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    Publications and Reports
    Characteristics of a Trusted Nuclear Regulator

    This report is intended to serve as a practical guide to explain the organisational characteristics, attributes and ways of thinking that can help a nuclear regulator build and maintain trust with in...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA Green booklet Regulation EGPC Public communication …
    Published date: 26 March 2025
    Publications and Reports
    신뢰받는 원자력 규제기관의 특성

    본 보고서는 원자력 규제기관이 이해관계자 및 대중과 신뢰를 구축하고 유지하는 데 도움이 될 수 있는 조직적 특성, 속성 및 사고 방식을 설명하는 실질적 지침 역할을 하고자 한다. 본 보고서는 이러한 특성을 실제로 입증하기 위해 취할 수 있는 조치와 활동 사례를 제공한다.

    NEA는 모든 규제기관이 사람과 환경 보호라는 사명의 유효성을 지속적으로 강화하기 위...

    Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA Green booklet Regulation EGPC Korean Public communication …
    Published date: 29 April 2025
    NEA Document
    BWR Severe Accident Mitigation Guidelines (SAMG) Information Compilation and Reactor Water Level Measurement
    NEA/CNRA/R(2022)2

    This report presents nuclear plant operator and regulatory practices in the area of severe accident management (SAM) in general and more specifically the regulation of its severe accident mitigation ...

    Boiling water reactors Boiling water reactors and nuclear safety CNRA Nuclear safety WPBWR Safety assessment Nuclear safety regulation Accident management …
    Published date: 8 April 2025
    NEA Document
    Consensus Position on Regulatory Inspections of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems and Components Important to Safety Used at Nuclear Power Plants (CP-15)
    NEA/CNRA/R(2022)3

    Regulatory inspections of digital instrumentation and control (I&C) hardware and software for systems and components important to safety at nuclear power plants are needed to verify that such systems...

    CNRA Nuclear safety Digital instrumentation WGDIC Safety Digital instrumentation and control in nuclear safety …
    Published date: 8 April 2025
    NEA Document
    Proceedings of the Working Group on Codes and Standards (WGCS) International Workshop on Mechanical Codes and Standards: In-Service Inspection, 11-14 April 2022
    NEA/CNRA/R(2023)4

    The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on Codes and Standards (WGCS) sponsored a online international workshop on in-service inspection (ISI) ...

    WGCS CNRA Nuclear safety Nuclear technology Inspection Safety Codes and standards in nuclear safety …
    Published date: 4 April 2025
    NEA Document
    Consensus Position on the Qualification of Existing and New Material Manufacturing Techniques within Codes and Standards
    NEA/CNRA/R(2023)3

    The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Group on Codes and Standards (WGCS) has agreed that a consensus position on the topic of the qualification of existing and new material man facturing technique...

    WGCS CNRA Nuclear safety Nuclear technology Safety Nuclear safety regulation Codes and standards in nuclear safety …
    Published date: 4 April 2025
    Activity
    Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)

    The Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) is an international committee created in 1989 to guide the NEA concerning safety in the regulation, licensing and inspection of nuclear installat...

    New build Boiling water reactors Digital instrumentation Regulation Inspection Inspection practices Advanced reactors Safety culture Regulation of new and advanced reactors Operating experience Codes and standards in nuclear safety Digital instrumentation and control in nuclear safety Boiling water reactors and nuclear safety CNRA Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 16 February 2024
    Activity
    Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC)

    The CNRA believes in the importance of having a working group dedicated to safety culture. The Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) provided a senior level regulatory forum for exchanging informati...

    Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA Green booklet Stakeholder Safety culture Safety culture Operating experience Nuclear safety regulation Safety research …
    Published date: 25 February 2025
    Activity
    Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC)

    The Working Group in Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) provided a forum for nuclear regulatory organisation communicators and outreach officers to exchange information, ...

    Human aspects of nuclear safety WGPC CNRA Public communication Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 25 February 2025
    NEA Document
    Proceedings of the International Workshop on Operating Experience (OPEX) 25-27 April 2022 Budapest, Hungary
    NEA/CNRA/R(2024)1

    Operating Experience (OPEX) is a fundamental pillar of nuclear safety. Collecting, analysing and sharing the knowledge gained from over 18 000 reactor-years of operation worldwide is key to maintaini...

