Regulatory management system for licensing; inspection and enforcement: Regulatory approach, planning, quality manual, feedback, and measurement and improvement of effectiveness

摘要

Licensing of nuclear facilities in Finland is based on a detailed review and assessment of the design against deterministic safety requirements and on additional verification of the design solutions and operating procedures with comprehensive probabilistic risk analysis. Design documents of important structures and components are reviewed before the start of manufacturing and the structures and components are inspected at various stages of implementation. The regulatory management system of STUK is documented in a QA manual that provides guidance on all work processes. It involves systematic planning and evaluation of activities, multiple means of getting feedback on the work processes, and continuous efforts to improve its effectiveness. Necessary factors for success are adequate human resources with professional competence in all the relevant areas for radiation and nuclear safety, a comprehensive and integrated assessment of safety issues, and an attention to detail. Personal responsibility and initiative of the staff is encouraged and emphasized in all decision making and everyone is advised to respond promptly to new safety concerns and to indications of deteriorating performance. Work schedule is responsive to licensee needs and a service oriented attitude is expected from the staff, also outside the office hours. Communication with the licensees and industry is open and functions at two levels: whenever different views or confusion exists, issues can easily be discussed among the experts and at the management level.