Chair(s): |
Lennart BONS, Sweden |
Secretary: |
Taehee KIM (taehee.kim@oecd-nea.org) |
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Eric THOMAS, United States | ||
Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute | ||
Participant(s): |
India | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 04 June 2018 | ||
End of mandate: | 31 December 2022 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/CNRA/R(2017)5/REV2
Background
The Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) has considered a request by a number of countries involved in the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Working Group of the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP ABWRWG) for the creation of a regulatory forum for boiling water reactors (BWRs) and advanced boiling water reactors (ABWRs).
In December 2017, the CNRA approved the establishment of an ad hoc group to serve as a regulatory forum for boiling water reactors.
Scope
The WPBWR covers all boiling water reactors, including ABWRs and Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactors (ESBWRs).
The WPBWR is responsible for establishing:
In order to accomplish these objectives, the WPBWR shall:
Working methods
The WPBWR will:
Proposed Outcomes and Outputs
The WPBWR will provide regulatory perspective of the challenges raised by BWRs, including responses to relevant nuclear site challenges. This will be done via discussions and the generation of reports and guidance. Particular attention will be paid to additional, or revised, regulatory approaches that may be needed to facilitate effective regulation of BWRs compared to other light-water reactors.
The outcomes will include:
Interactions
The NEA has established Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with a number of organisations – e.g. COG, CRIEPI, EPRI and WANO – to promote international collaboration, particularly in the area of nuclear safety. Accordingly, representatives from these organisations can be invited, as appropriate, in the activities of CNRA working groups, consistent with the MOUs.
Deliverables
The CNRA and its working groups generally produce guidance documents for nuclear safety regulators and other stakeholders interested in commercial nuclear power. Examples include, but are not limited to, proceedings of seminars and workshops, collections of commendable practices implemented by regulatory bodies, case studies and summaries of operating experience.