IRRS coordination in EU
countries
WG1 PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND
FACILITATING IRRS MISSIONS IN EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES
Content
 The Memorandum of Understanding
 The IRRS indicative programme (art 1 of the MoU)
 The ENSREG IRRS Coordination Group (art 2 of




2
the MoU)
The national contact points (art 5 of the MoU)
The European pool of experts (art 5 of the MoU)
Support for the IAEA (Art. 4 of the MoU)
Feedback from the IRRS process (art 9 of the
MoU)
2014-01-22
The Directive
 Article 9.3 of the Council Directive
2009/71/Euratom :
“Member States shall at least every 10 years
arrange for self-assessments of their national
framework and competent regulatory authorities
and invite an international peer review of relevant
segments of their national framework and/or
authorities with the aim of continuously improving
nuclear safety”
The Memorandum of Understanding
 Signed on 26 June 2011 between the IAEA (D.
Flory, IAEA DDG, Head of department of nuclear
safety and security) and ENSREG (A. Stritar,
Chairperson)
 Valid for three years, implicitly reconducted
4
2014-01-22
The MoU
 Article 1: Overall roles and responsibilities


ENSREG recognizes that IRRS are appropriate for implementing
Art. 9.3 of the 2009/71 Directive
IAEA to establish, manage and Implement the IRRS programme;
ENSREG to develop polices for and review the 10 year programme
 Art. 2 : Administration of the IRRS programme:



5
ENSREG to develop policies for Self-assessments; review missions
and follow-up missions
Responsibilities remains within EU members state
ENSREG to monitor and facilitate the EU IRRS programme
2014-01-22
The MoU (2)
 Art. 3: IAEA resources to implement the EU IRRS
programme



Additional resources needed to implement the programme
Adequate funding
ENSREG to monitor and review annually the needed resources
 Art. 4 : Scope of self-assessments and peer reviews



6
According to the IAEA IRRS guidelines
IRRS modules 1-4, 5-9 as appropriate, 10, thematic areas and policy
issues
Determination of the final scope is a decision of the EU Member
State
2014-01-22
The MoU (3)
 Art. 5: Team composition of EU IRRS missions


TL or DTL and the majority of experts from an EU MS
MS to assign contact point and nominate suitable experts.
Responsibility for designating the team members rests within the
IAEA
 Art. 6: Funding of missions:

Matter for EU Member states
 Art. 7: Reporting of peer reviews results :

7
Final report publically available and send with the action plan to
ENSREG, EU MS and to the EC
2014-01-22
The MoU (4)
 Art 8: Analysis and Feedback of the EU IRRS
missions results

Joint IAEA/ENSREG workshop every 2 years
 Art 9 : Feedback to the IAEA on the conduct of the
mission

To assist the development of IRRS guidelines and improve the
implementation of future EU IRRS missions
2014-01-22
thor
EU IRRS indicative programme 2012 - 2022
 Developed end 2011, still valid
 IRRS missions in EU have been performed according
to this programme
 13 IRRS missions 2011-2013 in :

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Finland, Greece, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, (Switzerland),
UK
 Most of the IRRS missions in Eu countries with
NPPs are planned before 2016
9
2014-01-22
EU IRRS indicative programme 2012 - 2022
MSs with
operating NPPs
2012
Belgium
2013
SA,
FS
Bulgaria
SA
FS
Czech Republic
SA
FS
Finland
2014
2016
2017
2019
2022
FU*
FS
FU*
SA
Hungary
SA
SA
Romania
FS
FS
FU*
RS
Slovenia
2021
FU*
SA
Netherlands
2020
FU*
Germany
Slovak Republic
2018
FU*
FS
France
2015
RS
FU*
FU*
SA
FS
FU*
SA
FS
FU’
FU*
FU*
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
SA= Self Assessment
FS
FU*
FU*
FS= Full scope
FU= Follow-up
RS= Reduced scope
*With the assumption that the FU mission will take place 2 years after the mission
10
2014-01-22
EU IRRS indicative programme 2012 - 2022
MSs with other
nuclear
installations
Austria
Denmark
Estonia
2012
Greece
Italy
RS
SA
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Portugal
MSs with no
nuclear
installations
Cyprus
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
SA= Self Assessment
11
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
SA
RS/
/RS
SA
SA, FS
FS
SA
RS
2012
2013
2019
2020
2021
RS/
FU*
/RS/
/RS
2019
2020
2021
2022
FU*
FU*
SA
SA
FU*
RS
FS
2014
2015
2016
RS
SA
SA
FS
SA
FS= Full scope
FU*
FU*
2017
2018
2022
FU*
RS/
FU*
/RS
FU= Follow-up
FU*
RS= Reduced scope
2014-01-22
The WG1 - ENSREG IRRS Coordination Group
 Sub group of WG1, set up in May 2011 – Art 2 of the MoU
 Composed of WG1 Chairperson, EU commission representative, WG1 (WG-C)
member(s)
 1 meeting with the IAEA end 2011, no meeting in 2012 (A staff member of the
IAEA attends the WG1 meetings as appropriate)
 Duties :







