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The meeting of the VVERWG Technical Expert Subgroup on Severe Accidents was hosted by SEC NRS on March 2-4, 2016 in frames of the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP).

The organizes of the exhibition event are: the Ministry of Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, the Russian Federation Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. The ISSE-2016 exhibition management are: Exhibition Company Group (ECG) “BIZON” and “International Congresses and Exhibitions”, LLC.

Radiation Safety Division of SEC NRS prepared summary of responses following the comments received (Letter from “All-Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plants Operation” (OJSC VNIIAES)  out No. 1000/0765,  dated from February 02, 2016; and Letter of “ATOMENERGOPROEKT”, JSC, out No. 02-01/2486/930-246, dated from February 01, 2016). The comments collected were concerned with draft Federal Regulations and Rules in the Field of Atomic Energy Use “Requirements to Safety Ensuring at Decommissioning of Storage Facilities for Radioactive Waste”. This draft document was published in “Nuclear and Radiation Safety” periodical (№ 4(78)-2015).

On February 25, 2016 the delegation of the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus (Gosatomnadzor) headed by Olga Lugovskaya visited SEC NRS.

The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “On Making Amendments and Changes to the Resolution of the RF Government No. 610-r “List of Nuclear Facilities to be Subject to the Regime of Permanent State Supervision” (dated from April 23, 2012 )  was prepared in order to update the List of nuclear facilities to be subject to the regime of permanent state supervision, that was approved by the resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 610-r dated from April 23, 2012.

Federal regulations and rules in the field of the use of atomic energy “General Safety Provisions for Nuclear Power Plants” (NP-001-15), (or abbreviated OPB-88/15), establishes purposes and basic criteria of safety in relation to nuclear plants, as well as fundamental principles and general safety requirements to engineering and administrational measures directed at achieving of a nuclear plants’ safety. “General Provisions…” are applicable to all stages of the entire life cycle of nuclear plants, that are established by the legislation adopted in the field of the use of atomic energy.

Draft Federal regulations and rules  in the field  of use of atomic energy “General Safety Provisions for Radiation Sources” (NP-038-ХХ).

In the period from May 17 to 20, 2016, in Moscow, on the territory of the premiere platform for exhibitions organized in Russia - All-Russia Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (V.D.N.H., in the exhibition center pavilion No. 75) - the IXth International Exhibition “Integrated Safety & Security -2016” (ISSE) will be organized in correspondence with the Decree of the Russian Federation Government (No. 1140-r).

Наименование разрабатываемого документа: «Правила ядерной безопасности критических стендов»
Организации, представившие отзывы на проект документа: Минпромторг России, Минобрнауки России, Госкорпорация «Росатом».

The Steering Technical Committee Meeting of the Multinational Design Evaluation Program (MDEP) took place at the US NRC Headquarters in Washington D.C., USA from 19 to 21 January, 2016. The meeting was attended by SEC NRS representatives.

Upon the invitation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Alexey Ferapontov, Deputy Chairman of Rostechnadzor, has taken part in the Agency’s mission on comprehensive assessment of activities performed by Japans’ authority on safety regulation at the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes (Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission).  He participated as a member of the international team of experts.  In particular, he was involved in the review of the framework established by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) demonstrated through the following thematic areas (modules): “Responsibilities and Functions of the Government”; “Global Nuclear Safety Regime”; and “Interfaces with Nuclear Security”.

On the 21st of January a working meeting between SEC NRS and NRRC on the issues related to implementation of probabilistic risk assessment to regulation took place at SEC NRS office in Moscow, Russia.

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The 5th Meeting of the VVER Working Group of the Multinational Design Evaluation Program (MDEP) and the 3rd meeting of its RPV&PC technical expert sub-group took place at the NEA/OECD’s Headquarters in Paris, France, from 7 to 10 December, 2015.

In agreement with the decision of the presidium of Supreme Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (VAK), the compliance of the “Nuclear and Radiation Safety” periodical to the requirements applicable to the peer reviewed scientific technical periodicals, where main scientific outcomes of the Ph.D. degree applicants’ articles are to be published, is confirmed. (Letter of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 13-6518, dated from December 01, 2015).

Joint Workshop on AES-2006 safety review Rostechnadzor-STUK cooperation was held on 27th of November at SEC NRS office in Moscow.

The 3rd Top Regulators’ Meeting Plus was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on October 22-23, 2015 to promote safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear energy. A. Khamaza, Director of SEC NRS, participated in the meeting as a member of Rostechnadzor's delegation headed by A. Ferapontov, Deputy Chairman.

The APROS training course organized by Fortum and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland (STUK) was held on 17-20th November at SEC NRS in Moscow, Russia.

The delegation of Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service (Rostechnadzor) headed by Mr. Alexey Aleshin, the Chairman of Rostechnadzor, started to work in Ufa. On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 the Scientific and Technical Council’s Section on safety in the oil and gas industry facilities opened in the capital of Bashkortostan.  The Head of Republic of Bashkortostan, Mr. Rustam Khamitov, participated in this Meeting. This event is chaired by Mrs. Svetlana Radionova, Deputy Chairman of Rostechnadzor.