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EN 1   EN  EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, 10.3.2011 
SEC(2011) 284 final 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
 
Accompanying document to the 
  
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE 
COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC  AND SOCIAL CO MMITTEE AND THE 
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 
  
on the implementation of the Instru ment for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 
  
First Report – Action Programmes for 2007, 2008 and 2009 
EN 2   EN Introduction 
All projects funded by the Instrument  for Nuclear Safety Cooperation1 (INSC) were presented 
to the INSC Committee for opinion as part of the respective A nnual Action Programmes 
(AAP). The projects were discussed and revi ewed with the Committee, then revised in 
accordance with the Committee’s comments and re-submitted by the Commission. Each AAP received a favourable opinion from th e INSC Committee on the second submission. 
The AAP 2007, AAP 2008 and AAP 2009 were presen ted in two parts. Part I concerns 
projects of operational nature and/or projects  which may be implemented without a Financing 
Agreement with the beneficiary country, wher eas Part II concerned projects of a more 
technical nature for which the proper implemen tation did require the be neficiary country to 
enter into a Financing Agreemen t with the European Commission. 
The projects under AAP 2007, AAP 2008 and AAP 2009 and their status of implementation 
by mid 2010 are presented in table 1 (AAP 2007) , table 2 (AAP 2008)  and table 3 (AAP 
2009), below. Table 4 summarises the Countries' allocations and contracting status by mid 
2010 and table 5 provides a summary of the implementation of the INSC Programme by sector. These tables complement the informa tion provided in the Re port from the Commission 
to the European Parliament and the Council, European Economic and Social Committee and 
the Committee of the Regions of the European Union on the implementation of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (First Report – Annual Action Programmes for 2007, 2008 
and 2009). 
                                                
