IAEA activities and documents related to CM Configuration

IAEA activities and documents related to CM Configuration Management Benchmarking Group Conference 12 -14 June 2006, Richmond, VA Csilla TOTH (IAEA, NSNI) 2006 CMBG Conference

Outline • IAEA Safety Standards • IAEA Background in Configuration Management • IAEA present activities related to CM • IAEA documents related to CM • Future plans on Configuration Management 2006 CMBG Conference

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) • established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957 • world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology • 138 Member States IAEA Headquarters Vienna, Austria 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA at a Glance • 138 Member States • 49 years of international service since 1957 • 2, 205 professional and support staffs • Budget : – $230 M: regular budget for 2005, – $27. 7 M: supplemented by extra-budgetary contributions – $75 M: Technical cooperation fund in 2005 • 120 approved Coordinated Research Projects involving 1, 590 active research contracts and agreements. • 500, 000 plus monthly visits to the Agency’s World. Atom web site • 2 million plus records in the International Nuclear Information System(INIS) – Agency’s largest bibliographic and reference database • About 200 publications issued (in print and electronic form) in 2005 2006 CMBG Conference

Departmental Structure of the IAEA Director General Mr. El Baradei Department of Technical Co-operation Ms. Ana Maria Cetto Department of Administration Mr. D. Waller Department of Nuclear Energy Department of Nuclear Safety Department of Safeguards Department of Nuclear SA Mr. A. Yuri Sokolov Mr. O. Heinonen Mr. T. Taniguchi Mr. W. Burkart 2006 CMBG Conference

NPP in Member States: Current Status 221 units more than 20 years operation Number of Units Total 441 units 81 units more than 30 years operation as of March 2005 Age of unit Ø Average of operating NPPs is constantly increased: a role of ageing/life management becomes more important. Ø IAEA initiated ageing/life management activities in 1980 s to: • facilitate information exchange among Member States; • create guidance documents on this subject. 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA Statute (Article III. A. 6) • “To establish or adopt… [in consultation with…] standards of safety for the protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property” • “…and to provide for the application of these standards” 2006 CMBG Conference

HIERARCHY OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS SERIES Basic objectives, concepts and principles to ensure safety SAFETY FUNDAMENTALS Requirements which must be satisfied to ensure safety (SS No. 110) “Shall Statements” SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: DESIGN SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: OPERATION (SSS No. NS-R-1) (SSS No. NS-R-2) SAFETY GUIDES Recommended actions, conditions or procedures for meeting safety requirements “Should Statements” 2006 CMBG Conference

OVERVIEW OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS THE SAFETY STANDARDS COVER SAFETY IN FIVE AREAS IAEA Safety Standards are available on: www. iaea. org 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Series No. 110, Safety Fundamentals The Safety of Nuclear Installations In chapter 5. TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY – Basic objectives, concepts and principles of safety For example: • 504…. design principles have been formulated to achieve the goal of accident prevention and mitigation with high confidence. • 510. … “operation of the nuclear installation must be controlled in accordance with a set of operational limits and conditions … operation must be carried out by adequately trained and authorized personnel in accordance with detailed, validated and approved procedures” … Principle 17 • 512. …”operation procedures must provide staff with instructions for the response to anticipated operational occurrences” … Principle 20 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Requirements NS-R-1 Safety of NPPs: Design 1/2 Chapter 5. Requirements for plant design • The design process shall establish a set of requirements and limitations for safe operation, including: (1) safety system settings; (2) control system and procedural constraints on process variables and other important parameters; (3) requirements for maintenance, testing and inspection of the plant to ensure that structures, systems and components function as intended in the design, with the ALARA principle taken into consideration; (4) clearly defined operational configurations, including operational restrictions in the event of safety system outages. [ Section 5. 26] 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Requirements NS-R-1 Safety of NPPs: Design 2/2 Chapter 6. Requirements for design of plant systems • The handling and storage systems for nonirradiated fuel shall be designed: (1) to prevent criticality by a specified margin by physical means or processes, preferably by the use of geometrically safe configurations, even under plant states of optimum moderation; [Section 6. 96] 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Requirements NS-R-2 Safety of NPPs: Operation 1/2 • “The Operating Organisation shall ensure that: …documentation is up to date … [ Section 2. 13] • …the plant shall be adequately monitored and maintained in order to protect plant equipment, to support the testing phase and to continue to maintain consistency with the safety analysis report. Records of operations and maintenance shall be kept starting from the initial energization and operation of each plant system, and they shall be retained by the operating organization [Section 4. 8] 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Requirements NS-R-2 Safety of NPPs: Operation 2/2 Chapter 5. Plant Operations • Operational limits and conditions shall be developed to ensure that the plant is operated in accordance with the design assumptions and intent. [Section 5. 1] • The operating organization shall ensure that an appropriate surveillance programme is established and implemented to ensure compliance with the operational limits and conditions and that its results are evaluated and retained [Section 5. 5] 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Guide NS-G-1. 1 Software for Computer Based Systems Important to Safety in NPPs Safety Guides NS-G-1. 1 – 1. 12 recommend actions, conditions or procedures for meeting safety requirements. Recommendations in Safety Guides are expressed as ‘should’ statements. . 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Guide NS-G-2. 2 Operational Limits and Conditions and Operating Procedures for NPPs NS-G-2. 1 – 2. 10 – Safety limits – Limiting safety system settings – Limits and conditions for normal operation – Surveillance requirements – Operating procedures (OP) – Development of operating procedures – Compliance with OLC and OP 2006 CMBG Conference

