Agenda de l'environnement

description de l'évènement: Since 2004, the IAEA has organized several international conferences where operational safety was an important subject, such as the: ‘International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety’, held in Bejing in 2004, the ‘International Conference on Operational Safety Performance in Nuclear Installations’, held in Vienna in 2005; and the ‘International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety: Ensuring Safety for Sustainable Nuclear Development’ held in Mumbai in 2008. This conference will further discuss and extend the recommendations of the previous meetings in the field of operational safety.

An integrated nuclear safety approach based on the defence in depth principle and deterministic criteria continues to be successful in maintaining a high level of operational safety, when properly applied and complemented with reference to the IAEA Safety Standards, probabilistic analyses and operational experience feedback,. However, guarding against the risk of accidents requires constant vigilance, high technical competence and a never-ending fight against complacency. Strong leadership, with a commitment to continuous improvement and a vision of sustained excellence, is a key element of nuclear safety.

The objective of the conference is to foster the exchange of information on operational safety performance and operating experience in nuclear installations, with the aim of consolidating an international consensus on:

- the further development of basic approaches for dealing with operational safety issues including revision of IAEA safety standards, e.g. GS-R-3;
- future IAEA, nuclear operator and regulatory authority activities for enhancing operational safety;
- the further promotion of application of lessons learned from events;
- the implementation of the necessary corrective actions to address the identified causes;
- capacity and competence building of countries operating nuclear facilities and new countries embarking on a nuclear programme;
- tools and criteria for conducting systematic training needs assessments and human resource development planning;
- extended operational lifetimes of nuclear installations beyond original design expectations;
- further development of management for safety, safety culture and operational safety practices.