INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY IAEA activities and documents

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY IAEA activities and documents related to CM February 2007 Csilla TOTH (IAEA, NSNI) IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 1/ IAEA

Outline • IAEA Safety Standards • IAEA documents and activities related to Configuration Management (CM) • IAEA documents related to CM • Future plans on Configuration Management IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 2/ IAEA

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 • 141 Member States IAEA Headquarters Vienna, Austria IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 3/ IAEA

IAEA at a Glance • 141 Member States • 50 years of international service since 1957 • 2, 205 professional and support staffs • Budget : – $230 M: regular budget for 2006, – $ 30 M: supplemented by extrabudgetary contributions – $75 M: Technical cooperation fund in 2006 • 120 approved Coordinated Research Projects involving about 1, 600 active research contracts and agreements. IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth • 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 • More than 100 publications issued (in print and electronic form) in 2006 February 2007 Slide No. 4/ IAEA

Departmental Structure of the IAEA Director General Mr. El Baradei Department of Technical Co-operation Ms. Ana Maria Cetto Department of Administration Department of Nuclear Safety Department of Safeguards Department of Nuclear SA Mr. A. Yuri Sokolov Mr. T. Taniguchi Mr. O. Heinonen Mr. D. Waller IAEA activities and documents related to CM Department of Nuclear Energy C. Toth February 2007 Mr. W. Burkart Slide No. 5/ IAEA

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 In 2006 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. IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 6/ IAEA

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” IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 7/ IAEA

IAEA Safety Standards Series Hierarchy objectives, concepts, principles Fundamentals requirements that must be met (“shall”) Requirements recommendations (“should”) Guides IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 8/ IAEA

OVERVIEW OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS THE SAFETY STANDARDS COVER SAFETY IN FIVE AREAS IAEA Safety Standards are available on: www. iaea. org IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 9/ IAEA

APPLICATION OF THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS The conclusion from the presentations and from the questionnaires is that (what was already known for IAEA) the IAEA Safety Standards are recognized internationally, but the degree of recognition varies significantly. They are applied: – completely, – partially, – only as a reference, – not at all. • It was indicated during the meeting that some Member States have problems with the understanding of the language (wording) of the documents and this makes more difficult to use the SS. • There was a strong agreement about the fact that the high quality of IAEA SS is the common interest for all Member States. • There is a big change expected on the further use and application of IAEA SS by Member States as many MS started or will start a review process of their national Safety Requirements and a comparison between the new IAEA SS and their old national SS. IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 10/ IAEA

Collection of inputs for the future review and revision process of IAEA Safety Standards for Design of NPPs The most relevant systematic way to collect inputs from Member States on the experience feedback on Application of IAEA Safety standards for the Design of NPPs for the future revision process are results from : – – Consultancy Meetings Technical Meetings Design Safety Review Missions Safety Analysis Report Review Procedure (SARRP) IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 11/ IAEA

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) IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 12/ IAEA

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 • TECDOC 1335 issued January 2003 • “Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants” • IAEA Guideline Document • Available on IAEA web site www. iaea. org IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 13/ IAEA

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Plant Configuration Management Program 3. Process for Improving the Existing Configuration Management Practice 4. Conclusion and Recommendations References Annexes A-J IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 14/ IAEA

IAEA-TECDOC-1335 CM Objective from IAEA-TECDOC-1335 same as ANSI CM-1. 0 -2000. . . speaking the same language IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 15/ IAEA

Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in NPPs“ · The document is written primarily for operating organisations and technical support organisations but can also be used by regulatory organisations. • The purpose of this publication is not to provide a prescriptive set of actions that must be taken, but rather, to offer guidance for reviewing the situation and for establishing and maintaining an effective CM system. · The safety report highlights the safety aspects of configuration management and provides guidance on how to address issues related to this topic. Developed to provide practical applications – Focus on examples of · events and challenges to CM · advice on meeting challenges IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 16/ IAEA

Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in NPPs“ Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Structuring and Improving CM 3. Applications of Configuration Management 4. Organisational and Human Factors aspects 5. Self Assessments and Performance Indicators 6. General Recommendations Annexes IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 17/ IAEA

Draft Safety Report “Application of Configuration Management in NPPs“ 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. IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 18/ IAEA

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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Romania, Russia, • Workshops, Training courses under TC Country Projects • Revision of the Safety Requirements NS-R-2 (to include CM) • Publication of the Safety Report on “Application of Configuration Management in NPPs” • Safety Guide on Configuration Management ? ? ? IAEA activities and documents related to CM C. Toth February 2007 Slide No. 19/ IAEA