    WGOE CNRA Safety Proceedings Operating experience Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 5 February 2025
    News
    NEA committees on nuclear safety and regulatory activities discuss progress

    CSNI and CNRA members gathered for bi-annual meetings.

    News brief CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation CSNI Safety research …
    Published date: 3 January 2025
    Publications and Reports
    State-of-the-Art Report on Nuclear Fuel Behaviour in Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LOCA) Conditions

    This report established by the NEA Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS) of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) compiles the state-of-the-art knowledge on fuel behaviour in loss...

    English Nuclear fuel Nuclear installations Nuclear safety State-of-the-art report Nuclear accident loss estimation CSNI PRG CSNI Joint project Safety Reactor technology Safety research CNRA WGFS …
    Published date: 18 September 2024
    News
    Energy ministers and industry CEOs assemble to advance new nuclear deployment

    Leaders of government and industry gathered at Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2024 on 19-20 Septembe.

    DG statement CNRA Climate change Security of supply Financing …
    Published date: 30 September 2024
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    NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) statement reaffirming good regulatory principles
    CNRA Regulation International co-operation Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 25 September 2024
    NEA Document
    Reactor Water Level Measurement: A Report by the Working Party on Boiling Water Reactors
    NEA/CNRA/R(2022)5

    This report outlines first the safety concerns and the regulatory basis for reactor water level measurement diversity and reliability in participating countries. After that the measurement methods an...

    English Boiling water reactors CNRA WPBWR Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 25 March 2024
    Activity
    Expert Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (EGPC)

    The Expert Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (EGPC) is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out it...

    Human aspects of nuclear safety WGPC CNRA EGPC Public communication Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 24 July 2024
    Activity
    Working Group on New Technology (WGNT)

    The WGNT is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme in work areas related to new technologies.

    CNRA Regulation WGNT Regulation of new and advanced reactors Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 26 June 2024
    News
    NEA committees make progress, share best practices in the safety assessment and regulation of nuclear facilities

    CSNI and CNRA meetings took place on 4-7 June.

    News brief WGAMA CNRA Nuclear safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Joint project Nuclear safety regulation Safety research …
    Published date: 17 June 2024
    NEA Document
    Third Construction Experience Synthesis Report
    NEA/CNRA/R(2021)1

    This report analyses 36 events that regulators have observed during the construction of new nuclear power reactors, from siting to licensing and oversight. The database is part of the Contruction Exp...

    WGRNR CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation CSNI PRG Safety Regulation of new and advanced reactors Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 17 June 2024
    Event
    The 2024 Workshop on Nuclear Supply Chain: Assurance Today, Confidence Tomorrow
    5 - 6 March 2024
    Paris, France

    Suppliers play a critical role in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. With a declining number of nuclear grade suppliers and a loss of skills in some regions, supply chain oversig...

    Nuclear installations CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation New nuclear power plants WGSUP Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 31 May 2024
    News
    Addressing the challenges in the nuclear supply chain to ensure safe and reliable nuclear operations

    NEA workshop gathers nuclear sector stakeholders for interactive discussions.

    CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation New nuclear power plants WGSUP …
    Published date: 20 March 2024
    Publications and Reports
    The Safety Culture of an Effective Nuclear Regulatory Body

    The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that activities related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy are carried out in a safe manner within their respective c...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA Nuclear safety Green booklet WGLSC Regulation Safety culture Safety Safety culture Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 4 February 2016
    Publications and Reports
    Methods for Assessing and Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Regulatory Body

    This report further explores some of the key elements presented in The Safety Culture of an Effective Regulatory Body (2016), commonly known as the NEA Green Booklet, and provides both an overview an...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety Human and organisational factors Nuclear safety WGSC WGLSC Nuclear safety research Safety culture Safety research CNRA Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 10 May 2021
    Activity
    Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP)

    The purpose of the WGIP was to facilitate the exchange of information and experience related to regulatory safety inspections among NEA member countries.

    CNRA Inspection practices
    Published date: 19 February 2024
    Activity
    Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR)

    The Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR) examined the regulatory issues of the siting, licensing and regulatory oversight for all new commercial nuclear power reactors. The WGRNR f...

