Swedish IRRS mission 6-17 Feb 2012 IRRS lessons learned workshop – Brussels 22 nd and 23 rd January 2014 2014-01-22 Elisabeth Öhlén and Ingemar Lund

Elisabeth Öhlén and Ingemar Lund

Swedish IRRS mission 6-17 Feb 2012

IRRS lessons learned workshop – Brussels 22nd and 23rd January 2014

2014-01-22


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Thematic areas included

Transport

Medical Exposure

Occupational Radiation Protection

Radioactiv Discharges and Materials for Clearance

Environmental Monitoring

Chronic Exposures

Excluded in the mission

Research Reactors

Interfaces with nuclear security (IPPAS in 2011)

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Time schedule

Request in January 2010

SAT training Oct 2010 (project team)

Self assessment Jan-aug 2011

Prep meeting Oct 2011

Mission Feb 2012

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Outcome of the mission

22 recommendations (8 Gov)

17 suggestions

13 ”Good Practice” (Modules 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

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Resources

Total resources 1,4 Meuro– 8 man year– 0.3 MEuro for the mission

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Governmental Responsibilities and Global Nuclear Safety Regime

Recommendation 3: The Government should make provisions to maintain competence for nuclear safety and radiation protection on a national level such that it is ensured that all parties have access to competent staff to ensure continued safety.

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Responsibilities and Functions of the Regulatory Body

Recommendation 6: SSM should provide formal and specific internal guidance on appropriate regulatory topics, functions and activities associated with its regulatory review and inspection responsibilities.

The guidance should address technical issues associated with regulatory review and inspection.

It should be made available to the applicants, licensees and other interested parties.


Responsibilities and Functions of the Regulatory Body

Good Practice 2: SSM has developed a strong Man-Technology-Organisation (MTO) specialist regulatory competence and provided training in this area to a wide range of its inspectors. Inspection teams assess MTO matters in their routine compliance and supervision inspections.

Good Practice 3: Some good practices and plans to further improve the area of communications function;

training and briefing of specialists/experts to communicate complex regulatory and technical arguments on Television and Radio;

use of social media to target specific groups in society and inform the public on some key health and safety information.


Authorization and Review and Assessment

Recommendation 10: SSM should thoroughly review and assess if the safety of facilities and activities, involving radiation sources comply with regulatory requirements, before granting a license. The review and assessment should be commensurate with radiation risks of the facilities and activities.

Good Practice 6:The NPPs refurbishment program as required by SSM is a good practice.


Inspection and Enforcement

Recommendation 11 & 12: SSM should carry out more inspections (incl. unannounced) in the areas of transport, industrial, medical and research radiation facilities.

Recommendation 13: The SSM’s regulatory inspection should incorporate monitoring, measuring and direct observation of the on-site operations.

Recommendation 14:The inspection program in the areas of fuel cycle and waste facilities, transport, industrial, medical and research radiation facilities should be prepared in accordance with a systematic graded approach.


Regulations and Guides

Recommendation 15:

SSM should develop a consistent and more comprehensive set of regulations and general advice.

Medical exposure

Recommendation 21:SSM and relevant parties should ensure that generic justification of procedures is carried out by the relevant health authorities in conjunction with appropriate professional bodies.

Good Practice 15: All licensees is required to determine the diagnostic standard dose for all specified examinations. Using these data SSM demonstrates continuous decreasing trend in DSD.


Emergency Preparedness and Response

Good Practice 10: The regional cooperation initiative of the Nordic countries NEP is a good example of regional collaboration.


Documents

Swedish IRRS mission 6-17 Feb 2012 IRRS lessons learned workshop – Brussels 22 nd and 23 rd January 2014 2014-01-22 Elisabeth Öhlén and Ingemar Lund