Technical Meeting on Safety Analysis and Safety Documents for Fuel Cycle Facilities IAEA Headquarters Vienna, Austria 4–8 May 2015 Ref. No: J7-TM-49613 Information Sheet A. Introduction The safety standards issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) require that a comprehensive and systematic safety analysis and a safety analysis report (SAR) be prepared by the operating organization before the construction and commissioning of a fuel cycle facility (FCF). Also necessary are safety reviews at appropriate intervals throughout the lifetime of a facility, including reviews of ageing effects, modifications, changes in utilization, and incorporating the feedback from operating experience. The SAR and supporting documents, including the operational limits and conditions (OLCs), are reviewed and assessed by the regulatory body within the framework of the licensing process. Feedback from various IAEA activities on the safety of FCFs indicates that guidance is needed by many Member States with such facilities on performing safety analysis and the preparation, update and assessment of safety documents. This also includes addressing the implications of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) for the safety of FCFs. In addition, there is a need in many Member States to develop the regulatory body’s capabilities to review and assess safety documents. Up-to-date and comprehensive safety documents are essential to the safe operation and effective regulatory supervision of FCFs. Page 2 During the past few years, the IAEA has published several safety standards on FCFs. These include the Safety Requirements publication Safety of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities (IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-5 (Rev. 1)) and Safety Guides that provide guidance to help meet the requirements established by that Safety Requirements publication for several types of FCFs. The participants of IAEA workshops on various technical areas related to the safety of FCFs have expressed the need for an IAEA technical publication on safety analysis and preparation of the SAR for such facilities taking into account the application of a graded approach that is commensurate with the potential hazards of the facilities. For these reasons, the IAEA is organizing this Technical Meeting on Safety Analysis and Safety Documents for Fuel Cycle Facilities at its Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, from 4 to 8 May 2015. B. Objectives The purpose of the meeting is to provide the participating Member States with practical information on performing safety analyses for FCFs as well as on the preparation, updating and reviewing of safety documents for such facilities. The meeting will also serve as a forum at which the participating Member States can exchange knowledge and experience related to these topics, as well as share international good practices for enhancing safety at FCFs. The meeting will also discuss and develop the outlines of an IAEA document addressing safety analysis and safety documentation for FCFs. C. Target Audience This meeting is intended for individuals from operating organizations and technical support organizations that are responsible for safety analysis and for the preparation and maintenance of safety documentation for FCFs, as well as from regulatory bodies that are responsible for the review and assessment of such documents. Participants should be familiar with the safety considerations and issues involved in the operation and regulation of FCFs in their respective countries. D. Working Language The working language of the meeting will be English. E. Topics This meeting will be relevant to the following types of FCFs: uranium and thorium processing facilities; fuel (including mixed oxide (MOX) fuel) refining, conversion, enrichment and fabrication Page 3 facilities; spent fuel storage, reprocessing and associated waste conditioning/storage and research and development facilities. 1. 2. Presentations by the IAEA representatives, followed by discussions with participants, on the relevant IAEA safety standards for the performance of safety analyses and the preparation, updating, review and assessment of SARs and OLCs. This part of the meeting will also include presentations by the participants on their respective national practices and experience. The presentations by the IAEA representatives and by the Member States should cover the following topics:  IAEA safety standards for FCFs;  Developments and trends in national regulations with respect to safety analysis and safety documentation;  Review and assessment of safety analysis documentation;  Performing safety analyses and methods for the identification and selection of initiating events;  Evaluation of hazards and derivation of the source term;  Safety analysis methods and acceptability criteria;  Use of a graded approach in application of the safety requirements to safety analysis and safety documentation for FCFs;  Safety reassessment of FCFs in the light of feedback from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP;  Format and technical content of licensing documentation, with particular emphasis on the SAR and OLCs;  Practices of Member States in performing periodic safety reviews for FCFs;  Use of the results of safety analysis in the establishment of OLCs; and  Regulatory review and assessment of safety documents for FCFs. The meeting will include working sessions on the preparation, review, and assessment of safety documents for FCFs, and on the development of the outlines of an IAEA publication on safety analysis and safety documents for such facilities. F. Visas Participants who require a visa to enter Austria should submit the necessary application to the nearest diplomatic or consular representative of the Austrian government as soon as possible. Page 4 G. Application Procedure Nominations should be submitted on the attached Participation Form (Form A). Completed forms should be endorsed by the competent national authority and returned through the established official channels. They must be received by the IAEA not later than 31 March 2015. Nominations received after that date or applications sent directly by individuals or by private institutions cannot be considered. Nominating Governments will be informed in due course of the names of the selected candidates and at that time full details will be given on the procedures to be followed with regard to administrative and financial matters. H. Organization Scientific Secretary: Mr Ramon Gater Division of Nuclear Installation Safety Department of Nuclear Safety and Security International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna International Centre PO Box 100 1400 VIENNA AUSTRIA Tel.: +43 1 2600 22013 Fax: +43 1 26007 Email: [email protected] Administrative Secretary: Ms Iris Barrientos de Salomon Division of Nuclear Installation Safety Department of Nuclear Safety and Security International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna International Centre PO Box 100 1400 VIENNA AUSTRIA Tel.: +43 1 2600 26076 Fax: +43 1 26007 Email: [email protected] Subsequent correspondence on scientific matters should be sent to the Scientific Secretary and correspondence on other matters related to the meeting to the Administrative Secretary. Form A J7-TM-49613 International Atomic Energy Agency Participation Form Technical Meeting on Safety Analysis and Safety Documents for Fuel Cycle Facilities IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria 4–8 May 2015 To be completed by the participant and sent to the competent official authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA, or National Atomic Energy Authority) of his/her country for subsequent transmission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria, either electronically by email to: [email protected] or by fax to: +43 1 26007 (no hard copies needed). Participants who are members of an invited organization can submit this form to their organization for subsequent transmission to the IAEA. Deadline for receipt by IAEA through official channels: 31 March 2015 Family name: Given name(s): Mr/Ms Institution: Full address: For urgent communications please indicate: Tel.: Fax: Email: Nationality: Nominating Government or organization: Mailing address (if different from address indicated above): Do you intend to give a presentation? Title of presentation: Yes No