Japan Nuclear HRD Network Annual Meeting
10 February 2016
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INTRODUCTION & RATIONALE

STATUS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY STUDIES& CURRENT NATIONAL STATE-OF-PREPAREDNESSCAPACITY BUILDING & HRD PLANNING

WAY FORWARD
2INTRODUCTION TO MALAYSIAPENINSULAR
MALAYSIA
40% of land area;
80% of population;
90% of electricity demand.

MALAYSIALand Area: 329,733 sq. km.
2014 National Statistics
Population: 30.0 million
GDP at current prices= RM 1,070 billion (USD 327 billion)
GDP/capita = RM 34,123 (USD 10,426)
GDP/capita at PPP = USD 22,378

STATES OF
SABAH & SARAWAK
ON BORNEO ISLAND
60% of land area;
20% of population;
10% of electricity demand.

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POLICY DIRECTIONSTOWARDS NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT
10 December
Decision to establish
NEPIO
25 October
Economic
Transformation
Programme (ETP)
launched withnuclear power
deployment included
10 September
Decision to draft
National Nuclear
Policy16 July
Decision to adopt
National Nuclear
Policy28 August2009 Budget in
Parliament toexplore nuclear
energy & formulate
new National
Energy Policy

10 June
New National Energy
Policy incorporated in10MP with nuclear
energy as longer
term option for thePeninsula26 June
Nuclear energy
adopted as one offuel options forelectricity supply
post-2020,
especially for
PeninsularMalaysia

21 May11MP covers;- establishment of
the Atomic Energy
Regulatory
Commission,- Atomic Energy
Regulatory Bill
passed by theParliament,- public
engagement for
acceptance ofnuclear power
plant development- implementationof NPIDP &NPRIDP, whichdeveloped in 10MP

7 January
Incorporation ofMNPC as NEPIO

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NUCLEAR ENERGY
IN NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
Launching of the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)as part of the New Economic Model (NEM),
by the Prime Minister on 25 October 2010
incorporating an Entry Point Project (EPP)
on nuclear power deployment
under the National Key Economic Area (NKEA)
for Oil, Gas & Energy (OGE) sector,
with target of building twin-unit nuclear power plantwith total capacity of 2 Gigawatts,
with the first unit in operation by 2021.
Nuclear power programme integrated with ETP
in New Economic Model to be a high-income economy& avoid a middle-income trap
while also helping to meet increasing electricity demand at competitive costand need for sustainable development & commitment for carbon emission
reduction
5ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME (ETP)

A comprehensive effort to transform Malaysia into a high-income nation by 2020
EPP 11: Deploying Nuclear Energy for Power Generation

RATIONALE

ACTIONENABLERS

Exploring
option of
deploying
nuclear energy
to meet future
demand and todiversify
energy mix for
the PeninsularStudy
possibility ofdelivering atwin unit
nuclear power
plant with total
capacity of2000 MW post2020

4 critical pathitems/enablers
must beaddressed withhighest priority
to ensurepromptdelivery.DETAILS

7 JAN
2011
Establishment ofMalaysia Nuclear Power Corporation(MNPC) as a new fully dedicatedNuclear Energy Programme
Implementing Organisation (NEPIO)OBJECTIVES
PLAN,SPEARHEAD
AND
COORDINATE

the implementation of nuclear
energydevelopment
programme for Malaysia and to
take the necessary action torealise the development of thefirst NPP in Malaysia;

ENSUREthe development of nuclear
infrastructure for the country is
in line with International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) guidelines
covering 19 key areas.

IDENTIFY

the company or special purposevehicle (SPV) to be the owner
and/or operator of nuclear
power plant.

8MNPC GOVERNANCE & ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
PRIME MINISTERCABINET COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR POWER
Chairman: Prime Minister

ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Chairman: Prime Minister

MINISTER IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT (JPM)

NATIONAL KEY ECONOMIC AREAS (NKEA)
OIL, GAS & ENERGY (OGE)STEERING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Prime Minister
Co-Chairman:
Minister of Energy, Green Technology & Water

MNPC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman (Independent)
3 Ex-Officio & 4 other Independent Members

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERDIRECTOR,PROGRAMMEDEVELOPMENTDIRECTOR,REGULATORYCOORDINATION

Public Communications& Stakeholder Involvement;
Policy Development& International Relations;
HR Development& Competency;
Technological & Industrial
Infrastructure Development.

