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Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI Dialogue Managing the Unexpected Managing the Unexpected the Role of the Regulatory Body Cornelia Ryser, ENSI, Switzerland IAEA Technical Meeting Vienna, 25 29 June 2012 Assumptions


  1. Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI Dialogue Managing the Unexpected – Managing the Unexpected – the Role of the Regulatory Body Cornelia Ryser, ENSI, Switzerland IAEA Technical Meeting Vienna, 25 – 29 June 2012

  2. Assumptions • The regulatory body, by nature, influences an operator‘s safety and (safety) culture. • The nature of this influence substantially depends on the regulator‘s regulatory strategy and culture • Also negative impact is possible. • The operator‘s ability to manage unexpected events depends (among other things) on: • its paradigm and culture of safety • the context and conditions of operation (e.g. the regulatory framework) � The regulatory body also affects the operator‘s ability to manage the unexpected. Managing the Unexpected – Role of the Regulatory Body 2 C. Ryser, ENSI, 26.6.2012

  3. Operator ’ ’ s Context, ’ ’ Conditions of Operation Regulatory Body ’ ’ ’ ’ s The Operator ’ ’ s ’ ’ Oversight (Ability to) Management of the Unexpected - Regulatory Strategy Operator ’ ’ s Safety Culture ’ ’ - Oversight Practice and Paradigm = impact Managing the Unexpected – Role of the Regulatory Body 3 C. Ryser, ENSI, 26.6.2012

  4. Some issues to discuss… How does the regulatory body influence the operator ’ s 1. ability to manage the unexpected? operator ’ s ability to manage the unexpected? • What kind of regulatory strategy and practice fosters the • What obstructs it? 2. What does it mean for the Regulatory Body itself to be able to manage the unexpected? • How can the Regulatory Body itself foster its own ability to manage the unexpected? How can the Regulatory Body assess the Operator ’ s ability 3. to manage the unexpected? Managing the Unexpected – Role of the Regulatory Body 4 C. Ryser, ENSI, 26.6.2012

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