 
1 Council Regulation (EURATOM) No 300/2007 of 19 February 2007, OJ L 81 of 22 March 2007, p.1. 
EN 3   EN 1. IMPLEMENTATION  BY PARTNER  COUNTRY 
1.1. Former Soviet Union  
1.1.1.  Armenia  
The Armenian NPP (Medzamor) 
The Armenian NPP uses a WWER-440/230 reacto r of the so called ‘first generation’ 
which cannot be upgraded under reasonable economic conditions to current safety 
standards due to its specific design. The EU has taken the firm position that it should be shut down as soon as possible. However, due to the lack of replacement electricity 
generation capacity and the country’s needs,  the Armenian Government decided that 
the power plant would need to continue operating for several more years. A Joint 
Donors Working Group was set up in 2005, at th e initiative of the IAEA, to agree on 
priorities and provide funding for urge nt nuclear safety improvements (IAEA 
Category II to IV safety issues) while the plant remains in operation.  
The European Commission, the Government of Armenia, UK, USA, and the Czech 
Republic actively took part in this Gr oup. Russia joined the group in 2008 with a 
donation of about 10 Million USD.  
Under AAP 2007, the EU funded safety proj ects for primary circuit and steam 
generator in-service inspection, sump clogging and instruments and controls upgrading. 
In the frame of AAP 2008, the EU provi ded support to ANPP to implement four 
Nuclear Safety projects aiming at impr oving the radiation protection of the NPP 
personnel, enhancing the main control room  habitability and s ecurity, installing a 
remote shutdown panel equipped with a post-accident monitoring system and 
upgrading the emergency core cooling syst em equipment in or der to ensure its 
operation in long term cooling mode. Th e overall budget of the AAP2008 for ANPP 
amounts to €6 million. 
Under AAP 2009, the EU allocated €7.5 million for Medzamor projects for 
enhancing the main control room, operator s training, maintenance practices, reactor 
confinement spray system, as well as the development of the decommissioning concept and implementation of a pilot decommissioning project.  
Support to the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) 
Under AAP2007 the EU allocated €0.8 million for a Regulatory Assistance project to 
continue support to the promotion of an eff ective nuclear safety culture in Armenia. 
The project provided for suppor t to ANRA in its institutio nal building efforts, the 
development and implementation of spent fuel, decommissioning and nuclear waste management strategies. 
Under AAP 2009, the EU allocated a further €2.0 million in Technical Support 
projects, aimed at transfe rring EU regulatory  methodologies and practices in the 
EN 4   EN fields of emergency preparedness, prep aration and enforcement of regulations, 
decommissioning, licensing of On-Site Assi stance projects and inspections.  
The situation of the Regulator (ANRA) impr oved with increased numbers of staff, 
higher remuneration for staff and dire ct reporting to the government. Support 
continued to be provided to the manageme nt of ANRA by on-si te experts for the 
licensing of industr ial nuclear-related  activities.  
Waste Management and decommissioning A project for the deve lopment of a national waste ma nagement strategy in Armenia 
was included in AAP 2009 for €1.5 million. This project is part of Armenia's approach towards the shut down and ultimate decommi ssioning of the Armenian 
NPP. Industrial safety improvement proj ects and assistance in the revision and 
completion of the regulatory licensing plan  for decommissioning of the ANPP were 
taken into account. 
1.1.2.  Belarus  
Projects to support the Mini stry of Emergency Situat ions are ongoing. In 2008 and 
2009 projects were also started to support the Regulatory Authority to improve the 
legal and procedural base for a competent regulatory body and to implement license-based regulatory practices. This is partic ularly important as Belarus intends to 
commence constructing two units of a new nuclear power plant, due for completion 
in 2016 and 2018 respectively. 
1.1.3.  Georgia  
One project was included in AAP 2008 Pa rt 2 to support the Nuclear Safety 
Authority in transferri ng regulatory methodology and providing support in 
conducting licensing assessments for specific industrial projects. This project was 
temporarily put on hold and will be re-la unched to give timely support to a second 
project, included under AAP 2009, to support the preparation of safety assessment 
for Georgian radioactive waste disp osal and interim storage sites. 
1.1.4.  Kazakhstan 
Nuclear safety cooperation with Kazakhstan was limited in recent years. Apart from 
a possible, but not yet programmed, cont ribution for the decommissioning of the 
plant at Aktau, no projects are currently envisaged. 
1.1.5.  Russian Federation 
Between 1991 and 2006, more than €500 million were allocated to nuclear safety 
projects in Russia under the TACIS programme  and this cooperation was expected to 
be continued under the INSC Programme. Th e objectives and the content of the new 
INSC Programme were accepted by the Ru ssian partner after several rounds of 
discussions but, unfortunately, the Russian Federation was not prep ared to conclude 
the Financing Agreements for AAP 2007 part  II and AAP 2008 part II, as it wanted 
to develop a new framework for cooperation which departed from the past Technical 
EN 5   EN Assistance concept. Without financing agr eements, no new projects could be started 
in Russia under the INSC.  
However, projects for nuclear safety im provement of some nuclear power plants 
(NPPs), which had been initiated under the TACIS nuclear safety programme (and 
did not require a new financing agreemen t) were extended to ensure a proper 
completion of the ongoing works. This c oncerned mainly the Beloyarsk, Kalinin, 
Kola and Smolensk nuclear power plan ts, where on-going Plant Improvement 
Projects had to be completed and support for the improvement of the plant operation 
had to be finalised. 
Despite the position of the Russian Gove rnment, the Commission remained open to 
resume nuclear safety cooperation and mainta ined contacts with the relevant parties 
and, in early 2010, discussions on concrete areas for cooperation were restarted.  
1.1.6.  Ukraine 
Support to the Operator  
On-Site Assistance was re-directed toward s 'soft' projects which started being 
implemented in pilot NPPs and later replicated in other power plants. Projects were defined in a Joint Working Group represen ting all Ukrainian NPPs and Energoatom 
head offices. 
Radioactive waste management activities 
Cooperation projects were defined and agreed with an inter-ministerial task force and 
coordinated with Ukraine's own programmes  for the implementation of the national 
strategy for the management of radioactive waste. 
Support to the State Nuclear Regula tory Committee of Ukraine (SNRCU) 
Direct institutional support for the developm ent of the capabilitie s of the Regulator 
and its Technical Support Organisation (T SO) continued. The technical support 
related to the licensing activ ities in different Chernobyl radwaste facilities and in 
some NPPs continued. Potential s upport for the licensing of the upgrading 
programme of the Ukrainian N PPs is under consideration.  
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy 
A MoU on Energy between the EU and Uk raine was concluded in December 2005
2. 
This MoU established, in the context of the EU-Ukraine Action Plan under the 
European Neighbourhood Policy, a joint strate gy towards the progressive integration 
of the Ukrainian energy market within the South-East Europe  Energy Community. 
The MoU included four road maps covering specific areas, notably nuclear safety.  
                                                 
