Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

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The Mutual Impact of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies and License Holders from a Safety Culture Perspective

Most safety incidents are often not due to a technical fault or the actions of a single individual, but rather originate in a compromised safety culture – the collection of the beliefs, perceptions a...

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Published date: 12 March 2024

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안전문화 관점에서의 원자력 규제기관과 사업자 간 상호영향

대부분의 안전 사고는 기술적 결함이나 개인의 행동 때문이 아닌 작업장이나 공동체 조직 내 위험에 대한 직원들의 공유된 신념, 인식, 가치의 집합인 안전문화의 결여에서 비롯된다.

규제기관은 특성상 사업자의 안전문화에 영향을 크게 미친다. 그러나 이러한 영향은 사업자에게서 규제기관으로 흐를 수도 있다. 전 세계 고위급 실무자의 통찰력을 바탕으로, 본 보고서에...

Human aspects of nuclear safety Nuclear safety WGLSC Regulation …

Published date: 29 April 2025

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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 …

Published date: 22 April 2024

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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 …

Published date: 26 July 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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Published date: 3 May 2001