Nuclear Safety in Europe: Ensuring Regulatory Compliance
The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) plays a crucial role in harmonizing nuclear safety regulations across Europe. With a focus on the entrance meeting in New Taipei City, the responsibilities of national regulators, ENSREG's advisory role to the European Commission, and the importance of compliance with global and European safety requirements are highlighted. The collaboration between WENRA and ENSREG further promotes the exchange of safety practices and discussions on safety issues. Overall, this presentation underscores the collective efforts to uphold nuclear safety standards in Europe.
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STRESS TESTS and TAIWAN PEER REVIEW PROCESS Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Entrance Meeting New Taipei City, September 23th 2013 http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 1 23 Sept. 2013
Contents Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Nuclear Safety in Europe Nuclear Stress Tests in Europe Nuclear Stress Tests Taiwan http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 2 23 Sept. 2013
Nuclear Safety in Europe (1) Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Is promoted and harmonized by National regulators WENRA (EU-MS(nuclear) + CH) European Commission ENSREG (EU-MS(nuclear + non-nuclear)) http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 3 23 Sept. 2013
Entrance Meeting New Taipei City The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) is an independent, authoritative expert body created by the European Commission. It is composed of - senior officials from the nuclear Regulators of all nuclear + non- nuclear 28 Member States in the European Union and - representatives of the European Commission. Gives advices to the European Commission to establish continuous improvement and to reach a common understanding in the area of nuclear safety. http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 4 23 Sept. 2013
Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Western European Nuclear Regulators Association WENRA is a network of Chief Regulators of all EU-MS with nuclear power plants + Switzerland. Produces reference documents for the harmonization of nuclear safety and promotes exchanging of experience and discussing of safety issues http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 5 23 Sept. 2013
Cooperating States Entrance Meeting New Taipei City . http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 6 23 Sept. 2013
Nuclear Safety in Europe (2) Entrance Meeting New Taipei City The licensee has the prime responsibility for the safety of its nuclear power plants Nuclear safety is a national responsibility However, national Regulatory Frameworks have to comply with common global + European Safety Requirements and Guidelines, e.g.: Global: IAEA Safety Fundamentals, CNS EU: EU Nuclear Safety Directive http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 7 23 Sept. 2013
EU Nuclear Safety Directive (2009) Entrance Meeting New Taipei City EU-wide legally binding framework Reflects international instruments: Convention on Nuclear Safety IAEA Safety Fundamentals Content: Establishes national responsibility for nuclear safety Reinforces regulatory authorities Transparency (principles) http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 8 23 Sept. 2013
Contents Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Nuclear Safety in Europe Nuclear Stress Tests in Europe Nuclear Stress Tests Taiwan http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 9 23 Sept. 2013
Stress Tests: Origin Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Fukushima accident 11/03/2011 European Council requested 25/03/2011 comprehensive and transparent risk and safety assessments ("Stress Tests") Stress Tests designed by and April/May Stress Tests specification 25/05/2011 published Start of Nuclear Stress Tests http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 01/06/2011 in Europe 10 23 Sept. 2013
Stress Tests: Steps in Europe (1) Entrance Meeting New Taipei City A Nuclear stress tests June 2011 to April 2012 1. reassessments of all nuclear power plants by the licensees licensee reports 2. assessment of the reports of the licensees by the national regulator national report 3. peer review of the national reports and visit of each country with NPPs and hereby visiting of one site by the peer review team country report for each country and one summary report. http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 11 23 Sept. 2013
Stress Tests: Features Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Go beyond safety evaluations during the licensing process and periodic reviews The aim: to assess whether safety margins are sufficient to cover various unexpected events (extreme external impact) Conducted on a voluntary basis Transparency: All reports have been published (www.ensreg.eu) Stakeholders were closely involved (public meetings, web-consultation) http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 12 23 Sept. 2013