2 http://ec.europa.eu/energy/international/bilateral_cooperation/doc/ukraine/ 
2005_12_01_ukraine_mou.pdf 
EN 6   EN The evaluation of the nuclear safety of  the Ukrainian NPPs, foreseen under the 
roadmap for nuclear safety was completed in 2010 and provided a benchmark for the 
achievements under the TACIS nuclear safety programme. It helped also to identify 
the needs to be addressed by futu re nuclear safety programmes. 
The National NPP Modernisation/Upgrading Programme 
All but two of the currently operating units in Ukraine ar e 10 years old or more. All 
need to be upgraded to current nuclear sa fety standards and national requirements.  
The newest plants, Khmelnitsky unit 2 a nd Rovno unit 4 (K2R4), were modernised 
under a programme which benefitted fr om Euratom and EBRD loans. A 
comprehensive upgrading programme (som etimes referred to as the ‘Upgrade 
Package’) for all 15 Ukrainian NPPs, including the K2R4 units, was submitted to the Ukrainian Nuclear Regulator in 2009 and la ter approved by the Ukrainian Cabinet of 
Ministers. The overall cost of the upgradi ng programme is estimated to be in the 
order of €1.5 billion; part of the progra mme may be covered by Euratom and EBRD 
loans as it was the case for K2R4.  
Assistance to the Nuclear Regulator  for the modernisation and upgrading 
programmes, started under TACIS,  continued under the INSC.  
National Training Centre 
To improve the safety management of the Ukrainian NPPs, a major project was 
launched to complete a National Training Centre for NNEGC Energoatom personnel. 
The total EU contribution amounts to €14 m illion, representing about 1/3 of the cost, 
the other 2/3 being financed by Ukraine. The overall objective of this project is to 
establish a centre of excellence in Ukra ine for the training of NNEGC Energoatom 
maintenance and management personnel an d to assure sustainable and continuous 
improvement in the (i) maintenance activities  with regard to the NPPs and their 
equipment, (ii) management capability  of NNEGC Energoatom junior to senior 
management, and (iii) safety culture a nd improvement of the overall safety 
management capabilities of NPP personnel at all levels. 
The first contract for this project was signed in August 2009 (Lot A - €5.7 million).
 It 
included the review and study of best international pr actice in maintenance and 
management training, training needs analysis , development and de livery of training 
programmes and materials, training of trai ners and implementation of pilot training 
courses, and the development of technical specifications for Lots B and C. Lots B 
and C concern the supply of general (off the shelf) and special technical training 
tools (hardware and software). Tender pr eparation is ongoing and contracting is 
expected in 2011. The implementa tion of the contract for Lo t A is well advanced and 
it is expected that the Centre will be  opened, as scheduled, by the end of 2012. 
1.2. European Neighbourhood (South) 
1.2.1.  Egypt  
Early in 2008, the Commission organised a workshop in Egypt  to gather information 
on the Egyptian nuclear power programme, to  learn about the nuclear safety needs 
EN 7   EN and to explain the possibilities for assistance /cooperation under the INSC. The 
workshop was followed by an expert mi ssion, which permitted the Commission to 
identify possible areas of cooperation a nd define projects to  support the nuclear 
regulator and the development of the regulatory infrastruc ture in Egypt. The projects 
were included in AAP2008.  
The first project in Egypt started in November 2009. 
1.2.2.  Jordan  
As for Egypt, early in 2008 a workshop was organised in Jordan which was followed 
by expert missions. As a result, projects to support the nuclear regulator and the 
development of the regulatory  infrastructure in Jordan  were included in AAP 2008.  
The first project in Jord an started in early 2010. 
1.2.3.  Morocco 
A workshop and expert missions took pl ace in 2008 and 2009. A first project was 
defined with the Moroccan Nuclear Safety  and Radioprotection Au thorities covering 
the establishment/development of an acti on plan for cooperation on capacity building 
for the enhancement of the Nuclear Regul atory Authority. The project included the 
preparation of an overview of the current situation, support for the establishment of 
an independent regulatory body based on the existing infrastructure; assistance in the 
development of the regulatory framew ork and strengthening and enhancing 
professional knowledge of the regulatory body and its TSO and public information. 
This €1 million project was part of AAP  2009 Part II and should start in 2011. 
1.3. South East Asia 
A first workshop took place in Bangkok in July 2008 with representatives from 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippi nes, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to 
gather information about their respective nuclear programmes, to learn about their 
nuclear safety needs and explain the po ssibilities for assistance /cooperation under 
the INSC. The meeting and bilateral discussi ons served also to identify interlocutors 
and to gauge interest in cooperation with the Commission under the INSC programme. 
The workshop was followed by expert exploratory missions in 2009. In accordance 
with the criteria proposed by the Council,  projects for cooperation with the 
regulatory authorities of the Philippines and Vietnam  were developed and included 
in the AAP 2009 Part II.  
1.4. Latin America 
1.4.1.  Brazil 
Brazil made a request for cooperation unde r INSC in 2008. A mission to Brazil and 
Argentina took place in 2009. Projects with the regulator and the nuclear operator in Brazil, for €2 and €3 million, respectivel y, were included in AAP 2009 Part II.  
EN 8   EN 1.4.2.  Argentina 
Argentina was visited immediat ely after Brazil. However, there were no sufficiently 
mature projects which would allow nuclear sa fety cooperation to start in the short 
term. Discussions are ongoing and project pr oposals may be included under a future 
AAP. 
1.4.3.  Mexico 
Contacts with Mexico were initiated at  the end of 2009 and were followed by 
exploratory and expert mi ssions in 2010. A cooperation pr oject with the regulatory 
authority and a project with the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ) and others
3, on waste management, were de fined and included in AAP 2010 
Part II. 
1.5. Regional projects  
A regional project for the support of the Nuclear Regulatory Authorities (NRA) in 
Armenia, Ukraine and, originally, Russia was launched in autu mn 2009 (Russia was 
later removed as it not sign the Financing Agreement). The project involves establishing a team of expert s in the partner Nuclear Regul atory Authority in order to 
support the NRAs in the preparation, manage ment and analysis of  their international 
cooperation projects in the field of nuclear  safety, as well as to reinforce their 
organisational capacities and efficiency. The project also envisages the preparation of 
a Regional Cooperation Plan with indicator s for better measuring and assessing the 
effectiveness and impact of the nuclear safety cooperation projects, as well as 
defining the needs of the partners  for future cooperation projects. 
2. INTERNATIONAL
 COOPERATION 
2.1. Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
The joint project EC-IAEA-Ukraine for the safety evaluation of the Ukrainian 
Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) was completed by the end of 2009 and the final report 
published in early 20104. It covered the fields of de sign safety, operational safety, 
waste management and regulatory issues. It  confirmed compliance with most of the 
IAEA safety requirements in the four revi ewed areas. In those areas where a lack of 
full compliance was identified, the Ukrainian NPPs and the Ukrainian Nuclear regulator (SNRCU) started undert aking actions to address th e issues. The report also 
concluded that the State Nuclear Regulat ory Committee of Ukraine (SNRCU) had a 
comprehensive regulatory system in place, th at the regulatory legal infrastructure met 
IAEA requirements and that all nuclear-rel ated international c onventions were in 
force. 
                                                
