1. RAF9038 Final Coordination Meeting
Arusha, Tanzania
(SIERRA LEONE)
Josephus Jibao Kongo
2 – 5 December 2013uu

2. RAF9038 Final Coordination Meeting
Status of progress with implementing the national self-assessment of the regulatory infrastructure for safety:
Status of the first life cycle
Response Phase – completed in 7 months (January – July 2013)
Analysis Phase - completed in 3 months (August – October 2013)
Action plan - completed in 2 months (October – November 2013)
Scope of Self-Assessment:
4 Core modules selected

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Challenges:
Management commitment
Top management was fully committed but faced difficulties with technical staff implementing the exercise
Training / understanding
Training provided was inadequate as Sierra Leone participated in only two of the meetings on self-assessment
Personnel
Some went on fellowship and had difficulty replacing them.
Some not fully committed to project implementation.
Some of the questions were too difficult to understand

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Time
Long time in responding to questions as there were too many subsidiary questions
Technical (software, question-sets, etc.)
SAT software was difficult to use . SAT was therefore not completed. SARIS software introduction was quite helpful as it was user friendly. Exporting SAT to SARIS was difficult and time consuming.
External (i.e. cooperation from other organizations, etc.)
We have MOU with all stakeholder institutions. Some cooperated well. Difficulty in cooperation from Environmental Agency, Ministry of Mines.
We eventually got cooperation of all stakeholders after several meetings
Cooperation with Ministry of Health was remarkable

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Project outputs and outcomes:
Findings (explain during your presentation)
Benefits (explain during your presentation)
Provision of software and technical support provided
Training provided for regulatory staff enhanced efficiency of regulators
Brought about better regulatory control of sources
Provides opportunity to review and develop legislation and practice specific regulations
Team work was fostered among staff members
Examples of added-value to the organisation
Greater commitment and cooperation
Better planning for implementation

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Project outputs and outcomes:
Notable outcomes
Lessons learned
Established need for networking for collaborative work among regulatory bodies of Member States
Effectively replaces IRRS missions.
Others

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Improvements to regulatory infrastructure:
Implementation of improvements to the regulatory framework – progress
Gaps in regulatory infrastructure clearly identified
Technical staff now more familiar with regulatory requirements
Regulatory staff better trained
Regulatory staff more familiarized with IAEA Technical documents
Create opportunity for peer review among Member States to learn best practices
Capacity to conduct self-assessment to improve regulatory control
Provide training for core regulators
Recognition of SAT as a management too

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Other project benefits:
Training courses
Training provided for core staff members who were able to train others
Attended meetings to improve self-assessment skills
Meetings

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Improvements to regulatory infrastructure:
Changes made in activities / organisation / functioning of the Regulatory Body
Provision and preparation of practice specific regulations
Results of actions implemented to date
Improvements planned
Others

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Relevant observations:
Notable good practices will be shared
Opportunity for peer review among Member States
Adequate time needed to be devoted to implementation
Areas of common concern to be addressed in other similar projects
Areas of similar concern to be addressed
Frequent monitoring of progress made

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Relevant observations:
Next steps
Promote national focus so as to make regulatory infrastructure compatible with International requirements
Continuation of SARIS so that it becomes a vital requirement of regulatory bodies
Any other issues
More frequent reporting to be made to keep Member States to sustain commitment of Member States to Project implementation
Frequency of conducting Self-assessment to be agreed upon to make sure that Member States keep continuing the process.

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I thank you all for your attention