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This report was prepared by the Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA). ...
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15 June 2020
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) organised the workshop “Crisis ...
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15 June 2020
“Social media” is a term referring to various activities that integrate technology, social interaction and content creation. Social media can also be thought of as a way of using technology to “enabl...
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15 June 2020
The topic of social media as appropriate for further study was first proposed by the NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) to the NEA Committee on Nucle...
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15 June 2020
This report was prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC). Th...
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15 June 2020
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) acknowledged the wide range of stake...
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15 June 2020
Este informe fue preparado por el Grupo de Trabajo de Comunicación Pública de las Organizaciones Reguladoras Nucleares (WGPC) del Comité sobre Actividades Reguladoras Nucleares (CNRA) de la Agencia d...
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15 June 2020
After having identified that the public trust towards the regulators could be very different from one country to another even though they are neighbours, the NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activ...
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15 June 2020
This report was jointly prepared by the Working Group on Public Communication of NuclearRegulatory organisation of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) an...
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15 June 2020
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) has dealt with a broad range of communications issues and produced a variety of report...
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15 June 2020
William D. Magwood IV, Director-General of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), sat down with Rumina Velshi, President and Chief Executive Officer of the CNSC, on 17 January 2020. Ms Velshi has extensive...
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16 June 2020
The CSNI Action Plan in the Area of Safety Margins was set up by the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI),
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27 April 2020
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)3
Report jointly prepared by the CNRA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations and by the Working Group on Transparency Activities of the European Nuclear Safety Regula...
Published date:
20 December 2010
Published date:
2 July 2020
NEA/SEN/NRA/WGPC(2006)5
There is an increasing expectation from the general public for information on abnormal situations occurring at a nuclear or a radiation facility. Historically communication of this information was re...
Published date:
22 June 2006
NEA/SEN/NRA/WGPC(2006)4
There is an increasing expectation by the public to be informed and understand the rationale behind decisions especially in areas where peopleís safety or health may be affected. This is particularly...
Published date:
22 June 2006
NEA/CNRA/R(2018)3
This consensus position provides evaluation guidance for the qualification of platforms developed for general industrial use as well as those developed specifically for nuclear applications important...
Published date:
4 September 2018
NEA/CNRA/R(2018)2
This consensus position addresses agreed-upon principles on data communication independence for digital I&C systems between safety systems, between redundant divisions of a safety system, and between...
Published date:
13 June 2018
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)7
The reports of the survey on the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory organisations to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member count...
Published date:
8 July 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)5
The reports of the survey on the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory bodies to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member countries. I...
Published date:
27 April 2015
NEA/CNRA/R(2016)1
The reports of the survey on the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory bodies to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member countries. I...
Published date:
29 February 2016
NEA/CNRA/R(2016)3
The reports of the survey on the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory bodies to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member countries. I...
Published date:
16 June 2016
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)2
The reports on the survey of the design review of new reactor applications are to serve as guides for regulatory bodies to understand how technical design reviews are performed by member countries. I...
Published date:
12 July 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)4
The ConEx programme includes a database which contains events that have causes and/or lessons learnt related to problems introduced before the commercial operation of nuclear power plants and detecte...
Published date:
21 April 2015
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)3
This report, issued by the Working Group on Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR), on the construction oversight survey is meant to facilitate sharing of information related to the on-site oversight of ...
Published date:
20 April 2015
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)5
In December 2011, the WGRNR developed a supplemental report augmenting Report on the Survey on Regulation of Site Selection and Preparation NEA/CNRA/R(2010)3 to address additional siting issues, such...
Published date:
24 June 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)2
This report is focused on the analysis of construction events currently reported to the WGRNR. In order to carry out this analysis, a construction event database (ConEx) has been developed within the...
Published date:
10 February 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)13
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...
Published date:
22 December 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)6
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...
Published date:
10 June 2015
Published date:
7 November 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)4
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...
Published date:
3 October 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)3
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...
Published date:
8 September 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)1
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...
Published date:
16 June 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2016)2/ADD1
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...
Published date:
31 March 2016
Published date:
13 April 2015
NEA/CNRA/R(2015)1
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...
