16.05.2013Rostechnadzor will host the IAEA mission in 2013
The Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia will start preparations to host the International Atomic Energy Agency mission in 2013.
18.04.2013The Expert Council on Validation of Computer Codes under Rostechnadzor validated 12 computer codes
On April 18, 2014 SEC NRS hosted the scheduled 60th meeting of the Expert Council on Validation of Computer Codes under Rostechnadzor. The Council considered the results of the review of the 12 computer codes and made a positive decision to approve the validation certificates thereof.
The meeting participants considered the participation of SEC NRS in implementation of the Federal Target Programs in the field of nuclear and radiation safety. The report on the topic was presented by the member of the Public Council of Rostechnadzor, Director of SEC NRS, Mr. Alexander Khamaza.
SEC NRS participates in implementation of the three Federal Target Programs, the state Customer to which is Rostechnadzor:
Federal Target Program “Ensuring Nuclear and Radiation Safety for 2008 and for the Period up to 2015” (FTP NRS);
Federal Target Program “Fire Safety in the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2012”;
Federal Target Program “Reduction of Risks and Mitigation of Consequences of the Natural and Man-Induced Origin Emergencies in the Russian Federation up 2015”.
The Public Council highlighted the importance and relevance of the results of scientific and research works, performed by SEC NRS in 2008-2012 in frames of implementation of the Federal Target Programs in the field of nuclear and radiation safety.
The obtained results are practically significant, the researches were fulfilled within the planned scope and at the state-of-the-art level in science and technologies development.
The fulfilled complex of scientific and research works in frames of the mentioned programs represents a scientific and methodological basis both for enhancement of safety regulation, and for support of the licensing and supervision activity carried out by Rostechnadzor for nuclear facilities.
The works performed by SEC NRS comply with the key goals and tasks of the Federal Target Programs in the field of nuclear and radiation safety and to the functions of Rostechnadzor regulatory activity.
07.02.2013SEC NRS held a working meeting with the leadership of SSTC NRS
On February 6, 2013 SEC NRS held a working meeting with the leadership of SSTC NRS (Ukraine) to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation, in particular, of the draft Program for Cooperation for the Period 2013 – 2015 developed by the Ukrainian organization to include the following activity directions:
• General safety provisions for NPP
• Emergency cooling and heat removal from the nuclear reactor to the ultimate heat sink at NPP
• Hydrogen explosion protection at NPP
• Power supply at NPP
• Management of fresh and spent nuclear fuel
• Radiation safety at NPP
• Emergency preparedness and emergency response
• Radioactive materials clearance from the regulatory control
• Safe management of ionizing radiation sources
• Seismic stability of NPP
• Localizing safety systems of NPP
• Design and safe operation of equipment and pipelines
• Information and control systems of NPP
• Severe accident management
• Safety regulation for nuclear research installations
• Risk-informed approaches
• Operating experience
• Certification of computer codes applied for safety analysis of NPP
• Validation and improvement of computer models used for expert evaluations
Based on the results of discussion of the draft Program for Cooperation the meeting participants agreed that the proposed topics for bilateral cooperation are in total actual.
26.12.2012“Young Specialists Awards – 2012”
On December 26, 2012 at the Scientific and Technical Conference “Young Specialists Awards – 2012” the results were summed up for the annual competition of scientific and research papers of SEC NRS young specialists.
15.12.2012Training of two groups of Vietnamese specialists
In November-December 2012 in line with the agreement between Rostechnadzor and Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS), the Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety conducted training of two groups of Vietnamese specialists on the issues of safety regulation in atomic energy use, which was finished on December 14, 2012.
03.12.2012SEC NRS is training specialists from VARANS, VAEA, VINATOM
On December 3, 2012 SEC NRS started training of the second group (out of 10) of Vietnamese specialists under the course “Nuclear and Radiation Safety Regulation in the Russian Federation. Review of the Computer Tools and Codes, applied in Rostechnadzor for Review of Safety Analyses and Scientific Researches”.
30.11.2012Scientific and Practical Workshop with Heads of NRS Inspection Divisions
On November 29-30, 2012 the scheduled Scientific and Practical Workshop with Heads of NRS Inspection Divisions at NPPs and Heads of Divisions for Supervision over NRS of Nuclear Installations of Interregional Territorial Departments of Rostechnadzor for Supervision over NRS (Rostechnadzor Department 5) took place.
28.11.2012Vacant job “Leading Legal Counsel”
Job duties:
• Participation in preparation of draft Regulatory Legal Acts, Federal Safety Regulations, Safety Guides
• Analysis of regulation in foreign countries and international organizations in the field of atomic energy use
• Monitoring of the reported documentation and analysis of the supervision efficiency in the area of nuclear and radiation safety
• Participation in legal review of Regulatory Legal Acts
• Participation in approval of draft regulatory documents in the field of atomic energy use