    New build WGRNR Operational safety CNRA Inspection Inspection practices Regulation of new and advanced reactors Operating experience …
    Published date: 19 February 2024
    Activity
    Working Party on Boiling Water Reactors (WPBWR)

    The Working Party on Boiling Water Reactors (WPBWR) covered all boiling water reactors, including advanced boiling water reactors (ABWRs) and the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR).

    Boiling water reactors Boiling water reactors and nuclear safety CNRA WPBWR Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 19 February 2024
    Activity
    Working Group on Digital Instrumentation and Control (WGDIC)

    The Working Group on Digital Instrumentation and Control (WGDIC) promoted harmonisation and improvements in nuclear safety through the development of regulatory guidance to address digital instrument...

    CNRA WGDIC Digital instrumentation and control in nuclear safety
    Published date: 16 February 2024
    NEA Document
    The Regulator's Role in Assessing the Licensee's Oversight of Vendor and Other Contracted Services
    NEA/CNRA/R(2011)4

    The CNRA has procuded a series of reports, known as regulatory guidance booklets or "'green booklets", which examine various regulatory challenges and adress the major elements and contemporary issue...

    English CNRA Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 20 January 2011
    NEA Document
    Improving Nuclear Regulation - Volumes 1 to 14
    NEA/CNRA/R(2011)10

    Over the previous decade, the CNRA has produced a series of regulatory guidance reports known as the "green booklets". These reports are prepared and peer reviewed by senior regulators. They provide ...

    English CNRA Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 13 May 2011
    NEA Document
    Green booklet on Characteristics of an Effective Regulator
    NEA/CNRA/R(2014)3

    Following a special topical discussion held on the characteristics of an effective regulator at the 27th CNRA meeting on 4-5 June 2012 and subsequent discussions at the 28th CNRA meeting on 3-4 Decem...

    English CNRA Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 19 February 2014
    NEA Document
    2018 Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities/Multinational Design Evaluation Programme Workshop on Nuclear Supply Chain Management: Proceedings
    NEA/CNRA/R(2019)3

    The CNRA-MDEP workshop was held at the NEA Headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) on 5-6 November 2018 on the subject of nuclear supply chain management activities. The following topics were s...

    English CNRA Regulation Proceedings
    Published date: 17 May 2019
    Activity
    CNRA Senior-level Task Group on the Regulatory Goal of Assuring Nuclear Safety

    The Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA), at its June 2006 meeting, agreed to form a Senior-level Expert Group to produce a report called "The Regulatory Goal of Assuring Nuclear Safety"...

    CNRA Regulation Inspection practices Regulation of new and advanced reactors Operating experience Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 13 March 2020
    NEA Document
    Proceedings of the Special International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop on Digital Instrumentation & Control (DI&C), 9-13 June 2019 - Toronto, Canada
    NEA/CNRA/R(2020)3

    The main objectives of the Special International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop on Digital Instrumentation & Control (DI&C), which was jointly held by the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Workin...

    WGIP Nuclear safety Digital instrumentation Regulation WGDIC Inspection Safety Canada CNRA …
    Published date: 25 August 2023
    News
    Discussing nuclear regulatory activities

    CNRA met to discuss its new structure and future activities.

    News brief CNRA Regulation Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 14 June 2023
    Publications and Reports
    Harmonising the Nuclear Licensing Process for Emerging Technologies: A Global Path Forward

    Independent safety regulation has been a hallmark of the global nuclear power sector from its beginnings. Industry and government have long understood the importance of a predictable and adaptable re...

    English Nuclear safety Regulation Policy Brief Nuclear safety research CSNI Regulation of new and advanced reactors SMR Small modular reactors Advanced reactor systems CNRA Nuclear innovation Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 7 April 2022
    NEA Document
    Consensus Position on the Impact of Cyber Security Features on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Important to Safety at Nuclear Power Plants [CP-08]
    NEA/CNRA/R(2021)2

    The NEA Working Group on Digital Instrumentation and Controls (WGDIC) has agreed that a consensus position on the impact of cyber security features on digital instrumentation and control (I&C) system...

    IAEA CNRA Nuclear safety Digital instrumentation Security WGDIC CSNI Safety International co-operation …
    Published date: 7 November 2022
    News
    Experts discuss nuclear safety and regulatory issues

    CSNI and CNRA held their biannual meetings and a joint session at the NEA headquarters.

