Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) -Opportunity to strengthen International Cooperation-

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1 Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) -Opportunity to strengthen International Cooperation- International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems: Sustaining Improvements Globally April 2016 Vienna, Austria Jean-Luc LACHAUME RCF Chairman Deputy Director-General of ASN, France Mamoru MAEOKA RCF Scientific Secretary

2 Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Content 1. RCF background 2. Current activities 3. Improved coordination Mapping approach 4. Conclusion

3 1. RCF background I1 Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) established in June RCF objectives To promote collaboration and cooperation among RCF members to improve coordination of support to regulatory infrastructure development for regulators in embarking countries. To contribute to achieving and sustaining a high level of nuclear safety, consistent with the Safety Standards and Guidance. To optimize resources among RCF members and avoid unnecessary support duplication through improved coordination. RCF Chairman and Vice Chairman Mr Jean-Luc Lachaume, Deputy Director-General, ASN, France Mr Bismark Mzubanzi Tyobeka, Chief Executive Officer, NNR, South Africa 3

4 1. RCF background I2 27 RCF members - 12 providers: Canada, China, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, USA, EC and - 12 recipients: Jordan (since 2010), Viet Nam (since 2012), Poland (since 2014), Belarus (since 2014), Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and UAE - 3 observers: Germany, Kenya and OECD/NEA RCF Activities Steering Committee: Annual meeting mainly on policy-related issues Support Meeting: Annual meeting on updating Action Plans of support activities Plenary Meeting: Annual meeting in the margins of the General Conference Support activities: Workshops and others based on Action Plans and working group meetings RCF implementation framework - Extra-budgetary funding from Japan and US - 2 CFEs from Japan and US 4

5 2. Current activities I1 May 2013: Working Group established to enhance RCF support programmes. June 2014: Working Group meeting held in South Africa. Results of Working Group meeting: RCF Terms of Reference and RCF Programme Plan revised and approved taking into account the following: Objectives of the RCF Terms of Reference need to clearly define and outline the coordination role of the RCF; Criteria for RCF support should follow SSG-16 Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme in a stepwise approach; RCF Support Meeting and RCF Steering Committee Meeting should be held back to back in the same week to reduce the number of RCF meetings; Termination of support activity provision needs to be outlined in RCF Programme Plan; and Ad-hoc meetings to be held to share experience in receiving support. 5

6 2. Current activities I2 May 2015: RCF Steering Committee Meeting and Support Meeting held in Brussels in cooperation with the European Commission. Results of the meetings: Three areas identified as necessary for enhancing support activities: - Regulatory control - Inspection process - Integrated management system (IMS) Importance of enhancing coordination mechanisms was underlined. The database and mapping-matrix of all support activities agreed to be developed. 6

7 3. Improved Coordination I1 Mapping approach RCF support activities need to be further coordinated in the framework of Technical Cooperation (TC) Networks (ANSN, ANNuR, FNRBA and FORO) Bilateral Cooperation Agreements Definition: Mapping refers to the creation of a list of implemented and planned activities together with the gaps (recommendations and suggestions) by review missions (e.g., IRRS, INIR), to realize a systematic coordination of support activities, and monitor activity implementation and how much the gaps were narrowed or closed. RCF provides a mapping-matrix of all support activities for each country and each framework, based on SSG-16 (200 actions, Phase 1 to 3). This provides a clear picture and overview of all support activities. A dedicated database is being developed on SharePoint for easier access to the mapping-matrix. 7

8 3. Improved Coordination I2 Mapping approach Mapping overall support activities and bilateral cooperation activities. Monitoring support activities and the gaps identified by review missions. A face-to-face meeting with each RCF recipient country has been organized using its mapping matrix in 2016, and it will be held once every year. Regulatory framework Legal framework RCF Recipient Country SSG actions Transparency and openness Support by RCF Provider Countries based on Action Plans, and others. 8

9 4. Conclusion The RCF places its focus on improved coordination for its recipient countries to ensure that regulatory infrastructure development is consistent with Safety Standards. Mapping matrix allows for the systematic identification of necessary support activity plans, using SSG-16 (200 Actions for regulator, central government and operator) as a template, together with the results (recommendations and suggestions) of review missions (e.g., IRRS and INIR) and through a periodical face-to-face meeting with each recipient country. Mapping matrix, updated annually, allows to see a holistic picture of all support activity plans and mission results in an easy-to-understand matrix which corresponds to the complex challenge of regulatory infrastructure development. Dr Albert Einstein said Things should be made simple, but not simpler. 9

10 Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Thank you for your attention For your deep understandings, mapping matrixes are distributed at the conference during this presentation. 10