1. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Directions for Strengthening the Agency's Assistance to Countries Considering or Introducing Nuclear Power Technical Meeting/Workshop on: TOPICAL ISSUES ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NUCLEAR POWER Vienna, 9-12 February 2010 A. Mc Donald Program Liaison Officer IAEA a.mcdonald@iaea.org

2. IAEA Background Rising expectations Increase in countries considering or introducing nuclear power Growing demand for Agency services Should they be expanded? More of the same? New services?

3. IAEA Background Paper intended to structure the possibilities for possible discussion by Member States Others

4. IAEA 3 service categories Capacity building (including training, guidance, information and support networks) to strengthen the basis for well informed national decisions and choices among technologies, technology providers and service providers Peer reviews to provide assessments and assurance regarding the quality and comprehensiveness of a State’s preparations for a nuclear power programme Direct assistance with specific implementation tasks, including management of projects in limited specific areas

5. IAEA 4 customer categories Governments Utilities Mining undertakings and companies Research reactor organizations

6. IAEA Challenges Assuring timely response Staffing (recruiting competition) In-house External experts Funding (customer, extra-budgetary, regular budget, combinations) Agency features Services at cost, independent Expansion needs study of legal, financial and practical obligations

7. IAEA Outcome of a meeting held 8 February Chilean presentation slide - Rotaru Break out session request Report from the CS meeting

8. IAEA Outcome of a meeting held 8 February Conclusion Agency should provide broad assistance in phase 1 Agency should be careful about direct assistance in phase 2 and beyond 10 recommendations

9. IAEA 10 recommendations 1.Develop policy statement on services to be offered 2.Better define “services” and “direct assistance” 3.Consider “programme management” from perspective of developing NP programme: consider senior executive course. 4.Develop standard pre-feasibility and feasibility study definition

10. IAEA 10 recommendations 5.Develop evaluation of industry 6.On bid evaluation, limit Agency service to process 7.On finance, need dedicated consultancy and be very careful beyond phase 1 8.Avoid conflict of interest on peer review and direct assistance

11. IAEA 10 recommendations 9.Develop a peer review service for workforce planning 10.For “direct assistance”, consider two options Direct consultant provider Clearinghouse

12. IAEA …atoms for peace.