COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying document to the   REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS   on the implementation of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation   First Report – Action Programmes for 2007, 2008 and 2009
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, cooperation policy, nuclear safety, report, technical cooperation

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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 COMMITTEE AND THE 
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

on the implementation of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 

First Report – Action Programmes for 2007, 2008 and 2009 

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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  Annual  Action  Programmes 
(AAP).  The  projects  were  discussed  and  reviewed  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 the INSC Committee on the second submission. 

The  AAP  2007,  AAP  2008  and  AAP  2009  were  presented  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,  whereas  Part  II  concerned  projects  of  a  more 
technical  nature  for  which  the  proper  implementation  did  require  the  beneficiary  country  to 
enter into a Financing Agreement 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 information provided in the Report 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). 

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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 reactor 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 the initiative of the IAEA, to agree on 
priorities  and  provide  funding  for  urgent  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  Group.  Russia  joined  the  group  in  2008  with  a 
donation of about 10 Million USD.  

Under  AAP  2007,  the  EU  funded  safety  projects  for  primary  circuit  and  steam 
generator  in-service  inspection,  sump  clogging  and  instruments  and  controls 
upgrading. 

In  the  frame  of  AAP  2008,  the  EU  provided  support  to  ANPP  to  implement  four 
Nuclear  Safety  projects  aiming  at  improving  the  radiation  protection  of  the  NPP 
personnel,  enhancing  the  main  control  room  habitability  and  security,  installing  a 
remote  shutdown  panel  equipped  with  a  post-accident  monitoring  system  and 
upgrading  the  emergency  core  cooling  system  equipment  in  order  to  ensure  its 
operation in long term cooling mode. The 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, operators 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 effective nuclear safety culture in Armenia. 
The  project  provided  for  support  to  ANRA  in  its  institutional  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  transferring  EU  regulatory  methodologies  and  practices  in  the 

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fields  of  emergency  preparedness,  preparation  and  enforcement  of  regulations, 
decommissioning, licensing of On-Site Assistance projects and inspections.  

The  situation  of  the  Regulator  (ANRA)  improved  with  increased  numbers  of  staff, 
higher  remuneration  for  staff  and  direct  reporting  to  the  government.  Support 
continued  to  be  provided  to  the  management  of  ANRA  by  on-site  experts  for  the 
licensing of industrial nuclear-related activities.  

Waste Management and decommissioning 

A project for the development of a national waste management strategy in Armenia 
was  included  in  AAP  2009  for  €1.5  million.  This  project  is  part  of  Armenia's 
approach  towards  the  shutdown  and  ultimate  decommissioning  of  the  Armenian 
NPP.  Industrial  safety  improvement  projects  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 Ministry of Emergency Situations 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  particularly  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  Part  2  to  support  the  Nuclear  Safety 
Authority  in  transferring  regulatory  methodology  and  providing  support  in 
conducting  licensing  assessments  for  specific  industrial  projects.  This  project  was 
temporarily put on hold and will be re-launched to give timely support to a second 
project,  included  under  AAP  2009,  to  support  the  preparation  of  safety  assessment 
for Georgian radioactive waste disposal 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,  contribution  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. The objectives and the content of the new 
INSC  Programme  were  accepted  by  the  Russian  partner  after  several  rounds  of 
discussions but, unfortunately, the Russian Federation was not prepared to conclude 
the Financing Agreements for AAP 2007 part II and AAP 2008 part II, as it wanted 
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Assistance concept. Without financing agreements, no new projects could be started 
in Russia under the INSC.  

However,  projects  for  nuclear  safety  improvement  of  some  nuclear  power  plants 
(NPPs),  which  had  been  initiated  under  the  TACIS  nuclear  safety  programme  (and 
did  not  require  a  new  financing  agreement)  were  extended  to  ensure  a  proper 
completion  of  the  ongoing  works.  This  concerned  mainly  the  Beloyarsk,  Kalinin, 
Kola  and  Smolensk  nuclear  power  plants,  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 Government, the Commission remained open to 
resume nuclear safety cooperation and maintained 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  towards  'soft'  projects  which  started  being 
implemented in pilot NPPs and later replicated in other power plants. Projects were 
defined in a Joint Working Group representing 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 Regulatory Committee of Ukraine (SNRCU) 

Direct institutional support for the development of the capabilities of the Regulator 
and  its  Technical  Support  Organisation  (TSO)  continued.  The  technical  support 
related  to  the  licensing  activities  in  different  Chernobyl  radwaste  facilities  and  in 
some  NPPs  continued.  Potential  support  for  the  licensing  of  the  upgrading 
programme of the Ukrainian NPPs is under consideration.  