Safety Guide NS-G-2. 10 Periodic Safety Review of NPPs PSR as a comprehensive integrated systematic safety review is a complementary tool to the existing types of reviews and carried out at regular intervals to deal with • changes in safety standards, safety concepts and operating practices, • the cumulative effect of ageing, modifications in design basis, plant design and procedures, • feedback of operating experience, 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA Background in Configuration Management Regular Budget • “Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants” (IAEA TECDOC 1335, issued January 2003) • “Application of Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants “ – (New IAEA Safety Report – draft –to issue in 2006) (Focus on examples of events and challenges to CM) • Technical Meeting on CM (Vienna-2005) Technical Cooperation Projects • European Regional Projects – Workshops on CM and Design Basis Documents (RER) • Country TC Projects (Bulgaria, Russia-2006) Extra budgetary Projects (China-2006) 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 • Issued January 2003 • “Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants” • IAEA Guideline Document • Available on IAEA web site www. iaea. org 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Plant Configuration Management Program • Process for Improving the Existing Configuration Management Practice • Conclusion and Recommendations References Annexes A-J 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 Annexes Annex A Annex B Annex C Annex D Annex E Annex F Annex G Annex H Annex I Annex J Terminology Assessments Examples of top management instructions Development of methods and tools Design bases considerations Design document reconstitution program Setting priorities and structuring of existing documentation Samples of “good practices” Summary of IAEA OSART missions Status of CM in Member States 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 CM Objective from IAEA-TECDOC-1335 same as ANSI CM-1. 0 -2000. . . speaking the same language 2006 CMBG Conference

SKALTO: Knowledge Sharing: Safety Knowledge-base on Ageing and Long Term Operation Objective: to develop a framework for sharing knowledge on ageing management and long term operation Scope: • Ageing Management • Periodic Safety Review • Configuration Management • Design Basis Data Management 2006 CMBG Conference

SKALTO: Structure & Major Contents 1. Nuclear Safety Standards and Guides • Relevant IAEA Safety Standards, INSAG • National Requirements, International Recommendations 2. Basic Knowledge and Guidance • Abbreviations and terminologies • Key basic reference documents • IAEA Guidance documents 3. Relevant Safety Activities • IAEA AMAT missions • IAEA Meeting proceedings 4. Safety Research and Development • IAEA CRP reports • Other national/ international reports 5. Education and Training • Standard training modules Past workshop/ seminar materials 6. Links to IAEA data-base and other sites • A limited scope version is already available at the IAEA web page (SALTO page): http: //www. ns. iaea. org/projects/salto/default. htm 2006 CMBG Conference

IAEA Safety Standards and Guidance Documents on Ageing/ Life Management Safety of Nuclear Power Plant Design NS R-1 Safety Guide on PSR Safety of Nuclear Power Plant Operation NS R-2 DS 382 Safety Guide on Ageing Management NS R-4 (DS 272) Safety of Research Reactors NS R-4 (DS 272) Safety Guide on CM ? ? ? Programmatic Guidelines (4+1) Component Specific Guidelines (11+2) Ageing Management Review guideline (1) Guideline on activities for effective life management (2) Safety Report on CM Safety report on application of configuration Management 2006 CMBG Conference

