On July 9, 2014 and July 22, 2014, Mr. David Fischer, AdSTM’s Director of the IRDP, supported Kenya’s third delegation to attend Texas A...
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From June 22 - 25, 2014, Bob Gramm of AdSTM provided training on construction and vendor inspection techniques to staff from the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (formerly the Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission) of Jordan. Eleven staff participated in the workshop including the lead quality assurance inspector, the resident inspector for the Jordan Research and Test Reactor, and nine recently hired engineers.The AdSTM instructor discussed nuclear quality assurance, construction inspection program attributes, regulatory enforcement, research reactor inspection, vendor inspection...
From June 16 - 20 2014, the IRDP presented a Codes and Standards Workshop in Bucharest, Romania. Gene Imbro and David Squarer from AdSTM, and Mihaela Biro from the NRC conducted the course. The course was attended by 24 people from different organizations It was attended by 11 members of the Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) and representatives from CNE-Cernavoda, EnergoNuclear, the Center of Technology and Engineering for Nuclear Projects (CITON) and the State Inspection for Control of Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Hoisting (ISCIR). The course covered...
A Siting Application Review Workshop was presented on June 9-13, 2014 in Centurion, South Africa to the National Nuclear Reactor Regulator of South Africa (NNR) by David Squarer and Richard Emch. This workshop was developed by AdSTM to illustrate how the NRC reviews a siting application, either in the context of Early Site Permit (ESP), Construction Permit (CP), or Combined License (COL). As such it follows the review procedure described in the siting related chapters of the standard review plan (SRP) (NUREG-0800). The workshop, conducted at the NNR’s office, was attended by a total of 36...
From June 9-18, 2014, the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) conducted a Regional Workshop of Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response at the KINS facilities in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. The International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) provided support to the workshop; Mr. Richard Emch of AdSTM assisted the KINS staff, led by Dr. DaeSoo Shin, in conducting the workshop and made five presentations regarding radiological emergency response in the United States. Representatives from nine countries in the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators/Arab Atomic Energy...
Between June 11-12, 2014, Mr. Mel Fields attended an International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) Workshop at the Dead Sea in Jordan as part of the IRDP. The goal of the two-day workshop was to gain a better understanding, from a utility, national energy planning authority, and regulatory authority perspective, of the expected activities and issues associated with the deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The Workshop addressed how SMRs could be deployed in markets within countries with established nuclear power programs, as well as countries seeking to use nuclear...
Between May 19-23, 2014, Ms. Danielle Emche (NRC) and David Fischer (AdSTM) supported an IAEA workshop for ANSN member countries on Regulatory Approaches Needed for Deployment of a Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant Project. During the workshop, Mr. Fischer presented the U.S. NRC’s evolving nuclear regulatory approach. He also summarized the regulatory approaches currently used in each member country (i.e., the day 3 presentations) and moderated breakout sessions. The purpose of the workshop was to present various regulatory approaches (e.g., prescriptive versus performance-based) that are...
From May 12-16, 2014, the IRDP (Dr. David Squarer and IRDP Director David Fischer) conducted the Nuclear Fundamentals courses in Accra, Ghana. The workshop included two days of Fundamentals of Reactor Regulations (FORR) and two and a half days of Fundamentals of Reactor Safety (FORS). The event was well attended by the following organizations: Ghana Atomic Energy Commission’s (GAEC’s) Radiation Protection Institute (RPI); GAEC’s National Nuclear Research Institute; GAEC’s Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute; Ghana’s Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences; the Customs...
During the week of April 7-11, 2014, Dr. Charles Miller, AdSTM and Danielle Emche, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a Consultation/Workshop in Malaysia. The purpose of the trip was to advise in the development of an independent nuclear regulator governance approach that could replace the existing structure. A series of meetings took place where information was shared about the structure, workings practices and independence of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC as a model for Malaysia to consider, as they finalize a draft comprehensive nuclear law to be submitted to their...
Scott Newberry and Richard Barrett of AdSTM performed a workshop for the staff of the South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) at their offices in Centurion, South Africa on RS-001, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "Review Standard for Extended Power Uprate (EPU)". The workshop was conducted as part of the USNRC sponsored International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP). NNR expects to receive an application for increasing the power level of the two Koeberg pressurized water reactors located near Capetown South Africa. They are in the process of preparing their review...