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INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

IAEA activities and documents related to CM

February 2007

Csilla TOTH(IAEA, NSNI)

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Outline

• IAEA

• IAEA Safety Standards

• IAEA documents and activities related to Configuration Management (CM)

• IAEA documents related to CM

• Future plans on Configuration Management

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

• established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957

• world's foremost intergovernmental forumfor scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology

• 141 Member States

IAEA HeadquartersVienna, Austria

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IAEA at a Glance

• 500,000 plus monthly visits to the Agency’s WorldAtom web site

• 2 million plus records in the International Nuclear Information System(INIS)– Agency’s largest

bibliographic and reference database

• More than 100 publications issued (in print and electronic form) in 2006

• 500,000 plus monthly visits to the Agency’s WorldAtom web site

• 2 million plus records in the International Nuclear Information System(INIS)– Agency’s largest

bibliographic and reference database

• More than 100 publications issued (in print and electronic form) in 2006

• 141 Member States• 50 years of international service

since 1957 • 2,205 professional and support

staffs• Budget :

– $230 M: regular budget for 2006, – $ 30 M: supplemented by extra-

budgetary contributions– $75 M: Technical cooperation fund in

2006

• 120 approved Coordinated Research Projects involving about 1,600 active research contracts and agreements.

• 141 Member States• 50 years of international service

since 1957 • 2,205 professional and support

staffs• Budget :

– $230 M: regular budget for 2006, – $ 30 M: supplemented by extra-

budgetary contributions– $75 M: Technical cooperation fund in

2006

• 120 approved Coordinated Research Projects involving about 1,600 active research contracts and agreements.

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Director GeneralMr. El Baradei

Department of Nuclear EnergyMr. A. Yuri Sokolov

Department of Technical Co-operation

Ms. Ana Maria Cetto

Department of Nuclear SafetyMr. T. Taniguchi

Department of Safeguards

Mr. O. Heinonen

Department of Administration

Mr. D. Waller

Department of Nuclear SA

Mr. W. Burkart

Departmental Structure of the IAEA

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NPP in Member States: Current Status

Average age of operating NPPs is constantly increased: a role of ageing/life management becomes more important.

IAEA initiated ageing/life management activities in 1980s to:• facilitate information exchange among Member States;• create guidance documents on this subject.

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• “To establish or adopt… [in consultation with…] standards of safety for the protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property”

• “…and to provide for the application of these standards”

IAEA Statute (Article III.A.6)

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IAEA Safety Standards Series Hierarchy

GuidesGuides

RequirementsRequirements

FundamentalsFundamentals

recommendations(“should”)

requirements that must be met (“shall”)

objectives, concepts,principles

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OVERVIEW OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS

Safety of nuclear facilities

Radiation protection and safety of radiation sources

Safe management of radioactive waste

Safe transport of radioactive material

General safety (cross-cutting themes)

Thematic areas

Legal and governmental infrastructure

Emergency preparedness and response

Management systems

Assessment and verification

Site evaluation

Radiation protection

Radioactive waste management

Rehabilitation of contaminatedareas

Decommissioning

Facilities and activities

Nuclear power plants

Research reactors

Fuel cycle facilities

Radiation related facilities andactivities

Waste treatment and disposalfacilities

Transport of radioactivematerial

Thematic areas

Legal and governmental infrastructure

Emergency preparedness and response

Management systems

Assessment and verification

Site evaluation

Radiation protection

Radioactive waste management

Rehabilitation of contaminatedareas

Decommissioning

Facilities and activities

Nuclear power plants

Research reactors

Fuel cycle facilities

Radiation related facilities andactivities

Waste treatment and disposalfacilities

Transport of radioactivematerial

THE SAFETY STANDARDS COVER SAFETY IN FIVE AREAS

IAEA Safety Standards are available on: www.iaea.org

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APPLICATION OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS

The conclusion from the presentations and from the questionnaires is that (what was already known for IAEA) the IAEA Safety Standards are recognized internationally, but the degree of recognition varies significantly. They are applied:

–completely, –partially, –only as a reference, –not at all.

•It was indicated during the meeting that some Member States have problems with the understanding of the language (wording) of the documents and this makes more difficult to use the SS.

•There was a strong agreement about the fact that the high quality of IAEA SS is the common interest for all Member States.

•There is a big change expected on the further use and application of IAEA SS by Member States as many MS started or will start a review process of their national Safety Requirements and a comparison between the new IAEA SS and their old national SS.

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Collection of inputs for the future review and revision process of IAEA Safety Standards for Design of NPPs

The most relevant systematic way to collect inputs from Member States on the experience feedback on Application of IAEA Safety standards for the Design of NPPs for the future revision process are results from :

– Consultancy Meetings – Technical Meetings– Design Safety Review Missions– Safety Analysis Report Review Procedure (SARRP)

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IAEA Background in Configuration Management

Regular Budget• “Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants” (IAEA

TECDOC 1335, issued January 2003)• “Application of Configuration Management in Nuclear Power

Plants “ – (New IAEA Safety Report – draft –to issue in 2006)

(Focus on examples of events and challenges to CM)• Technical Meeting on CM (Vienna-2005)

Technical Cooperation Projects• European Regional Projects

– Workshops on CM and Design Basis Documents (RER)• Country TC Projects (Bulgaria, Russia-2006)

Extra budgetary Projects (China-2006)

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IAEA-TECDOC-1335

• TECDOC 1335 issued January 2003

• “Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants”

• IAEA Guideline Document

• Available on IAEA web site www.iaea.org

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IAEA-TECDOC-1335

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Plant Configuration Management Program

3. Process for Improving the Existing Configuration Management Practice

4. Conclusion and Recommendations

References

Annexes A-J

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IAEA-TECDOC-1335

...speaking the same language

CM Objective from IAEA-TECDOC-1335

same as ANSI CM-1.0 -2000

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Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in

NPPs“

The document is written primarily for operating organisations and technical support organisations but can also be used by regulatory organisations.

• The purpose of this publication is not to provide a prescriptive set of actions that must be taken, but rather, to offer guidance for reviewing the situation and for establishing and maintaining an effective CM system.

The safety report highlights the safety aspects of configuration management and provides guidance on how to address issues related to this topic. Developed to provide practical applications– Focus on examples of

events and challenges to CM advice on meeting challenges

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Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in

NPPs“

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Structuring and Improving CM

3. Applications of Configuration Management

4. Organisational and Human Factors aspects

5. Self Assessments and Performance Indicators

6. General Recommendations

Annexes

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Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in NPPs“

CM Principles

• Protect Design Basis – Ensure compliance with design basis

• Modify the Plant – Design change control process

• Operate the Plant – Keep operational configuration control at all times.

• Maintain the Plant – Keep configuration during maintenance activities at all times.

• Test the Plant – Review physical status of the plant in conformity with design basis.

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Future plans on Configuration Management

• Extension of the RER project “Improvement of Design Basis and Configuration Management Documentation” (2007-2008)Same Objective:– To improve the Documentation of the Design Basis of NPPs – To improve the understanding of the interaction between the design basis

documentation, Configuration Management and the safety and operation of the NPP .

Same Participants: Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania,

Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine• Workshops, Training courses under TC Country Projects• Revision of the Safety Requirements NS-R-2 (to include

CM)• Publication of the Safety Report on “Application of

Configuration Management in NPPs”• Safety Guide on Configuration Management ???