European Regional Projects (2001 -2003) RER/9/069 (2001 -2003) WWER Design Basis Documentation Management System (for WWER 1000, in 2003 it was extended for WWER 440) Objectives: • To develop / adapt a methodology for systematic reconstitution of the design basis documentation (DBD) for WWERs. • To train the plant experts in application of the methodology so developed. (NOT completed) Achievements: • Guideline on “Design Bases Documentation (DBD) Collation and Maintenance for WWERs” for developing national guidelines • National Guidelines were developed • LP ECCS pilot – DBDs were developed and reviewed Participants: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine 2006 CMBG Conference

European Regional Projects (2005 – 2006) Improvement of Design Basis and Configuration Management Documentation (RER/9/082) Time frame: 2005 – 2006 Objective: • To improve the understanding of the need for and the expected content of Documentation of the Design Basis of NPPs • To improve the understanding of the interaction between the design basis documentation, Configuration Management and the safety and operation of the NPPs. Participants: Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Workshops in 2005 (Vienna - Austria, Paks - Hungary, Sofia Bulgaria) 2006 CMBG Conference

Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants“ • • • IAEA Safety Standard Series Developed to provide practical applications Focus on examples of · · • events and challenges to CM advice on meeting challenges Working Title: “Application of Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants” 2006 CMBG Conference

Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants“ Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Structuring and Improving CM 3. Applications of Configuration Management • Organisational and Human Factors aspects • Self Assessments and Performance Indicators Annexes 2006 CMBG Conference

Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants“ CM Principles • Protect Design Basis – Ensure compliance with design basis • • Modify the Plant – Design change control process • Maintain the Plant – Keep configuration during maintenance activities at all times. • Test the Plant – Review physical status of the plant in conformity with design basis. Operate the Plant – Keep operational configuration control at all times. 2006 CMBG Conference

Protect Design Basis – Ensure compliance with design basis Safety Committee / Self Assessment / PSR / PSA • The Operating Organization for Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2, 4, IAEA, Vienna (2001). • Safety Assessment and Verification for Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1. 2, IAEA, Vienna (2002). • Periodic Safety Review of Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2. 10, IAEA, Vienna (2001). 2006 CMBG Conference

Modify the Plant – Design change control process Design Change Process - Documentation Control Management • The Operating Organization for Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2, 4, IAEA, Vienna (2001). • Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Design, Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-1, IAEA, Vienna (2000). • Software for Computer Based Systems Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1. 1, IAEA, Vienna (2000). • Instrumentation and control systems important to safety in nuclear power plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1. 3, AIEA, Vienna (2002) • Design of Fuel Handling and Storage Systems for Nuclear Power Plants , Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1. 4, IAEA, Vienna (2002). • Modifications to Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NSG-2. 3, IAEA, Vienna (2001). • Quality Assurance for Safety in Nuclear Power Plants and other Nuclear Installations, Safety Series No 50 -C/SG-Q, Vienna (1996). 2006 CMBG Conference

Operate the Plant – Keep operational configuration control at all times Operation Inside Safety Envelope • The Operating Organization for Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2, 4, IAEA, Vienna (2001). • Operational Limits and Conditions and Operating Procedures for Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2. 2, IAEA, Vienna (2000). • Software for Computer Based Systems Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1. 1, IAEA, Vienna (2000). • Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Operation, Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-2, IAEA, Vienna (2000). • Core Management and Fuel Handling for Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2. 5, IAEA, Vienna (2002). 2006 CMBG Conference

Maintain the Plant – Keep configuration during maintenance activities at all times Maintenance Procedures • Maintenance, Surveillance and In-service Inspection in Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2. 6, IAEA, Vienna (2002). 2006 CMBG Conference

Test the Plant – Review physical status of the plant in conformity with design basis • Maintenance, Surveillance and In-service Inspection in Nuclear Power Plants, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2. 6, IAEA, Vienna (2002). 2006 CMBG Conference

Future plans on Configuration Management • Extension of the RER project “Improvement of Design Basis and Configuration Management Documentation” (2007 -2008) Same Objective: – To improve the Documentation of the Design Basis of NPPs – To improve the understanding of the interaction between the design basis documentation, Configuration Management and the safety and operation of the NPP. Same Participants: Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine • Workshops, Training courses under TC Country Projects • Revision of the Safety Requirements NS-R-2 (to include CM) • Safety Guide on Configuration Management ? ? ? 2006 CMBG Conference