Technical Meeting for National Coordinators of the International Reporting System for Operating Experience on Recent Events in 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 been held 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.

Venue

The event will take place at the NEA Headquarters 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France, from 16 to 19 October 2023.

The event will commence at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 16 October 2023. It is planned to finish at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 19 October 2023.  Please note that the IRS Technical Committee meeting will be held after the IRS Technical Meeting presentations have been delivered. This is typically on Thursday.

After that, there will be an Expert Group on Operating Experience meeting organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It is planned to finish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday 20 October 2023.