Published date:
2 April 2015
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)8/ADD1
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,...
Published date:
4 August 2014
Published date:
27 June 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)4
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...
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22 May 2014
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...
Published date:
19 February 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)2
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...
Published date:
29 January 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)1
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 ...
Published date:
6 January 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2013)1
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...
Published date:
10 December 2013
Published date:
30 May 2013
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)6/ADD1
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...
Published date:
24 July 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)5
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...
Published date:
15 May 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)3/ADD1
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...
Published date:
15 May 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)1
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...
Published date:
10 February 2012
Published date:
14 June 2011
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 ...
Published date:
13 May 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)8
On 25 July 2006, Forsmark Unit 1 experienced a short circuit in the offsite 400kV switchyard causing the inoperability of two emergency diesel generators.
This event identified weaknesses in the ele...
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16 March 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)6
At its May 2009 meeting, the WGOE identified transformer failures as an issue of generic importance. The US NRC had identified that transformer failures had an increasing trend. Transfortmers are non...
Published date:
17 February 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)5
The purpose of this task group report is to show existing national trending tasks and to assess the possibilities in trending of internationally reported events. The report discusses the opportunitie...
Published date:
17 February 2011
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...
Published date:
20 January 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)2
The Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan states, the Committees' Operating Plans describe each Committee's organisation, priorities and operating procedures to be used in fulfilling their mandates. The Ope...
Published date:
7 October 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(2010)7
This report originated at the 35th meeting of the Working Group of Inspection Practices (WGIP) Members aimed to examine and evaluate the extent corrective action programmes (CAPs) are inspected and t...
Published date:
4 August 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(2010)3
Consistent with the CNRA/CSNI Joint Strategic Plan (2005-2009) and CNRA Operating Plan, the WGRNR began in May 2008 a task of examining and documenting the various practices used by regulatory author...
Published date:
17 May 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(2010)2
This appendix provides the complete compilation of responses received to the question issued in conjunction with the workshop held on 1-5 June 2008 in Porvoo (Finland), dealing with Training and Qual...
Published date:
4 February 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(2009)3
In 2006, the CNRA Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) began the task of examining national and international operating events databases in order to identify any potential safety issues relat...
Published date:
19 May 2009
NEA/CNRA/R(2009)2
In order to capture the current situation, members of the WGOE IOEF Task Group provided short narratives outlining their national OEF practices. The IOEF Report notes that, in order to get a comprehe...
Published date:
11 May 2009
NEA/CNRA/R(2009)1
Fire is a one of the hazards that is most commonly encountered in Nuclear Power Plants and could result in damages to safety related systems and to systems important to obtain and maintain safe shutd...
Published date:
10 February 2009
NEA/CNRA/R(2008)5
This revision of the CNRA Historical Record represents an up-to-date accounting of the work performed by the Committee since its conception in 1989. As noted during the 2004 review of the CNRA, “This...
Published date:
8 July 2008
NEA/CNRA/R(2008)3
The main objective of the CNRA Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) is to share experience and knowledge, analyse and provide expert insights from operating experience to reach timely conclus...
Published date:
22 January 2008
Published date:
17 June 2008
NEA/CNRA/R(2008)1
With the development of the Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan and the drafting of a CNRA Operating Plan, the need to develop operating guidelines was recognised. These documents along with the Review Re...
Published date:
22 January 2008
NEA/CNRA/R(2008)2
The Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan states in its last paragraph that: "CNRA and CSNI each prepare an operating plan which describes in more detail their committeeís organisation, planned activities, ...
Published date:
22 January 2008
NEA/CNRA/R(2007)2
This appendix provides the complete compilation of responses received to the questionnaire issued in conjunction with the workshop announcements. The responses are provided as received, with changes ...
Published date:
29 March 2007
NEA/CNRA/R(2006)4
This report is the third in a series of the WGOE (Working Group on Operating Experience) of reports on recurring events. The first two reports NEA/CSNI/R(1999)19 and NEA/CSNI/R(2003)13 discussed a va...
Published date:
5 September 2006
NEA/CNRA/R(2006)3
These guidelines have been produced in conjunction with the development of the CNRA Operating Plan. The purpose behind this is to establish a systematic and transparent approach to how the CNRA and i...
Published date:
27 June 2006
NEA/CNRA/R(2006)2
The Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan states in its last paragraph that:
"CNRA and CSNI each prepare an operating plan which describes in more detail their committeeís organisation, planned activities, ...
Published date:
26 June 2006
NEA/CNRA/R(2006)1
In 1998, the NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) began an activity, the objective of which was to advance the discussion on how to enhance and measure regulatory effectiveness in re...
Published date:
1 March 2006
NEA/CNRA/R(2005)5
This appendix provides the complete compilation of responses received to the questionnaire issued in conjunction with the workshop announcements. The responses are provided as received, with changes ...
Published date:
27 June 2005
NEA/CNRA/R(2005)3
In some countries, there is a growing demand for information about NPP performance from the executives, public and media. Such a demand has to be responded to and the information provided need to be ...
Published date:
27 May 2005
NEA/CNRA/R(2005)1
This report completes a study that was endorsed by CNRA following discussion on the issue. It is intended to be a basis for a new section in the next revision of the “Status Report on Regulatory Insp...
Published date:
4 April 2005
Published date:
24 November 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2004)2
The organisations, structures and processes of regulatory authorities have evolved over the past 50 or so years. Major changes have taken place following events such as Three Mile Island and Chernoby...
Published date:
15 November 2004
NEA/CNRA/R(2004)1
This report presents a comparison of inspection practices at Research Reactors (RR) versus Nuclear Power Plants (Nuclear Power Plants) in participating OECD Nuclear Energy Member Countries. Key quest...
Published date:
5 March 2004
NEA/CNRA/R(2003)4
This report presents the WGIP survey on contracted work. The task was undertaken by the WGIP to identify trends and impacts from the use contractors by NPP organisations in member countries. The surv...
Published date:
3 October 2003
NEA/CNRA/R(2003)3
This report by the Working Group on Inspection Practices provides information and perspectives on how inspections of nuclear fuel cycle facilities are carried out in NEA member countries.
Published date:
14 March 2003
NEA/CNRA/R(2002)1
The attached tables 1,2 are a comparison of international practises with respect to license periods for nuclear-related licensed activities. These tables were prepared by the Canadian Nuclear Safety ...
Published date:
16 September 2002
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)9
During discussions at several meetings, the Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP) on management and safety culture issues, it was agreed: it was important that the management of a licensee nee...
Published date:
14 November 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)8
In 1995 the WGIP issued Status Report on Inspection Philosophy, Inspection Organisation and Inspection Practices, NEA/CNRA/R(94)3, OCDE/GD(95)3. Included was information on the regulatory bodies in 1...
Published date:
9 November 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)7
In late 1998 the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities agreed that the Working Group on Inspection Practices [WGIP] should discuss the subject of effectiveness of regulatory inspections and prod...
Published date:
7 November 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)6
Based on a proposal made by the Japanese delegation, WGIP with the approval of CNRA began a task on the Inspection of Maintenance on Safety Systems during Operation of NPPs is 1999. Response to a sur...
Published date:
23 August 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(1999)4
In many countries the industrial activities for the decommissioning of shut down nuclear facilities have increased within the last ten years and are constantly increasing as older facilities retire a...
Published date:
17 April 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)3
As part of the recommendations made in the CNRA report on Future Nuclear Regulatory Challenges, the issue of regulatory effectiveness was considered of high importance. As a result of this report, a ...
Published date:
9 January 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)2
At its annual meeting in June 1999, the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) agreed to hold a Special Issue Meeting in June 2000 on the topic of “Life Extension and Upgrading”. This repo...
Published date:
9 January 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)1
At its annual meeting in June 1999, the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) agreed to hold a Special Issue Meeting in June 2000 on the topic of “Life Extension and Upgrading”. This repo...
Published date:
9 January 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2000)3
The NEA’s Strategic Plan, published in 1999, has recommended that all committees review their programme and working methods, and develop their own strategic plan. As a result, the CNRA Bureau develop...
