Regulatory Cooperation Forum RCF Activities Coordination and Collaboration
Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Activities Coordination and Collaboration RCF Plenary 30 September 2016 Vienna, Austria Bismark Mzubanzi Tyobeka RCF Vice Chairman CEO of NNR, South Africa IAEA
Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Content 1. RCF background 2. Current activities 3. Improved coordination – Mapping approach 4. Collaboration with ANNu. R and FNRBA 5. Conclusion IAEA
1. RCF background I 1 q Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) established in June 2010. q RCF objectives § To promote collaboration and cooperation among RCF members to improve coordination of support to regulatory infrastructure development for regulators in embarking countries. § To contribute to achieving and sustaining a high level of nuclear safety, consistent with the IAEA Safety Standards and Guidance. § To optimize resources among RCF members and avoid unnecessary support duplication through improved coordination. q RCF Chairman and Vice Chairman § Mr Jean-Luc Lachaume, Deputy Director-General, ASN, France § Mr Bismark Mzubanzi Tyobeka, Chief Executive Officer, NNR, South Africa IAEA 3
1. RCF background I 2 27 RCF members - 12 providers: Canada, China, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, USA, EC and IAEA - 12 recipients: Jordan (since 2010), Viet Nam (since 2012), Poland (since 2014), Belarus (since 2014), Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and UAE - 3 observers: Germany, Kenya and OECD/NEA RCF Activities Steering Committee: Support Meeting: Plenary Meeting: Support activities: Annual meeting mainly on policy-related issues Annual meeting on updating Action Plans of support activities Annual meeting in the margins of the IAEA General Conference Workshops and others based on Action Plans and working group meetings RCF implementation framework IAEA - Extra-budgetary funding from Japan and US - 2 CFEs from Japan and US 4
2. Current activities ü 27 June 2016: RCF Steering Committee Meeting held in Brussels in cooperation with the European Commission. Results of the meeting: q Importance of enhancing a coordination mechanism was underlined again. q Meetings with RCF active recipient countries (Jordan, Viet Nam, Poland Belarus) using mapping-matrix were regarded as efficient way of coordination mechanism. q Practical collaboration among RCF, ANNu. R (Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators) and FNRBA (Forum for Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa). q Meetings with Bangladesh and Sudan in the margin of the IAEA General Conference in 2016 are to be considered about becoming RCF active recipient countries. IAEA 5
3. Improved Coordination I 1 Mapping approach q RCF support activities need to be further coordinated with the framework of • IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) • IAEA Networks (ANSN, ANNu. R, FNRBA and FORO) • Bilateral Cooperation Agreements q Definition: Mapping refers to the creation of a list of implemented and planned activities together with the gaps (recommendations and suggestions) by IAEA review missions (e. g. , IRRS, INIR), to realize a systematic coordination of support activities, and monitor activity implementation and how much the gaps were narrowed or closed. q RCF creates mapping-matrix, based on SSG-16 (200 actions, Phase 1 to 3), that provides a clear and holistic picture of all support activities and gaps. q A dedicated database is being developed on Share. Point for easier access to the mapping-matrix. IAEA 6
3. Improved Coordination I 2 Mapping approach § § A face-to-face meeting with each RCF active recipient country has been organized using its mapping matrix in 2016, and it will be held once every year. IAEA Mapping IAEA overall support activities and bilateral cooperation activities. Monitoring support activities and the gaps identified by IAEA review missions. Transparency and openness Regulatory framework Legal framework RCF Recipient Country SSG-16 200 actions Achieving coordination of support planning and implementation is not a matter of luck or coincidence; it is a matter of management. Support by RCF Provider Countries based on Action Plans, and others. 7
4. Collaboration with ANNu. R and FNRBA q At the RCF Steering Committee Meeting in June 2016, importance was placed on establishing a practical collaboration among RCF, ANNu. R (Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators) and FNRBA (Forum for Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa). q Collaboration is embodied as follows: § RCF assists ANNu. R and FNRBA recipient countries, upon their requests, by creation of a mapping matrix for coordination of support activities. § RCF, ANNu. R and FNRBA recipient countries are allowed to join regionalbasis support activities organized by RCF, ANNu. R or FNRBA respectively. (e. g. , RCF Regulatory Control Training Workshop in 2017, some ANNu. R or FNRBA regional workshops/training courses) IAEA 8
5. Conclusion q The RCF places its focus on “improved coordination” for its recipient countries to ensure that regulatory infrastructure development is consistent with IAEA Safety Standards. q Mapping matrix allows for the systematic identification of necessary support activity plans, using SSG-16 (200 actions for regulator, central government and operator) as a template, together with the results (recommendations and suggestions) of IAEA review missions (e. g. , IRRS and INIR) and through a face-to-face meeting with each recipient country once every year. q Mapping matrix, updated annually, allows to see a holistic picture of all support activity plans and review mission results, which corresponds to the complex challenge of regulatory infrastructure development. q Collaboration among RCF, ANNu. R and FNRBA has been practically embodied. IAEA 9
Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Thank you for your attention Hard copies distributed at this meeting: - Mapping matrix of Belarus - Collaboration table of RCF, ANNu. R and FNRBA IAEA 10
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