NATIONAL REPORT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC COMPILED IN TERMS OF THE CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY MAY 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. PREFACE .................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT .............................................................................................................. 13 1.2 CONCEPT OF UTILIZATION OF NUCLEAR SOURCES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC .................................... 13 1.3 SUMMARY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 18 1.3.1 Nuclear Facilities .................................................................................................................... 18 1.3.2 Actions adopted in the light of Fukushima Daichi accident ................................................... 19 1.3.3 Transparency ......................................................................................................................... 19 1.3.4 Implementation of Recommendations from the previous Review Meeting (2017) ................ 20 1.3.5 Identification of suggestions for improvements, good practice and challenges .................... 21 1.4 VIENNA DECLARATION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY ................................................................................... 22 2. NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS IN TERMS OF THE CONVENTION ............................................ 23 2.1 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BOHUNICE - UNITS V1 ............................................................................... 23 2.1.1 Description of the NPP V1 units............................................................................................. 23 2.2 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BOHUNICE – UNITS V2 .............................................................................. 23 2.2.1 Programmes of NPP Bohunice V2 Safety Improvement – historical overview ..................... 23 2.3 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT MOCHOVCE – UNITS 1&2 .......................................................................... 31 2.3.1 Programmes of NPP Mochovce 1&2 Safety Improvement - historical overview ................... 31 2.3.2 Completion of the Nuclear Power Plant Mochovce – Units 3&4 ............................................ 34 2.3.2.1 Decision on siting the project NPP Mochovce ................................................................................. 35 2.3.2.2 Construct of NPP Mochovce 3&4 .................................................................................................... 36 2.3.2.3 Licensing process Mochovce 3&4 (shortened description) .............................................................. 37 2.4 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BOHUNICE A1 .......................................................................................... 38 2.4.1 Description of Nuclear Power Plant A1 .................................................................................. 38 2.5 INTERIM SPENT FUEL STORAGE - ISFS ........................................................................................... 38 2.5.1 Description of Used Technology ............................................................................................ 38 2.5.2 Conducted ISFS Safety Reviews ........................................................................................... 40 2.5.3 ISFS Safety Improvements Programs after Fukushima ........................................................ 41 2.6 TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAW TREATMENT AND CONDITIONING ............................................................. 41 National Report of the SR Page 1 / 231 Table of Contents 2.6.1 Brief technology description .................................................................................................. 42 2.6.2 Performed safety assessments of facilities ........................................................................... 42 2.7 RAW REPOSITORY ........................................................................................................................ 43 2.7.1 Brief technology description .................................................................................................. 43 2.7.2 Performed safety reviews of facilities .................................................................................... 44 3. LEGISLATION AND REGULATION ........................................................................................... 45 3.1 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................. 45 3.1.1 Structure of regulatory bodies ............................................................................................... 45 3.1.2 Legislation ............................................................................................................................. 48 3.1.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 48 3.1.2.2 Acts on state regulation ................................................................................................................... 49 3.1.2.3 Draft legislation ................................................................................................................................ 51 3.1.2.4 Implementation of the IAEA Safety Standards ................................................................................. 52 3.1.2.5 WENRA Reference Levels (Western European Nuclear Regulators Association)........................... 52 3.1.3 State regulation in the field on nuclear safety ....................................................................... 53 3.1.3.1 Nuclear installation licensing procedure .......................................................................................... 54 3.1.3.2 Regulatory Authority – ÚJD SR ....................................................................................................... 56 3.1.3.3 Role of the Regulatory Authority (ÚJD SR) ...................................................................................... 57 3.1.3.4 International Cooperation ................................................................................................................ 59 3.1.3.5 Financial and Human Resources of ÚJD SR ................................................................................... 61 3.1.4 State regulation in health protection against radiation – PHA SR ........................................ 63 3.1.4.1 Authorization procedure ................................................................................................................... 64 3.1.4.2 Discharging state regulation ............................................................................................................ 65 3.1.4.3 Financial and Human Resources of the Regulatory Authority – Public Health Authority of SR ....... 66 3.1.5 State regulation in the field of labour inspection ................................................................... 67 3.1.5.1 Activity of the Labour Inspectorate Nitra .......................................................................................... 67 3.1.5.2 Supervision methods of labour inspection body............................................................................... 68 3.2 OPERATOR‘S RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................................................ 69 3.2.1 Act No. 541/2004 Coll. I. – Obligations of the Operator against ÚJD SR ............................. 69 4. GENERAL SAFETY ASPECTS .................................................................................................. 70 4.1 PRIORITY TO SAFETY ..................................................................................................................... 70 4.1.1 Principles and Definition of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection .................................. 70 National Report of the SR Page 2 / 231 Table of Contents 4.1.2 Concept of nuclear and radiation safety ................................................................................ 70 4.1.3 Role of the Regulatory Authority in nuclear safety................................................................. 71 4.1.4 Safety of technical equipment ................................................................................................ 72 4.2 FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ............................................................................................... 73 4.2.1 Financing of operations and of safety improvement programs .............................................. 73 4.2.2 Financial resources for the decommissioning programs of NI and RAW treatment .............. 73 4.2.3 Human Resources ................................................................................................................. 74 4.3 HUMAN FACTOR ............................................................................................................................. 78 4.3.1 Management and organizational measures ........................................................................... 79 4.3.2 Methods used to prevent human errors ................................................................................. 80 4.3.3 Methods of detecting and correcting human errors ............................................................... 83 4.3.4 The role of the Regulatory Authority .....................................................................................