ASEAN Network of Regulatory Bodies on Atomic Energy (ASEANTOM) : - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
9th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Non- Proliferation and Disarmament (ARF ISM NPD), 8-9 March 2017, Auckland, New Zealand ASEAN Network of Regulatory Bodies on Atomic Energy (ASEANTOM) : Functions and Contributions on the
9th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Non- Proliferation and Disarmament (ARF ISM NPD), 8-9 March 2017, Auckland, New Zealand
Brayon Atomic Energy Licensing Board Batu 24, Jalan Dengkil, 43800 Dengkil, Selangor Tel.: +603-8922 5888, Fax.: +603-89223685 Email: pauzi@aelb.gov.my
ASEAN Summit 2011: Idea of establishment of the network of regulatory bodies on atomic energy amongst ASEAN countries was presented and received warm welcome from the Member States August 2012: Meeting to finalize the Term of Reference (ToR) of ASEAN Network of Regulatory Bodies on Atomic Energy (ASEANTOM) September 2013. The 1st Meeting of ASEANTOM was organized in Phuket, Thailand. ToR of ASEANTOM received consensus
September 2013: ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (ASEAN SOM), Brunei: ToR of ASEANTOM was endorsed March 2014: ASEAN SOM, Myanmar finalizing the position of ASEANTOM within ASEAN. ASEAN SOM requested ASEANTOM to look into the issue and make recommendations to the ASEAN SOM for further consideration December 2015: ASEAN SOM decided that ASEANTOM is as ASEAN body in the ANNEX 1 of ASEAN Charter as Sectoral Body under the ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) pillar
ANNEX 1: ASEAN SECTORAL MINISTERIAL BODIES
governmental in nature with representation of official ministries/departments from governments of all ASEAN Member States.
to the official structure of ASEAN, and are bound by ASEAN’s principles, rules and regulations, i.e. the principle of decision-making by consensus and representation of all ten nations, among others.
for in Chapter IV of the ASEAN Charter. ANNEX 2: ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ASEAN
ASEAN; they support ASEAN’s goals and objectives but they are not within ASEAN’s official structure.
society originations or professional/ business
academic institutions.
and regulations subject to its constituting document. These entities are provided for in Chapter V of the ASEAN Charter.
EXAMPLE OF BODIES IN ANNEX 1
– ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) – SEANWFZ Commission – ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting – ASEAN Law Ministerial Meeting – ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime – ASEAN Regional Forum
EXAMPLE OF ENTITIES IN ANNEX 2
Institutions
Organizations
– ASEAN Police (ASEANAPOL) – Federation of Institutes of Food Science and Technology in ASEAN – Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center – Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
Sectoral Body under the APSC.
– Will provide the official framework to acilitate cooperation among the nuclear regulatory bodies of ASEAN Member States to promote nuclear safety, security and safeguards in the region. – Will also be the key point of contact with the IAEA to promote greater cooperation and collaboration on issues related to nuclear safety, security and safeguards , including capacity building to benefit all Member States.
Institutional Mechanism
Body under the APSC Council and related to the SEANWFZ Commission. Composition:
bodies or their equivalents of ASEAN Member States.
Note: SEANWFZ - The Southeast Asian Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ) or the Bangkok Treaty of 1995
– Sharing of best practices and exchange of experiences in regulating nuclear and radioactive materials and related activities, with regard to safety, security and safeguards; – Capacity building by focusing on human resources development through training courses and technical collaboration; and – Assisting Member States to further implement and adhere to the IAEA standards and guidelines at the regional level, especially on cross-border transfer of nuclear and radioactive material and related activities;
– Mutual exchange of information as confidence building measures on nuclear activities in each country to promote transparency in safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear energy within the region; and – Forging regional cooperation in the areas of nuclear emergency preparedness and response, environmental radiation monitoring, and nuclear security, including nuclear forensics and measures to combat illicit trafficking, unauthorized transfer of nuclear and radioactive materials and the return of recovered materials to the country of
(CTBTO)
(ASEAN +3) Human Resource Development on Civilian Nuclear Energy Programme
Proliferation and Security
2010 – 2015
– Organization of meetings and training to enhance personnel competency; – Assisting Member States in expert missions or scientific visits to increase capacity of the regulatory bodies; – Sharing/ exchange of information on nuclear regulatory activities
Note: ASEANTOM may draw on expertise and resources from ASEAN Dialogue Partners,
bodies and networks including IAEA, Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN) and Forum
Exercise on Detection of Material Out of Regulatory Control at National Borders”, 17 to 21 August 2015, Malaysia. The Exercise is organised within the framework of ASEANTOM with the support from the IAEA and European Commission, Joint Research Centre Commission (EC JRC).
