Transcript State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting “Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1),

State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
State Nuclear Regulatory Committee
of Ukraine
RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting
“Strengthening National Infrastructures
for the Control of Radiation Sources”
(TSA-1), (Phase II)
Country: UKRAINE
Olga Makarovska
Deputy Head of SNRC
State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Nuclear Applications in Ukraine
WWER – 440
WWER – 1000
RBMK – 1000
RR
RW
Uranium
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3804 users of RS
2837 - medical use
967 - non medical
549 use sealed RS.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
• The nuclear legislative framework is governed by a set of laws;
• The main one is the Law on Use of Nuclear Energy and
Radiation Safety (Nuclear Law);
• The Nuclear Law sets out the main principles for nuclear safety
and radiation protection as in IAEA Safety Fundamentals.
• Nuclear law specify the main responsibilities of a regulatory
authority to ensure nuclear and radiation safety.
• Strength – comprehensive nuclear legislation
• Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project – Ukraine
is ready to be host country to exchange experience in the field
of nuclear law preparation and improvement
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
– Law on Physical Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Material, Radioactive
Waste, and Other Sources of Ionizing Radiation
– Law on Authorization Activity in Nuclear Energy Use
– Law on Human Protection against Impact of Ionizing Radiation
– Law on Radioactive Waste Management
– Law on Decision Making Procedure on Siting, Design, Construction of Nuclear
and RAW Facilities of National Importance
– Law on Uranium Mining and Milling
– Law on State Supervision
– Law on Environmental Protection, etc.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
• Ukrainian regulations and guidance are prepared in compliance
with IAEA standards and the Code of Conduct on the Safety and
Security of Radioactive Sources
• During 2007-2009 For each field of regulation (including RS usage)
logical systematic analysis of regulations was provided:
• Legislation pyramid was built identifying gaps
• Strategic plan for regulations development was produced (for
RS usage plan includes development of activity specific
regulations review/development)
• Priorities for regulations elaboration were established
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
•Updates of 2008 – laws amendments, new regulations (e.g.
regulations for safety and security for radiotherapy and for
quality assurance for medical application of RS were
established).
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
Strength – comprehensive strategic planning, stable R&D financing
from state budget, plans are under implementation
Challenges:
• to prepare complete set of activity specific guides
• to review national regulations according with forthcoming new
BSS
Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:
• expert advice in preparation of RS activity specific guides is
needed
• involvement of national experts in BSS preparation
• training after new BSS approval is needed
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
A complete list of the current regulations that cover:
- General issues– mainly procedural in development and
establishment of regulatory requirements – 15;
- General nuclear safety - 18;
- Safety of nuclear installations – 71;
- Safety of sources of ionizing radiation – 30;
- Safety in transport – 16;
- Safety of RAW management – 22;
- Safety in mining and milling – 15;
- Non-proliferation and safeguards – 17;
- Physical protection – 12;
- Emergency preparedness and response – 23.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure, radioactive
waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
• State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine is
Ukrainian regulatory authority that is competent, in
particular, for radioactive sources safety and security
regulation
• SNRCU is reporting to the Cabinet of Ministers
• SNRCU is responsible for coordination of all executive
authorities and institutions of local governing that have
competence in radiation safety and radiation protection
• SNRCU has memorandums with executive authorities
that have competence in radiation safety and radiation
protection (including MOH)
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
CHAIRPERSON
of the State Nuclear
Regulatory Committee of
Ukraine
SNRCU STRUCTURE
First Deputy
Chairperson
Physical
Protection
Regulation
Department
Administrative
Service Sector
Performance
Control
Division
Deputy
Chairperson
Nuclear
Installations
Safety
Assessment
Directorate
Information
Emergency
Department
Organizational –
Analytical
Support Division
Diplomatic Adviser
Internal Audit
Sector
Economics,
Finance and
Accounting
Department
Personal and
Occupation
Safety Division
Legal
Division
International
Cooperation and
European
Integration
Division
Deputy
Chairperson
Radiation
Technology
Safety
Department
RW
Management
and Decommissioning
Department
State Inspections
on Nuclear and
Radiation Safety:
• Western
• Crimean
• Southern
• South-Eastern
• North
• North-Western
• Eastern
• Central
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Deputy Chairperson –
Chief State Inspector
on Nuclear and
Radiation Safety
Central
Inspection
Department
Safeguards
Division
State Inspections
on Nuclear Safety
at NPPs:
• Khmelnitsky
• Rivno
• South Ukraine
• Zaporizhya
• Chornobyl
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SNRCU STRUCTURE. State Inspections on Nuclear and
Radiation Safety
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State Inspections on Nuclear
and Radiation Safety:
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Western
Crimean
Southern
South-Eastern
Northern
North-Western
Eastern
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Regulatory Body Staffing and Training - SNRCU Staff
(1)
• List of staff members:
292 positions, including 189 state inspectors:
161 positions in the headquarter, 35 positions on the
NPP sites,
96 positions in regional inspections.
