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Summary Report - International Conference on Regulators’ Views and Priorities on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection. TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident: 10-Year Reflection, Now and the Way Forward

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), in co-ordination with the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan, hosted the “International Conference on Regulators’ Views and Priorities on Nuclear Safety and ...

English Radiological protection Fukushima Nuclear safety Regulation Japan Radiation Nuclear safety regulation …
Published date: 26 July 2024
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NEA brochure

The brochure provides background information about the NEA.

English Nuclear law Human aspects of nuclear safety Nuclear law Radiological protection Nuclear science Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Regulation Decommissioning and legacy management Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety research Radiological protection Technology Safety research Radioactive waste management Human action Data Bank Nuclear science Nuclear safety regulation Nuclear economics …
Published date: 10 September 2018
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A Review of Operating Experience Involving Passive Component Material Degrading in Periods of Extended and Long-Term Operation

This publication addresses trends and patterns in material degradation as a function of nuclear power plant ageing, which is a key topic in the regulation of ageing management programmes, codes and s...

English Long-term operation Nuclear safety research Databases CSNI Joint project Safety of components and structures Operating experience …
Published date: 22 April 2024
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Implementation of Defence in Depth at Nuclear Power Plants

Defence in depth (DiD) is a concept that has been used for many years alongside tools to optimise nuclear safety in reactor design, assessment and regulation. The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 28 January 2016
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Challenges in Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear power reactors have become a major source of electricity supply in many countries and, based on the experience of safe and reliable operation, many operators have sought and received authoris...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 21 September 2012
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The Nuclear Regulator's Role in Assessing Licensee Oversight of Vendor and Other Contracted Services

Contracted services are an integral part of the design, construction and operation of a nuclear facility. Changes in the nuclear industry sector, including varied availability of nuclear expertise, t...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 31 March 2011
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The Regulatory Goal of Assuring Nuclear Safety

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear facilities are operated, as well as decommissioned, in an acceptably safe manner. However, in meeting this ...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 29 February 2008
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Regulatory Challenges in Using Nuclear Operating Experience

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear utilities operate their plants in an acceptably safe manner at all times. Learning from experience has been...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 20 February 2006
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Nuclear Regulatory Decision Making

The fundamental objective of all nuclear safety regulatory bodies is to ensure that nuclear utilities operate their plants at all times in an acceptably safe manner. In meeting this objective, the re...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 25 March 2005
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Direct Indicators of Nuclear Regulatory Efficiency and Effectiveness

The desired outcome of nuclear regulatory activities is the safe operation of nuclear facilities in a manner that protects public health and safety, and the environment. The operator has prime respon...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 20 April 2004
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Nuclear Regulatory Challenges Related to Human Performance

In June 2003, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) organised a topical session on the importance of human performance to nuclear safety and the facto...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 2 December 2004
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Nuclear Regulatory Review of Licensee Self-assessment (LSA)

Licensee self-assessment (LSA) by nuclear power plant operators is described as all the activities that a licensee performs in order to identify opportunities for improvements. An LSA is part of an o...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 30 June 2003
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The Regulatory Challenges of Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors

Each nuclear power plant, fuel cycle facility and nuclear research and test facility that is operating today will eventually reach the end of its useful life and cease operation. During the period of...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 30 April 2003
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Improving Versus Maintaining Nuclear Safety

The concept of improving nuclear safety versus maintaining it has been discussed at a number of nuclear regulators meetings in recent years. National reports have indicated that there are philosophic...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 15 October 2002
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The Nuclear Regulatory Challenge of Judging Safety Backfits

The economic pressures of electricity market competition have led nuclear power plant operators to seek ways to increase electricity production and to reduce operating costs at their plants. Correspo...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 14 June 2002
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Improving Nuclear Regulatory Effectiveness

Ensuring that nuclear installations are operated and maintained in such a way that their impact on public health and safety is as low as reasonably practicable has been and will continue to be the co...

English Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 3 May 2001
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Nuclear Regulatory Challenges Arising from Competition in Electricity Markets

In recent years a world-wide trend has been developing to introduce competition in electricity markets. As market competition unfolds, it produces a wide range of safety challenges for nuclear power ...

Bilingual Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 12 February 2001
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Regulatory Response Strategies for Safety Culture Problems

Since 1998 the NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) has been dealing with the issue of how a regulatory organisation can recognise early, and address safety performance problems that...

Bilingual Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 1 January 2000
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The Role of Nuclear Regulator in Promoting and Evaluating Safety Culture

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...

Bilingual Green booklet Nuclear safety regulation
Published date: 6 January 1999
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Practices for Enhancing Leadership for Safety in Nuclear Regulatory Bodies

This report presents practical guidance to enhance leadership for safety in nuclear regulatory bodies. It identifies the effective characteristics, competencies and behaviours of leaders in regulator...

English Nuclear safety WGLSC Regulation Safety Safety culture Leadership Safety culture Human and organisational factors Nuclear safety regulation …
Published date: 12 March 2024