On February 11, 2021, the NRC’s International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) met virtually with Thailand’s Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) to discuss and identify areas for further collaboration under the IRDP. Attendees at the meeting included technical experts from OAP, and US NRC and AdSTM representatives. Discussion was held on OAP’s ongoing regulatory activities and assistance needs as well as the IRDP’s activities and capabilities during the global pandemic. The meeting resulted in a successful discussion of OAP’s highest priority needs including training workshops on the...
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On January 20, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual workshop on licensing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for the Indonesian government. This was part of a remote consultancy series sponsored by U.S. State Department under its Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program. FIRST is a capacity-building program started by the U.S. Government in 2020 to support nuclear energy newcomer countries in their ability to make future nuclear energy decisions...
On January 19, 2021, the US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) and the International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) to discuss KNRA plans and identify areas for future collaboration. KNRA staff, the US NRC, and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting. The meeting resulted in important discussions on KNRA's vision for future bilateral collaboration, which includes radiation source inventory, staff training and capacity building, regulatory development, and development of incident...
From December 16-17, 2020, the NRC International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual workshop for the Polish nuclear regulator, the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA). The focus of the workshop was on NRC lessons learned for new reactor licensing and inspection.On the first day, the NRC IRDP presented key quality assurance lessons learned gained from challenges encountered in the early days of nuclear power plant construction in the United States. The NRC’s lessons-learned from license application and environmental reviews over the past decade were also presented....
On December 15, 2020, the U.S. NRC Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) and International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual bilateral consultation with the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators (ANNuR). The meeting focused on ANNuR’s activities in 2020 and its future priorities for cooperation. The IRDP and RSRP representatives also presented on their program’s international assistance activities and capabilities during the global pandemic.
On December 14, 2020, the U.S. NRC Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) and International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual bilateral consultation with the Chairman of the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FNRBA). The meeting focused on FNRBA’s activities in 2020 and its future priorities for cooperation. The NRC IRDP and RSRP representatives also presented on international assistance activities and capabilities during the global pandemic.
On December 10, 2020, the U.S. NRC International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual bilateral consultation with staff from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) of South Africa. The focus of the meeting was for IRDP to provide an update on international assistance activities and capabilities during the global pandemic and to discuss NNR’s long-term planning and current priorities for its international assistance requests.
On December 9, 2020, the US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) and the International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Ethiopian Radiation Protection Authority (ERPA) to discuss ERPA plans and identify areas for future collaboration. ERPA staff, the US NRC, and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting. The meeting resulted in important discussions on ERPA´s vision for future bilateral collaboration, which includes staff training, Public Awareness and Research and Test Reactors activities.
On November 3-5, 2020, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a workshop on “Nuclear Power Plant Regulatory Oversight” for the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). The workshop provided an overview of several important topics aimed at enhancing the regulatory infrastructure needed to review an application for and oversee construction and operation of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). During the workshop, the IRDP instructors Mr. Mel Fields, Mr. Richard Emch and Mr. Mark Tonacci addressed the following topics:...
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) and International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Chilean Commission of Nuclear Energy (CCHEN), on November 6, 2020, to discuss CCHEN plans and identify areas for collaboration. The CCHEN Executive Director and Senior Staff Members and US NRC and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting. The meeting resulted in important discussions on CCHEN´s vision for future bilateral collaboration, which includes Research Reactors, Sources Transportation and Inspections training. The US NRC and AdSTM...