Based on the regulatory actions underway or being considered in different member countries concerning their ability to maintain their corporate knowledge with respect to the ageing work force, the Co...

This appendix provides the complete compilation of responses received to the questionnaire issued in conjunction with the International Operating Experience Feedback Workshop. The workshop was coordi...

Following discussions at the CNRA meeting held on 7-8 June 2010, the Senior Task Group on Long-term Operation was established to prepare a document on regulatory challenges for long-term operation of...

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP) sponsored the 11th International Workshop on Nuclear Regulatory Ins...

This report issued by Working Group for Inspection Practices (WGIP) aims to examine and evaluate how maintenance programs are inspected and the benefits of the inspections. This information would the...

The Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident serves as a case study for various disciplines within nuclear sciences. Researchers worldwide in health physics, radio-ecology, severe accident analysis, and human ...

The Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident demonstrated the importance of increasing the robustness of NPPs to extreme external conditions and beyond design basis accidents. In this respect, the CNRA establi...

An international Workshop on Challenges and Enhancements to Defence in Depth (DiD) in Light of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident was jointly organised by the NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activiti...

The 12th International Workshop was held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. This workshop, which is the twelfth in a series, along with many other activities performed by the Working Group,...

The previous report The Use of International Operating Experience Feedback for Improving Nuclear Safety, [NEA/CNRA/R(2008)3] addressed the proposal made at the December 2006 CNRA Meeting for the WGOE...

The 13th International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop was held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. This workshop, which is the 13th in a series, along with many other activities perf...

The WGIP Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Observed Inspection Practices Programme is intended to promote co-operation and learning among member countries and to collect and provide them with information for...

At the 15th Meeting of the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR) agreed to initiate a survey on Regulatory Practice to Assess Passi...

The Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) has observed that events with heavy loads are a contemporary issue to address after several operating experiences in recent years. The WGOE made a pro...

A fundamental goal in a regulatory authority’s oversight of nuclear facilities is to establish confidence that adequate arrangements are in place for emergency preparedness and response. The CNRA pub...

During the September 2009 meeting, the WGRNR presented with a draft survey comprising a broad range of questions related to the licensing process, design review and regulatory structure. At that time...