Published date:
23 May 2000
NEA/CNRA/R(2000)2
These commandable practices are extracts from the topcs, which were discussed by the WGIP and were thought to ber reference for Member countries. These are neither international standards nor guideli...
Published date:
11 April 2000
NEA/CNRA/R(2000)1
A workshop took place in Budapest between 12 and 14 October 1999 to consider issues concerning assuring nuclear safety competence into 21st century. This was in response to recommendations from the C...
Published date:
10 February 2000
NEA/CNRA/R(1978)1
Nuclear Installations decided at its meeting in October 1976, that a Specialist Meeting should be held in 19'7'7 to exchange experience and views on the practices followed in Member countries in regu...
Published date:
29 March 1999
NEA/CNRA/R(1999)1
Each year the CNRA selects a topic of special interest to members for discussion. The topic chosen for 1998 was Regulatory Aspects of Ageing Reactors. The report predominantly looks at answers provid...
Published date:
4 March 1999
NEA/CNRA/R(1998)3
As a follow-up to the 1995 document on Compilation of Responses to a Questionnaire on the Evaluation of the Safety Performance of Licensees, WGIP members identified several issues where additional in...
Published date:
1 January 1998
NEA/CNRA/R(1998)1
This report presents a comparison of inspection practices in participating OECD countries relating to control room operator and shift supervisor licenses. Key questions for this comparison were ”What...
Published date:
1 January 1998
NEA/CNRA/R(1997)5
As a follow-up to the 1995 Special Issues meeting on Regulatory Approaches to PSA, CNRA agreed to discuss Review Procedures and Criteria for Different Regulatory Applications of PSA in 1997. This rep...
Published date:
1 January 1997
NEA/CNRA/R(1997)4
The basic description of the reactor core of a nuclear power plant (NPP) is an important part of the Safety Analysis Report in all countries. Due to increased interest by regulatory authorities in th...
Published date:
1 January 1997
NEA/CNRA/R(1997)3
In 1995 the WGIP issued Status Report on Inspection Philosophy, Inspection Organisation and Inspection Practices, NEA/CNRA/R(94)3, OCDE/GD(95)3. Included was information on the regulatory bodies in 1...
Published date:
1 January 1997
NEA/CNRA/R(1997)2
Based on a request of Committees, an Organising Committee of Experts on sofware licensing issues was established to develop a state-of-the-art view of the technological problems and methods for ident...
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1 January 1997
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)1
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 statut of the nucle...
Published date:
7 October 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(1995)2
This report is intended to provide a summary of the current regulatory environment within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Member countries regarding probabilistic sa...
Published date:
1 January 1995
NEA/CNRA/R(1994)3
This report, conducted by the Working Group of Inspection Practices, provides a brief description of the different inspection practices of several member countries within OECD. It presents a framewor...
Published date:
1 January 1994
NEA/CNRA/R(1994)1
The following inspector qualification guideline has been developed for guidance of qualification of a new inspector recruited to the regulatory body. This guideline has been developed for helping the...
Published date:
1 January 1994
NEA/CNRA/R(1992)1
This report provides the conclusions of two surveys send in 1988 and 1989. The work, initiated by the CSNI, has been completed by the newly created CNRA.
It provides a comparison of regulatory practi...
Published date:
1 January 1992
NEA/CNRA/R(1998)2
The report presents information on regulatory inspection activities with respect to emergency planning in NEA Member countries. The focus of the report is on the third section. It reviews the similar...
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1 January 1998
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16 February 1999
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Casa de América, Madrid, Spain
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9 May 2012
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS) held an international workshop on Operational and Regulatory As...
Published date:
19 May 2015
The main objective of the NEA Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) is to improve nuclear safety by sharing operating experience and knowledge.
Published date:
13 March 2020
Published date:
4 October 2017
NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) meeting, 2‑3 June 2020.
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1 July 2020
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has just published a new report entitled Five Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Nuclear Safety Improvements and Lessons Learnt.
Published date:
29 February 2016
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4 June 2020
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18 November 2019
NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) meeting, 2‑3 December 2019.
