Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems

This publication is the proceedings of the second international conference on effective nuclear regulatory systems convened by the IAEA. The conference brought together senior nuclear safety, radiation safety and security regulators from around the world to discuss how to improve regulatory effectiveness to ensure protection of the public and the environment. The focus was on further enhancing the global nuclear safety and security regime. The conference identified several issues for consideration by governments, regulatory bodies, stakeholders, and issues for future international cooperation.

Arising from the fifth in a series of international conferences on effective nuclear and radiation regulatory systems, this publication includes the opening addresses, a summary of the conference, and the conference President's summary and conclusions. The participants' presentations and posters from the conference are available as part of the online publication. Ongoing challenges, such as capacity building for regulatory infrastructure, knowledge management, and safety and security culture are addressed. Emerging issues, such as those associated with new technologies and those related to ageing nuclear power plants and the back-fitting of current safety measures to existing nuclear power plants, and decommissioning and waste management, are considered, as is the threat posed by counterfeit and fraudulent items. An important concept throughout is the interface between safety and security. The objective of the publication is to share regulatory experiences related to improving the effectiveness of nuclear and radiation regulatory systems, addressing the international framework for the safety and security of nuclear and other radioactive material. A key message is that international cooperation to address regulatory challenges improves regulatory effectiveness worldwide.

New strategies and approaches to safety and security will be required in the light of renewed global interest in the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation, the increased threats to the security of nuclear installations, increased use of radioactive materials and the challenges posed by existing nuclear facilities. This publication sets out the proceedings of an international conference, held in Moscow in February 2006, which was organised to promote international co-operation on options for improving the effectiveness of the regulatory regime for nuclear safety and security.

This publication is the proceedings of the fourth in a series of conferences convened by the IAEA on effective nuclear regulatory systems. The conference brought together senior regulators in the areas of nuclear and radiation safety as well as nuclear security from around the world to discuss how to improve regulatory effectiveness to ensure the protection of the public and the environment. The conference built upon the conclusions and deliberations of the past to review issues that are important to the global nuclear regulatory community. These proceedings include the opening addresses, the session summaries, and the President's summary and conclusions of the conference. The attached CD-ROM contains all the papers from the conference that were made available for publication.

This publication is the proceedings of the second international conference on effective nuclear regulatory systems convened by the IAEA. The conference brought together senior nuclear safety, radiation safety and security regulators from around the world to discuss how to improve regulatory effectiveness to ensure protection of the public and the environment. The focus was on further enhancing the global nuclear safety and security regime. The conference identified several issues for consideration by governments, regulatory bodies, stakeholders, and issues for future international cooperation. These proceedings include a summary, the opening and closing speeches, the invited papers, and the President?s summary. A CD-ROM, which is attached to the back of this publication, contains the contributed papers and presentations.

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on meeting the requirements of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 1 (Rev. 1), Governmental, Legal and Regulatory Framework for Safety, on the regulatory body's core functions and associated regulatory processes. This guidance is particularly important for regulatory bodies having responsibilities covering a range of facilities and activities that give rise to radiation risks and the important organizational interfaces between various regulatory authorities, which require effective coordination and cooperation. It promotes a consistent approach to regulation and specifically addresses the release of facilities and activities from regulatory control including sites, buildings, equipment and material. The publication is intended to be used mainly by regulatory bodies but will also be useful for governments that are developing a regulatory framework for safety. It will also assist authorized parties and others dealing with radiation sources in understanding regulatory procedures, processes and expectations.

This handbook is a practical aid to legislative drafting that brings together, for the first time, model texts of provisions covering all aspects of nuclear law in a consolidated form. Organized along the same lines as the Handbook on Nuclear Law, published by the IAEA in 2003, and containing updated material on new legal developments, this publication represents an important companion resource for the development of new or revised nuclear legislation, as well as for instruction in the fundamentals of nuclear law. It will be particularly useful for those Member States embarking on new or expanding existing nuclear programmes.