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy 

A MoU on Energy between the EU and Ukraine was concluded in December 20052. 
This  MoU  established,  in  the  context  of  the  EU-Ukraine  Action  Plan  under  the 
European Neighbourhood Policy, a joint strategy 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.  

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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 future nuclear safety programmes. 

The National NPP Modernisation/Upgrading Programme 

All but two of the currently operating units in Ukraine are 10 years old or more. All 
need to be upgraded to current nuclear safety standards and national requirements.  

The newest plants, Khmelnitsky unit 2 and Rovno unit 4 (K2R4), were modernised 
under  a  programme  which  benefitted  from  Euratom  and  EBRD  loans.  A 
comprehensive  upgrading  programme  (sometimes  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 later approved by the Ukrainian Cabinet of 
Ministers.  The  overall  cost  of  the  upgrading  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 
programmes, started under TACIS, continued under the INSC.  

the  modernisation  and  upgrading 

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 Ukraine for the training of NNEGC Energoatom 
maintenance  and  management  personnel  and  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  and  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  practice  in  maintenance  and 
management training, training needs analysis, development and delivery of training 
programmes and materials, training of trainers 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  preparation  is  ongoing  and  contracting  is 
expected in 2011. The implementation of the contract for Lot 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 
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and  to  explain  the  possibilities  for  assistance  /cooperation  under  the  INSC.  The 
workshop  was  followed  by  an  expert  mission,  which  permitted  the  Commission  to 
identify  possible  areas  of  cooperation  and  define  projects  to  support  the  nuclear 
regulator and the development of the regulatory infrastructure 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 Jordan started in early 2010. 

1.2.3.  Morocco 

A  workshop  and  expert  missions  took  place  in  2008  and  2009.  A  first  project  was 
defined with the Moroccan Nuclear Safety and Radioprotection Authorities covering 
the establishment/development of an action plan for cooperation on capacity building 
for the enhancement of the Nuclear Regulatory 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  framework  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 Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to 
gather  information  about  their  respective  nuclear  programmes,  to  learn  about  their 
nuclear  safety  needs  and  explain  the  possibilities  for  assistance  /cooperation  under 
the INSC. The meeting and bilateral discussions 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.  

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Latin America 

1.4.1.  Brazil 

Brazil made a request for cooperation under INSC in 2008. A mission to Brazil and 
Argentina took place in 2009. Projects with the regulator and the nuclear operator in 
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1.4.2.  Argentina 

Argentina was visited immediately after Brazil. However, there were no sufficiently 
mature  projects  which  would  allow  nuclear  safety  cooperation  to  start  in  the  short 
term. Discussions are ongoing and project proposals 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 missions in 2010. A cooperation project with the regulatory 
authority  and  a  project  with  the  Instituto  Nacional  de  Investigaciones  Nucleares 
(ININ) and others3, on waste management, were defined 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 autumn 2009 (Russia was 
later  removed  as  it  not  sign  the  Financing  Agreement).  The  project  involves 
establishing a team of experts in the partner Nuclear Regulatory Authority in order to 
support the NRAs in the preparation, management 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 indicators 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  design  safety,  operational  safety, 
waste management and regulatory issues. It confirmed compliance with most of the 
IAEA safety requirements in the four reviewed areas. In those areas where a lack of 
full  compliance  was  identified,  the  Ukrainian  NPPs  and  the  Ukrainian  Nuclear 
regulator (SNRCU) started undertaking actions to address the issues. The report also 
concluded that the State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine (SNRCU) had a 
comprehensive regulatory system in place, that the regulatory legal infrastructure met 
IAEA  requirements  and  that  all  nuclear-related  international  conventions  were  in 
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The main stakeholders are the National Institute for 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). 
EC-IAEA-Ukraine  Joint  Project:  “Safety  Evaluation  of  Ukrainian  Nuclear  Power  Plants”,  supporting 
the  Implementation  of  the  Roadmap  for  Nuclear  Safety  of  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  on 
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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);  strengthening  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 Uzbekistan and, finally, an IAEA programme on 
benchmarking  of  liquid  and  solid  waste  generated  by  VVER  reactors.  Contribution 
Agreements with the IAEA for the implementation of these activities were concluded 
in 2009. 

2.2. 

Contributions to International 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 Reconstruction 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  major  site  infrastructure  facilities  and 
programmes  have  either  been  completed  or  are  in  the  final  acceptance  stage.  The 
design  phase  of  the  NSC  project  is  approaching  completion  and  major  orders  for 
structural steel and the main crane have been placed. 