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6 December 2019
The NEA has undertaken a number of activities following the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. This brochure contains three extracts from NEA News published in...
Published date:
27 June 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2018)6
These proceedings cover the International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop held by WGIP in Heidelberg (Germany) on 9-12 April 2018 on regulatory inspection activities. This workshop, which is t...
Published date:
10 December 2018
NEA/CNRA/R(2018)6/ADD1
This documents provides answers to the questionnaire used as input for the 14th WGIP Workshop held by the WGIP in Heidelberg (Germany) on 8-12 April 2018.
Published date:
10 December 2018
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)8
The Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR), as the main point of contact between the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) and the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activiti...
Published date:
16 November 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)6
Regulatory bodies must consider how to develop and deploy its own resources in order to deliver the right level of regulatory oversight against these and other areas of organisational development.
In...
Published date:
6 November 2017
NEA/CNRA/R(2017)6/ADD1
This supplementary document contains the appendices that are referred to in the proceedings report for the NEA Workshop on Regulatory Oversight of New Licensee Organisational Capability [NEA/CNRA/R(2...
Published date:
13 June 2018
NEA/CNRA/R(2016)2
These proceedings cover the 13th International Nuclear Regulatory Inspection Workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. This workshop, which is the 13th in a series, along with many o...
Published date:
31 March 2016
NEA/CNRA/R(2014)8
These proceedings cover the 12th International Workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. This workshop, which is the twelfth in a series, along with many other activities performed b...
Published date:
8 August 2014
NEA/CNRA/R(2013)3
The WGRNR organised an international workshop aimed to provide a forum to exchange information on lessons learned from siting, licensing and constructing new nuclear power plants around the world. Ke...
Published date:
7 October 2013
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)7
The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) authorised the formation of a task group in June 2011 to identify measures to enhance the integrity of the supply chain by minimising the inc...
Published date:
9 November 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)6
The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) believes that an essential factor in ensuring the safety of nuclear installations is the continuing exchange and analysis of technical inform...
Published date:
2 July 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2012)3
The purpose of WGOE is to facilitate the exchange of information, experience, and lessons learnt related to operating experience between CNRA Member countries. The WGOE continues its mission to ident...
Published date:
10 February 2012
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)12
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) sponsored a Forum on Insights and Approaches as a result of the Fukushima Accident. The forum was held at...
Published date:
6 October 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)9
The report provides the proceedings from the WGOE meeting discussion on the item of generic interest from September 2010. Additionally, this report aims to analyse the WGOE member country responses t...
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31 March 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2011)7
The WGRNR organised an international workshop aimed to review and discuss recent and past construction experience lessons learnt including perspectives from regulatory authorities, vendors, and licen...
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24 February 2011
NEA/CNRA/R(2010)6
This appendix supports the proceedings of the 10th International Workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities [NEA/CNRA/R(2010)5]. The workshop was hosted by the ministry of Housing, Spa...
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4 August 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(2010)1
These proceedings cover the 9th International Workshop held by the WGIP on regulatory inspection. THe focus of this workshop was regulatory inspection activities in 3 main areas:
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4 February 2010
NEA/CNRA/R(2008)6
CNRA held several workshops in 1996 and 2001 on the licensing of Digital I&C Systems and a Joint CSNI/CNRA Task Group presented a study on research and regulatory needs in this are in 2006. This work...
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8 July 2008
NEA/CNRA/R(2007)1
The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) believes that an essential factor in ensuring the safety of nuclear installations is the continuing exchange and analysis of technical inform...
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26 April 2007
NEA/CNRA/R(2005)4
The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) believes that an essential factor in ensuring the safety of nuclear installations is the continuing exchange and analysis of technical inform...
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27 June 2005
NEA/CNRA/R(2005)2
In some countries, there is a growing demand for information about NPP performance from the executives, public and media. Such a demand has to be responded to and the information provided need to be ...
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11 May 2005
NEA/CNRA/R(2003)2
For preparation of the workshop held by the Working Group of Inspection Practices in May 2002 in Veracruz (Mexico), participants were invited to supply their national inspection approaches used in in...
