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Second Report of the Republic of Bulgaria on the Fulfilment of the Obligations on the Convention on Nuclear Safety Second Report of the Republic of Bulgaria on the fulfilment of the obligations on the Convention on Nuclear Safety October, 2001 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................5 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................5 2. Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Field of Nuclear Power Production...........6 Legislative Framework in the Republic of Bulgaria................................................................ 6 Institutional Framework ....................................................................................................... 6 Energy Market..................................................................................................................... 6 3. Ongoing National Programmes Related to the Nuclear Facilities ..............................7 II. ARTICLE BY ARTICLE REVIEW..................................................................................8 Article 6 – Existing Nuclear Installations ..........................................................................8 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 6 of the Convention ..... 8 2. Improvement at Kozloduy NPP Units 1 through 4.............................................................. 8 3. Units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy NPP ...................................................................................... 10 4. Spent Fuel Storage Facility ............................................................................................. 13 5. Radioactive Waste Treatment Facilities ........................................................................... 13 Article 7 – Legislative and Regulatory Framework........................................................14 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 7 of the Convention ... 14 2. New and Updated Legislative Acts, applicable for the Nuclear Facilities............................ 14 3. Draft Legislative Acts Applicable to the Nuclear Facilities................................................ 16 Article 8 – Regulatory Body..............................................................................................17 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 8 of the Convention ... 17 2. Legal Status of CUAEPP................................................................................................ 17 3. Change of the Administrative Structure and Functions of CUAEPP................................... 18 4. Changes in the Financing and the Administration Composition of CUAEPP ...................... 19 5. Relationships between CUAEPP and the Authorities Involved in Encouragement and Use of Nuclear Power................................................................................................ 20 6. International Co-operation .............................................................................................. 20 7. Planned Activities .......................................................................................................... 21 Article 9 – Responsibility of the Licence Holder.............................................................22 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 9 of the Convention ... 22 2. Change of the Entity, Appointed as Kozloduy NPP Operator ............................................ 22 Second Report of the Republic of Bulgaria on the fulfilment of the obligations on the CNS 2 3. Description of the Basic Obligations of Kozloduy NPP plc................................................22 4. Structural Assurance of the Relationships and the Conditions, which are Safety-Related......23 5. Assessment of Kozloduy NPP plc Organisational Structure ...............................................24 Article 10 – Priority to Safety........................................................................................... 26 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 10 of the Convention..26 2. Safety Policy of the Operating Organisation......................................................................26 3. Other Safety Related Factors ...........................................................................................27 4. Safety Culture and its Development .................................................................................27 Article 11 – Financial and Human Resources ................................................................ 29 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 11 of the Convention..29 2. Management of the Financial Resources...........................................................................29 3. Human Resources ...........................................................................................................31 Article 12 – Human Factors.............................................................................................. 33 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 12 of the Convention..33 2. Measures Taken to Guarantee the Consideration of the Human Factor after 1998................33 Article 13 – Quality Assurance......................................................................................... 37 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 13 of the Convention..37 2. Quality Assurance Policy ................................................................................................37 3. Development of the Quality Management System at Kozloduy NPP plc .............................38 4. Methods for QA System Effectiveness Assessment ...........................................................39 5. The Role of the Regulatory Body.....................................................................................40 6. Activities, Planned by Kozloduy NPP plc for the Development of the Quality System.........40 Article 14 –Assessment and Verification of Safety......................................................... 41 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 14 of the Convention..41 2. Status of Updating the Safety Analyses Reports for the Period 1998-2001 ..........................41 3. Safety Review ................................................................................................................42 Article 15 - Radiation Protection ..................................................................................... 46 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 15 of the Convention..46 2. Analysis of the National Norms in the Field of the Radiation Protection - Development in the Normative Basis and Sate Control............................................................................47 3. New Internal Radiation Protection Structure at Kozloduy NPP plc .....................................49 4. Summarised Data for the Radiation Impact on the NPP Personnel......................................49 5. Summarised Results of the Radiation Impact on the Population and the Environment..........50 6. Actions Planned in the Field of the Radiation Protection....................................................51 Second Report of the Republic of Bulgaria on the fulfilment of the obligations on the CNS 3 Article 16 - Emergency Preparedness..............................................................................52 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 16 of the Convention . 52 2. Development of the Legislative and Regulatory Basis of the Emergency Planning and Preparedness ................................................................................................................... 53 3. Updating the National Emergency Plan............................................................................ 54 4. Improvement of the Emergency Plan of Kozloduy NPP.................................................... 55 5. Training in Emergency Planning and Drills ...................................................................... 55 6. Planned Activities .......................................................................................................... 56 Article 17 - Siting................................................................................................................57 1. Brief review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 17 of the Convention... 57 2. New Circumstances on the Site Studies............................................................................ 58 Article 18 - Design and Construction...............................................................................59 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 18 of the Convention . 59 2. New Circumstances in the Design and Construction of an NPP......................................... 60 Article 19 - Operation........................................................................................................61 1. Brief Review of the Contents of the First National Report on Article 19 of the Convention . 61 2. Commissioning Permission............................................................................................. 62 3. Operational Limits and Conditions .................................................................................. 62 4. Operational Documentation............................................................................................
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