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NRC INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Margaret Doane.

Director, Office of International Programs

R. William Borchardt

Executive Director of Operations

Gary Holahan

Deputy Director, Office of New Reactors

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1• •oNovember 6, 2008

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OVERVIEW

* Five -major international program

areas.

-Conventions and Treaties

-Export and Import Licensing

- Bilateral Arrangements

- Multilateral Work

- Cooperative Research

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CONVENTIONS & TREATIES

* April 2008: Review Meeting of the

Convention on Nuclear Safety

* October 2008: Joint Convention

Organizational Meeting

* U.S. Ratification of the

Convention on Supplementary

Compensation for Nuclear

Damage

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CHALLENGES

* Additional Protocol For IAEA

Safeguards in the U.S.

* Amendments to the Convention on

the Physical Protection of Nuclear

Material

* 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Treaty Review Conference

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EXPORT/IMPORT LICENSING

" Implementing the Energy Policy

Act and the Code of Conduct

* Part 810 and Subsequent

Arrangement Reviews

" Import of Radioactive Waste

* Part 110 Rulemaking

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CHALLENGES

* Completion of 'Part 110

Rulemaking

* Section 123 Agreements

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BILATERAL COOPERATION

* 42 Bilateral Arrangements with 38

Countries and Taiwan

* Outreach: Middle East, Turkey,

Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia

* Active Cooperation with Finland,

France, Canada, India, China, Iraq

* Pilot Assistance Projects

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CHALLENGES

* Regulatory Infrastructure for

Countries Considering Nuclear

Power Programs

* Establishing Cooperation

* Maintaining Safe Operation of

Existing Nuclear Facilities

* Exchange Security Information

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CHALLENGES, CONT.

" Expand Regulatory Infrastructure

Assistance to Commonwealth of

Independent States and African

Countries

" Coordinate Assistance with Other

Providers

" Foreign Assignees

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NRC'S International

Interactions

* Enhanced Coordination and

Cooperation among OIP and the

OEDO

• International Activities are

Becoming Integral to NRC's

Domestic Safety Mission,

* Benefits from NRC's

International Interactions

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Cooperative Research

Activities

* 70+ Bilateral or Multilateral

Agreements with 25 countries plus

OECD

* Active Participation- in OECD/NEA

and NEA Programs

* Provide Intellectual Capital, Expert

Analysis, and Experience

* Leverage Research Activities to

Capitalize on Foreign Expertise and

Research Programs

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Operating Experience

Activities

* NRC Engaged in International OpE

Processes and Analysis

* NRC Engaged in International OpE

International Outreach of Fuel Cycle

OpE

* Use of Domestic and International OpE

in New Reactor Licensing and

Construction

* Reflection of OpE into Standards

Development

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Multilateral Cooperation

" Participation in Nuclear Energy

Agency Safety Programs

* Participation in IAEA Safety,

Security, and Safeguards

Programs--

* Basic Safety Standards

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2010 IRRS Mission

Preparations

" Performed Self-Assessment in

2006-07

* NRC staff Participation in IRRS

Missions to Other Countries

* Preparation Meeting with IAEA

and Mission Leaders One Year

Before Mission

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CHALLENGES

* Emerging Nuclear Programs

* Integration and Balance of Safety

and Security

* Prioritizing Increasing Demands

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Multinational Design

Evaluation Program (MDEP)

* Multinational initiative to enhance

cooperation and further

convergence of regulatory

practices among ten regulatory

authorities currently evaluating

new reactor designs.

• Pilot Project completed- 10

recommendations approved

* 3 stages merged

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MDEP Structure

Design Specific

Working Groups

COOPERATGON

POLICY GROUP

STEERING TECHNICAL

COMMITTEE I

Dssue Specific

Working Groups

CONVERGENCE

DE Working Group -f Digital I&C Standards I

I AP1000 Working Group Pressure Boundary Codes Standards]

I[ESBWR Working Group] li-fI

Vendor Inspection Program I

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CONCLUSION

9 Global Industry Requires Global

Approaches

" Leveraging Resources Through

Bilateral and Multilateral

Engagement

" Intensified Interactions With

Program Offices

* Human Resources & Knowledge

Management

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