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11 February 2003
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11 February 2003
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)5
This appendix to the workshop proceedings contains a compilation of the responses to the survey issued to all participants.
These proceedings cover the 5TH International Workshop held by WGIP on regu...
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23 July 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2001)4
These proceedings cover the 5th International Workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities.
The focus of this workshop was regulatory inspection activities in 3 main areas: activities re...
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20 July 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(1999)2
These proceedings cover the 4th international workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. The focus of this workshop was regulatory inspection activities in 3 main areas; Older Operati...
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11 March 1999
NEA/CNRA/R(1997)1
This was the 3rd international workshop held by WGIP on regulatory inspection activities. The focus of this workshop was on 3 main topics: Inspection Planning, Plant Maintenance and Assessment of Saf...
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1 January 1997
NEA/CNRA/R(1996)1
An International Workshop on Steam Generator Tube Integrity in Nuclear Power Plants, sponsored by the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Inst...
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1 January 1996
NEA/CNRA/R(1994)4
This is the proceedings of the WGIP International Workshop held on 23-25 May 1994 in Helsinki (Finland).
The main objectives were:
- To meet with inspectors from other organisations,
- To exchange inf...
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1 January 1994
NEA/CNRA/R(1992)3
This report provides the proceedings of the WGIP international workshop held from August 29 to September 4, 1992 at the Technical Training Center of the US NRC in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The objectiv...
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1 January 1992
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1 January 1997
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1 January 2000
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29 May 2002
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29 October 2004
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29 February 2008
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6 May 2013
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1 January 1998
Good governance and efficiency in decision making by governmental authorities are increasingly dependent upon mutual trust and confidence between those authorities and the public. This workshop provi...
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16 May 2001
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 ...
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16 November 2007
An important factor for public confidence in the nuclear regulator is the general public trust of the government and its representatives, which is clearly not the same in all countries. Likewise, cul...
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16 May 2006
The Incident Reporting System (IRS) is an essential element of the international operating experience feedback system for nuclear power plants. The IRS is jointly operated and managed by the Nuclear ...
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17 May 2006
Incident reporting has become an increasingly important aspect of the operation and regulation of all public health and safety-related industries. Diverse industries such as aeronautics, chemicals, p...
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16 December 2003
The Incident Reporting System (IRS) is an essential element of the international operating experience feedback system for nuclear power plants. IRS reports contain information on events of safety sig...
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1 January 2000
The International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS) is an essential system for the exchange of information on safety related events at nuclear power plants worldwide. The fundamental ob...
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19 September 2018
Codes and standards are technical positions that govern specific activities such as welding, fabrication, testing and non-destructive examination, and are crucial to nuclear safety operations.
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18 March 2020
Digital instrumentation and control equipment (DI&C) transmits information in ones and zeros, and provides a number of advantages in nuclear safety.
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18 March 2020
Boiling water reactors (BWRs) use light water as a coolant and a moderator. This water is converted to steam in the core and then passes through a turbine.
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18 March 2020
Nuclear safety can be understood as accident prevention in nuclear installations, via its systems and its human resources, and the mitigation of risks and consequences if an accident should occur.
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2 December 2019
Disruptive technologies for nuclear safety applications
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13 August 2020
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4 November 2020
The NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) held its annual meeting on 4 November 2020 via video conference.
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5 November 2020
Ce panorama présente un synopsis facile à aborder du contrôle réglementaire de la gestion des déchets radioactifs de 15 pays membres de l'AEN. Il traite la question de la gestion des déchets radioact...
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16 August 2005
Safety Culture involves everyone whose attitude may influence nuclear safety, not only the utility operators but also the regulatory body. The aim of this document is to focus on the dual role of the...
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1 January 1999
Both national and international organisations agree that the fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies -- the regulator's prime purpose -- is to ensure that nuclear licensees oper...
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4 July 2014
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:
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4 August 2010
New reactors are light-water reactors that are in the design or construction phases. Advanced reactors refers to reactors under consideration that are cooled by fluids other than water.
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18 March 2020
Inspection practices are the means by which a regulatory body verifies that a holder of a nuclear licence is complying with the conditions of that licence.
