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NRC International Activities

Janice Dunn Lee, Director International Programs August 21, 2002

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What Has Changed What Has Changed

Bilateral, Multilateral, and Bilateral, Multilateral, and

• Conventions

Conventions Assistance Assistance

• Exports

Exports

• Interagency Coordination

Interagency Coordination

• International Council

International Council

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Nuclear Security Nuclear Security Exchange Exchange

Arrangements for the Exchange Arrangements for the Exchange

• f Information
• f Information

Unclassified Safeguards Unclassified Safeguards

• Information

Information

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Bilateral Cooperation

License Renewal

• Davis-Besse Event
• New Reactor Design Certification
• Waste Disposal
• Nuclear Safety Research
• MOX Fuel Fabrication &
• Enrichment Licensing

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International Visits

122 Visits

• 28 Commission-level Visits

– 94 Staff-level Visits – 32 Countries, IAEA, NEA

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International Assignments

9 Assignees from 7 Countries

• Pending Requests from Canada,
• Mexico, Japan, United Kingdom

Possible NRC Assignments to

• France, Spain and the United

Kingdom

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Multilateral Activities Multilateral Activities

IAEA IAEA

• Nuclear Terrorism

Nuclear Terrorism – Breakout of Zero Real Growth Breakout of Zero Real Growth – Committee Roles Committee Roles –

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IAEA Committees

• S. Newberry

NUSSC

• E. W. Brach

TRANSSC

• A. Thadani

INSAG

• C. Paperiello

RASSC Name Name Committee Committee

• J. Greeves

WASSC

• W. Travers

CSS

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IAEA Safety Missions

Countries Mission Type None IPPAS Lithuania, Ukraine, Armenia IRRT France OSART

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NEA NEA

Reactor Safety Research

• Reactor Regulation
• Waste Management
• Radiological Protection
• Fuel Cycle Safety

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International Conventions and Agreements

Nuclear Safety

• Spent Fuel & Waste
• Management

Physical Protection

• Additional Safeguards Protocol

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Bilateral Assistance Bilateral Assistance Activities Activities

FSU FSU

• Safety

Safety – Safeguards Safeguards – OTHER COUNTRIES OTHER COUNTRIES

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Export Activities

108 Licensing Actions

• 2 HEU Cases Referred to

– Commission 12 Reviews of DOE Technology

• Transfer & Subsequent

Arrangement Proposals

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Exports – Exports – New Challenges New Challenges

HEU Transportation HEU Transportation

• Source Control

Source Control

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Interagency Interagency Coordination Coordination

Urgency for Decision-Making Urgency for Decision-Making

• and Cooperation

and Cooperation Integration into National Integration into National

• Infrastructure

Infrastructure

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International Council International Council

IC Leadership IC Leadership Commission Expectations Commission Expectations – Commission Memos & Notes Commission Memos & Notes – Briefings Briefings – Trip Reports Trip Reports – Operating Plan Operating Plan – New Role New Role Homeland Security Issues Homeland Security Issues –

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Challenges

Increasing and Complex

• Interaction with Foreign Entities

Meeting New Challenges with

• Current Resources

US and Foreign Consensus on

• International Standards

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List of Abbreviations CSS Commission on Safety Standards DOE Department of Energy FSU Former Soviet Union HEU Highly-Enriched Uranium IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IC International Council IGSCC-SC Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking – Steering Committee INSAG International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group IPPAS International Physical Protection Advisory Service IRRT International Regulatory Review Team (IAEA) MOX Mixed Oxide (fuel) NEA Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD) NUSSC Nuclear Safety Standards Committee OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OSART Operational Safety Review Team RASSC Radiation Safety Standards Committee TRANSSC Transportation Safety Standards Committee WASSC Waste Safety Standards Committee