The Commission has presented several progress reports on the implementation of the 
CSF, the most recent in December 20075. 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).  

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In  July  2008,  the  Commission  pledged  an  additional  €15  million  in  EU  funding  to 
cover  the  cost  increases  in  the  ISF-2  project.  The  relevant  provisions  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 

its  responsibilities  concerning 

In  2008  the  Court  of  Auditors  (CoA)  carried  out  an  audit  to  assess  how  far  the 
Commission  had  fulfilled 
the  establishment, 
monitoring  and  follow-up  of  EU  financial  contributions  used  by  the  EBRD  to 
mitigate  the  consequences  of  the  Chernobyl  disaster  and  to  make  the  site 
environmentally  safe.  The  CoA  found  that  "the  Commission  has  constantly 
monitored the implementation of the EBRD managed activities and thereby the use 
of the Community funds as effectively as has been possible" but that "the quality and 
timing  of  the  information  obtained  did  thus  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  efficient,  more  detailed  and  continuous 
exchange of information. The Group started working in December 2009 and several 
meetings  took  place  in  2010  which  led  to  a  common  understanding  among  donors 
and the EBRD about the technical issues affecting cost and schedule as well as risks. 
A complete overview of the situation concerning 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  projects  under  the  CSF  and  NSA  is  €740  million. 
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IMPLEMENTATION BY ANNUAL ACTION PROGRAMME 

TABLE 16 

2007 Annual Action Programme –Parts I and II 

Region/ Country/ Project Title 

Duration 

Amount (€) 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

R1.03/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance Kalinin NPP7 

36 months 

1,500,000 

R1.01/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance Kola NPP  

36 months 

1,500,000 

R1.09/07  Sector  Assistance  to  the  Russian  Nuclear  Operator:  Assistance  to  KURSK 
and LENINGRAD NPPs8  

36 months 

2,000,000 

R1.10/07 Sector Assistance to the Russian Nuclear Operator: Assistance to Balakovo, 
Volgodonsk and Bilibino NPPs  

36 months 

2,000,000 

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 

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 

R2.02/07: Optimization of In-Service Inspection, non-destructive test and hydrotests of 
the VVER-1000 primary circuit components  

R2.03/07:  Improvement  of  stress  analysis  standards  for  plant  pressure  boundary 
components of VVER reactors  

R3.01/07 - Institutional and technical cooperation with Rostechnadzor and its TSOs to 
develop  their  capabilities  on  the  basis  of  transferred  Western  European  safety 
principles and practices 

36 months 

2,000,000 

24 months 

1,000,000 

36 months 

2,800,000 

R4.01/07  -  Co-operation  on  Radioactive  Waste,  Decommissioning  and  Remediation 
activities with the Russian Federation 

36 months 

10,000,000 

Sub-total Russian Federation excluding cancelled projects 

Subtotal Russian Federation 

31,772,000 

3,500,000 

Status  
(mid 2010) 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Project 
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Project 
cancelled 

Project 
cancelled 

Project 
cancelled 

Project 
cancelled 

Project 
cancelled 

Project 
cancelled 

Project 
cancelled 

Armenia 

ENP EAST 

A1.01/07: Safety Management in the Nuclear Power Plant of Armenia4 

36 months 

6,400,000 

Implementation 
ongoing 

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Committee  but  subsequently  cancelled  as  the  required  Financing  Agreement  could  not  be  concluded 
with Russia within the required timeframe. 
Included in AAP 2007 Part I 
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24 months 

800,000 

Ukraine  

Subtotal Armenia 

7,200,000  

U1.04/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance Khmelnitsky NPP3 

36 months 

1,500,000 

U1.02/07 Continuation of On-Site Assistance South Ukraine NPP3 

36 months 

1,500,000 

Project on safety improvement in VVER Type NPPs3 

(Study in co-operation with IAEA) 

Chernobyl Shelter Fund3 

24 months 

2,000,000 

36 months 

10,000,000 

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 NPP4 

36 months 

14,000,000 

U2.01/07:  Sector  assistance  for  the  development  of  a  strategy  for  the  long-term 
Ukrainian safety management4 

36 months 

2,500,000 

U3.01/07:  Institutional  and  Technical  cooperation  with  SNRCU  to  develop  their 
capabilities on the basis of transferred European safety principles and practices4 