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18 March 2020
Operating experience is the collection and dissemination of knowledge gained via the operation of nuclear facilities.
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18 March 2020
The application of lessons learnt from the International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS) is an essential element for enhancing the safe operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs) throug...
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31 December 2013
The International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS) is an essential system for the exchange of information on safety related events at nuclear power plants worldwide. The fundamental ob...
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21 April 2020
Safety inspections are a major element in the regulatory authority's efforts to ensure the safe operation of nuclear facilities
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10 February 2021
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...
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4 February 2016
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18 December 2020
Zoom webinar
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in collaboration with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hosted an international, multi-sector workshop on 14-18 December 2020 on safely regulating inn...
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25 May 2021
Major nuclear safety research facilities and programmes are facing increasing budgetary constraints, and in many cases are being closed or terminated. This report identifies major facilities of vital...
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23 May 2001
Countries around the world continue to implement safety improvements and corrective actions based on lessons learnt from the 11 March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This ...
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29 February 2016
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10 August 2021
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...
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2 April 2020
Major nuclear safety research facilities and programmes are facing increasing budgetary constraints, and in many cases are being closed or terminated. This report identifies major facilities of vital...
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20 April 2001
NEA/CNRA/R(2019)1
This report describes the regulatory perspectives on safety aspects related to the calculation and justification of neutronic characteristics and criticality safety assessment of advanced sodium fast...
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1 October 2021
NEA/CSNI/R(2005)5/VOL2
At the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) meeting in June 2002, the proposal for an International Standard Problem on containment integrity (ISP 48) based on the NRC/NUPEC/Sandia...
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6 September 2005
NEA/CSNI/R(2005)5/VOL1
At the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) meeting in June 2002, the proposal for an International Standard Problem on containment integrity (ISP 48) based on the NRC/NUPEC/Sandia...
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6 September 2005
NEA/CSNI/R(2014)16
The objective of the Digital System Reliability Failure Mode Taxonomy (DIGREL) task group, formed under the OECD/NEA Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK), has been to develop a taxonomy of failu...
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16 February 2015
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on the workforce around the world, from how people carry out their work under necessary social distancing rules to the unavailability of workers...
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4 May 2020
CNRA/CSNI meetings, December 2020
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7 December 2020
The NEA Working Group on the Safety of Advanced Reactors (WGSAR) held its biannual meeting via video conference on 21-23 April 2021, welcoming a new member representing Poland’s National Centre for N...
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28 April 2021
The NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) held its bi-annual meeting on 4-6 May 2021 and celebrated its 20th anniversary.
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6 May 2021
CNRA/CSNI meetings, May-June 2021.
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10 June 2021
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...
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14 December 2021
The Working Party on Boiling Water Reactors (WPBWR) covers all boiling water reactors, including advanced boiling water reactors (ABWRs) and the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR).
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11 February 2022
The Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR) examines the regulatory issues of the siting, licensing and regulatory oversight for all new commercial nuclear power reactors. The WGRNR f...
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11 February 2022
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. ...
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15 January 2019
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Director-General William D. Magwood, IV sat down with Director-General Wanner and Chief Nuclear Officer Harrison during the NEA-IAEA-WANO Human Capital Workshop in June 20...
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16 December 2019
東日本大震災とそれに続く福島第一原子力発電所事故から10年が経ち、多くの教訓が得られたが、まだ多くの課題が残っている。
この報告書は福島第一原子力発電所の現況と、事故後の日本の当局並びに国際社会の対応について報告するもので、事故に起因する多面的な問題を政策決定者と一般市民双方が理解することに役立つであろう。それには、災害復旧努力、損害賠償、原子力安全、原子力規制、放射線防護、廃炉作業、放射性廃棄物...
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28 July 2021
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Virtual event
The NEA held a virtual workshop on the best regulatory practices in In-Service Inspection (ISI) in the nuclear sector on 11-14 April 2022.
Organised by the NEA Working Group on Codes and Standards (...
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20 April 2022
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...
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25 February 2013
Seismic probabilistic safety assessment (SPSA) is a systematic method for examining and evaluating the risk from earthq
