Overview of the main results of the fifteen-year activity of the multinational design evaluation program

Overview of the main results of the fifteen-year activity of the multinational design evaluation program.

Khamaza A. A., Ferapontov A. V., Katsman A. M., Egorov S. V., Lomakin A. G., Bogdan S. N., Shevchenko S. A., Kozlova N. A., Mistryugov D. A., Fedotova N. A., Rogatov D. M., Rubtsov V. S., Korableva S. A.

The development of international cooperation in the field of the peaceful use of atomic energy is aimed, among other things, at harmonizing approaches to the regulation and safety assessment of new reactor technologies, taking into account high safety standards, which is achieved through the unification of safety requirements, the exchange of experience and the dissemination of best practices for the assessment of nuclear and radiation safety.
Within the framework of this international cooperation, a Multinational Design Evaluation Program (MDEP) has a unique place, which implements a pragmatic approach to assessing the safety of various innovative NPP designs with the development of technical reports, as well as “Common Positions” on topical issues of evaluation of innovative technical solutions and safety regulation of MDEP participants, which are representatives of the nuclear and radiation safety regulatory authorities of 16-teen countries.
The article contains an overview of the main results of MDEP's 15-year activity in evaluating the new reactor designs such as EPR1600, AP1000, APR1400, ABWR, HPR1000 and VVER-1000/VVER-1200, an assessment of the significance of the results of MDEP's activities, as well as information about the organization of further activities of MDEP.

Keywords: Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP), international cooperation, safety analysis, licensing, harmonization, safety review, regulations.

Article language: Russian. Pp. 5–30. [in Russian]. DOI: 10.26277/SECNRS.2023.108.2.001.