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

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

3. 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
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

4. 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

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

6. 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, 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

7. NRSC position within ANRA

8. 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

9. 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/ /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/ /09/2016)

10. 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/ /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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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 ( )
PSA 2015 (2015)
PSAM12 (2014)
ESREL-2015 (2015)
11th International Conference on WWER Fuel Performance, Modeling and Experimental Support (2015)

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. 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

23. Thank you for attention!