Презентація Жака Регальдо, Голови Ради керуючих ВАО АЕС

1. KIEV, Nuclear Energy Day, 23rd
September 2015
Jacques Régaldo, WANO Chairman
“The future challenges of the global nuclear industry”
Strenghtening Nuclear Safety Through International
Cooperation

2. WANO: A history of international cooperation
 Following Chernobyl, the world’s nuclear operators realised that
an event at one plant would impact every plant → in addition to
the improvements carried out in the different countries, they
set up a common organisation committed to reinforcing safety
worldwide
 1989: WANO London Office and Regional Centres established in
Atlanta, Moscow, Paris and Tokyo
 2012: A Hong-Kong branch of the London Office opened
dedicated to Pre-Start Up Peer Reviews
 Today: every operator of a commercial nuclear plant is a WANO
member. Over 130 members from more than 30 countries
representing ~ 220 nuclear plants or reprocessing facilities.
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3. CE
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4. WANO’s Main Principle
WANO relies on cooperation among
peers to share experiences worldwide
• Common interests and commitments of the operators
• Peers offer credibility and legitimacy
• Direct links between CEOs & CNOs
• Stronger support given to those members most in need
Although strictly voluntary, WANO is more and more
perceived as a kind of “self regulator” for the operator
community
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5. Safety Controls and Assessments of
Nuclear Operators
 During normal operation (and abnormal transients or events) the
nuclear operator is the main and ultimate responsible of the
nuclear safety. He carries out all the necessary controls and
checking in order to verify that safety is guaranteed in every
situation (including independent safety evaluations)
 In addition, the nuclear operator receives the help and support
(challenge, peer reviews, safety assessment) by the other nuclear
operators (WANO)
 And, of course, the nuclear operator receives also the inspections
and reviews from its national regulatory body and IAEA
(international atomic energy agency)
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6. Zoom on WANO Peer Review Programme
Station peer reviews
Peer Reviews help members compare their operational performance against
standards of excellence through an in-depth, objective review of their operations
by an independent team from outside their organisation.
Follow-up Peer Reviews
Follow-up reviews examine the implementation of the areas for improvement
identified during peer reviews.
Corporate Peer Reviews
WANO carries out corporate peer reviews to examine how decisions made at a
member’s headquarters affect nuclear safety across the company and how the
corporate office supports the stations.
Pre-Start up Peer Reviews
WANO is tasked with providing all new units with a pre-start up review before
initial criticality.
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7. 12 Post-Fukushima WANO projects
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8. How can nuclear safety still be reinforced ?
The worst situation : when an operator is self centered or
complacent .
Two key conditions for stronger safety :open and questioning
attitude, exchange of information and best practices.
Special attention must be paid to the most isolated plants,
companies or countries, as well as to new comers in the nuclear
community.
International cooperation should be developped at all levels :
states, regulators, vendors, operators.
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9. A changing map of the nuclear fleet
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Operating Operating,
with plans to expand
Decided to introduce NP
Operating &
Constructing
Constructing 1. NPP Considering NP
Original source IAEA

10. Source: IAEA
An eastbound shift of the nuclear fleet
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