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Technical Meeting for National Coordinators of the International Reporting System for Operating Experience on Recent Events at Nuclear Power Plants
Background
The International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS), operated jointly by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/NEA), compiles and analyses information on nuclear power plant (NPP) events and promotes a systematic approach to the feedback of lessons learned from operating experience.
The Technical Meeting of the International Reporting System for Operating Experience National Coordinators on Recent Events in Nuclear Power Plants (hereinafter referred to as "event") is conducted annually within the framework of the relevant IAEA and OECD/NEA programmes. In recent years, Technical Meetings to exchange information on recent events of safety significance at NPPs have beenheld in conjunction with the annual meetings of the IRS Technical Committee.
The IRS Technical Committee Meeting, which will be held as a part of this event, is restricted to IRS National Coordinators and their alternates to analyse activity performed within the framework of the IRS.
Objectives
The objective of the meeting is to exchange and discuss information on recent events that have occurred at NPPs.
Recognizing the importance of sharing experience pertaining to operational events at NPPs, the IAEA and the OECD/NEA organize co-sponsored, within the framework of IRS activities, international joint meetings dedicated to the exchange of information on recent events of safety significance at NPPs.
Participants in previous meetings have highlighted the importance of such meetings for improving the safe operation of NPPs, as well as the need to increase the information exchange between utilities and regulators.
Country representatives will provide presentations on recent events at NPPs. The meeting will be conducted in an interactive manner through discussions on the presented events. The expected end results include new insights, learning, and the exchange of experiences.
Target Audience
The meeting is intended for IRS National Coordinators, representatives of the organizations that are responsible for nuclear installations at any stage of development, regulatory bodies and technical support organizations.
Participation
All persons wishing to participate in the event have to be designated according to the OECD/NEA or IAEA official procedures. Nominations should be transmitted through the national delegates to the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) for experts from OECD/NEA member countries and/or through the governments of IAEA Member States.
In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 2 August 2024.
Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regard to administrative and financial matters. For additional details, please download the Information Sheet.
Venue
The event will be held at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), where the IAEA’s Headquarters are located. Participants must make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.