Revising Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for

Nuclear Power (NG-G-3.1)

Alan McDonald

4 February 2014, Vienna

Outline

• Reasons for revising

• Timeline

• Instructions

• Input from this meeting

Milestones Document (NG-G-3.1)

Milestones Approach (1/3) Phase 1:

Decide! Phase 2:

Prepare! Phase 3:

Construct!

Milestones Approach (2/3)

10 – 15 years

19 issues

• National position • Nuclear safety • Management • Funding and financing • Legislative framework • Safeguards • Regulatory framework • Radiation protection • Electrical grid • Human resources

development

• Stakeholder involvement • Site and supporting

facilities • Environmental protection • Emergency planning • Security and physical

protection • Nuclear fuel cycle • Radioactive waste • Industrial involvement • Procurement

Reasons for revising

• IAEA practice of regular reviews and, if needed, revisions

• Experience from INIR missions • More detailed IAEA documents on some of the 19

issues • Lessons learned from Fukushima • Changed strategic environment

– Not all newcomers using competitive bidding – More interest in alternative contracting and

ownership (e.g. BOO)

Deadline for nominations, 20 Mar.

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Timeline

A few consultancies

Finalize draft for publication

Finalize draft for MS review

TM for MS review, 28-30 May

Infrastructure Workshop

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

2013 2014

Internal consultations & drafting

Technical Meeting to review the Milestone document

• 28-30 May 2014

• Nomination deadline: 20 March

My instructions (1/2)

• Keep basic structure – 3 milestones, 19 issues – Except for Milestone 2, milestones and issues stay the

same

• Keep changes minimal and length the same • Priorities

– Make consistent with revision of INIR evaluation methodology, Evaluation of the Status of National Nuclear Infrastructure Development NG-T-3.2Addendum 1

– Make adjustments recommended by July 2013 consultancy – Take into account comments made by interested Member

States and Agency staff

My instructions (2/2)

– Harmonize with • Working Paper on the implications of Fukushima for the Milestones

document • draft TECDOC on Alternative Contracting and Ownership Approaches • briefs on Issue 1, “National Position” • SSG-16, Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power

Programme • Nuclear Security Series No. 19 on establishing nuclear security

infrastructure • NG-T-3.6 on the NEPIO • guidance for INIR missions • NG-T-3.7 on managing siting • EPR-EMBARKING 2012 on Emergency Preparedness and Response for

newcomers • Draft on Environmental Impact Assessment • NP-T-1.10 on reactor technology assessment

Possible Discussion Points

• How to deal with alternative approaches to competitive bidding?

• When should separate organizations be created and how fast should they expand?

• When and how fast should the regulator transition to ‘independence’ and how distant from rest of the process?

• More of a distinction between funding and financing? More about government financing roles and responsibilities?

• More about Phase 3, and, if so, what? • Evolution of the NEPIO? • Differentiating owner and operator responsibilities? • ….