 
3 The main stakeholders are the National Institute fo r Nuclear Research (ININ), the Mexican Secretariat 
for Energy, the Mexican Regulatory Authority (National Commission for Nuclear Safety and 
Safeguards) and the nuclear operator  (Federal Electricity Commission). 
4 EC-IAEA-Ukraine Joint Project: “S afety Evaluation of Ukrainian Nucl ear Power Plants”, supporting 
the Implementation of the Roadmap for Nuclear Safety of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Ener gy between the EU and Ukraine. Vienna, Austria, February 2010 
EN 9   EN A project with the IAEA concerning off- site emergency preparedness was approved 
under AAP 2008, its implementation started in 2010 (budget €0.86 million). 
Cooperation with the IAEA was expanded in  2009 with a jointly prepared project 
under AAP 2009 – Part II (budget €6.5 million). This cooperation covered 7 different domains: enhancing the seismic safety of  nuclear installations; strengthening the 
regulatory capabilities for countries embarking on nuclear  power; strengthening the 
regional capacity building system in Asia based on the Asian Nuclear Safety 
Network (ANSN); strengtheni ng the international Nuclear Safety and Security 
Network (GNSSN) and its International Regulatory Network (RegNet); enhancing 
Safety Culture in Latin American countries  operating NPPs; enhancing safety of the 
research reactor of Soviet-origin in Uzbe kistan and, finally, an IAEA programme on 
benchmarking of liquid and solid waste generated by VVER reactors. Contribution 
Agreements with the IAEA for the implemen tation of these activities were concluded 
in 2009. 
2.2. Contributions to Internat ional Funds (Chernobyl) 
The major projects at the Chernobyl site  are supported by two international funds: 
the Chernobyl Shelter Fund (CSF) and the Nuclear Safety Account (NSA) which are 
managed by the European Bank for Rec onstruction and Development (EBRD). The 
EU began contributing to both funds under the TACIS nuclear safety programme and 
continued under the INSC.  
2.2.1.  Chernobyl Shelter Fund (CSF) 
The CSF was established to implement the Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP), which 
includes the construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC). Stabilization of the original "sarcophagus" was completed and ma jor site infrastructure facilities and 
programmes have either been completed or are in the final acceptance stage. The design phase of the NSC project is appr oaching completion and major orders for 
structural steel and the main crane have been placed. 
The Commission has presented several prog ress reports on the implementation of the 
CSF, the most recent in December 2007
5. The EU has so far contributed some €240 
million to the CSF and is the major contributor to the fund. 
Important delays and cost overruns have  occurred which will require additional 
funding.  
2.2.2.  Nuclear Safety Account  
The Nuclear Safety Account (NSA) was set up in 1993 to finance nuclear safety 
projects in Central and Eastern Europe. At Chernobyl it financed the projects for a 
Liquid Radioactive Treatment Plant and an Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility (ISF-
2).  
                                                 