    News brief Nuclear installations CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation Nuclear safety research CSNI Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 10 June 2022
    NEA Document
    Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan and Mandates: 2011-2016
    NEA/CSNI/R(2011)1/REV1

    This Joint Strategic Plan for the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) takes into account the evolving status of the nucle...

    English CNRA Nuclear safety research CSNI Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 25 February 2013
    Publications and Reports
    Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy: Safety, Performance, and Responsibility

    Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy shares personal insights through a series of in-depth conversations between the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director-General and leading figures in the sector. ...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA WGSC Japan Safety culture Safety culture Director-General Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 15 January 2019
    News
    Key NEA committees meet to discuss developments in nuclear safety research and regulation

    The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) held their biannual meetings from 6 to 9 December 2021 and discussed the evol...

    News brief CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation Nuclear safety research CSNI Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 14 December 2021
    News
    Latest updates on NEA work in nuclear safety and regulation

    CNRA/CSNI meetings, May-June 2021.

    News brief CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation Nuclear safety research CSNI Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 10 June 2021
    News
    Nuclear safety research and regulation

    CNRA/CSNI meetings, December 2020

    News brief CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation Nuclear safety research CSNI Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 7 December 2020
    Activity
    Working Group on the Safety of Advanced Reactors (WGSAR)

    The working group will be responsible for the programme of work in the CNRA regarding regulatory activities in the primary area of advanced reactors and associated installations. The term “advanced r...

    CNRA Regulation WGSAR Advanced reactors Regulation of new and advanced reactors Operating experience …
    Published date: 2 April 2020
    NEA Document
    Regulatory Perspectives on Safety Aspects Related to Advanced Sodium Fast Reactors Part 4. Fuel Qualification for Sodium Fast Reactors
    NEA/CNRA/R(2019)2

    This technical report describes the regulatory perspectives on safety aspects related to the fuel qualification for advanced sodium fast reactors (SFRs) and identifies topics that should be investiga...

    CNRA Nuclear safety Regulation WGSAR Safety …
    Published date: 13 September 2021
    NEA Document
    Operating Plan and Guidelines for the Nuclear Energy Agency Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activites 2017-2022
    NEA/CNRA/R(2017)5/REV2
    Nuclear installations CNRA Nuclear safety Nuclear safety regulation
    Published date: 10 August 2021
    NEA Document
    10th International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop on Effectiveness of Regulatory Inspections, Inspection of Licensee Safety Culture, and Inspection of Licensee Safety Management System - Workshop Proceedings
    NEA/CNRA/R(2010)5

    These proceedings cover the 10th International Workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. The focus of this workshop was regulatory inspection activities in 3 main areas: 

    • Experience...
    English WGIP CNRA Inspection practices Proceedings Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 4 August 2010
    NEA Document
    Challenges and Enhancements to the Safety Culture of the Regulatory Body - CNRA/CSNI/CRPPH Workshop
    NEA/CNRA/R(2015)8

    A workshop on challenges and enhancements to the safety culture of the regulatory body (SCRB) was held on 3 June 2015 in Paris, France. The workshop provided an invaluable opportunity for an exchange...

    English WGHOF CNRA CRPPH CSNI Safety culture …
    Published date: 7 December 2015
    Publications and Reports
    Regulating the Long-term Safety of Geological Disposal

    Regulating the long-term safety of geological disposal of radioactive waste poses special challenges due to the very long timescales involved. This report has been prepared to help foster a common un...

    English Safety regulation in radioactive waste management Guidelines Deep geological repository (DGR) Policy Regulation CRPPH NLC Radioactive waste management Safety Decision making LTSC CNRA Geological disposal …
    Published date: 30 October 2007
    NEA Document
    Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisation: A Public Communication Case Study: Switzerland
    NEA/CNRA/R(2019)4
    CNRA
    Published date: 12 October 2020
    Publications and Reports
    Transparency of Nuclear Regulatory Activities

    One of the main missions of nuclear regulators is to protect the public, and this cannot be completely achieved without public confidence. The more a regulatory process is transparent, the more such ...

    English Human aspects of nuclear safety WGPC CNRA Japan Public communication Proceedings Nuclear safety regulation …
    Published date: 16 November 2007
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