C.1. Identifying safety and regulatory implications from the Fukushima accident on IAEA safety standards and safety services

Outcomes

• Improved support for Member States’ efforts to strengthen national regulatory infrastructure. The project supported the preparation of the IAEA Report on Strengthening Regulatory Effectiveness in Light of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which collects lessons for regulatory frameworks.
• Enhanced Integrated Regulatory Review Service methodology and content. The project contributed to the preparation of revised Guidelines for the Preparation and Conduct of IRRS missions (IAEA Service Series No. 23 (Rev. 1).
• Improved IAEA Safety Guides series for regulatory activities. The project contributed to the preparation of the following IAEA Safety Standards:
  • IAEA General Safety Guide Organization, Management and Staffing of the Regulatory Body for Safety (No. GSG-12)
  • IAEA General Safety Guide Functions and Processes of the Regulatory Body for Safety (No. GSG-13).
  • IAEA Specific Safety Guide Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme, No. SSG-16 (Rev. 1).

Enhanced guidance to support the establishment of safety infrastructure in Member States that are embarking on nuclear power programmes. The project contributed to the preparation of training material to support Member States embarking in nuclear power in implementing the IAEA Specific Safety Guide Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme (No. SSG-16), including a training module on lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident.

Beneficiary Countries: All Member States

The project was conducted by the IAEA with supplementary funding from the European Union.