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Self-Assessment of the National Safety Infrastructure for a NPP

4th Steering Committee, competence of regulatory bodies | 05 December 2012

Jean-René JUBINRegulatory Activities Section | Division of Nuclear Installation Safety

Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

Contents

Self-assessment against SSG-16 IRIS - Methodology IRIS – Software Conclusion

JR Jubin, Dec. 2012 | IRIS 2

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Self-Assessment against SSG 16 |1

o Safety Guide SSG 16 constitutes a “road-map” for the progressive application of IAEA safety standards according to 20 Elements through 200 actions. These actions are a “step” towards the full application of IAEA safety standards during the early phases of the implementation of a nuclear power programme



20 Safety Elements, divided in phase 1, 2 and 3

o Relevant requirements are listedo Actions (should statements) are

numberedo Additional text provides

1. rationale for the should statements

2. guidance on how to get prepared and how to reach this statements

5Abida Khatoon– Nuclear Safety Infrastructure development

National Policy and Strategy for SafetyGlobal safety regimeLegal frameworkRegulatory frameworkTransparency and opennessFunding and financingExternal expert supportProvision of technical servicesLeadership and management for safetyHuman resources development...Safety qualification of industrial organizationsTechnical infrastructure reliabilityDesign safetyPreparation for commissioningTransport safetyInterfaces with nuclear security

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o To facilitate the use and implementation of SSG 16, upon Member States’ request, it has been decided to develop a self-assessment mechanismo IRIS, Integrated Review of Infrastructure for Safety



What is self-assessment

o a learning and investigation process to review the current status of an organisation, its processes and performance against predefined criteria in order to identify areas for improvement of its efficiency and effectiveness

o an opportunity to develop safety culture across the involved organisations

o an integral part of the development of organizations aiming at excellence

o resource intensive activity which request a strong commitment



What is the aim of self-assessment

o assess the current situation and progress made to build up the safety infrastructure for a nuclear power programme

o create a common understanding among stakeholders of the progress made in the development of the safety infrastructure

o identify gaps between the current situation and expected status of the national safety infrastructure, and list areas where improvement is needed

o take appropriate actions to strengthen the current safety infrastructure if necessary, in order to comply with IAEA standards

o Progress made during a period can be measured by repeating the self-assessment as the national power programme develops


IRIS is based on 20 question-sets developed for the 20 Elements of Safety Infrastructure (Legal framework, regulatory framework, funding and financing, safety research, etc.)

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o For each action, one primary question and subsidiaries to develop some aspects of the answero Primary question

o Has the Government recognized the need for an effectively independent and competent Regulatory Body, and considered the appropriate position of the Regulatory Body in the State’s Governmental and legal framework for safety?

o Subsidiary questiono What are the role and responsibilities going to

be assigned to the future regulatory body?

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Governmental programme managementGlobal safety regimeLegal frameworkRegulatory frameworkTransparency and opennessFunding and financingExternal expert supportProvision of technical servicesLeadership and management for safetyHuman resources developmentSafety researchRadiological protection and safetySafety assessmentRadioactive waste safety and decommissioningEmergency preparedness and responseSite selection and evaluationOperating organizationSafety qualification of industrial organizationsTechnical infrastructure reliabilityDesign safetyPreparation for commissioningTransport safetyInterfaces with nuclear security

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Integrated Review of

Infrastructure for Safety

IRIS – Methodology |1

Pre-conditions

The Government

o should commit itself to complete the self-assessment in accordance to an agreed scope

o should ensure that SA is performed at a meaningful stage in the NPP so that benefits from the SA can be expected

o should ensure coordination arrangements to be established and implemented between organizations taking part in the SA



Pre-conditions

The Senior Management of the involved organizations should commit itself to:

o allocate adequate resources for completion of the SA

o encourage staff to perform the SA in a frank and honest manner and in a blame free environment

o consider the SA conclusions in a frank and transparent way in a no-blame culture

o fully implement the subsequent actions



o The lifecycle of an IRIS self-assessment comprises 5 different steps

o Can be repeated to measure regularly the progresses made to establish the infrastructure for safety