24 months 

2,800,000 

U4.02/07: Additional Equipment for ICSRM Project in Chernobyl4 

18 months 

1,500,000 

Subtotal Ukraine 

35,800,000 

Multi-country: (Armenia, Russia and Ukraine) 

REG.01/07  Provision  of  policy  and  technical  advice  related  to  the  cooperation  with 
National  regulatory  Authorities  and  their  TSO  for  strengthening  their  managerial  and 
technical capabilities4 

36 months 

1,000,000 

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 reactor4 

36 months 

1,500,000 

Subtotal Multi-Country 

2,500,000 

TOTAL AAP 2007  

76,772,000 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

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TABLE 210 

2008 Annual Action Programme –Parts I and II and Part II reallocation 

Region/ Country/ Project Title 

Duration 

Amount 

Accompanying  measures  2008  for  the  management  of  Nuclear  Safety  Instrument 
(INSC)11  

until 
31/12/2008 

1,000,000 

Status 
(mid 2010) 

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 
Rosenergoatom NPPs12 

improved  operational  and  maintenance  procedures  of 

36 months 

6,500,000 

R3.01/08 - Institutional and technical cooperation 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 

R4.01/08  -  Cooperation  on  Radioactive  Waste,  Decommissioning  and  Remediation 
activities with the Russian Federation8 

36 months 

5,000,000 

Project 
cancelled6 

Project 
cancelled6 

Project 
cancelled6 

Sub-total Russian Federation excluding cancelled projects 

Subtotal Russian Federation 

17,000,000 

3,500,000 

Armenia 

ENP EAST 

A1.01/08 - Support to Nuclear Operator of Armenia - Armenian Nuclear Power Plant8 

36 months 

5,500,000 

A5.01/08 - Nuclear Safeguards – Armenia9 

48 months 

500,000 

Implementation 
ongoing 

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  transferred  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 

GE4.01/08  -  Survey  and  strategic  assessment  of  Georgian  radwaste  disposal  and 
interim storage sites8 

15 months 

1,000,000 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

10 

11 
12 

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.  
Included in AAP 2008 Part I 
Included in AAP 2008 Part II 

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Subtotal Georgia 

1,800,000 

Ukraine 

Chernobyl Shelter Fund (third instalment)7 

36 months 

15,000,000 

Management of Nuclear Safety Instrument (INSC) in Ukraine7 

36 months 

3,500,000 

U1.05/08  -  Support  to  improved  operational,  maintenance  procedures  and  safety 
management at Energoatom NPPs8 

36 months 

8,355,000 

U3.01/08  -  Cooperation  with  SNRCU 
management facilities and for the validation of soft on-site assistance (NPP level)8 

licensing  of  radioactive  waste 

the 

for 

36 months 

1,700,000 

U3.02/08 - Support SNRCU to implement RODOS in the Information and Emergency 
Centre of Ukraine8 

24 months 

500,000 

U4.01/08: Improvement of radwaste classification and management in Ukraine8 

36 months 

8,000,000 

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 operations13 

36 months 

3,500,000 

U3.04/08  Support  to  SNRCU  in  the  regulatory  activity  during  com-missioning  of  the 
radioactive waste processing facilities at Rivne NPP and Zaporizhya NPP9 

24 months 

500,000 

U4.02/08  Feasibility  Study  and  Preliminary  Design  for  a  near-surface  facility  for  the 
long-term storage of long-lived and high level radioactive waste at the "Vector" site, in 
the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone9 

36 months 

2,000,000 

Additional Community Contribution to the EBRD for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund9 

36 months 

10,700,000 

Regional (Armenia and Russia) 

REG 5.01/08 – Nuclear Safeguards – Russian Federation and Armenia8 

48 months 

3,700,000 

Subtotal Ukraine 

53,755,000 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

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 cooperation steps for developing 
and strengthening the capabilities of Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC)8  

24 months 

1,000,000 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Multi-country:  (Armenia,  Belarus,  Egypt,  Georgia,  Jordan 
and Russia) 

13 

Included in AAP 2008 Part II - modification 

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14 

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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 

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TABLE 3 

2009 Annual Action Programme –Parts I and II  

Region/ Country/ Project Title 

Duration 

Amount 

Technical support for the project cycle management of nuclear safety projects (JRC)14 

36 months 

2,500,000 

Accompanying measures 2009 for the management of Nuclear Safety Instrument0 

36 months 

1,000,00 

Subtotal Support Measures 

3,500,000 

Status 
(mid 2010) 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

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 

Armenia 

ENP EAST 

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 (follow up of project AR/TS/06)11 

