Nuclear Energy Series
Lumir Nachmilner
Waste Technology Section,
Member of the Document Coordination Team
Presented to the International Conference on Management
of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactor,
3 June 2010
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International Atomic Energy Agency
Why Nuclear Energy Series
Earlier all NE reports were TECDOC’s or TRS
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Consecutive numbering
Mixing between subjects
No structure
No revision process
Nuclear Energy Series
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Organise the reports by subject
Organise the reports by level of advice
Improve the quality by a structured production and
consultation process and regular revisions
Ensure consistency with other documents in information
and messages through this process
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NE Series Documents
• Provide advice for those either planning or
implementing nuclear activities (mainly
nuclear power)
• Based on Best Practices in the MS
• Building on expertise in MS as represented
in SAGNE TWGs and their nominees
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Areas and topics in NE Series
Areas
Topics
General
Nuclear Fuel
Cycle
RW Mgmt
Decomm
Management
Systems
Technology
Development
Resources
RW management
Human
Resources
Design of NPPs
Fuel Eng. and
Performance
Decomm. of
nuclear facilities
Nucl.
Infrastr/Planning
Operation of
NPPs
Spt Fuel Mgmt
Reprocessing
Site
Remediation
Economics
Non Electrical
Applications
Fuel Cycles
Energy System
Analysis
Research
Reactors
Research
Reactors NFC
Knowledge
Management
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Nuclear Power
Structure of the Nuclear Energy Series
Documents
Basic Principles
&
Objectives
Guides
Reports
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Structure of the Nuclear Energy Series
Documents
Basic Principles
Manifest and describe
the rationale, and
vision for the peaceful
use of nuclear energy
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Background – Nuclear Energy Basic Principles
•Beneficial use
•Benefits
•Transparency
•Responsible use
•Protection
•Security
•Non-proliferation
•Long term commitment
•Sustainable use
•Resource efficiency
•Continual improvement
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Structure of the Nuclear Energy Series
Documents
Objectives
The Objectives include 4 Areas
• General
• Nuclear Power
• Nuclear Fuel cycle
• Radioactive waste and decommissioning
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Describe what needs to
be considered and to be
achieved in various
Areas at different stages
of implementation
Background – Objectives
•General
•Nuclear Power
•Technology development
•Design and construction of NPPs
•Operation of NPPs
•Non-electrical applications
•Research reactors
•Nuclear Fuel Cycle
•RWM and Decommissioning
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Structure of the Nuclear Energy Series
Documents
Nuclear Energy
Guides
The Guides include 18 Topical
domains
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Describe how to achieve
the objectives relating to
various topics.
Background – Guides
• Milestones in the Development of a
National Infrastructure for Nuclear
Power
• Managing of Human Resources in
the Field of Nuclear Energy
• Policies and Strategies for
Radioactive Waste Management
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Structure of the Nuclear Energy Series
Documents
Reports
Provide technical
background in the
various Areas and Topics
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General Scheme for WTS documents
NE
Level 1
BASIC PRINCIPLES
OBJECTIVES
NE
Level 2
NE
Level 3
Nuclear Energy Basic Principles
NE-P
Radioactive waste management objectives
NW-O
Radioactive Waste
Management
Decommissioning
Site Remediation
GUIDE NW1-G1
Policy and strategy for
spent fuel and
radioactive waste
management
GUIDE NW1-G2
GUIDE NW2-G1
Policy and strategies for
decommissioning of
nuclear facilities
GUIDE NW3-G1
Policy and strategies for site
remediation
GUIDE NW2-G2
GUIDE NW3-G2
REPORTS
NW1-Rxx
REPORTS
NW2-Rxx
REPORTS
NW3-Rxx
No numbering
No numbering
Outside
No numbering
NE series
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General Scheme for NFC documents
NE
Level 1
NE
Level 2
BASIC PRINCIPLES :
Nuclear Energy Basic Principles
OBJECTIVES:
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Objectives
NE-P
NF-O
RESOURCES
FUEL
ENGINEERING
AND
PERFORMANCE
SNF
MANAGEMENT
AND
REPROCESSING
FUEL
CYCLES
NFC OF
RESEARCH
REACTORS
GUIDE
NF1-G1
GUIDE
NF2-G1
GUIDE
NF3-G1
GUIDE
NF4-G1
GUIDE
NF5-G1
NE
Level 3
REPORTS
NF1-Rxx
REPORTS
NF2-Rxx
REPORTS
NF3-Rxx
REPORTS
NF4-Rxx
REPORTS
NF5-Rxx
Outside
NE series
No numbering
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Background – Guides
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Background – Guides
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Background – Guides
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Background – Guides
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Structured production and consultation
process
• Document Coordination Team – to ensure internal
scrutiny and harmonization
• Representatives from NE Divisions, NS and NA dpt’s
• Provides advice at different stages – DPP- Final report
• External experts – to ensure best knowledge
• Produce reports
• SAGNE and Technical Working Groups - to ensure
technical quality and MS involvement
• Reviews final draft of top level documents
• 300 experts from 50 Member States and 5 international
organizations
• Publication Committee
• Ensures IAEA harmonization and quality requirements
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Ensuring harmony with safety standards
Basic principles agreed between DDG NE and NS
• Safety Standards provide boundary conditions for NE
documents regarding safety
• No development of Safety Standards in NE
documents
• NE responsible that if Safety Standards are
reproduced they should be updated as appropriate
• NS represented in NE DCT - should participate in the
review at various stages to ensure harmony with
safety standards
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Summary
• NES developed to structure NE publications,
improve their quality and ensure harmonization
• A comprehensive process developed to ensure
highest level technical input from the Member
States and internal IAEA coordination
• The NES is complementary to Safety and Security
Series and has a different purpose
• The purpose of the NES documents is to provide
advice for those planning or implementing nuclear
power, i.e. normally industry and research
organizations, but also policy makers and
financers
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