5 COM(1999)470 of 12.10.1999, COM(2001)251 of  29.05.2001, COM(2004)481 of 14.05.2004 and 
COM(2007)825 of 19.12.2007 
EN 10   EN In July 2008, the Commission pledged an additional €15 million in EU funding to 
cover the cost increases in the ISF-2 proj ect. The relevant pr ovisions were made 
under AAP 2009 Part I and the contribution was transferred to the EBRD. The EU 
has so far contributed €36.2 million to the NSA. 
2.2.3.  Auditing and corrective measures 
In 2008 the Court of Auditors (CoA) carried  out an audit to assess how far the 
Commission had fulfilled its responsibil ities concerning the establishment, 
monitoring and follow-up of EU financia l contributions used  by the EBRD to 
mitigate the consequences of the Cher nobyl disaster and to make the site 
environmentally safe. The CoA found th at "the Commission has constantly 
monitored the implementation of the EBRD  managed activities and thereby the use 
of the Community funds as effectively as ha s been possible" but that "the quality and 
timing of the information obtained did t hus not allow the Commission to have a 
concrete influence on the operations ex ante" .  
In order to correct the situation, in October 2009, the Commission, the major donors 
(the members of the G8) and the EBRD agreed to create a G8 NSSG – EBRD 
Chernobyl Contact Group to ensure an effi cient, more detailed and continuous 
exchange of information.  The Group started working in December 2009 and several 
meetings took place in 2010 which le d to a common understanding among donors 
and the EBRD about the technical issues aff ecting cost and schedule as well as risks. 
A complete overview of the situation con cerning the cost and schedule was presented 
by the Bank and the Project Management  Unit (PMU) in July  2010. The current 
financial gap to complete the project s under the CSF and NSA is €740 million. 
Pledging is due to take place in April 2011 to  attract new contributions to the funds. 
EN 11   EN 3. IMPLEMENTATION  BY ANNUAL  ACTION  PROGRAMME 
TABLE 16 
2007 Annual Action Programme –Parts I and II 
Region/ Country/ Project Title Duration Amount (€) Status  
(mid 2010) 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION    
R1.03/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance Kalinin NPP7 36 months 1,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
R1.01/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance Kola NPP  36 months 1,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
R1.09/07 Sector Assistance to the Russian Nuclear Operator: Assistance to KURSK 
and LENINGRAD NPPs8  36 months 2,000,000 Project 
cancelled9 
R1.10/07 Sector Assistance to the Russian Nu clear Operator: Assistance to Balakovo, 
Volgodonsk and Bilibino NPPs  36 months 2,000,000 Project 
cancelled 
R1.11/07 Sector Assistance to the Russian Nuclear Operator: Safety Management in the Nuclear Power Plants of the Russian Federation  36 months 4,972,000 Project 
cancelled 
R2.01/07: Strength and residual life of  VVER-1000 internals and upper blocks under 
long-term operation integrity and the operational safety of the NPPs  36 months 3,500,000 Project 
cancelled 
R2.02/07: Optimization of In-Service Inspec tion, non-destructive test and hydrotests of 
the VVER-1000 primary circuit components  36 months 2,000,000 Project 
cancelled 
R2.03/07: Improvement of stress analysis standards for plant pressure boundary components of VVER reactors  24 months 1,000,000 Project 
cancelled 
R3.01/07 - Institutional and technical cooperat ion with Rostechnadzor and its TSOs to 
develop their capabilities on the basis of  transferred Western European safety 
principles and practices 36 months 2,800,000 Project 
cancelled 
R4.01/07 - Co-operation on Radioactive Waste, Decommissioning and Remediation activities with the Russian Federation 36 months 10,000,000 Project 
cancelled 
Subtotal Russian Federation 
Sub-total Russian Federation excluding cancelled projects  31,772,000 
3,500,000  
    
ENP EAST    
Armenia     
A1.01/07: Safety Management in the Nuclear Power Plant of Armenia4 36 months 6,400,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
                                                 
6 Table 1 includes also the projects for the Russian Federation which were initially approved by the INSC 
Committee but subsequently cancelled as the required Financing Agreement could not be concluded with Russia within the required timeframe. 
7 Included in AAP 2007 Part I 
8 Included in AAP 2007 Part II 
9 Most projects for the Russian Federation under AAP 2008 were cancelled (see footnote 6) 
EN 12   EN A3.01/07: Support to the Nuclear Safety authority of Armenia: institution building4 24 months 800,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Subtotal Armenia  7,200,000   
Ukraine     
U1.04/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance Khmelnitsky NPP3 36 months 1,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U1.02/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance South Ukraine NPP3 36 months 1,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Project on safety improvement in VVER Type NPPs3 
(Study in co-operation with IAEA) 24 months 2,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Chernobyl Shelter Fund3 36 months 10,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U1.05/07A: Safety Management in the Nuclear Power Plants of Ukraine “Completion of the National Maintenance and Management Training Centre for NNEGC Energoatom 
Personnel at Zaporozhye NPP
4 36 months 14,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U2.01/07: Sector assistance for the development of a strategy for the long-term 
Ukrainian safety management4 36 months 2,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U3.01/07: Institutional and Technical c ooperation with SNRCU to develop their 
capabilities on the basis of transferred Eu ropean safety principles and practices4 24 months 2,800,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U4.02/07: Additional Equipment for ICSRM Project in Chernobyl4 18 months 1,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Subtotal Ukraine  35,800,000  
    
Multi-country: (Armenia, Russia and Ukraine)    
REG.01/07 Provision of policy and technica l advice related to the cooperation with 
National regulatory Authorities and their TSO for strengthening their managerial and 
technical capabilities4 36 months 1,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
REG 02/07 Children of Chernobyl: People to people exchange programmes for Chernobyl children and continued support in Ukraine and Belarus for health 
programmes to help the victims of the accident with the Chernobyl nuclear reactor
4 36 months 1,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Subtotal Multi-Country  2,500,000  
    