– Technical visit to see e-licensing and enforcement systems (as above (parallel to the 3rd ASEANTOM Annual Meeting) – IAEA Regional WS on Security Management and Security Plan on Radioactive Materials and Associated Facilities, 28 September to 02 October 2015, Malaysia
Year 2015 Activities Proposed Schedule Remarks IAEA Regional Tabletop Excercise on Emergency Preparedness and Response Q3-Q4, 2015 Indonesia IAEA Regional Workshop on Strategy to Establish Inventory for the Security of Radioactive Sources Q2, 2015, Myanmar IAEA Regional Training Course on Nuclear Security Culture, Vietnam Q3, 2015, Vietnam 2nd Technical Meeting on Environmental Radiation Monitoring in ASEAN Q3, 2015, Thailand Implemented from 25 to 27 August 2015, Thailand
– Malaysia-Thailand Cross Border Exercise, 31 October to 04 November 2016, Malaysia and Thailand
Nuclear Safeguards Nuclear Security Nuclear Safety SEANWFZ ARF SEANWFZ ARF AMMTC ACCT (counter-terrorism) DGICM (border management) AMEM NEC-SSN ASEANTOM ASEANTOM ASEANTOM International Cooperation (IAEA and relevant international organizations, ASEAN Dialogue Partners and other external partners) SEANWFZ - The Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ) or the Bangkok Treaty of 1995 ARF - ASEAN Regional Forum AMMTC - ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime ACCT - ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism DGICM - ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs AMEM - ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting NEC-SSN - ASEAN Nuclear Energy Cooperation Sub-Sector Network
Commitment and Principle “To preserve Southeast Asia as a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone and free of all other weapons of mass destruction” (ASEAN Charter)
Note: The ASEAN Charter is a constituent instrument of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was adopted at the 13th ASEAN Summit in November 2007. The intention to draft the Charter had been formally proposed at the 11th ASEAN Summit held in December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ASEAN MEMBER STATES’ ACCESSION TO SAFEGUARDS, SAFETY AND SECURITY-RELATED CONVENTIONS
Safeguards Agreements All ASEAN Member States Additional Protocols Ratification: ID, SG, PH, VN Signed: MY, MM, TH Approved by BoG: Lao PDR Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Accession/Ratification: BN, CA, ID, LA, MY, PH, SG, VN Signed: MM, TH Convention on Nuclear Safety Accession: CA, ID, SG, VN Signed: PH Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management Accession/Ratification: ID, VN Signed: PH Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident Accession: CA, ID, LA, MY, MM, PH, SG, TH, VN Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Accession/Ratification: CA, ID, LA, PH, VN International Convention for the Suppression
Ratification: ID Signed: CA, MY, PH, SG, TH
– Cooperation between the IAEA and ASEAN will be based on practical arrangement. – Despite the absence of a formal cooperative framework, the IAEA has invited officials from ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat to participate in a number of IAEA activities designed for Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific in the past. – Representatives of the IAEA also attended various activities and meetings under ASEAN-related frameworks such as the ARF Inter- Sessional Meeting on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, the ASEANTOM Annual Meeting in 2013, 2014 and 2015. – The IAEA is the proponent of a number of activities under the ASEANTOM’s Action Plan for 2014-2016 on nuclear safety and security.