IAEA-NS-IRRS-2011/01 ORIGINAL: English INTEGRATED REGULATORY REVIEW SERVICE (IRRS) MISSION TO ROMANIA Bucharest 17 to 28 January 2011 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY i INTEGRATED REGULATORY REVIEW SERVICE (IRRS) REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA Bucharest, Romania 17 to 28 January 2011 ii INTEGRATED REGULATORY REVIEW SERVICE (IRRS) REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA Mission date: 17 to 28 January 2011 Regulatory body: CNCAN Location: Bucharest, Romania Regulated facilities and Nuclear power plants; research reactors; fuel cycle facilities; medical, industrial practices: and research facilities, radioactive waste facilities, decommissioning and remediation. Organized by: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) IRRS REVIEW TEAM Greg Rzentkowski Team Leader (Canada) Olga Makarovska Deputy Team Leader (Ukraine) Robbie Gray (UK) Maria Helena Marechal (Brazil) Jarlath Duffy (Ireland) Seung-Young Jeong (South Korea) Kai Möller (Germany) Marina Nizamska (Bulgaria) Ronald Bellamy (United States of America) Matjaž Podjavoršek (Slovenia) Adeline Clos (France) Jan Husarcek (Slovakia) Miguel Santini (Canada) David Graves Team Coordinator (IAEA) Hazem Suman Deputy Team Coordinator (IAEA) Martyn Ubani Administrative Assistant (IAEA) Jeannot Boogaard Observer (IAEA) IAEA-2011 iii The number of recommendations, suggestions and good practices is in no way a measure of the status of the regulatory body. Comparisons of such numbers between IRRS reports from different countries should not be attempted. iv CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................................................1 I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................3 II. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE ..............................................................................................................4 III. BASIS FOR THE REVIEW .............................................................................................................5 1. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT ..........................................7 1.1. NATIONAL POLICY AND STRATEGY .........................................................................................7 1.2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR SAFETY ..............................................................8 1.3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGULATORY BODY .........................................................................9 1.4. INDEPENDENCE OF THE REGULATORY BODY .....................................................................12 1.5. PRIME RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY .....................................................................................13 1.6. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY .....................13 1.7. COORDINATION OF DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SAFETY WITHIN THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................14 1.8. PROVISION FOR DECOMMISSIONING OF FACILITIES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT FUEL ..........................................................................................15 1.9. COMPETENCE FOR SAFETY .......................................................................................................18 1.10. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SERVICES ................................................................................18 2. GLOBAL NUCLEAR SAFETY REGIME ......................................................................................20 2.1. INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR COOPERATION .............20 2.2. SHARING OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE AND REGULATORY EXPERIENCE...................21 3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE REGULATORY BODY ............................23 3.1. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE REGULATORY BODY AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ...............................................................................................................................................23 3.2. EFFECTIVE INDEPENDENCE DURING CONDUCT OF REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ........25 3.3. STAFFING AND COMPETENCE OF THE REGULATORY BODY ...........................................25 3.4. LIAISON WITH ADVISORY BODIES AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS ............................27 3.5. LIAISON BETWEEN THE REGULATORY BODY AND AUTHORIZED PARTIES ................27 3.6. STABILITY AND CONSISTENCY OF REGULATORY CONTROL ..........................................27 3.7. SAFETY RELATED RECORDS .....................................................................................................28 3.8. COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION WITH INTERESTED PARTIES ........................29 4. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE REGULATORY BODY ....................................................30 5. AUTHORIZATION............................................................................................................................33 5.1. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................33 5.2. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS .........................................................................................................36 5.3. RESEARCH REACTORS ................................................................................................................37 5.4. FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES ............................................................................................................38 5.5. INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES .........................................................39 5.6. WASTE FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................42 6. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT .........................................................................................................47 6.1. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................47 6.2. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND RESEARCH REACTORS ...................................................48 6.3. FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES ............................................................................................................51 6.4. INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES .........................................................52 6.5. WASTE FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................53 v 7. INSPECTION......................................................................................................................................55 7.1. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................55 7.2. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS .........................................................................................................58 7.3. RESEARCH REACTORS ................................................................................................................60 7.4. FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES ............................................................................................................61 7.5. INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES .........................................................62 7.6. WASTE FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................64 8. ENFORCEMENT ...............................................................................................................................65 8.1. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................65 8.2. INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES .........................................................66 9. REGULATIONS AND GUIDES .......................................................................................................68 9.1. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................68 9.2. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS .........................................................................................................70 9.3. RESEARCH REACTORS ................................................................................................................70 9.4. FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES ............................................................................................................70 9.5. INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES .........................................................70 9.6 WASTE FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................71 10. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ................................................................73 10.1. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ................................................................73 10.2. SYSTEM FOR PROTECTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE EXISTING OR UNREGULATED RADIATION RISK .....................................................................................................................................86 11. TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL .......................................................................88 11.1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..................................................................................88