Kevin Scissons, Canada

KHS Solutions

Human Resources and

Staffing

Copenhagen – 27-28

May, 2014

Inspector Competencies and Training.

This part of our discussion will focus on the

Regulator – the required compentancies, and the

kinds of training that staff and inspectors will

require.

To illustrate this we will discuss the lessons learned

and training applied in Canada. However, the intent

here is to visualize where your specific country

needs would fit into a similar approach ....

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Experienced, qualified and certified Inspection staff are

essential to ensure consistency, fairness and accuracy.

All regulatory staff are trained to apply their Act or

regulations to licensed sites, and to manage non-compliance.

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IAEA

Inspectors

Regulator’s training can be broken down to:

1. Core – applies to all staff;

2. Specialist – in a specific field (i.e., Eng., Biology.);

3. Inspector Specific – basic to advanced, auditor.

Core: Can include Act, Regulations, Basic RP, Report Writing, Conducting Meetings. Specialist: Expect your professionals to remain current in their field, and update/improve as needed.

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Mine/Processing “101”

Radiation Instrumentation

Interview for Information

Compliance Process (verify, enforce, records)

Health and Safety, Personal Safety: Personal

Protective Equipment, Workplace Hazards (chemicals, noise, etc.) Ladder Safety, Confined Entry (tanks, vessels), Electrical safety

Type 1 Inspections (routine, reactive)

Type 2 Inspections (audits)

Travel and security

Legal Procedures (evidence)

Field Inspection Procedures

Project Management Skills

Public, Media Interactions

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ISR, Transport,

Processing,

Package, Joint

Insp., Open Pit,

UG, Public

Workshops

Nuclear Safety and Control Act (2000), formed the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), from the Atomic Energy Control Board (of 1946)

Regulations promulgated under the Act; (9 Regulations apply to U Mines)

Licence Conditions •Supported by regulatory

documents

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• Licensees are responsible

for the protection of health,

safety, security, and the

environment and respecting

Canada’s international

commitments.

• The CNSC is responsible

for regulating licensees,

assessing whether licensees

are compliant with the

NSCA, regulations, and

international obligations.

Training program provides the necessary skills to obtain a

“Basic” inspector certificate for general site inspections, or

to assist in audits.

Act Training; Regulations Training; other Core Training:

◦ Writing Reports, Conduct Meetings, Interviewing, Conflict Resolution.

Mining and Milling “101”:

Type of Mines; Milling Operations;

Effluent Control and Monitoring; and,

Waste Management (rad., non-rad.)

Licensing Session

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Training continued:

Worker Health and Safety training modules

Compliance and Enforcement Session:

Safety and Control Areas; Progressive approach to

enforcement, and use of discretionary powers; Inspection

Reports, Findings, and Follow-up

Radiation Practices and Principles Training:

Mine; Mill; Waste

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Field Training:

Inspection Orientation

- accompany a certified inspector during an inspection

Inspection Planning

“Shadow” an inspection: planning to completion of the inspection report

Plan/Conduct/Report an inspection with a certified inspector

Plan and conduct an inspection

Draft inspection report and follow-up

Solo Inspection

Achieve Certification (Authorized Card, with any restrictions).

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NOTE:

Basic Inspector Training may include an individual with a Specialist Function.

Mid- level Inspector is an individual who gained more experience, variety, consistency, understands/uses discretionary powers, and has “matured”.

Advanced/Expert is very experienced, may be a key specialist, and has achieved a senior role, trains other inspectors, media savvy, etc.

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Experienced, qualified and certified Inspection staff are essential to ensure consistency, fairness and accuracy.

Training must be well planned, on-going, and adequately budgeted for it to be effective.

Inadequate or insufficient training, and putting unqualified staff on the front line of nuclear safety, will lead to undesirable consequences to: workers, operators, public, environment, and ultimately the Heads of Regulatory bodies and the politicians.

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Key Info supplied: Operator’s Safety Assessment *:

“Involves the systematic analysis of normal operation and its effects, of the ways in which failures might occur and of the consequences of such failures. Safety assessments cover the safety measures necessary to control the hazard, and the design and engineered safety features are assessed to demonstrate that they fulfil the safety functions required of them.”

“…an initial safety assessment has to be carried out to demonstrate that the arrangements made are robust and that they can be relied on. … an activity may only be commenced once it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the regulatory body that the proposed safety measures are adequate.”

* GSR4, Part 4: “SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES”, IAEA 2009

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Safety Assessment and Information supplied:

Site characterization – updates to EIS ◦ land use, geology, topography, geohydrology, drainage,

climate, ground water, fresh water supply, baseline environmental monitoring, siting info.

Design Principles and Requirements, Defence-in-depth ◦ engineering principles, standards used, redundant safety

systems planned

Hazard Analysis ◦ analyse and identify hazards that may contribute to an

unplanned or undesirable event; and, what are you going to do about it?

Construction methods, controls ◦ qualified supervisors on site, engineering controls in place,

site appropriate construction techniques proposed

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Radiation protection programme, commensurate with safety assessment results: Exposure pathways ◦ relative to activity - geology and type of mining, processing,

tailings management, accidents, and potential exposures from each)

Dose assessment methodology and predictions ◦ estimating exposures from the various sources of radiation,

and describe methods used , e.g. ICRP, etc.

Area classification ◦ Identify where rad. hazards occur, and controls used to

protect workers

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Environmental monitoring and controls during construction

◦ proposed monitoring locations and parameters, and how construction will be controlled to minimize impacts to env.

Monitoring plans (occupational, public, environment)

◦ Monitoring equipment and instrumentation, records

Waste Management, disposal & remediation ◦ Classify rad. and non-rad. waste, segregation of waste and

controls, siting of storage areas, siting and management of long term disposal of wastes (e.g., tailings areas – which is a separate topic).

Accidents ◦ Possible accident scenarios and their prevention, controls,

releases

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Transportation of radioactive material ◦ material identification, prepared/packaged, transported on

and off site and meets national/international standards (separate module).

Physical security ◦ Controls in place or proposed, access points, physical barriers

(gates, fences), security people and responsibilities

Training ◦ Details of training program and info for supervisors, workers,

contractors, including specific courses on rad safety, instrument use, H & S. etc.

Conventional Health and Safety Programme ◦ Risks higher, so describe controls used : safety equipment and

use, qualified staff, supervisor’s role, worker’s role

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Emergency Management Programme ◦ Possible incidents, planned responses (fire, explosion,

collapse)

Quality Management Programme ◦ Design change and plant modification

◦ Management systems

◦ Safety culture

◦ Records management

◦ Management of contractors

Human Performance ◦ Job task analysis, human resources management, ergonomics

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Decommissioning Plan (due to premature closure)

◦ Update site clean-up plans and revised cost estimates , restoration to pre-construction conditions

Financial guarantee ◦ Assures operator has fund$ in place to safely operate, safely

shut down, and safely decommission the facility (at any time)

Reporting, Info Requirements ◦ Weekly progress reports, monthly reports, env/rad reports

◦ Routine Public Progress reports

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The intent here was to demonstrate the capabilities of both the regulatory staff, and the operator, using two different approaches. ◦ Training needs for Regulator to achieve reliability as

a competent inspector or specialist for uranium mine safety.

◦ The requirements and obligations an Operator must achieve and demonstrate in order to design, operate and decommission a uranium mine/mill or processing facility.

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Thank you !

- Kevin Scissons, Canada