36 months 

2,000,000 

Subtotal Armenia 

11,000,000 

Belarus 

BY3.01/09  Development  of  technical  cooperation  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 

Community Contribution to the EBRD for the Nuclear Safety Account (NSA)10 

36 months 

15,000,000 

U1.05/09:  Cooperative  safety  programme  to  enhance  the  cultural,  procedural  and 
technical capability and effectiveness of NNEGC and its NPP’s15 

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 

8,800,000 

36 months 

5,000,000 

Subtotal Ukraine 

38,500,000 

14 
15 

Included in AAP 2009 Part I 
Included in AAP 2009 Part II 

Implementation 
ongoing 

Implementation 
ongoing 

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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 
TSO11 

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 
(Electronuclear)11 

the  Nuclear  operator  of  Brazil 

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, Belarus, 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 

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TABLE 4 

Countries' allocations and contracting status by mid 2010 

AAP 

RUSSIA 

ARMENIA 

BELARUS  GEORGIA  UKRAINE 

EGYPT 

JORDAN  MOROCC

PHILIPPINES 

VIETNAM 

BRAZIL 

O 

2007-I 

Allocated 

3,000,000 

Contracted 

3,000,000 

2007-II 

Allocated 

0 

7,200,000 

Contracted 

6,900,000 

2008-I 

Allocated 

3,500,000 

Contracted 

1,500,000 

5,000,000 

5,000,000 

20,800,000 

7,200,000 

3,500,000 

3,000,000 

Support 
Measures 

MULTI-
COUNTRY 
/REGIONAL 
PROJECTS 
/PROGRAMME 
SUPPORT 

2,500,000 

2,200,000 

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

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 

Contracted 

2009-I 

Allocated 

2,000,000 

Contracted 

2,000,000 

500,000 

16,700,000 

10,700,000 

3,500,000 

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 

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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 

4,500,000 

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 

2008 

2009 

10,000,000 

25,700,000 

24.700,000 

60,400,000 

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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 

Paid 

780,000 

400,000 

1,900,000 

3,637,000 

25,700,000 

36,461,000 

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 

Paid 

608,000 

3,333,000 

24,700,000 

6,500,000 

36,533,000 

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. 

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5. 

CONCLUSIONS 

The EU Results-Oriented Monitoring Programme for European Neighbourhood and 
Partnership  Countries16  presented  the  following  conclusions  on  the  INSC  nuclear 
safety projects.  

–  The  projects  continue  to  be  designed  in-line  with  the  strategic  documents  of  the 
Instrument  of  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  (INSC).  The  thematic  sectors  duly 
pursue overall objectives with improvements in (i) safety culture at the Operator 
of  Nuclear  Power  Plants  (NPPs),  (ii)  competencies  of  Regulators,  and  (iii)  safe 
management  of  radioactive  waste  &  decommissioning  and  nuclear  material 
accountancy  and  control.  The  relevance  is  thus  assessed  as  being  highly 
appropriate and compatible with the IAEA 2007 Fundamental Safety Principles. 

–  The  enhancement  of  the  nuclear  safety  culture  through  INSC  duly  incorporates 
lessons  learned  from  the  Tacis  Nuclear  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 metrics continue to be high17. 

–  The  transition  to  INSC  did  not  cause  an  interruption  in  the  cooperation  with 
Armenia  and  Ukraine,  while  for  implementing  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) exchanges of practices are good, 
(iii)  national  absorbing  capacity  is  high,  (iv)  language  barriers  do  not  exist,  and 
(v)  lack  of  an  ‘old’  regulatory  framework  is  an  asset,  as  changing  old  habits  is 
often difficult. 

–  The  new  initiative  to  enhance  the  regulatory  oversight  through  INSC  projects  is 
appropriate  as  this  places  the  involved  activities  (e.g.  review  of  instruments,  or 
check  material  defects)  within  an  overall  perspective  of  the  principal  regulatory 
responsibilities  on  Licensing,  Regulation  and  Inspection.  The  agreement  being 
pursued on a system of indicators is good. The applied self-assessments are best 

16 

17 

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-2010, Report by the INTEGRATION led Consortium 
(INTEGRATION - ICCS-NTUA (EPU) –ECORYS), November 2010. 
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' 

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aligned with recent actions in this area by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators 
Group (ENSREG). 

–  INSC  projects  with  a  focus  on  the  exchange  of  know-how  and  practices  are 
appreciated  by  partners  in  target  countries.  After  having  initial  hesitations 
regarding the value of projects not involving the supply of equipment, the partner 
organisations have recognised the benefits of these ‘soft’ 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.  

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