1 Preparation

2 Answering5 Follow Up

4 Action Plan 3 Analysis



o Constitution of a Project Organisation (coordination, management, Respondents and Analysts

o Preparation of a National Plan o scope for each involved organization

o Selection of the corresponding question-sets

o Main steps and schedule

o Training concerned persons


1 Preparation

To prepare and organise the whole assessment project

Preparation


Preparation: project management structure


Coordination Group (CG)

Project Manager (PM)

Local Project Management

Team (LPMT)

Local Project Manager (LPM)



Team (LPMT)



Team (LPMT)

Organisation 1 Organisation 2 Organisation 3

Project Management Team (PMT)

Senior representatives of all relevant organizations (in early phase, it will be the NEPIO), in charge of defining the objectives and scope

Senior managers, specialists and technical staff from cross-functional areas within the relevant organizations, divided in:- Respondent Team (RT) in charge of the elaboration of the answers- Analysis Team (AT), if possible, not directly involved in the elaboration of the answers

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Answering

o Performed by the RespondentTeam(s) o descriptive response, reflecting the current factual

situation and not the desired stateo all relevant evidenceo quality check the responses


1 Preparation

2 Answering


o Review the answers and further evidence and references

o Clarify answers, when needed (interview the RT, etc.)

o Analyse informationo Make recommendationso Produce an analyst report

1 Preparation

2 Answering

3 Analysis


o Performed by the Analysis Team(s) independent of the RT.

Analysis


Developed by the Project Management Team under the authority of the Coordination Group

o Based on the Analysis Report, including the recommendations

o Addressing all recommendations made during the analysis phase

o Addressing priorities, timelines and responsibilities(organisations)


1 Preparation

2 Answering


Action Plan


Responsibility of Senior management of every organization to implement the action plan and follow-up

Coordination Group should regularly follow-up the action plan


1 Preparation



Follow-up

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IRIS Software |1

To facilitate the implementation of a Self-Assessment


1 Preparation



IRIS Software |2

o IRIS is a module of Self-Assessment Tool, which also includes SARIS• Self-Assessment of Regulatory Infrastructure for Safety

o IRIS will address the Specificities of self-assessment against SSG 16 (multiple involved organisations, phases).• It will possible to select:

• Phase(s)

• Organisation(s)


IRIS Software |3

o IRIS includes the following main self-assessment steps

o To answer questions thoroughly and provide facts and evidences to support their answer(Respondent role)

o To analyse answers (SWOT) in order to identify rooms for improvements and provide recommendations (Analyst Role)

o To develop the action plan (Action Planner Role) from gaps identified and recommendations made during the Analyst Phase


2 Answering

4 Action Plan

3 Analysis

IRIS Software |4

o Within IRIS, can be created o Self-assessment lifecycles (scope, phases, etc.)o Users and assign role and responsibilities

o Administrators (managers of the system and lifecycle)

o Readers

o Respondents (responsible to answer questions and gather all necessary data and information)

o Analysts (responsible to analyse the responses and made recommendations)

o Action planners (responsible to develop an action plan)

o Produce reports, interim and final


IRIS Software |5


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Conclusion |1

- SSG-16 provides guidance to apply progressively the IAEA Safety Standards in the development of a NPP

- IRIS is developed to facilitate a self-assessment of national safety infrastructure

- Self-Assessment is time and resource consuming but there are many motivations to use IRIS-self-assessment, including too Identify areas of improvement and to fix them at organisational level and national

level (SSG 16)

o Develop safety culture and competences for safety across the involved organisations

o Promote staff commitment and involvement to their organization and its processes and its performances

o Inform all stakeholders of the NPP of the progress made to establish an infrastructure for safety and to help for coordination


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