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IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety International Symposium on Nuclear Safety Bratislava 14-15 March 2013 Lyn Bevington Nuclear Safety Action Team Department of Nuclear Safety and Security IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ACTION PLAN ON NUCLEAR SAFETY Safety Vulnerabilities Peer Reviews Emergency Preparedness and Response Regulatory Bodies Legal Framework Embarking Countries Capacity Building Operating Organisations IAEA Safety Standards Communication Protection of People + Environment Research + Development 12 Point Plan Adopted by Board of Governors IAEA Endorsed by All Member States Actions on IAEA Secretariat Member States Other Relevant Stakeholders COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION Action Plan Achievements • • • • • Strengthen the emergency notification system Enhance the transparency and effectiveness of communication among operators, regulators and various international organizations Review application of INES scale as a communication tool Organize international experts meetings IEMs to analyse all relevant technical aspects and learn the lessons……. IAEA iiii ii International Experts’ Meetings IEMs • Reactor and Spent Fuel Safety • Communication Effectiveness • Seismic and Tsunami Hazards • Decommissioning + Remediation Future Activities • • • Human + Organizational Factors May 2013 Radiological Assessments Early 2014 Effective Regulatory Systems Conference Canada April 2013 “…At this (Fukushima Ministerial) Conference, we will present a report outlining the conclusions of the international expert meetings held so far…” INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS’ MEETINGS 1 Reactor and Spent Fuel Safety • • • • More attention on Mitigation Defence in Depth Severe accident management Key systems for safe state Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis • • • Dry Site Concept Combination of hazards Periodic review of external hazards Enhancing Communication • • • Public communication should be early, clear and frequent Plain language understandable to non-technical audiences Clear policies for the use of all media, including new and social media IAEA INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS’ MEETINGS 2 Remediation and Decommissioning • • • • • 200 experts from 40 Member States Improvements to • Guidance, • Sharing of knowledge and experience and • Review services for planning of decommissioning and remediation Social, psychological and economic impacts Targets for remediation of affected areas and populations Development of end states and decommissioning strategies of damaged facilities. IAEA RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety • • Chairpersons Summary IAEA Report Plenary Session + 3 Working Sessions • • • Lessons learned Measures to strengthen nuclear safety Protection of people and the environment IAEA Comprehensive Report • • DG Amano September 2012 Publish 2014 IAEA IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency