EC Project for VARANS (Regulatory Authority of Vietnam) INSC, RCF Jan

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1 EC Project for VARANS (Regulatory Authority of Vietnam) INSC, RCF Jan

2 INSC is worldwide, cultural differences "Issue" versus "Topic" (Nuclear) Safety Culture INSC, RCF Jan

3 Existing contract Contract data Topics Status Topics for new collaboration INSC, RCF Jan

4 Title: VN3.01/09 "Technical Assistance for improving the legal framework for nuclear safety and strengthening the capabilities of the Regulatory framework (VARANS) and its TSO" Contract: NSI/2011/ Contract signature: 18 May 2012 Contract duration: 36 months Consultant: RISKAUDIT IRSN/GRS International Western Consultants: Riskaudit, ASN, Bel V, GRS, IRSN, ISPRA/ITER, STUK INSC, RCF Jan

5 Task 0: Task 1: Inception and Coordination Technical assistance for further development of the legal framework for nuclear safety in Vietnam (T1 Regulations) Training on regulatory framework and regulatory guidance Developing regulatory guidance Task 2: Development of quality assurance system for assessment and verification of safety and regulatory oversight (internal regulatory guides and procedures) (T2 Procedures and Guides) INSC, RCF Jan

6 Task 3: Task 4: Increase of national capacity for independent review and assessment of safety submission (T3 Capacity building) Human resource development plan and training programme of the Regulatory Authority (T4 Human Resources development) INSC, RCF Jan

7 History: It took a long time before project started Terms of reference were prepared prior to the issuing of the IAEA Safety Standards, Specific Safety Guide, No. SSG-16: "Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme" Achievements reached in this contract should be referenced as a contribution to a specific activity in SSG-16, which makes future programming easier INSC, RCF Jan

8 Meetings: 11 June 2012, Inception meeting, Hanoi 3-7 September 2012, T1 Regulations, "Safety and regulation of nuclear power plants Regulatory management for a new build project", Helsinki 8-12 October 2012, T1 Regulations, meeting, Hanoi October 2012, T2 Procedures and Guides, Training course for safety review and assessment for issuing a license of NPP, Hanoi INSC, RCF Jan

9 Meetings (continued): November 2012, T3 Capacity building, a general overview of task activities, Hanoi November 2012, T1 Regulations, meeting, Hanoi January 2013, Progress meeting, Hanoi January 2013, T1 Regulations, meeting, Hanoi Focus: Site selection criteria INSC, RCF Jan

10 Lessons learnt so far: The planning of June 2012 has been too tight, hence relaxed Many documents have been used from the IAEA, however they need adaption for the Vietnamese situation Creation of documents remains a responsibility for VARANS and not RISKAUDIT, however RISKAUDIT could assist with providing the table of content for the documents VARANS relies on Russian and Japanese standards, implying additional workload VARANS has to make a selection of computer codes INSC, RCF Jan

11 Lessons learnt so far (continued): VARANS communicates very well in English The time period to establish a good regulatory authority is often underestimated by countries embarking on nuclear Good collaboration between VARANS and RISKAUDIT INSC, RCF Jan

12 Contract issues: Current contract VN3.01/09 is established by negotiated procedure, next contract might be either by negotiated procedure or by open tendering procedure Vietnam is also benefitting from MC3.01/11, Training and Tutoring Next contract (VN3.01/13) will be from the 2013 budget, note that Commission decision and the preparation of Financial Agreement procedure should run parallel. INSC, RCF Jan

13 Focus: Construction Fuel Materials Design of System Structure Components Safety Analyses Operation Quality Assurance INSC, RCF Jan

14 Topics for next contract VN/RA/02: T1 Regulations T2 Procedures and Guides T3 Capacity building T4 Human Resources development A new task on security & safeguards is proposed INSC, RCF Jan

15 Considerations for contract VN/RA/02: Results obtained from earlier EC collaboration and newly identified subjects to be covered Results from collaboration with others (Russia, Japan, IAEA, etc.) Support to the Vietnamese TSO INSC, RCF Jan

16 Thank you for your attention INSC, RCF Jan