For Official Use For Official Use Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 24-Nov-2008 English - Or. English NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY ACTIVITIES NOTIFICATION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY ACTIVITIES (CNRA) To be held on 8 9 December 2008 at NEA Headquarters, 12 Boulevard des Îles, 92130 Issy-les- Moulineaux, France English - Or. English JT03255901 Document complet disponible sur OLIS dans son format d'origine Complete document available on OLIS in its original format
As decided at the Committee s previous meeting, the Twentieth (20 th ) Annual Meeting of the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) will take place 8 th 9 th December 2008 at the NEA Headquarters, 12 Boulevard des Îles, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, starting at 09H15. The NEA Internet site www.nea.fr, Nuclear Safety section, under the heading CNRA, will have at the bottom of the page a portion accessible only to members and observers of the CNRA - CNRA members area. This site is password protected and will contain the agenda for the forthcoming meeting along with the agenda of the previous meeting. The URL is www.nea.fr/download/cnra. The various documents supporting the agenda items (see table below) will be placed on the same Internet site (associated with the relevant agenda item as shown in the table below) as soon as they become available. Members/Observers will be notified via e-mail. Delegates wishing to present documents, proposals etc., should send these to the NEA Secretariat (for the attention of Ms. Christine Charlemagne, e-mail: marie-christine.charlemagne@oecd.org) in electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance of the meeting. It would be helpful if the names of the participants could be communicated to the NEA Secretariat as soon as possible. Agenda Item (Note: documents will be added to the web site when received by the Secretariat) 2 Agenda 3 Summary Records NEA/SEN/NRA(2007)2 and NEA/SEN/NRA(2008)1 4 CSNI Presentation 5 MDEP / WENRA Presentations 6 Workshop Discussion Item - no document 7 WGRNR Presentation 8 WGIP Presentation 9 WGPC Presentation 10 WGOE Presentation 11 CNRA Bureau Discussion 12 Strategic Plan Room document 13 Green Booklet Draft executive summary 14 15 Events Table and room documents 16 IAEA / EC Presentations 17 Use of CNRA Products Country contributions 2
PRELIMINARY AGENDA 20 TH ANNUAL CNRA MEETING GENERAL ISSUES PART 1 1. Opening Remarks 1.1. CNRA Chairman, Mike Weightman 1.2. Welcoming remarks by the Director General, Mr. Luis Echávarri, including results from the recent NEA Steering Committee meeting and NEA 50 th Anniversary celebrations. 2. Adoption of Agenda NEA/SEN/NRA/A(2008)2 3. Approval of Summary Records 3.1. NEA/SEN/NRA(2007)2, 19 th Annual CNRA Meeting 3.2. NEA/SEN/NRA(2008)1, 2008 CNRA Summer Meeting 4. Co-ordination with CSNI 4.1. Report by the Chairman of CSNI: A brief overview of CSNI Activities including expected results from the CSNI meeting later this week 5. Co-operation on Regulatory Activities 5.1. Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP). 5.2. Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) and the European High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Waste Management. Activities related to CNRA Regulatory Workshops and Forums 6. Workshop on the Regulatory Lessons Learnt from Sump Pump Clogging Issues 6.1. Presentation on workshop preliminary results, Mr. Jean-Christophe Niel. Programme of Work CNRA Working Groups 7. Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR)) 7.1. Report by the Chair of WGRNR, Ms. Laura Dudes, on the current programme of work including results from the last meeting 7.2. Open discussion 8. Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP) 8.1. Report by the Chair of WGIP, Mr. Steve Lewis on the current programme of work including results from the last meeting 3
8.2. In-depth discussion on the future role of WGIP 9. Working Group on Public Communication (WGPC) 9.1. Report by the Chair of WGPC, Mr. Luc Chanial on the current programme of work including results from the last meeting 9.2. Open discussion 10. Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE) 10.1. Report by the Chair of WGOE, Ms. Kulvinder McDonald on the current programme of work and results from last WGOE meeting, including: 10.1.1. Results of exchange of information on underlying or particular trends found in analysing recent events with safety significance. 10.1.2. Implementation of the recommendations on The Use of International Operating Experience Feedback for Improving Nuclear Safety. 10.1.3. Coordination with CNRA and CSNI working groups. 10.2. Open Discussion CNRA Bureau Note: Specific proposals related to other items in the agenda will be discussed during the topic discussion for that issue. 11. CNRA Bureau Results 12. CNRA/CSNI Strategic Plan: 12.1. Status Report from the subgroup. 13. CNRA Green Booklets 13.1. Discussion on green book publication and potential topics for future green books Members are asked to send any proposals to the NEA Secretariat prior to the meeting. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION Item 14: Selected events of particular regulatory significance in member countries. This item covers recent significant events or unique regulatory challenges which individual CNRA members would like to bring to the special attention of the committee (Note: Countries wishing to make special presentation should notify the Secretariat at least 2 weeks before the meeting). Item 15: Round table of national reports. This item is the regular round table discussion on recent regulatory issues and events within their country (e.g., national reports). 4
14. Events of Particular Regulatory Significance 14.1. Countries wishing to make special presentation should notify the Secretariat at least 2 weeks before the meeting. 14.2. Progress report from CSNI Task Group on DiDELYS. 15. National Reports 15.1. Round table discussion. Members requested to transmit this information in advance of the meeting. GENERAL ISSUES PART 2 16. Co-ordination with other Committees and Organisations on Regulatory Activities 16.1. IAEA Report - Report on recent activities related to the CNRA. 16.2. EC Report Report on recent activities related to the CNRA. 16.3. CRPPH/RWMC Report by the Secretariat. 17. Use of CNRA Results and Products 17.1. Round table discussion on the use of CNRA results and products in the member countries. Members are requested to provide examples, as available, on the use of information obtained through the CNRA in their national organisations and frameworks. 18. Next Meetings - Proposed dates for upcoming Meetings 18.1. 15 th -16 th June 2009: 2009 CNRA Summer Meeting. 19. Closure of Meeting 5