Legal & Regulatory
Development;
Safety, Security& Safeguards Implementation;
Environmental Protection& Emergency Preparedness.

DIRECTOR,PROJECTDEVELOPMENT
Project & Procurement
Management;
Siting & TechnicalSpecifications;
Project Financing& Liability Management.

Corporate
Communications
Human Resource& Administration
Finance910STATUS OF FOUR ENABLERS SPECIFIED IN ETPFOR DEPLOYING NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR POWER GENERATIONPUBLICACCEPTANCE•On-going Comprehensive National Public Opinion Research;•Public Fora & Consultation based on regulations & guidelines;•Formulation of a 10-Year Comprehensive Communications Plan &Strategies on Nuclear Energy.

INTERNATIONAL
GOVERNANCE•New Comprehensive Nuclear Law drafted including Provisions toComply with Relevant International Instruments that will Facilitate
SIGNING & RATIFICATION or Accession to International Instruments
upon Enactment of NEW Law.

REGULATORYCONTEXT•New Comprehensive Nuclear Law & set of Subsidiary Regulations,
Guidelines & Requirement Drafted & Reviewed by the IAEA;•New Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission to be Established upon
Enactment of the NEW Law.

SITEACQUISITION•Site Evaluation & Investigation to be carried out after Government
CONSENT to Proceed is Obtained, based on Results ofComprehensive National Public Opinion Research & Consultation onNuclear Energy.

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NUCLEAR LEGAL AND REGULATORY STUDYNEW NUCLEAR LAW•Drafted New Comprehensive Nuclear Law on Safety, Security &Safeguards;•Formation of a New Effectively Independent Nuclear Regulatory
Body proposed to be Malaysia Atomic Energy Regulatory
Commission (MAERC);•Proposed Repeal of the Atomic Energy Licensing Act (Act 304) of1984.

NPRIDP•Formulation of Nuclear Power Regulatory Infrastructure
Development Plan (NPRIDP) with comprehensive, clear short andmedium term actions, benchmarked against IAEA’s 19 Infrastructure
Issues for Comprehensive Nuclear Regulatory Development.

LEGISLATION GAPANALYSIS•Assessment of Laws & Subsidiary Laws in Malaysia that may be
impacted by the proposed New Comprehensive Nuclear Law.

INTERNATIONALLEGAL INSTRUMENTS•Identification of International Instruments for Malaysia to be a party
to for International Confidence-Building in Nuclear PowerDevelopment.

SUBSIDIARYREGULATIONS& GUIDELINES•Drafted Subsidiary Regulations, Guidelines and Requirement for theNew Law.

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NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STUDYNPIDP•Assessment and Gap Analysis of Malaysia’s overall state of readinessfrom Human Resource, Technical Capability and Industrial Capability
perspectives as well as recommendations of suitable action plans
towards addressing the gaps.
•Formulation of a Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development Plan(NPIDP) based on a comprehensive assessment of national state-ofpreparedness on IAEA 19 Infrastructure Issues

FEASIBILITY STUDY•Detailed Technical, Financial & Economic Analysis of the Viability ofNuclear Power as part of National energy Mix vis-à-vis Other Sources;•Identification and/or Establishment of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
as Nuclear Power Plant Owner/Operator & Manpower Requirements;•Assessment of Sources & Methods of Nuclear Power Project
Financing;•Recommendations on Possible Nuclear Reactor Technologies, plantSize, Manpower Requirements & other main Technical Features.

SITE EVALUATION•Shortlisting & Detailed Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plant Candidate
Sites in accordance with Regulatory Requirements & Guidelines underNew Law, with Detailed Environmental, Radiological & Social Impact
Assessments (DEIA, RIA & SIA).