12
Maintain an updated indicative programme for IAEA IRRS missions, including self
assessments and follow up missions, in EU Member States.
Maintain an updated list of Member States’ contact points to support the EU IRRS
programme.
Maintain an updated list of the pool of experts for the EU IRRS programme.
Arrange together with the IAEA the meetings referred to in Article 2 (3) of the MoU
Arrange together with the IAEA the workshops referred to in Article 8 of the MoU .
Arrange the collection of experiences and learning points on the conduct of IRRS
missions
Keep close contacts with the IAEA in the implementation of the EU IRRS programme.
2014-01-22
thor
The national contact points
• Serve as contact point for the IAEA for nominating experts to IRRS
missions (request for experts, proposing experts)
• Maintain of the updated list of national experts to the pool of experts,
including the CVs of the experts
• As regards the Indicative Programme for IRRS Missions to EU Member
States, keep the time schedules updated for their countries
• Provide the Coordination Group with feedback from the conduct of
the IRRS missions to their countries
• Serve as a contact point in the implementation of the Memorandum
of Understanding between the ENSREG and IAEA on international
peer review missions to EU Member States (e.g. tasks related to
Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Memorandum)
• Serve as a contact point for the IAEA for other IRRS related activities,
such as need for consultancies, information on seminars etc.
13
2014-01-22
The European Expert Pool
 To complete the EU IRRS programme, MS state shall
nominate :



5 to 8 experts for countries with a major nuclear programme
(FR, D, UK)
3 to 5 experts for countries with NPPs
Experts as appropriate for countries without NPP
for performing a mission annually
The European Expert Pool
 Currently ~180 Eu experts are available for
performing IRRS missions: adequately staffed
In average : ~10 from MS with NPPs, ~3 from MS with other/no nuclear installations
15
2014-01-22
or
Experts needed for 2014-2016
Year
Type of mission
Number of missions Number of experts
needed
(maximum)
2014
FS
RS
FU
3 (FR, NL, IT)
3 (SK, RO, SW)
6
55 (2x20+15)
FS
RS
FU
3 (HU, EST, IRL)
50 (1x20+2x15)
4 (BE, CZ, FI, PL)
7
40 (4x10)
90
FS
RS
FU
1 (LT)
2 (LV, CY)
3 (BG, FR, IT)
6
15
20 (2x10)
30 (3x10)
65
Total 2014
2015
Total 2015
2016
Total 2016
30 (3x10)
85
Estimation based on previous IRRS missions needs
16
2014-01-22
Feedback from IRSS missions
Member States (having received an IRRS mission) are
expected to provide the ENSREG IRRS Coordination Group
with a summary covering the following issues:
 general aspects on the conduct of the mission
 experts of the mission team (expertise, familiarity with the
IRRS Guide-lines and IAEA Safety Requirements,
familiarity with the advance material etc.)
 deficiencies in the IRRS Guidelines
 relevance of the mission findings (recommendations,
suggestions) for the Member States' needs
 other issues.
17
2014-01-22
IAEA additional resources for implementing EU
IRRS missions
 Support to the IAEA through EC Contract :



18
Additional staff for the IAEA
« Targetted Consultancies » were organized by the IAEA
(2011-2012)
Basic IRRS Training Course organized by the IAEA (October
2013) for training of new EU experts
2014-01-22
Conclusion
 The MoU is an effective tool for facilitating and
monitoring the IRRS missions in EU countries
 The process is effective and efficient
 The EU pool of experts is adequately staffed
 Through feedback and support to the IAEA,
opportunities for improvements to the IRRS process
exist
19
2014-01-22