The IAEA follow-up mission “Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS)” was conducted in
The purpose of the IRRS follow-up mission was to review measures undertaken by
Having conducted a series of interviews with key personnel at the SNRCU, Ministry of Health, and Ministry for Emergencies, the international experts made up a number of conclusions and recommendations that were reflected in the report. A final version of the report will be provided by the IAEA officially to the Government of Ukraine in 2-3 months.
During the IRRS follow-up mission a number of the SNRCU achievements were identified which include:
- effective working relationship with the Parliament and respective key ministries of
- improvements to the organisational structure of SNRCU;
- improvements in assuring independence of the technical support organisations of the SNRCU;
- successful completion of a series of missions on safety assessment of the Ukrainian NPPs under the joint project Ukraine-EU-IAEA;
- approval of the Ukrainian Government Strategy on Radioactive Waste Management by the Law of Ukraine;
· improvement of the Quality Management System of the SNRCU, etc.
The IRRS team found that a number of recommendations and suggestions of the 2008 report (about 50%), had been fully addressed and therefore could be considered closed. However, there are some recommendations that remain to be fully resolved. Additionally, during the IRRS follow-up mission one more recommendation and 4 suggestions were identified by the IAEA experts.
In order to ensure implementation of the recommendations and suggestions arising from the IRRS missions, the SNRCU together with other central executive authorities will continue to accomplish an action plan approved in 2008 by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine that aimed at further enhancing the system on regulation of nuclear and radiation safety in Ukraine.