DEFERREDBID DOCUMENTS•Recommendations for Bidding & Contractual Approach to Nuclear
Power Project Implementation;•Preparation of Bid Documents & Bid Evaluation Methodologies toInvite Potential Vendors for Nuclear Power Project Implementation.
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COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN & STRATEGIESON NUCLEAR ENERGYNATION-WIDE
PUBLIC OPINIONRESEARCH•Qualitative Research with Focus Group Discussions, In-DepthInterviews with Opinion Leaders & Mingling Sessions with Young
Respondents;•Quantitative Research with Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews
based on Statistical Sampling of 2,400 respondents throughout thecountry.

FORMULATONOF PLAN &STRATEGIES•Formulation of 10-Year Comprehensive Communications Plan &Strategies on Nuclear Energy based on Information Needs of
Stakeholder Segments, including Stakeholders’ Stakeholders, with
Messaging to Address Concerns raised through Appropriate
Communication Media and identified Communicators.

PUBLIC FORA& CONSULTATION•Draft National Regulations & Guidelines on Public Consultation
developed in the Legal & Regulatory Study;•Local-level Regulations & Guidelines on Public Consultation based onthose for Detailed Environmental, Radiological & Social ImpactAssessments (DEIA, RIA & SIA).

IMPLEMENTATIONOF PLAN & STRATEGIES•Implementation of the 10-Year Comprehensive Communications Plan& Strategies on Nuclear Energy.
14NUCLEAR POWER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN(NPIDP)LEGAL FRAMEWORK & LICENSING PROCESSHUMAN RESOURCE CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT & DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT & DEVELOPMENTNUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT& TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ROAD MAPPUBLIC COMMUNICATION KICK-START STRATEGY ON NUCLEAR ENERGYSELF-ASSESSMENT OF IAEA’S 19 INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES
A nuclear power human capital development plan is integrated in NPIDP being formulated by MNPC.
The plan provides a basis and strategy for building the national education and training capability,
designed to produce sufficient nuclear power engineers, technicians and allied personnel for thedevelopment and management of the nuclear power programme and, ultimately, for the operationof the nuclear power plants and other related R&D activities.
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Milestone 1

Milestone 2

Milestone 3

Conditions

Conditions

IssuesConditions

NATIONAL SELF-ASSESSMENT
OF 19 INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES FOR PHASE 1 & MILESTONE 1
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 physicalprotection
Nuclear fuel cycle
Radioactive waste

A self-assessment on the level of national
capabilities and state-of-preparedness forthe use of nuclear energy was conducted,
based on IAEA’s recommendation.
The self-assessment concluded that gaps do
exist in the infrastructure needed to support
the first nuclear power project. Some ofthese gaps are significant and need to beresolved, to move on to the next phase,
especially:i. the need to finalise the adoption of a new
set of laws, rules and regulations todefine the licence requirements andestablish the licensing process;ii. the need to develop a national public
communications plan and to implement itsoon;iii. the need to complete a detailed site
evaluation for the first nuclear power
plant; and,iv. the requirement to publicise the nationalpolicy and strategy to implement thenuclear power programme

Industrial involvement
Procurement
16CHALLENGESPRESENT

clear national nuclear policy to guide development of programmes
and facilities for E&T in Malaysia

DEVELOP

comprehensive education system in all nuclear specialised areas
with a specific focus on vocational & technical training in nuclear
engineering and nuclear related disciplines.

BUILD &IMPLEMENT

continuous education programme in nuclear fields for sustaining ahigh level of proper skills, attitude, and knowledge, and tomaintain knowledge transfer between new and aging populations.

DEVELOPstrategies to overcome lack of workforce with practical relevant
experience within Malaysia for staffing the NPP and providing
training to future resources.

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RECOMMENDATIONSDEVELOP &PROMOTE

concise nuclear policy to guide Ministry of Education andencourage expansion of existing capabilities into nuclear fields
for both higher education institutions and training centers, bothprivate and government linkedEXPEND

current educational system in areas of nuclear science andnuclear engineering to meet the requirements for educating andqualifying nuclear engineers and nuclear specialists in the ownerorganisation.