• 2007 - 2008:
Recruited 131 state inspectors
• Age / gender composition:
35
30
25
20
15
10
male
female
5
0
under 28-34
35-45 46-54
27
above
55
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
SNRCU Technical Support Organizations
SNRCU has established three Technical Support Organizations:
– The State Scientific and Technical Centre for Nuclear and
Radiation Safety (SSTC NRS);
– The State Centre for Quality Regulation of Supplies and Services
(CERTATOM);
– The State Enterprise Information Technologies Center for Use of
Nuclear Energy (INFOATOM).
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Regulatory Body Staffing and Training - SNRCU Staff
(2)
• Strength – comprehensive system for training and
professional and special knowledge assessment of
employees (initial and periodical qualification
attestation)
• Challenges:
– many newcomers that need additional training
– budget reducing of for training needs
• Opportunities in the framework of RER9096
project:
– Training courses for newcomers in radiation
safety regulation
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
• Funding
from State Budget steadily increased up to 2008
• In 2009 Budget is cut significantly, but there is a decision
to recover SNRCU Budget
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections
• SNRCU operates all main regulatory instruments:
• establishment of regulatory requirements
• permissive activity,
• inspections and enforcement;
• Permissive activity includes registration in State
Register of Ionizing Radiation Sources and licensing of
radioactive sources;
• Procedures for regulatory activities are established by
legislation;
Example - inspections for RS in 2008 – 1003 inspections.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Notification - Authorization – Licensing – Inspections.
State Register of Ionizing Radiation Sources
•Registration of RS is obligatory for all RS that are under regulatory
control.
•State Register of Ionizing Radiation Sources is unified tracing
computerized system of registration, accounting and control of RS
commissioned at 29.03.2007.
•The Register files data of all radiation sources in electronic form
and trace RS starting from the moment of their appearance at the
territory of Ukraine and till their removal from Ukraine or transfer to
special enterprise on radioactive waste management (disposal).
• About 10 000 radioactive sources and 14000 radiation generators
are registered and controlled.
•An enhanced version of the IAEA Regulatory Authority Information
System (RAIS) is used.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Notification - Authorization – Licensing – Inspections.
Quality management
• Quality management system of SNRCU is certified for the
compliance with ISO-9000
• Quality management documents include:
– General Quality Management Manual (incorporates Policy
Statement);
– 3 quality management system Manuals for regulatory activities
(licensing, supervision and rule-making);
– 16 procedures for main processes of SNRCU functioning
(including planning and monitoring, corrective measures, continues
improvement, quantitative and qualitative indicators to assess
regulatory effectiveness);
– Detailed internal procedures and standards for reviewing and
assessing applications for authorization;
– Templates and checklists.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
State policy. Programs for vulnerable sources
• Preventive measures exist for spent RS and orphan
sources
– State Program “For Ensuring Safe and Secure
Storage of Spent Highly Active Ionizing Radiation
Sources”.
– Special campaign is now under realization for users
of spent radioactive sources that are bankrupt or
insolvent.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
State policy. RS Safety Improvement
• In 2008 SNRCU prepared State Policy for
improvement of radioactive sources safety in the form
of White and Green Books
• This Policy is under implementation now
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections
Strength: comprehensive system of licensing and supervision
in the sphere of radioactive material use, state system for
inventory, registration and control of radiation sources - State
Register, State programs for gaining and regaining control over
vulnerable and orphan radioactive sources
Challenges: new technologies especially in medical use of
RS, lack of experience in the supervision of medical
applications
Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:
• Fellowships for inspectors for safety regulation of modern
medical applications of RS (TC, accelerators, PET etc);
• Ukraine is ready to host events to exchange experience
(fellowships and scientific visits) in the field of safety
regulation of RS use.
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
International cooperation
Strength – Action Plan approved by the Government for
2008-2012 based on IRRS2008 mission recommendations
Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:
• Promoting self-assessment and independent peer
reviews (including IRRS missions)
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Information management - communication with public
and media
• ANNUAL REPORT (printed publications are available in
Ukrainian, Russian and English, electronic version placed
on the SNRCU web-site)
• WEB-SITE (created in 2001, last upgrading in 2007)
• PUBLIC COUNCIL (created in August 2005)
• TELEPHONE LINES
• PERSONAL RECEPTION HOURS
• WORKSHOPS FOR PUBLIC
• EXHIBITIONS, PRESS-CONFERENCES, INTERVIEW, TV
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
• What does SNRCU wish to achieve through RER9096?
– Training for newcomers based on IAEA safety
standards and best international practice;
– Regulatory experience exchange through workshops,
visits and on-job training;
– Further development of Codes of practice for specific
activities with radioactive sources (especially for new
technologies);
– Additional IAEA guidance and experience exchange for
prevention of accidents with spent and orphan sources.
• SNRCU is ready to host visits and fellowships to share
experience in appropriate form
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
Thanks
• Thanks for Lithuanian RPC and personally for
Mr. Albinas Mastauskas and his staff members
for their long lasting since 1996 assistance in
Ukrainian inspectors training
• Thanks for Czech Republic Regulatory Body
SUJB for the assistance in Ukrainian
inspectors training
• Thanks for the IAEA officers for the assistance
in Ukrainian inspectors training
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State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine
WAITING FOR YOU IN UKRAINE!
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