Overview of Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Activities RCF Plenary 22 September 2017 Vienna, Austria Jean-Luc Lachaume RCF Chairman Deputy Director-General of ASN, France Welcome note!

Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) Content RCF background Current activities Coordination RCF support mechanism Mapping matrix Conclusion

1. RCF background I1 Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) was established in June 2010. RCF objectives To promote collaboration and cooperation among RCF members to improve coordination of support to regulatory infrastructure development for regulators in embarking countries. To contribute to achieving and sustaining a high level of nuclear safety, consistent with the IAEA Safety Standards and Guidance. To optimize resources among RCF members and avoid unnecessary support duplication through improved coordination. RCF new Chairman and new Vice Chairman since 22 Sepetember 2017 Mr Bismark Mzubanzi Tyobeka, Chief Executive Officer, NNR, South Africa Mr Nader Mamish, Director, Office of International Programs, NRC, USA At the 2009 Conference on “Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems” in Cape Town, South Africa, regulatory bodies of Member States agreed to establish a regulator-to-regulator forum to improve collaboration and coordination for regulatory capacity building among Member States with established nuclear power programmes and those considering the introduction or expansion of such programmes. In June 2010, the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) was established. The IAEA was invited to provide the Secretariat to the RCF.

RCF implementation framework 1. RCF background I2 29 RCF members - 12 providers: Canada, China, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, USA, EC and IAEA - 14 recipients: Jordan (2010 active), Viet Nam (2012 active), Poland (2014 active), Belarus (2014 active), Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, UAE, Ghana (2017 active) and Morocco (2017 active) - 3 observers: Germany, Kenya and OECD/NEA RCF Activities Steering Committee: Annual meeting mainly on policy-related issues Support Meeting: Annual meeting on updating Action Plans of support activities Plenary Meeting: Annual meeting in margin of the IAEA General Conference Support activities: Workshops and others based on Action Plans, and working group meetings upon necessity RCF implementation framework Support activities: Including Workshops based on Action Plans and working group meetings (if necessary ). - Extra-budgetary funding from Japan and USA - 2 CFEs from Japan and US

2. Current activities I1 RCF Plenary in September 2016 in Vienna: around 70 participants, exchange-experience on independence of a regulatory body and regulatory approach (prescriptive versus performance-based). RCF Workshop on Regulatory Control in November 2016 in Vienna: 13 participants from 8 RCF recipient countries – Bangladesh, Belarus, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, Sudan and Viet Nam. RCF meeting with PAA, Poland in February 2017 in Warsaw: identified 8 RCF support activity plans, and generis design assessment exercise has been organized under IAEA TC (2017-2018). RCF meeting with VARANS, Viet Nam in March 2017 in Vienna: Keeping involved in RCF as active recipient, because national nuclear power program has been under consideration.

2. Current activities I2 RCF regulatory control workshop on licensing in July 2017 in Vienna, including Zwentendorf NPP walk-down: 19 participants from 11 RCF recipient countries – Bangladesh, Belarus, Chile, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Nigeria, Poland, Sudan and Viet Nam. RCF meeting with GAN, Belarus in July 2017 in Minsk: identified 6 RCF support activity plans. RCF meeting with EMRC, Jordan in August 2017 in Amman: identified 3 RCF support activity plans. China: became a RCF Steering Committee member in June 2017. Now 12 members in total. Ghana and Morocco: became RCF active recipient countries in June 2017. Now 6 active recipient countries in total.

3. Coordination IAEA TC Coordination by RCF Regional support frameworks: ANNuR (Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators) FNRBA (Forum for Nuclear Regulators in Africa) ANSN (Asian Nuclear Safety Network) Support activity plans approved by each Steering Committee RCF meeting with each RCF active recipient country once a year, using a mapping matrix IWP (integrated work plan) developed by IAEA-TC IAEA TC Coordination by RCF Bilateral cooperation agreement/partnership: EC, Vender countries and other countries Support plans developed RCF action plan updated and shared with all RCF members and others

4. RCF support mechanism RCF providers RCF active recipients In line with RCF action plan coordinated with other support frameworks RCF providers RCF active recipients Expect to share knowledge and experience in regulatory infrastructure development RCF active recipient (Phase 3) RCF active recipients in Phase 2 RCF recipients (+ ANNuR and FNRBA recipients in collaboration) IAEA as RCF secretary e.g., RCF workshops on regulatory control in 2016 and 2017, licensing process in 2017

5. Mapping matrix I1 Mapping matrix allows for the systematic identification of necessary support activity plans, using SSG-16 "Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme“ (200 actions for regulator, central government and operator) as a template, together with the results (recommendations and suggestions) of IAEA review missions (IRRS and INIR) and through a periodical face-to-face meeting with each RCF recipient country. Mapping matrix, updated annually, allows to see a holistic picture of all support activity plans and review mission results in an easy-to-understand matrix which corresponds to the complex challenge of regulatory infrastructure development.

5. Mapping matrix I2 RCF crafted the following mapping matrices so far: Current 6 active recipients Belarus, Jordan, Poland, Viet Nam, Ghana and Morocco + Bangladesh and Sudan as the candidate of active recipient countries Other support frameworks ANNuR (Arab regulators) * FNRBA (African regulators) * ANSN (Asian regulators) TSOF (technical support organization forum) *Safety-Security Matrix for ANNuR and FNRBA, based on SSG-16 and Nuclear Security Series No.19 "Establishing the Nuclear Security Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme"

5. Mapping matrix for Country X

6. Conclusion RCF underlines “coordination” for its active recipient countries to develop more effective support activity plans and avoid unnecessary duplication of support activities, using a mapping matrix, and ensure that regulatory infrastructure development is consistent with the IAEA Safety Standards. RCF active recipient country in Phase 3, getting ready for operation of the first nuclear reactor, is expected to share knowledge and experience in regulatory infrastructure development with other RCF active recipient countries in the near future. Collaborative activities with other support frameworks (e.g., ANNuR and FNRBA) are expected to continue in an effective and efficient way.