EXTEND

capabilities for training plant personnel, for both the initialtraining as well as continuous on-the-job training for all plant
personnel

EXPLORE

internationally for some of relevant experience required of plant
personnel until it has developed the necessary capabilities toprovide this experience.

ENSURE

proper strategies in place to recruit & retain necessary individuals
to operate the facility and will have to contend with otherindustries and other countries who will offer attractive
employment opportunities to the graduates.
18NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION••••••

Almost all public universities and some private universities offer science,technology & engineering programmes
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) setup Nuclear Science Department in1978, where specific nuclear science degrees at both undergraduate & graduatelevels are offered
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) started offering Bachelor in Nuclear
Engineering in 2012 and the first batch of graduates in 2016. From 2016 onwards,
UTM is expected to produce on average 30 graduates a year.
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) offering nuclear engineering electivecourses to all engineering students in 2009
International Islamic University of Malaysia (UIAM) plans to offer Bachelor in
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation.
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM) plans to offer Master of Nuclear
Engineering in collaboration with Malaysian Nuclear Agency as sister campus
where the 1MWt TRIGA research reactor is located.

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SHORT-TERM TRAINING AND LONG-TERM POST-GRADUATE ACADEMIC
DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN THE NUCLEAR POWER-RELATED FIELDS•••••IAEA inter-regional, regional & national training courses under the framework ofIAEA or managed by IAEA, viz, IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation
Programme (TACP), Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research,Development & Training relating to Nuclear Science & Technology in Asia andthe Pacific (RCA), Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN), Asian Network for
Nuclear Education and Training (ANENT), and, IAEA Extra-budgetary
Programmes (EBP);
Training programmes under the framework of Association of South-East Asian
Nations (ASEAN), including ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology(ASEAN-COST) Technical Working Group on Nuclear Power Plants (TWG-NPP) &ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting (AMEM) KEPCO ASEAN+3 Civilian Nuclear
Energy Senior Policy-Maker Course;
Training programmes under the Forum on Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA);
Training programmes under existing Memoranda of Understanding in thenuclear power-related fields between KeTTHA with its counterpart Ministries inJapan, Republic of Korea & France;
Training and knowledge sharing programmes in nuclear power-related fields
under existing Memoranda of Understanding between TNB & EdF, KEPCO &TEPCO;

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SHORT-TERM TRAINING AND LONG-TERM POST-GRADUATE ACADEMIC
DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN THE NUCLEAR POWER-RELATED FIELDS••••

Post-graduate academic programmes in nuclear power-related fields atuniversities abroad e.g. Texas A&M University and University of Michigan inUSA, Cambridge University and Imperial College of Science & Technology in UK,
sponsored by various agencies of Government of Malaysia;
Post-graduate academic programmes in nuclear power-related fields at selected
universities in Japan under Hitachi Scholarship;
Post-graduate academic programmes in nuclear power-related fields under
KEPCO sponsorship at KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (K-INGS)
and under RCA sponsorship at Korea Advanced Institute of Science &Technology (KAIST); and,Courses organised by foreign organisations at selected universities in Malaysia,
include:i. Annual International Summer School on Nuclear Power Science &Engineering organised by KAIST at UKM;
ii. Winter School on Nuclear Science & Technology organised by Universite
Bordeaux 1 of France at UKM; and,iii. A series of nuclear power-related & nuclear engineering related shortcourses organised by Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo-Tech) & Hitachi
at UKM & UNITEN.
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11TH MALAYSIA PLAN:
ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

Source: Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Prime Minister’s Dept, 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020)22

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ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

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ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

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11TH MALAYSIA PLAN:
ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

Source: Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Prime Minister’s Dept, 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020)25

11TH MALAYSIA PLAN:
ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

Source: Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Prime Minister’s Dept, 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020)26

11TH MALAYSIA PLAN:
ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

Source: Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Prime Minister’s Dept, 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020)27

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ENERGY FOCUS AREA STRATEGIES

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Source: Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Prime Minister’s Dept, 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020)28

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