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An Introduction to Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS)
Date and Time
Tuesday, 16th November 2021
10:00 Vienna, Austria time
Duration: 2 hours
Background
The importance of international peer review to the continuous improvement of regulatory effectiveness, and the opportunity it provides to share knowledge and experience of regulatory issues and good practices, has been widely acknowledged.
The Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) offers States an integrated approach to access, through peer review, the status of their national framework for safety against IAEA safety standards.
The IRRS team of reviewers evaluate the host State’s governmental, legal, and regulatory framework and compile their findings in the mission report. The report describes the effectiveness of the regulatory oversight, includes recommendations and suggestions for further improvement, and notes good practices that can be adapted for use elsewhere to strengthen safety. Consideration of both technical and policy matters provides opportunities for improvements to regulatory infrastructure that might be shared with other Member States.
The IRRS helps the host States to strengthen and enhance the effectiveness of their regulatory infrastructure for nuclear, radiation, radioactive waste, and transport safety.
Objectives
The objective of this webinar is to give insight in the objectives, benefits and process of the IRRS missions, and to provide feedback from Member States having hosted an IRRS mission and highlight expectations from Member States awaiting to host one.
It will be of interest to governments, regulatory bodies, organizations and other parties which may be involved in IRRS missions.
Presenters
Geza Macsuga, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Mareike Rueffer, Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE), Germany
Ian Barraclough, Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA), Norway
Mihaela Ion, National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN), Romania
Boris Biksadský, Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (NRA), Slovakia
Emir Dizdarevic, State Regulatory Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (DARNS), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moderators
Malgorzata Sneve, Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA), Norway
Guido Bracke, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)