NRC International Activities Janice Dunn Lee, Director International Programs August 21, 2002
What Has Changed What Has Changed • Bilateral, Multilateral, and Bilateral, Multilateral, and Conventions Conventions • Assistance Assistance • Exports Exports • Interagency Coordination Interagency Coordination • International Council International Council 2
Nuclear Security Nuclear Security Exchange Exchange • Arrangements for the Exchange Arrangements for the Exchange of Information of Information • Unclassified Safeguards Unclassified Safeguards Information Information 3
Bilateral Cooperation • License Renewal • Davis-Besse Event • New Reactor Design Certification • Waste Disposal • Nuclear Safety Research • MOX Fuel Fabrication & Enrichment Licensing 4
International Visits • 122 Visits – 28 Commission-level Visits – 94 Staff-level Visits • 32 Countries, IAEA, NEA 5
International Assignments • 9 Assignees from 7 Countries • Pending Requests from Canada, Mexico, Japan, United Kingdom • Possible NRC Assignments to France, Spain and the United Kingdom 6
Multilateral Activities Multilateral Activities • IAEA IAEA – Nuclear Terrorism Nuclear Terrorism – Breakout of Zero Real Growth Breakout of Zero Real Growth – Committee Roles Committee Roles 7
IAEA Committees Committee Committee Name Name CSS W. Travers WASSC J. Greeves RASSC C. Paperiello TRANSSC E. W. Brach INSAG A. Thadani NUSSC S. Newberry 8
IAEA Safety Missions Mission Type Countries OSART France IRRT Lithuania, Ukraine, Armenia IPPAS None 9
NEA NEA • Reactor Safety Research • Reactor Regulation • Waste Management • Radiological Protection • Fuel Cycle Safety 10
International Conventions and Agreements • Nuclear Safety • Spent Fuel & Waste Management • Physical Protection • Additional Safeguards Protocol 11
Bilateral Assistance Bilateral Assistance Activities Activities • FSU FSU – Safety Safety – Safeguards Safeguards • OTHER COUNTRIES OTHER COUNTRIES 12
Export Activities • 108 Licensing Actions – 2 HEU Cases Referred to Commission • 12 Reviews of DOE Technology Transfer & Subsequent Arrangement Proposals 13
Exports – Exports – New Challenges New Challenges • HEU Transportation HEU Transportation • Source Control Source Control 14
Interagency Interagency Coordination Coordination • Urgency for Decision-Making Urgency for Decision-Making and Cooperation and Cooperation • Integration into National Integration into National Infrastructure Infrastructure 15
International Council International Council IC Leadership IC Leadership – Commission Expectations Commission Expectations – Commission Memos & Notes Commission Memos & Notes – Briefings Briefings – Trip Reports Trip Reports – Operating Plan Operating Plan New Role New Role – Homeland Security Issues Homeland Security Issues 16
Challenges • Increasing and Complex Interaction with Foreign Entities • Meeting New Challenges with Current Resources • US and Foreign Consensus on International Standards 17
List of Abbreviations CSS Commission on Safety Standards DOE Department of Energy FSU Former Soviet Union HEU Highly-Enriched Uranium IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IC International Council IGSCC-SC Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking – Steering Committee INSAG International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group IPPAS International Physical Protection Advisory Service IRRT International Regulatory Review Team (IAEA) MOX Mixed Oxide (fuel) NEA Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD) NUSSC Nuclear Safety Standards Committee OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OSART Operational Safety Review Team RASSC Radiation Safety Standards Committee TRANSSC Transportation Safety Standards Committee WASSC Waste Safety Standards Committee 18
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