1. BASIC IRRS TRAINING Lecture 7
Report Writing

2. Outline Schedule of drafting the Report Learning Objectives
The Mission Report
Purpose and objectives
What is not needed?
Evolution of the Report
Standard Mission Report Template
Purpose
Structure
Examples
Schedule of drafting the Report
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3. Learning objectives After finishing this lecture the trainee will:
understand the purpose and objectives of the mission report
have impressions on what should not be included into a report
be acquainted with the Standard Report Template, and through this will be advised
on the structure and expected content of the report chapters
on using keywords in reviewing and reporting
on preparing summaries of each chapter
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4. The Mission Report (1)
Purpose: To summarize the results of the IRRS review in a way that serves best the IRRS objectives.
Basic IRRS Training - Report writing

5. The Mission Report (2) The main objectives of the report are:
to provide an objective evaluation of the regulatory infrastructure with respect to IAEA safety standards
to provide recommendations and suggestions for improvement, and identifying good practices
to promote the application of IAEA Safety Standards
Therefore the report should not contain
data, facts, information that are not needed for reaching the above objectives
details that are not necessary for the satisfactory description of the subjects included
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6. The Mission Report (3) Examples of unnecessary details or information:
Description of documents, organizational details, facilities, activities or practices that are otherwise not reviewed for compliance with IAEA safety standards
Long quotations of titles or contents of documents when references would be sufficient
Long list of documents or activities, which are otherwise not reviewed
Details of reviewed documents, activities or facilities that are not necessary for understanding the reviewer’s conclusions
Description of the activity of the review team
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7. What should you consider …
… when deciding whether a detail is necessary or not in the report?
The report is prepared for the hosts – details obvious for them need not be given
The report shall concentrate on issues helping the hosts country in improving their regulatory regime – explanatory details irrelevant for this are not needed
Activity of the reviewer should not be described
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8. A report without unnecessary details
(Life in five bottles)
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9. Standard Mission Report Template (1)
Purpose:
To define the standardized Table of Contents
To define the topics to be covered by the various chapters and sections
To indicate interrelations among chapters
To define the approximate length of the chapters
To provide guidance/instructions to the reviewers on writing the report
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10. Standard Mission Report Template (2)
General instructions for writing the chapter:
The structure of each subchapter should be as follows:
Description of the situation in the country with regard to the subject of the given subchapter and based on the Advance Reference Material, interviews and other inputs:
Those issues, which are in line with the IAEA safety standards, should only be described briefly
Solutions, that may be considered to be a good practice, should be explained in some details.
Issues not adequately compatible with the applicable IAEA Standards should be addressed in detail. This description must be sufficient for understanding the reasons for the Recommendations or Suggestions that follow.
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11. Standard Mission Report Template (3)
Size limit (example) Based on experiences of previous missions the suggested length of the chapter is 9 pages. The actual length may depend on the scope of the mission and on the specificities of the host country but in any case it should not exceed 13 pages
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12. Standard Mission Report Template (4)
In every subchapter there are additional instructions or reminders on how to write it.
Example: ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGULATORY BODY AND ITS INDEPENDENCE
Instructions for writing this subchapter:
Describe the situation in the country related to
GSR Part 1, Requirement 3 and 4, paragraphs 2.7 to 2.13
Particular attention should be given to:
Legal authority
Necessary resources
Effective independence as
provided by the legal basis
Free from conflicting responsibilities
Keywords to use in review and report writing
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13. Copy of the Template section
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14. Standard Mission Report Template (5)
1.10. SUMMARY – at the end of each chapter
Instructions for writing this subchapter:
Summarize in a brief, condensed manner the main messages of the above subchapters by
clearly indicating areas that are in line with the IAEA Safety Standards;
reiterating the issues that led to the recommendations or suggestions;
referring to the good practices noted.
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15. Schedule of drafting the Report
First impressions (observations): 2 weeks prior to the mission and on the Initial Team Meeting
Start writing report: first day of the mission (latest)
Preliminary findings to submit: third day of the mission
Continue writing report: every day
until submission
Draft report text to submit: fifth day
of the mission, noon
Finalization of draft report: eighth day
of the mission
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16. Recommendation of Experienced Reviewers Give particular attention to:
Harmonisation both within the mission report and with other mission reports should be an important goal of the team.
The team should try and ensure that there are no misunderstandings and that the authors also understand the Host’s position
The report should be concise, factual, and demonstrate independence of the review team
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17. Summary
The purpose of the Mission Report is to summarize the results of the IRRS review by
Providing objective evaluation of the regulatory infrastructure
Offering recommendations and suggestions, identifying good practices
Promoting the application of IAEA safety standards
The purpose of the Standard Mission Report Template is to give assistance to the reviewer in its review and writing
Instructions and hints therein are advised to be followed
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18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
This activity is conducted by the IAEA, with funding by the European Union. The views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission
Photo: V. Friedrich
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19. Discussion
As a reviewer, what will you and what will you not write into a mission report?
What is the advantage if you use the Standard Mission Report Template?
When do you start writing your part of the report?
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