ROMANIAN REGULATORY AUTHORITY EXPERIENCE ON SPECIFIC LICENSING TOPICS FOR A CANDU 600 TYPE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT METHODS, RESULTS AND TRENDS FROM THE REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE

摘要

The paper presents some topics of interest to the Romanian regulatory authority (National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control - CNCAN) as derived during the licensing process of the Cernavoda Unit 1 NPP and internal CNCAN projects. The basic characteristics of Romanian regulatory activity are presented and the main licensing topics are defined. Special emphasis is put on the results of the Romanian systematical review process. The ongoing licensing process has identified no major difficulties during the Cernavoda Unit 1 NPP commissioning phases. The paper gives information from an authorized source and presents current problems, the regulatory decisions taken so far on those problems and future trends. The paper also presents details on the safety goals of the regulations and future trends. Some specific CNCAN requirements and activities on probabilistic methodologies (including probabilistic safety analysis) are also presented in more detail. All the topics are presented in the light of the existing regulations, regulatory decisions taken and the current on-site situation. Future trends are also discussed.