TOTAL AAP 2007   76,772,000  
 
EN 13   EN  
TABLE 210 
2008 Annual Action Programme –Parts  I and II and Part II reallocation 
Region/ Country/ Project Title Duration Amount Status 
(mid 2010) 
Accompanying measures 2008 for the management of Nuclear Safety Instrument (INSC)
11  until 
31/12/2008 1,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing  
    
RUSSIAN FEDERATION    
Management of Nuclear Safety Instrument (INSC) in Russia 
includes R7.01/08 – Joint Management Unit in Moscow7 36 months 3,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
R1.11/08 - Support to improved operational and maintenance procedures of Rosenergoatom NPPs
12 36 months 6,500,000 Project 
cancelled6 
R3.01/08 - Institutional and technical cooperat ion with Rostechnadzor and its TSOs to 
develop their capabilities on the basis of  transferred Western European safety 
principles and practices8 36 months 2,000,000 Project 
cancelled6 
R4.01/08 - Cooperation on Radioactive Waste, Decommissioning and Remediation 
activities with the Russian Federation8 36 months 5,000,000 Project 
cancelled6 
Subtotal Russian Federation 
Sub-total Russian Federation excluding cancelled projects  17,000,000 
3,500,000  
    
ENP EAST     
Armenia     
A1.01/08 - Support to Nuclear Operator of Armenia - Armenian Nuclear Power Plant8 36 months 5,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
A5.01/08 - Nuclear Safeguards – Armenia9 48 months 500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Subtotal Armenia  6,000,000  
Belarus     
BY3.01/08 - Institutional and technical cooperation with GOSATOMNADZOR to 
develop its capabilities on the basis of tr ansferred European safety principles and 
practices (service and supply)8 30 months 2,200,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Georgia     
GE3.01/08 - Support to Nuclear Safety Authority (NRSS) of Georgia in the field of 
regulations, norms and radwaste  management licensing activities8 24 months 800,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
GE4.01/08 - Survey and strategic assessment  of Georgian radwaste disposal and 
interim storage sites8 15 months 1,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
                                                 
10 Table 2 includes also the projects for the Russian Federation which were initially approved by the INSC 
Committee but subsequently cancelled as the required Financing Agreement could not be concluded with Russia within the required timeframe. The projects which were approved as part of the reallocation 
of the funds initially foreseen for Russian projects are also mentioned.  
11 Included in AAP 2008 Part I 
12 Included in AAP 2008 Part II 
EN 14   EN Subtotal Georgia  1,800,000  
Ukraine    
Chernobyl Shelter Fund (third instalment)7 36 months 15,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Management of Nuclear Safety Instrument (INSC) in Ukraine7 36 months 3,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U1.05/08 - Support to improved operat ional, maintenance procedures and safety 
management at Energoatom NPPs8 36 months 8,355,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U3.01/08 - Cooperation with SNRCU for the licensing of radioactive waste 
management facilities and for the validation of soft on-site assistance (NPP level)8 36 months 1,700,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U3.02/08 - Support SNRCU to implement RODOS in the Information and Emergency Centre of Ukraine
8 24 months 500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U4.01/08: Improvement of radwaste classification and management in Ukraine8 36 months 8,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U3.03/08 Support to SNRCU in activities related to NPP safe operations of risk-
informed approaches (operation and maintenance), integrated NPP safety oversight 
system, severe accident analysis and management, regulatory issues about reactor pressure vessel operations
13 36 months 3,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U3.04/08 Support to SNRCU in the regulat ory activity during com-missioning of the 
radioactive waste processing facilitie s at Rivne NPP and Zaporizhya NPP9 24 months 500,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U4.02/08 Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design for a near-surface facility for the long-term storage of long-lived and high level r adioactive waste at the "Vector" site, in 
the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
9 36 months 2,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Additional Community Contribution to t he EBRD for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund9 36 months 10,700,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Subtotal Ukraine  53,755,000  
Regional (Armenia and Russia)    
REG 5.01/08 – Nuclear Safeguards – Russian Federation and Armenia8 48 months 3,700,000 Project 
cancelled6 
    
ENP SOUTH    
Egypt    
EG3.01/08 Provision of assistance related to  the first cooperation steps for developing 
and strengthening the capabilities of Egypt Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) and its 
National Centre for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control (NCNSRC)8 24 months 1,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Jordan    
JO3.01/08 - Provision of assistance related to the first cooperati on steps for developing 
and strengthening the capabilities of Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC)8  24 months 1,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
    
Multi-country: (Armenia, Bela rus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan 
and Russia)    
                                                 
13 Included in AAP 2008 Part II - modification 
EN 15   EN MC2.01/08 - Enhancing national and regional preparedness for responding to radiation 
incidents and emergencies in some non-EU countries8 36 months 1,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
    
