Prague , Czech Republic 2008:

Topics for Discussion

General information about important regulatory issues

RA reguirements and Licensing process for power increasing of operated units

Use of PRA results for inspection activities (Risk based inspections)

Operational experience feedback

 

Tentative Schedule

Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands 2007:

News in the regulatory areas

Maintenance and development of national nuclear safety competences, impact on and preparation for new nuclear build of the Regulatory Body

Management of Safety Culture with the special view to the changing ownership structure of nuclear facilities

Bled, Slovenia 2006:

Ageing and life Time Management

Regulatory Control of Radioactive Sources

Regulatory Control of Radioactive Waste Management

Regulatory Control of Transport of Radioactive Materials

Nathigali, Pakistan 2005:

Assessment and management of safety and safety culture in licensees

Quality Management (Switzerland, Pakistan and others)

Ways of maintaining corporate knowledge with regulatory body

2004 review of Swiss legislative framework for conformity with IAEA safety requirements

Licensing of new NPP to IAEA standards

Most significant regulatory challenges/Areas for the improvement

International design certification of new reactor designs

Learning from operational experience and integrated safety assessment

  Vienna, Austria 2004

Regulatory iindependence of small regulatory bodies

Knowledge management and transfer

Budapest, Hungary 2003
Regulatory control of the use of contractors by operating organizations
Use of TSO for regulatory decision making
Ways of maintaining corporate knowledge within regulatory body
Qualification of NDT inspections
Licensing status of PBMR
Bratislava, Slovakia 2002
Use of IAEA safety standards
Use of the same computer codes and models by regulators and licensees
Qualification of NDT
Cape Town, South Africa 2001
Manpower resources
Pebble Bed modular reactor(PBMR) licensing
Public participation in the regulation
Plant integrity issues
Safety indicators and their use
Regulation of research reactors
Waste issues, Joint convention
Regulatory approaches to licensing
Helsinki, Finland 2000
Planning and supervision of regulatory inspection
Licensing of programmable automation systems and equipment
Current state of PBMR
Lessons learned from IRRT missions
QA of regulatory activates
Progress in waste management
Buenos Aires, Argentina 1999
Areas of cross-support on specific regulatory subjects
Lessons learned from the first review meeting of the CNS
Foreign suppliers-foreign standards
Regulatory promotion of the safety culture