Safety Strategy

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Establishing a National Nuclear Installation
Safety Infrastructure IAEA Safety Guide
Gustavo Caruso Head, Regulatory Activities
Section Division of Nuclear Installation Safety
Department
of Nuclear Safety and Security
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Content

• INTRODUCTION
• OBJECTIVE
• MAIN SAFETY ELEMENTS
• Institutional
• Organizational
• Technical
• ROADMAP FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

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Introduction

• Increasing demand from newcomer countries for
  practical guidance on the establishment of a
  nuclear installation safety infrastructure.
• Relevant Safety Considerations Fundamental
  Safety Principles, IAEA SF-1 and Governmental
  and Regulatory Framework, GS-R-1.
• Considerations to Launch a Nuclear Power
  Programme and Milestones in the Development of
  a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power

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Objective

• Road-map to apply the entire suite of IAEA SS
  progressively at early phases of the
  implementation of a nuclear power programme.
• To describe the expected progression of the
  safety requirements and / or of their
  implementation
• Phase 1 Before a decision to embark on
  nuclear power.
• Phase 2 During the preparatory
  work for construction of
• a NPP after a
  policy decision has been taken
• To promote the leadership and management of
  safety
• IAEA services and Self-Assessment

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Introduction

• National Nuclear Safety Infrastructure The set
  of institutional, organizational and technical
  elements and conditions established in a Member
  State to provide a sound foundation for ensuring
  of a sustainable high level of nuclear safety.
• National Safety Policy and Strategy

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• Institutional Safety Elements
• National legal and regulatory framework
• Human Resources development
• Transparent communication on benefits and risks
  of nuclear power
• National technical infrastructure
• Safety Research
• Financing and funding mechanisms
• International commitments and cooperation
• Leadership and Management for Safety

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• Organizational Safety Elements
• Regulatory Body
• Technical Support Organizations
• Operating Organization
• Industrial Organizations
• Provision of Technical Services

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• Technical Safety Elements
• Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Safety
• and decommissioning
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Physical protection and security
• Nuclear installations site selection

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IAEA Safety Standards

• Roadmap for Infrastructure Development to Safety
  Standards Requirements and Additional Safety
  Guidance
• Define areas
• Identify phases
• Select requirements
• Provide guidance

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