Armenia Training and Tutoring Feedback 16 June 2016 MARINA SIMONYAN Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority

Content Introduction to ANRA Technical support to ANRA Cooperation projects in T&T T&T needs Lessons learned Conclusions

ANRA Status ANRA is the state authority responsible for the regulation and control of nuclear and radiation safety ANRA was established under the Republic of Armenia Government Decree N 573 as of 13 November 1993 ANRA was reorganized into the Inspectorate on Nuclear and Radiation Safety in the Atomic Energy Utilization Field within the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia on 27 June 2002 Inspectorate on Nuclear and Radiation Safety in the Atomic Energy Utilization Field was reorganized into the State Committee under the Government of the Republic of Armenia on Nuclear Safety Regulation on 20 May 2008

ANRA Status The ANRA staff list includes 43 positions 39 of 43 positions are currently occupied ANRA organizes training of new staff in accordance with the individual programs consisting of theoretical and practical trainings The resources of IAEA, EC, US NRC and other cooperation programs are used for implementation of separate tasks concerned with training, improvement and maintaining of the personnel qualification

ANRA Position within the Government of RA (as of 2016)

Technical Support to ANRA NRSC is a scientific-technical organization providing technical support to the national regulatory authority for nuclear and radiation safety NRSC was established under Decree N 342 of the Government of RA as of April 25, 2001. ANRA is a 100% stakeholder NRSC supports ANRA in its regulatory activities and has a good command of problems existing in development of regulatory infrastructure NRSC serves as a link between ANRA and international organizations. It is involved in ANRA support projects financed by IAEA, EC, US NRC and other organizations as a local sub-contractor, taking responsibility for both administrative and technical oversight of the projects

NRSC position within ANRA

Needs for Competence Development in NRA and TSO The needs for competence development in the field of nuclear and radiation safety in Armenia refer to ANRA and NRSC (TSO) The needs include development of capabilities in specific technical areas and training of additional staff going to be involved in the licensing activity of ANPP lifetime extension and licensing of new NPP

Cooperation Projects in T&T 2014-2015 European Commission projects INSC Project A3.01/09, AR/TS/07: Enhancement of the safety assessment capabilities of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) for licensing of Medzamor 2 safety improvements and of decommissioning activities (07/06/2013 - 06/06/2015 extended to June 2016) INSC Project A3.01/10 and A3.01/12, AR/RA/05-06: Institutional building of Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (10/09/2014- 09/09/2016)

Cooperation Projects in T&T 2014-2015 European Commission projects INSC Project A3.01/11, AR/TS/09: Support to the Armenian and Ukrainian Regulatory Authorities, Component B – Enhancement of the safety assessment capabilities of the ANRA for nuclear decommissioning and for the regulatory assessment of the execution of the “stress-tests” (14/11/2012- 13/11/2015, extended to June 2016) INSC Projects M3.01/11, MC3.01/13: Training and Tutoring for experts of the NRAs and their TSOs for developing or strengthening their regulatory and technical capabilities

Cooperation Projects in T&T 2014-2015 IAEA projects under Technical Cooperation Program National Projects ARM9025: Upgrading National Nuclear Regulatory Infrastructure ARM9026: Strengthening Nuclear Power Plant Operational Safety in Line with International Practices ARM2003: Aging Management and Preparation for Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Structures and Components

Cooperation Projects in T&T 2014-2015 IAEA projects under Technical Cooperation Program Regional Projects Armenia participated in 23 TC regional projects which contributed to improvement of experts professional qualification, strengthening technical capabilities, legal basis and frameworks of different organizations and facilities Specialists from different state authorities, organizations, medical facilities in Armenia participated in workshops and training courses organized by the IAEA in frame of these regional projects

Cooperation Projects in T&T 2014-2015 US NRC projects under Cooperative Arrangements Brookhaven National Laboratory Strengthening of safety analysis capabilities (software and trainings in different areas of safety analysis) Participation and sharing experience in internationally recognized meetings and conferences: CAMP meetings (2014-2015) PSA 2015 (2015) PSAM12 (2014) ESREL-2015 (2015) 11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support (2015)

Future Needs in the present Training and Tutoring Catalogue Training topics (ITER): Lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi incident and EU stress tests Public information and communication Security, nuclear materials protection, control and accountability I&C systems, including digital systems, electrical and communication systems

Future Needs in the present Training and Tutoring Catalogue Training topics (ENSTTI): Radiation protection in medical applications Nuclear security I&C and electrical systems National system emergency preparedness and response Lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi incident and EU stress tests Management of spent fuel and radioactive waste Inspection of environmental and occupational radiation protection in nuclear installations

Future Needs in the present Training and Tutoring Catalogue Tutoring topics (ITER): NPP civil structural analyses and computer codes Radiation protection system in nuclear facilities Radioactive sources management and requirements Nuclear security, physical protection of nuclear material and accountability controls

Future Needs NOT in the present Training and Tutoring Catalogue Training topics: Emergency operating: approaches and procedures Severe accidents management approaches and guides Equipment qualification and maintenance effectiveness Fire safety and Fire PSA External hazards evaluation and parameterization Application of advanced safety analysis tools Radiological consequences analysis Safety management and human factors

Future Needs NOT in the present Training and Tutoring Catalogue Tutoring topics: Application of advanced safety analysis tools Emergency operating approaches and procedures Severe accidents management approaches and guides Safety management and human factors To be expanded

Lessons Learned: Good Practices Practical exercises and hand-on experiments Good possibility to exchange knowledge with lecturers and participants and be aware of new techniques and methods used in different countries Evaluation of participants upon completion of the course Providing a full set of training materials Awards granted to the best trainees and tutees

Lessons Learned: What could be improved? Providing trainees’ tests and evaluation results to the employer to understand the weak points to be considered in future To agree training materials/topics with the participant countries to identify specific needs to be covered during training and considered in the follow-up courses To make training materials available online To organize advanced follow-up trainings Strictly separate between trainings and tutorings

Final Remarks/Conclusion ANRA (9) and NRSC (10) staff participated in T&T organized by ENSTTI and ITER in 2014-2015, including: Participation in trainings –36 Participation in tutoring - 1 On 2 November 2015 during EUROSAFE FORUM 2015 Merit Awards were presented to the best trainee and the best tutee of the INSC T&T project: Ms Maro Aghazarian (NRSC) – best trainee

Final Remarks/Conclusion ANRA/NRSC benefit a lot from participation in the T&T courses. The courses contributed to improvement of ANRA/NRSC capabilities and competence in implementation of regulatory oversight and providing technical support to the regulator in the nuclear and radiation field The NTP is the document in practical use by ANRA and NRSC Participation in follow-up projects is highly desirable

Thank you for attention!