1. Status of the IAEA safety standards and Relation to the CRAFT project
Monika Kinker
Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management Unit
Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety - NSRW

2. Structure of the Safety Standards
In 2008 a new, long-term structure for the safety standards was adopted. This structure is such that users may easily identify those safety standards that are applicable to the specific facility or activity they are dealing with. The Safety Fundamentals (SF-1), the General Safety Requirements (GSR) in seven parts and the General Safety Guides (GSG) are applicable to all facilities and activities. These are complemented by Specific Safety Requirements (SSR) and Specific Safety Guides (SSG), which are applicable to specified facilities and activities. The transition to this new structure is currently underway. Information on the current status of development of each standard and more detail on the structure is available on the IAEA website 2 2

3. Safety Case & Assessment Predisposal
RW in the Safety Standards
2010
Classification
2011
2009
Fundamental Safety Principles
2008
Management Systems
2006
2012
Spent Fuel Storage
L/ILW
Reactors
DS 448
Small
Generators
(2012?)
RW Storage
FCFs
HLW
Safety Case & Assessment Predisposal
DS 284
DS 454
DS 447 3 3

4. DS448 – Mgmt of RW from Reactors
Facility-, Activity-Specific
NPPs
L/ILW
DS448 – Mgmt of RW from Reactors
Storage
Storage
RRs
Small
Amounts
“Small Generators”
R&D Facilities
Medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education
HLW
DS447 – Mgmt of RW from FCFs
U/MOX Fuel Fabrication
Centralized RWM
Facilities
Storage of
Spent Nuclear
Fuel
DS 371
Vitrification Plants
SNF
Reprocessing Plants

5. Current Structure DS447, 448 Introduction
Protection of Human Health & the Environment
Roles & Responsibilities
Government
Regulatory Body
Operating Organization
Integrated Approach to Safety
Safety and Security
Interdependences
Management System
Safety Case and Safety Assessment
Links to DS284
Steps in the Predisposal Management of RW
e.g., waste min, clearance, characterization, processing, storage, etc
Development and Operation of Predisposal RWM Facilities & Activities
Lifecycle issues,
Consideration of normal/accident conditions decommissioning, emergency response
Appendices: Specific Examples of Safety Considerations (Facility/Process)
Appendix: Key properties of SNF declared as waste (DS 448)
Annex or Appendix?: Facility-Specific Waste Management Plan
Annex: Development of Specifications for Waste Packages

6. Safety Standards: Predisposal RWM Safety Case, Safety Assessment
2009
2009
(2012?)
Safety Case,
Assessment
Predisposal
DS 284

7. IAEA Terminology regarding the Safety Case, Safety Assessment …
GSR Part 5, DS284: Safety Case
A collection of arguments and evidence in support of the safety of a facility or activity. This will normally include the findings of a safety assessment and a statement of confidence in these findings.
GSR Part 4 , DS284: Safety Assessment
1. Assessment of all aspects of a practice that are relevant to protection and safety; includes siting, design & operation of the facility. This normally includes risk assessment and probabilistic SA.
2. Analysis to predict the performance of an overall system and its impact, where the performance measure is the radiological impact or some other global measure of the impact on safety.

8. DS 284: Safety Guide for SC and SA
Introduction
Demonstrating the Safety of Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste
Objectives and Development of the Safety Case for Predisposal
Safety Assessment
Specific Issues (Evolution, Graded Approach, Defence in Depth, Reliability, Lifetime, LTS)
Documenting and Using the Safety Case
Regulatory Review Process
ANNEX A Examples Of Hazards And Initiating Events
ANNEX B Topical Issues for The SA Review
ANNEX C Template Of Regulatory Review Report
ANNEX D SADRWMS Project Flowcharts
Safety Case & Assessment Predisposal
DS 284

9. DS284: Safety Case Components, Process
Stakeholder and Regulatory Involvement
Application of Management System 9

10. Safety Assessment: GSR Part 4, DS284
Safety Assessment
Management System
Site and Engineering
Non radiological environmental impact
Operational Safety
Radiological Impact
Scenarios
Models
Calculations 10 10

11. DS284: Proposal to June 2010 WASSC for Approval
In order to provide additional guidance on the level of depth and detail warranted for safety cases, it was proposed that the IAEA would develop illustrative safety reports with example safety cases
-> CRAFT PROJECT

12. International Intercomparison and Harmonization Projects
CRAFT (successor to SADRWMS)
SADRWMS Methodology and SAFRAN Tool
Illustrative examples to complement SG (DS284)
PRISM
Safety case
Barrier performance
WAC
Uncertainty
GEOSAF
Regulatory expectations throughout development and operation
Review process
Assessment – engineering, site, radiological impact, integration
Working Group for the Dual Use Cask for Spent Nuclear Fuel
extended periods of storage and meeting transport requirements

13. Safety Case & Assessment Predisposal
SADRWMS Project Safety Assessment Driving Radioactive Waste Management Solutions
Objectives:
EXAMINE the application of safety assessment methodology (ISAM, ASAM)
DEVELOP, document
Safety Assessment Methodology
Regulatory Review
---> DS284…
INTEGRATE methodology into software tool (SAFRAN)
Safety Case & Assessment Predisposal
DS 284

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15. CRAFT (Complimentary Safety Reports: Development and Application to Waste Management Facilities)
3- 4 Year Project
Next Plenary Meeting June 2013
Objectives:
APPLY DS284, SADRWMS methodology & SAFRAN Tool
PROVIDE a forum for application of the methodology and SAFRAN tool
DEVELOP, document Safety Reports illustrating application of DS284
Facility/process specific
Safety Case Process/Regulatory Review 15

16. Status of the Project 2 Technical Meetings (May 2011, June 2012)
Working Groups Agreed
Process Specific Cases: Processing/Storage, Legacy
Safety Case Process/Regulatory Interactions
Application WGs developing Safety Assessments (SAFRAN)
Regulatory WG developing guidance for review of work by application WGs
Next TM scheduled for June 2013
Present WG Work against DS284, SADRWMS
Begin development of Safety Cases

17. Proposed Template A. SAFETY CASE B. SAFETY ASSESSMENT
SAFETY CASE CONTEXT purpose, scope, demonstration of safety, graded approach
Safety Strategy SADRWMS flowcharts
Facility Description
Safety Assessment Overview/Highlights
Management Of Uncertainties
Iteration, Design Optimization
ID of Safety Measures
Limits, Conditions, & Controls
Integration of Arguments
B. SAFETY ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT CONTEXT Purpose, Philosophy, Approaches, Regulatory Framework, Endpoints, Time Frame
FACILITY DESCRIPTION Specific Aspects
DEVELOPMENT, JUSTIFICATION OF SCENARIOS Hazard Identification, Screening Scenario Identfication (normal, DBAs, BDBAs)
FORMULATION OF MODELS
CALCULATIONS, ANALYSIS management of uncertainties
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
C. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

18. Thank you!