TOTAL AAP 2008   71,255,000  
EN 16   EN TABLE 3 
2009 Annual Action Programme –Parts I and II  
Region/ Country/ Project Title Duration Amount Status 
(mid 2010) 
Technical support for the project cycle managem ent of nuclear safety projects (JRC)14 36 months  2,500,000 Implementation 
ongoing  
Accompanying measures 2009 for the management of Nuclear Safety Instrument0 36 months  1,000,00 Implementation 
ongoing  
Subtotal Support Measures   3,500,000  
    
RUSSIAN FEDERATION    
Sector Assistance to the Russian Nuclear  Operator: Assistance to Smolensk and 
Beloyarsk NPPs10 24 months 2,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Subtotal Russian Federation  2,000,000  
    
ENP EAST     
Armenia     
A4.01/09 Development of Radioactive Waste Management Strategy for Armenia11 36 months 1,500,000  
A1.01/09: Support to Nuclear Operator of Armenia - Armenian Nuclear Power Plant11 36 months 7,500,000  
A3.01/09 Enhancement of the safety assessment capabilities of the Armenian Nuclear 
Regulatory Authority (ANRA) for licensing of Medzamor 2 safety improvements and of 
decommissioning activities (fo llow up of project AR/TS/06)11 36 months 2,000,000  
Subtotal Armenia  11,000,000  
Belarus     
BY3.01/09 Development of technical cooperati on in nuclear safety in the field of 
assistance to Regulatory Authorities (Belarus)11 30 months 2,200,000  
Georgia     
G4.01/09 Support to the operators in the preparation of Safety Assessment Reports 
for Georgian radwaste disposal  and interim storage sites11 36 months 500,000  
Ukraine    
Chernobyl Shelter Fund10 36 months 9,700,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
Community Contribution to the EBRD for the Nuclear Safety Account (NSA)10 36 months 15,000,000 Implementation 
ongoing 
U1.05/09: Cooperative safety programme to enhance the cultural, procedural and technical capability and effectiveness of NNEGC and its NPP’s
15 36 months 8,800,000  
U4.01/09: Support to the establishment of a national waste management organization 
and the improvement of the radioactive waste management infrastructure in Ukraine11 36 months 5,000,000  
Subtotal Ukraine  38,500,000  
                                                 
14 Included in AAP 2009 Part I 
15 Included in AAP 2009 Part II 
EN 17   EN     
ENP SOUTH    
Morocco     
MO3.01/09 Provision of assistance related to  the first cooperation steps for developing 
and strengthening the capabilities of Moroccan Nuclear Regulatory Authority and its 
TSO11 36 months 1,000,000  
    
SOUTH EAST ASIA     
Philippines     
PH3.01/09 Technical assistance for improving the legal framework for nuclear safety 
and strengthening the capabilities of the Regulatory Authority of the Philippines and its TSO
11 36 months 1,500,000  
Vietnam     
VN3.01/09 Technical assistance for improving the legal framework for nuclear safety 
and strengthening the capabilities of the Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (VARANS) 
and its TSO11 36 months 2,000,000  
    
LATIN AMERICA     
Brazil     
BR1.01/09 Nuclear Safety Cooperation with the Nuclear operator of Brazil 
(Electronuclear)11 36 months 3,000,000  
BR3.01/09 Nuclear Safety Cooperation with the Regulatory Authorities of Brazil 
(CNEN)11 36 months 2,000,000  
Subtotal Brazil  5,000,000  
    
Multi-country: (Armenia, Belaru s, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, 
Russia, and Ukraine)     
MC.01/09 Contributions to IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) and Nuclear Installations 
Safety (NIS) projects in non EU countries11 36 months 6,500,000  
    
TOTAL AAP 2009   73,700,000  
 
EN 18   EN TABLE 4 
Countries' allocations and co ntracting status by mid 2010 
AAP  RUSSIA ARMENIA BELARUS GEORGIA UKRAINE EGYPT JORDAN MOROCC
O PHILIPPINES VIETNA M BRAZIL MULTI-
COUNTRY 
/REGIONAL 
PROJECTS /PROGRAMME SUPPORT Support 
Measures 
2007-I Allocated 3,000,000    5,000,000         
 Contracted 3,000,000    5,000,000         
2007-II Allocated 0 7,200,000   20, 800,000       2,500,000  
 Contracted  6,900,000   7, 200,000       2,200,000  
2008-I Allocated 3,500,000    3, 500,000       1,000,000 1,000,000 
 Contracted 1,500,000    3,000,000         
2008-II Allocated 0 5,500,000 2,200, 000 1,800,000 18,555,000 1,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000  
 Contracted  1,300,000   2,000, 000 1,000,000 1,000,000       
2008 –
Realloc. Allocated  500,000   16,700,000         
 Contracted     10,700,000         
2009-I Allocated 2,000,000            3,500,000 
 Contracted 2,000,000             
2009-II Allocated 0 11,000,000 2,200,000 500,000 13,800,000   1,000 ,000 1,500,000 2,000, 000 5,000,000 6,500,000  
 Contracted              
 
EN 19   EN TOTAL Allocated 8,500,000 24,200,000 4,400 ,000 2,300,000 78,355,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000 ,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 11,000,000 4,50 0,000 
 Contracted 6,500,000 8,200 ,000 0 0 27,900,000 1,000, 000 0 0 0 0 0 2,200,000  
 
