Zoia Trafimchik Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus

Zoia Trafimchik Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus

Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus (MES) National Regulatory Authority MES Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Gosatomnadzor) Department for Supervision of Compliance with Safety Measures (Gospromnadzor) Department on Mitigation of the Consequences of the Catastrophe at Chernobyl NPP Department on Material Reserves Republican Centre on Emergency Management and Response

1993 1995 2007 Nov. 2013 July Belarusian Nuclear Regulatory Authority Steps of Development 1957 BELARUS member of the IAEA 1991 BELARUS independent country Concept of Energy Security of the Republic of Belarus Sept. 2007 Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus 12 Nov. 2007 #565 Presidential decision GOSPROMNADZOR (National Competent Authority for Safety Work in Industry, Nuclear and Radiation Safety) Supervisor Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus GOSPROMNADZOR subordinated to the Ministry for Emergency Situations and Protection of Population from Consequences of Chernobyl Disaster of the Republic of Belarus (new National Competent Authority) The Ministry delegated to GOSPROMNADZOR control and regulation functions Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus (National Competent Authority) created GOSATOMNADZOR as a Department and delegated to GOSATOMNADZOR control and regulation functions in nuclear and radiation safety GOSATOMNADZOR staff increased more than twice (up to 82 staff units) in order to create conditions to perform all the regulatory functions taking into account progress of the Belarusian NPP project

Specifications of the Belarusian NPP Belarusian NPP will consist of two units with total capacity of up to 2400 (2x1200) MW, service life of a unit - 50 years Location - Ostrovets site in Grodno region The Russian project AES-2006" with pressurized water reactors (PWR) of the third generation

Development of Belarusian regulatory authority infrastructure 2006-2012 (1) Adoption of major documents July 2006 The Government considered the possibility of introducing nuclear power into the national energy development plan Sept. 2007 Adoption of the Energy Security Concept of the Republic of Belarus, providing the inclusion of nuclear fuel on the energy balance Nov. 12, 2007 Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus 565 "On Some Measures for the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant" Identified: general designer, operator, regulatory authority Jan. 31, 2008 Resolution of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus 1 Decision to construct a NPP in Belarus with total capacity of 2,000 MW

Development of Belarusian regulatory authority infrastructure 2006-2012 (2) 26 documents adopted Presidential Decrees: 8 6 Acts of Government: on NPP construction on licensing on international treaties implementation on measures of control and supervision activities on staff training on scientific support of NPP construction on national working group for coordination the performance of state control over NPP construction 5 bilateral agreements between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy

Development of Belarusian regulatory authority infrastructure 2006-2012 (3) July 30, 2008 The Law of the Republic of Belarus 426-W On the Use of Nuclear Energy October 14, 2010 Framework Agreement in the Field of Nuclear and Radiation Safety between GRS and MES May 2012 License for siting of Belarusian NPP Unit 1 and 2 issued June 2012 The IAEA INIR Mission took place in Belarus

INIR Mission in Belarus (June 2012) The mission developed 17 recommendations in the following fields: Safety Management Legislative framework Safeguard Regulatory framework Human resource development Stakeholder involvement Security Radioactive waste management National complex plan to follow the mission recommendations (37 actions with different deadlines, for the period 2012-2017) is adopted and approved by the Government

Internal: Documents submission for the Belarusian NPP safety assessment (February) GAN staff increased from 39 to 82 (July) License for construction of foundations of buildings and structures of Belarusian NPP Unit 1 issued (September) Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus 499 "On the Construction of Belarusian NPP (November) Start of Belarusian NPP construction NOVEMBER 2013 Development of Belarusian regulatory authority infrastructure 2013 MAJOR EVENTS External: Admission to RCF Bilateral cooperation agreements with foreign regulatory authorities of: Armenia Russian Federation Ukraine Submission of the National report on Convention for Nuclear Safety

Scheme of Current Gosatomnadzor Structure (82 staff units totally, July 2013) HEAD OF GOSATOMNADZOR Section for licensing, permissible work and expertise organization Section for physical protection Sector for legal assurance Section for financial and economic works The First Deputy Head Division of safety evaluation of systems and equipment of nuclear facilities Section for organization of supervision for nuclear and radiation security of nuclear facilities Section for safety analysis of nuclear facilities Deputy Head Radiation Protection Division Section for organization of supervision for nuclear safety of ionizing radiation sources Section on supervision for safety of radioactive wastes and spent nuclear materials management Deputy Head Consultant Division for ideological and organization and personnelrelated activity Section for professional training and quality management Section for organization of research scientific works and elaboration of documentation Division for supervision of nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear facilities Section for nuclear and radiation safety at the site of NPP Division for supervision for radiation safety of ionizing radiation sources in the regions and in Minsk Section for Communication and Public Information

Creation of Strong Regulatory Body: Changes in Gosatomnadzor Structure (since 1 July 2013) 39 staff units in the beginning of 2013 82 since 1 July 2013 8 new sub-division created 38 new specialists recruited since 1 July 2013 up to now, among them 16 young specialists (graduate students)

Internal: Instruments to manage this growth and change State Staff Training Programme for 2008-2020 (increased 10 times in 2014) Special programmes for getting access to self-guided work for newly recruited specialists Internal traineeship for 16 young newcomers (6-month period) Information hours with the young specialists held by the Head of Gosatomnadzor Sharing of regulatory experience (internal and external) by participating in training abroad, on-the-job training, workshops, missions, etc. SSG-16: Action 76. The regulatory body should develop competences in managing the growth of and change in the organization

Information hour of the Head of Gosatomnadzor with the young specialists

Instruments to manage this growth and change (SSG-16, Action 76) Multilateral cooperation via programmes, projects, experience exchange: IAEA EC RCF WENRA ENSREG VVER Nordic Council EXTERNAL Bilateral via cooperation agreements with regulatory authorities/tso: Armenia Austria France Germany Poland Russian Federation Ukraine Lithuania (under development)

Strong emphasis on safety culture development Belarus - RCF membership benefits: Not to get lost in the vast community of regulators Increase the level of transparence on nuclear safety Make part in common contribution to the global nuclear safety Involvement into common safety principles development RCF- place of multilateral brainstorming to generate approaches in strengthening embarking safety infrastructure in order to do right things at right time by right people SSG-16: Action 75. The regulatory body should start developing and implementing effective management systems and should promote a strong safety culture.

RCF practical contribution to safety culture development 2-3 Dec. 2014 High Level Mission of RCF providers to Belarus on the topic Safety Culture for Nuclear Safety Essential Characteristics and Experience Headed by the IAEA DGD Mr.Flory, participants France, Russia, USA, Vietnam, IAEA, EC 3 Dec. 2014 Special workshop for GAN staff on safety culture issues 1-12 Dec. 2014 Regulatory Control Workshop in Minsk for 16 young GAN specialists (with translation into Russian)

Safety culture visit to Belarus 2-3 December, 2014

Challenges 2015-2016 1. Intensive GAN staff capacity building by effective use of existing internal and external means/instruments 2. Simultaneous processes: to learn and to perform the functions 3. System of knowledge preservation & transfer (for long-term) is needed 4. Supporting and guiding activities of Subdivision for supervision of nuclear and radiation safety at the NPP site 5. Intensive activities regarding equipment acceptance 6. TSO creation in short 7. Establishment of GAN Quality Management System 8. IRRS mission 2016 preparation and conduction (including selfassessment, using SARIS software)

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