THE SEVENTH NATIONAL REPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE FULFILLMENT OF COMMITMENTS RESULTING FROM THE CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY The Seventh Review Meeting under the Convention on Nuclear Safety Moscow 2016 The Seventh National Report of the Russian Federation on the Fulfillment of Commitments Resulting from the Convention on Nuclear Safety THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 2 The Seventh National Report of the Russian Federation on the Fulfillment of Commitments Resulting from the Convention on Nuclear Safety The Seventh National Report of the Russian Federation on the fulfillment of commitments resulting from the Convention on Nuclear Safety for the period from August 2013 to July 2016 has been prepared in compliance with Article 5 of the Convention on Nuclear Safety. This Report has been prepared with the account taken of the fundamental provisions and principles of the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety; the recommendations given in the IAEA guidelines on preparation of national reports ("Guidelines regarding National Reports under the Convention on Nuclear Safety", INFCIRC/572/Rev.5, the Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety “On principles for the implementation of the objective of the Convention on Nuclear Safety to prevent accidents and mitigate radiological consequences” INFCIRC/872); the Summary Report of the President of the 6th Meeting of the Contracting Parties under the Convention on Nuclear Safety (including recommendations and proposals to the Russian Federation on problems/challenges formulated following the review of the sixth National Report of the Russian Federation in the Country Group 4); and in the Report of the IAEA Director General “The Fukushima Daiichi Accident”. This Report has been prepared by the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service (Rostechnadzor) and the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” (ROSATOM). 3 The Seventh National Report of the Russian Federation on the Fulfillment of Commitments Resulting from the Convention on Nuclear Safety Table of Contents Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................. 7 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................... 13 1. Nuclear Power Development .................................................................................... 13 2. Evolution of Regulatory Bases of the Use of Atomic Energy .................................. 13 3. Challenges, Recommendations and Proposals Formulated by the 6th Review Meeting ................................................................................................................. 14 4. The IAEA Missions (IRRS, OSART), WANO Peer Reviews ................................. 16 5. Measures in the Light of the Fukushima-Daiichi Accident, Including Improvement of Emergency Preparedness and Response Measures.................... 16 6. Implementation of the Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety................................. 16 7. Measures to Improve Openness and Transparency of All Concerned Parties.......... 17 ARTICLE 6. EXISTING NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS................................................................... 18 6.1. Brief Information on Nuclear Installations ............................................................ 18 6.2. Measures Taken by Russian NPPs in the Light of Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, Including Measures Taken or Planned to Counter Hazardous Natural Phenomena Which are More Serious than That Considered in the Design Bases............................................................................ 19 6.3. Upgrading of NPP Units ........................................................................................ 20 6.4. Service Life Extension of Nuclear Units ............................................................... 22 6.5. Uprating of Operating Nuclear Units..................................................................... 23 6.6. Operation-Related Issues of Existing Nuclear Units ............................................. 24 ARTICLE 7. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK................................................... 26 7.1. Federal Laws.......................................................................................................... 26 7.2. Regulatory Legal Acts of the President of the Russian Federation and of the Government of the Russian Federation................................................................. 29 7.3. Federal Standards and Regulations in the Field of the Use of Atomic Energy ..... 31 7.4. Documents Approved by the Regulatory Body..................................................... 33 ARTICLE 8. REGULATORY BODY............................................................................................ 36 8.1. Authorities and Duties of the Regulatory Body..................................................... 36 8.2. Organizational Structure of the Regulatory Body ................................................. 41 8.3. Licensing Procedure, Technical Reviews of Nuclear Installations Safety Documentation...................................................................................................... 43 8.4. Technical Support Organizations for the Regulatory Body................................... 44 ARTICLE 9. RESPONSIBILITY OF LICENSE HOLDER................................................................. 49 ARTICLE 10. PRIORITY TO SAFETY......................................................................................... 52 10.1. Safety Policy ........................................................................................................ 52 10.2. Safety Culture and Its Efficiency Assessment..................................................... 53 10.3. Role and Value of Rostechnadzor........................................................................ 56 ARTICLE 11. FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES................................................................ 58 11.1. Financial Resources of the Operating Organization ............................................ 58 11.2. Human Resources of the Operating Organization ............................................... 60 4 The Seventh National Report of the Russian Federation on the Fulfillment of Commitments Resulting from the Convention on Nuclear Safety Table of Contents 11.3. Training, Education and Maintenance of the Personnel Qualifications............... 61 ARTICLE 12. HUMAN FACTOR................................................................................................ 65 12.1. Ways to Prevent Human Errors ........................................................................... 65 12.2. Administrative, Managerial and Organizational Decisions related to Human Factor .................................................................................................................... 66 12.3. Role of the Regulatory Body with Regard to Human Performance .................... 67 ARTICLE 13. QUALITY ASSURANCE ....................................................................................... 70 ARTICLE 14. ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW OF SAFETY .............................................................. 74 14.1. Safety Review in the Course of Licensing........................................................... 74 14.2. Audits and Inspections during NPP Operation .................................................... 75 14.3. Assessment of the Plant’s Equipment Aging during Operation .......................... 80 14.4. Operational Safety Assessment at NPPs.............................................................. 81 14.5. In-Depth Safety Assessment of NPP Units.......................................................... 82 14.6. NPP Safety Inspections by Rostechnadzor .......................................................... 83 ARTICLE 15. RADIATION PROTECTION ................................................................................... 86 15.1. Radiation Protection Laws, Standards and Regulations ...................................... 86 15.2. Radiation Impact on Nuclear Power Plant Personnel .......................................... 88 15.3. Radiation Monitoring of the Environment........................................................... 90 15.4. Supervision over Radiation Protection of NPP Personnel, the Public and the Environment.......................................................................................................... 91 ARTICLE 16. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS............................................................................. 93 16.1. Regulation of Emergency Preparedness on NPP Site and Beyond...................... 93 16.2. Implementation of Emergency Preparedness Measures; Emergency Preparedness Plans of NPPs.................................................................................. 93 16.3. Measures to Inform the Non-Alien Population and Competent Authorities of Neighboring States on Emergency Preparedness.................................................. 98 16.4. Training and On-Site Emergency Drills ............................................................ 102 16.5. Emergency Technical Centers ........................................................................... 107 16.6. Governmental Safety Regulatory Activities