 1)• Preparations (c.f. Lecture 5)• Conduct of the review mission• Evaluation and documentation of
Observations (c.f. Lecture 12)• Responsibilities (c.f. Lecture 3)
Please read carefully the entire document prior to a mission
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/
PDF/SVS-23_web.pdf
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IAEA safety standards
• IRRS Modules are related to given IAEA safety standard requirements (c.f. Lectures 2 and 17)
• The safety standard most important for IRRS is GSR Part 1
Please be acquainted with all IAEA safety standard requirements related to your review areas
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Training documents
• Reviewers are expected to recapitulate all BIT Lectures
• An electronic self-training package is under preparation to facilitate the recapitulation
• A refresher training is held the day before the mission starts
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Mission report
• Reviewers are expected to get familiar with • the mission report of at least one earlier mission• the mission report template to be used in the current
mission (c.f. Lecture 7)
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ADVANCE REFERENCE MATERIAL
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ARM – purpose and goal
• The ARM – compiled by the host country – is meant to summarize the information necessary to the reviewers for preparing themselves to the mission
• The ARM is expected to be available two months prior to the mission
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ARM - access
Available through the IRRS restricted site:http://gnssn.iaea.org/sites/auth/RegNet/IRRS/default.aspx
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ARM – Self-assessment
• The most important component• Answers to the Questionnaires for all
Modules in the scope
Read all on your review areas and prepare questions for interviews
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ARM – general information
• National reports (for safety convention review meetings, for stress test, etc.)
• Annual reports of the regulatory body• National strategies and policies (nuclear and
waste safety, security, energy, etc.)• Nuclear programme and the nuclear facilities
and activities• Regulatory body policy documents• Regulatory body Management Manual
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ARM – legal background
• Laws, acts, orders, decrees, regulations in the scope of the mission
• Regulatory requirements and guides
You need to be aware of the legal background and regulations related to your review areas
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ARM – SA Summary
For each Module:• Summary of the Self-
assessment results • Conclusions and foreseen
actions • Please read carefully the
Chapters related to your areas
• Please also read the Chapters on Modules 1 & 3
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ARM – Action Plan
• List of actions identified in the self-assessment as necessary
• Reviewers are supposed to be fully aware of these planned actions during their interviews
• If an Action Plan item relates to noncompliance with IAEA safety standards, you are expected to formulate a Recommendation
• Suggestions may also originate from Action Plan items
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ARM – policy discussions
• Policy issues proposed by the hosts are discussed during the mission
• They provide information to the hosts on the experience and practice in the reviewers’ countries
• Documents and facts related to the policy discussions are part of the ARM
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OT Openness & transparency 18
IR Independence of regulator 17
HR Human resources & knowledge m. 13
EC Effectiveness and competence 10
LM Leadership & man. safety 8
LA Long term operation & ageing m. 8
RA Regulatory approaches 7
IC Interfaces & co-operation 7
RP Radiation protection 7
NB New build 6
FR Fukushima response 5
WM Waste management 5
RO Regulatory oversight methods 4
UO Use of OEF 3
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Policy issues frequency
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Be aware that:
• You are expected to assess the ARM against the relevant IAEA safety standards
• You need to form an initial opinion of your subject area
• You need to allocate the necessary time for reviewing the ARM before the mission
• Experience shows that at least a full week is needed for an average reviewer to make these reviews before the mission
• It is a very heavy work for the host country to assemble and edit the ARM and make necessary translations.
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First impressions
• Reviewers are expected to summarize their first impressions • issues to investigate further• open questions• possible findings• missing documents or data
• They are to be sent to the TL and TC two weeks prior to the mission
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Summary (1)
Read through the IRRS Guidelines
Revise training course material
Familiarize with the IAEA Safety Standards relevant for the assigned module(s)/areas
Obtain from the ARM a sound picture about the legal background and regulations relevant for the assigned module(s)/areas
Assess that part of the ARM which is related to the assigned module(s)/areas and make note of issues that require further clarification during the interviews, i.e. missing or incomplete information USNRC IRRS Training - Preparations of
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Summary (2)
Prepare a list of questions that may clarify the issues found (to be handed over to the counterpart)
Write down the first impressions, possible concerns and conclusions to be discussed during the initial team meeting
Team members are supposed to read only that part of the ARM that is related to the assigned module(s)/area(s). But remember that the ARM on Modules 1 and 3 provides valuable legal and regulatory background information that should be of interest for all reviewers
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