Start Time:

4 June 2012 at 08:15

Ends On:

15 June 2012

Location:

Trieste - Italy

Venue:

AGH (Giambiagi Lecture Hall)

Organizer(s):

IAEA: M. Mellinger-Deroy and P. Wells. Local Organizer: C. Tuniz

Collaboration(s):

with International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Vienna, Austria

Description:

There are over 442 nuclear power reactors in operation worldwide, and over 65 reactors are under construction. Safety assessment capacity is especially important as one of the primary means for decision-making in support of design, licensing and operation activities. Moreover, concern about nuclear risks, and the increasing demand for nuclear energy, urges the need to increase global safety assessment capacity for new nuclear facilities, and the need to support Member States in the application of an integrated safety assessment approach in order to reach informed safety decisions based on IAEA Safety Standards.

The purpose of this Workshop is to provide a continuing technical capacity building opportunity for leaders and decision-markers in nuclear safety on technical evaluation of the safety aspects of nuclear power plants, and in particular, to reach young professionals from developing countries being trained in technical support functions for deterministic and probabilistic safety assessment for new nuclear power programmes. The Workshop will be based on the IAEA Safety Requirements “Safety Assessment for Facilities and Activities (GSR-Part 4) and “Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Design” (SSR2/1: Revision of NS-R-1).

The Workshop will consist of invited lectures, as well as discussion sessions. Participants are requested to come prepared to discuss particular problems/situations in their home country/region.

TOPICS COVERED:

FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT KNOWLEDGE
• Scope of Safety Analysis
• Safety Functions
• Defence in Depth
• Acceptance Criteria
• Deterministic and Probabilistic Safety Analysis - Methods and Tools
• Use of Computer Codes - Verification and Validation
• Integrated Risk-Informed Decision-Making
• Design Basis Accidents and Beyond Design Basis Accidents
• Preparation for Licensing and Commissioning
• Periodic Safety Review

ENGINEERING FACTORS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY
• Structures, Systems and Components
• Design Principles
• Safety Classification Scheme
• External Events
• Internal Events
• Suitability of Materials
• Qualification of Equipment Essential to Safety
• Ageing and Life-Limiting Factors

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 24 FEBRUARY 2012