CHERNOBYL Payments for the periods:  
2007 10,000,000 
2008 25,700,000 
2009 24.700,000 
 60,400,000 
 
EN 20   EN  
4. IMPLEMENTATION  BY SECTOR   
TABLE 5 
Summary of Programme implementation by sector 
Annual 
Action 
Programme  On-Site 
Assistance 
/Support to 
the Operator Regulatory 
Authorities Nuclear 
Waste 
Management Safeguards Multi-country 
/Regional 
projects 
/Programme 
Support Chernobyl 
projects IAEA 
Cooperation TOTAL 
2007 Allocated 28,900,000 4,600,000 1,500,000   1,500,000 10,000,000 2,000,000 76,772,000* 
  Contracted 19,185,000 1,500,000 1,490,000   1,344,000 10,000,000 2,000,000 35,519,000 
  Paid 8,113,000 663,000 1,134,000   714,000 10,000,000 1,795,000 22,419,000 
2008 Allocated 18,355,000 6,700,000 11,000,000 500,000 9,000,000 25,700,000   71,255,000 
  Contracted 1,300,000 2,000,000 2,000,000   5,461,000 25,700,000   36,461,000 
  Paid 780,000 400,000 1,900,000   3,637,000 25,700,000   32,417,000 
2009  Allocated 21,300,000 10,700,000 7,000,000   3,500,000 24,700,000 6,500,000 73,700,000 
  Contracted 2,000,000       3,333,000 24,700,000 6,500,000 36,533,000 
  Paid 608,000       1,902,000 24,700,000 1,584,000 28,794,000 
* Includes the €28.272 million that were de-committed after the Russian Federation  did not sign the 2007 Financing Agreement. 
 
EN 21   EN 5. CONCLUSIONS 
The EU Results-Oriented Monitoring Pr ogramme for European Neighbourhood and 
Partnership Countries16 presented the following conc lusions on the INSC nuclear 
safety projects.  
– The projects continue to be designed in- line with the strategic documents of the 
Instrument of Nuclear Safety Cooperati on (INSC). The thematic sectors duly 
pursue overall objectives with improvements in  (i) safety culture at the Operator 
of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), (ii) comp etencies of Regulators, and (iii) safe 
management of radioactive waste & decommissioning and nuclear material 
accountancy and control. The relevan ce is thus assessed as being highly 
appropriate and compatible with the IA EA 2007 Fundamental Safety Principles. 
– The enhancement of the nuclear safety culture through INSC duly incorporates 
lessons learned from the Tacis Nucl ear Safety programme, while properly 
addressing emerging needs within a mandate  no longer restricted to the region of 
the former Soviet Union. Grades of INSC monitoring reports up to mid-2010 
show that the performance me trics continue to be high17. 
– The transition to INSC di d not cause an interruptio n in the cooperation with 
Armenia and Ukraine, while for impleme nting INSC projects in the Russian 
Federation a special basis is only now being established, in line with provisions in 
the Council Regulation (No. 300/2007). 
– INSC projects with Egypt and Jordan show  that: (i) cooperation with staff of the 
national nuclear regulator is highly effective, (ii) exch anges of practices are good, 
(iii) national absorbing capacity is high, (i v) language barriers do not exist, and 
(v) lack of an ‘old’ regulatory framework is an asset, as ch anging old habits is 
often difficult. 
– The new initiative to enhan ce the regulatory oversight through INSC projects is 
appropriate as this places the involved act ivities (e.g. review of instruments, or 
check material defects) within an overal l perspective of the principal regulatory 
responsibilities on Licensing, Regulati on and Inspection. The agreement being 
pursued on a system of indicators is good. The applied self-assessments are best 
                                                 
16 Monitoring System of the Implementation of Projects and Programmes of External Co-operation 
financed by the EU  - Result-Oriented Monitoring (ROM) for European Neighbourhood Countries, 
Overview on INSC projects monitored until mid-20 10, Report by the INTEGRATION led Consortium 
(INTEGRATION - ICCS-NTUA (EPU ) –ECORYS), November 2010. 
17 Scoring overview: 
3.26 Design 
3.02 Efficiency 
3.14 Effectiveness 3.06 Impact 
3.07 Sustainability 
3.11 Overall In which 4 is 'very good' and 3 is 'good', 2 reflects 'problems' and 1 'deficiencies' 
 
EN 22   EN aligned with recent actions in this area by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators 
Group (ENSREG). 
– INSC projects with a focus on the exch ange of know-how and practices are 
appreciated by partners in target count ries. After having initial hesitations 
regarding the value of proj ects not involving the supply of equipment, the partner 
organisations have recognised  the benefits of these ‘s oft’ cooperation projects. 
Projects in the other regions covered so far by the INSC (Latin America and South 
East Asia) are not sufficiently advanced to  draw meaningful conclusions about their 
implementation.