Stress Tests: Conclusions Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Stress tests are an essential stage of the process of improving European nuclear safety, which is due to continue. Implementation of recommendations and concrete measures are a national responsibility: National action plans in all participating countries Based on lessons learned from Fukushima, EU institutions will take decisions on common safety policy and legislative or non- legislative initiatives: Commission Communication to the European Council on the results of the stress tests (4.10.2012) http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 13 23 Sept. 2013
Stress Tests: Follow-up Steps Entrance Meeting New Taipei City B Follow-up fact finding site visits - September 2012 4. Visit of a second site in several countries by peer review teams, to gather information about the measures, which have already been taken. fact finding site visit report C National action plans workshop April 2013 5. Peer review of national action plans by peers via a common discussion during a one week workshop in Brussels Rapporteurs reports for each country and one summary report http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 14 23 Sept. 2013
Principles of the Peer Reviews Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Experience regulators review regulators Committment to internationally accepted safety principles Mutual learning (mutual information transfer) between the reviewers and their organizations and the reviewed organization (mutual information transfer Independence Transparency by public consultation and comprehensive information via internet http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 15 23 Sept. 2013
Contents Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Nuclear Safety in Europe Nuclear Stress Tests in Europe Nuclear Stress Tests Taiwan http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 16 23 Sept. 2013
Commitment Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Taiwan declared to conduct Comprehensive Risk and Safety Assessments (Stress Tests) of all of its NPPs as follow-up to the Fukushima accident, that these stress tests shall be carried out analogue to the stress tests done in Europa invited the European Commission to organise a peer review of its Stress Tests http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 17 23 Sept. 2013
Objective of Stress Tests Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Targeted reassessment of safety margins and robustness of plants, in respect to the topics: Natural Hazards (earthquake, flooding, extreme weather, volcanism) Loss of Safety Systems Severe Accident Management Improvement of Plant Safety taking into account the lessons learned from Fukushima Stress test is not an in-depth assessment of all safety issues of the NPPs Mandate does not include security issues. http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 18 23 Sept. 2013
Bases Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Bases for the whole process and especially the peer review are: the ENSREG Specification and the conclusions of the conducted European peer reviews published in ENSREG Peer Review Report of 25 April 2012 Compilation of Recommendations and Suggestions from the Peer Review of the European Stress Tests of 26 April 2012 Communication from the European Commission of 4 October 2012 National Action Plans Workshop of 22-26 April 2013 in Brussels http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 19 23 Sept. 2013
Conduct of the Peer Review (1) Entrance Meeting New Taipei City The review process will be conducted as far as possible in the same way as it was done in Europa: Same objectives, scope and approach As a review of experts of European regulators reviewing the special actions of the Taiwanese regulator in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 20 23 Sept. 2013
Conduct of the Peer Review (2) Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Independent of interests of concerned or interested parties or stakeholders, but taking into account broad scope of views (regulator, NGOs, utility) with Participation of the public by public consultation and posting of all important information via our websites High Transparency http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 21 23 Sept. 2013
Transparency - General Entrance Meeting New Taipei City To enhance the credibility of and the confidence in the nuclear regulatory bodies and to strengthen their independence from political and economic influence nuclear regulation has to be as transparent as possible. For the Taiwan Peer Review high transparency vis- -vis the public is a key principle. Based on activities by: European Commission and the Peer Review Team and the National regulator (AEC) http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 22 23 Sept. 2013
Transparency EC and Peer Team Entrance Meeting New Taipei City The European Commission and its Peer Review Team informed beforehand interested groups and organizations about the public consultation via internet offered on the ENSREG website a 2-months lasting public consultation and gave to all interested parties/individuals the possibility to post comments and questions in English language posted on an additional ENSREG website interesting documents and information had continuously contact to interested groups and stakeholders, and has a meeting in Taiwan with interested groups and stakeholders http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 23 23 Sept. 2013
Entrance Meeting New Taipei City Thank you for your attention http://www.ensreg.eu/sites/default/files/logo.png 24 23 Sept. 2013
