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Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI Dialogue Managing the Unexpected – Managing the Unexpected – the Role of the Regulatory Body Cornelia Ryser, ENSI, Switzerland IAEA Technical Meeting Vienna, 25 – 29 June 2012

Assumptions • The regulatory body, by nature, influences an operator‘s safety and (safety) culture. • The nature of this influence substantially depends on the regulator‘s regulatory strategy and culture • Also negative impact is possible. • The operator‘s ability to manage unexpected events depends (among other things) on: • its paradigm and culture of safety • the context and conditions of operation (e.g. the regulatory framework) � The regulatory body also affects the operator‘s ability to manage the unexpected. Managing the Unexpected – Role of the Regulatory Body 2 C. Ryser, ENSI, 26.6.2012

Operator ’ ’ s Context, ’ ’ Conditions of Operation Regulatory Body ’ ’ ’ ’ s The Operator ’ ’ s ’ ’ Oversight (Ability to) Management of the Unexpected - Regulatory Strategy Operator ’ ’ s Safety Culture ’ ’ - Oversight Practice and Paradigm = impact Managing the Unexpected – Role of the Regulatory Body 3 C. Ryser, ENSI, 26.6.2012

Some issues to discuss… How does the regulatory body influence the operator ’ s 1. ability to manage the unexpected? operator ’ s ability to manage the unexpected? • What kind of regulatory strategy and practice fosters the • What obstructs it? 2. What does it mean for the Regulatory Body itself to be able to manage the unexpected? • How can the Regulatory Body itself foster its own ability to manage the unexpected? How can the Regulatory Body assess the Operator ’ s ability 3. to manage the unexpected? Managing the Unexpected – Role of the Regulatory Body 4 C. Ryser, ENSI, 26.6.2012