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Nuclear Safety Programmes in Romania and Bulgaria

18/11/2011 ::
Romanian programme background: The Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) agreed to fund an IAEA Extra Budgetary Programme (EBP) on safe nuclear energy in Romania. The programme aimed to reduce the risk of nuclear accidents and improve preparedness and response of emergency organizations and personnel in Romania.
The programme consisted of ten projects that addressed the enhancement needs of CNCAN and the Romanian nuclear power plant operator Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) regarding safety related activities. The programme had a special focus on the revision and establishment of regulatory instruments such as regulations, guidelines, documents and quality assurance of regulatory activities.
 
Improvements were done in five focus areas: safety assessment, safety culture, capacity building, emergency preparedness and response, and management systems.
85% of the programme funds came from a grant organization - Innovation Norway (project: 2008/115227) on the basis of an application from CNCAN, the programme promoter, and NRPA, the main programme partner partner. 15% of the programme funds came from Romania in form of cash and in-kind (human resources) contributions.
 
Bulgarian programme background: The programme on Safe Nuclear Energy in Bulgaria is analogous to the Romanian one, though smaller in scope and with technical differences due to distinction in the type of nuclear power plants.
The programme was initiated by the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (BNRA), NRPA and implemented as IAEA Extra Budgetary Programme (EBP) on safe nuclear energy in Bulgaria. 85% of the programme funds came from Innovation Norway (project: 2008/115264). 15% of the programme funds came from Bulgaria in form of financial contributions. The programme consisted of four projects that addressed the enhancement needs of the BNRA and the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant regarding safety related activities. Improvements were done in two focus areas: safety assessment, and emergency preparedness and response.
Both Romanian and Bulgarian programme on Safe Nuclear Energy were concluded with a joint Bulgarian-Romanian exercise "Nautilus-2011" involving a transport of nuclear materials along the Danube River. All activities under two programmes were completed on 30 April 2011.
 
 
For more information:
Pavel Tishakov, project manager
pavel.tishakov@nrpa.no
Department for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety,
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority

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