Analysis to Support Implementation in Practice of Articles 8a-8c of Directive 2014/87/Euratom Workshop, 4th-5th July  2018, Luxembourg

The Energy Directorate of the European Commission ordered a study at ETSON on the implementation of the European Nuclear Safety Directive from 2014 into national legislation. The focus of the project is the implementation of the post-Fukushima safety requirements and measures. The project is coordinated by the German GRS; the IJS also participates as an ETSON members.

The purpose of the first workshop was to review the work done so far for the following work packages:

1. “Review and assessment of international and European guidance documents”, run by German GRS,
2. “Assessment of approaches and methodologies set in place at national Levels for the Implementation of the EU Safety Directive ", led by the French IRSN,
3. “Performing a detailed study of the safety upgrades and existing reactors performed in selected Member States" conducted by the Department of Reactor Engineering.

Within the third work package, prof. dr. Leon Cizelj presented the draft report: “L. Cizelj, A. Prošek, A. Volkanovski, M. Uršič, Implementation and Practice of Articles 8a-8c of Directive 2014/87 / EURATOM - Reactor Safety Upgrades in Slovenia”.

Prof. dr. Leon Cizelj, head of the Reactor Engineering Division, and dr. Mitja Uršič attended the Workshop, which took place on 4th and 5th July 2018 in Luxembourg. The representatives of the Energy Directorate of the European Commission, ETSON representatives (JSI, German GRS, French IRSN, Belgian Bel V, Lithuanian LEI, Slovak VUJE, Czech CV Rez, Hungarian MTA-EK, Romanian RATEN ICE and Finnish VTT ), a representative of the OECD / NEA, representatives of the administrative authorities (the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Slovakia, Romania), representatives of the EC JRC and the representative of the industry (ENISS) also attended the workshop.