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NRC International Activities

Janice Dunn Lee, Director International Programs May 11, 2004

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OVERVIEW

Introduction

• New Realities in Conducting
• International Activities

Major Program Activities

• Communication

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New Realities New Realities

Budget Limitations Budget Limitations

• Regulatory Control of Sources

Regulatory Control of Sources

• Security Exchanges

Security Exchanges

• More Requests for Assistance

More Requests for Assistance

• and Cooperation

and Cooperation Communication Tools Communication Tools

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Import/Export Activities Import/Export Activities

Control of Radioactive Sources Control of Radioactive Sources

• Security Concerns Impacting

Security Concerns Impacting

• Licensing

Licensing Heightened Attention to Non- Heightened Attention to Non-

• proliferation Concerns

proliferation Concerns Innovative Solutions Innovative Solutions

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Bilateral Cooperation Bilateral Cooperation

Focused on Safety, Security and Focused on Safety, Security and

• Preparedness

Preparedness Ongoing High-Level Safety Ongoing High-Level Safety

• Exchanges

Exchanges Programmatic Security Dialogs Programmatic Security Dialogs

• Executive Branch-led Initiatives

Executive Branch-led Initiatives

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Nuclear Safety Nuclear Safety Assistance Activities Assistance Activities

Increase in Requested Increase in Requested

• Activities

Activities Decrease in Funding Decrease in Funding

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Overview of Multilateral Overview of Multilateral Activities Activities

IAEA and NEA: Ongoing and IAEA and NEA: Ongoing and

• New Work

New Work Joint NRC-IAEA-NEA Work in Joint NRC-IAEA-NEA Work in

• Hungary

Hungary Other Multilateral Fora: New Other Multilateral Fora: New

• Unfunded Requests

Unfunded Requests

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IAEA IAEA

Nuclear Security Nuclear Security

• Action Plan for the Safety and

Action Plan for the Safety and

• Security of Radioactive Sources

Security of Radioactive Sources NRC Support for IAEA Missions NRC Support for IAEA Missions

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NEA NEA

Ongoing Technical Work in

• Committees

New Leadership

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Other Multilateral Fora Other Multilateral Fora

Status of International Status of International

• Instruments

Instruments Radiological Security Radiological Security

• Partnership

Partnership Group of Eight Group of Eight

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Enhancing Enhancing Communication Communication

Improving Internal NRC Improving Internal NRC

• Coordination

Coordination Increased Interagency Increased Interagency

• Cooperation

Cooperation Communicating Emerging Communicating Emerging

• Issues Internationally

Issues Internationally

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Communication Flow Communication Flow

Individual Briefings Commission Briefings TA Briefings, Bilateral Visits

• Int. Council & Working Group

Commission Papers, Memoranda, Notes, JDL Grams, Letters, E-mail, ETIs, Staff-level Visits

GNOSIS, Cables, E-mail notifications, OIP Intranet Lists: High-level & NRC Int. Travel, Foreign Visitors, Bilateral Meetings

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Looking Ahead

Increasing and Complex

• Interaction with Foreign Entities

Meeting New Challenges with

• Current Resources

Transition Planning

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Supporting Information Overview

Communication Flow Data

• International Visits
• International Assignments
• IAEA Committees
• IAEA Safety Missions
• NEA Committees
• Acronyms

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Communication Flow Data Communication Flow Data

From September 2002 – April 2004:

• 278 JDL Grams

– 68 Trip Reports Transmitted – Electronic Cables Transmitted from May 2003 – April 2004:

• 43,100 Cables Processed in Almost Daily Packages

– Special Attachments – GNOSIS:

• Based on FBIS, Online News, U.S. Government and

International Agencies List Servers, Interest Groups Coordination with OPA and IAEA News Digests and Trade Publications to avoid duplication

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International Visits

(August 2002-April 2004) 122 Visits

• 28 Commission-level Visits

– 94 Staff-level Visits – 32 Countries, IAEA, NEA

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International Assignments

(August 2002-April 2004) 11 Assignees from 8 Countries

• Pending Requests from China,
• Finland, Japan, South Korea,

Taiwan, Thailand, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania

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IAEA Committees

• M. Mayfield

NUSSC

• E. W. Brach

TRANSSC

• C. Paperiello

RASSC Name Name Committee Committee

• J. Greeves

WASSC

• L. Reyes

CSS

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IAEA Safety Missions

Countries Mission Type France ‘04 TRANSAS Switzerland, Hungary & Pakistan ‘03; Armenia ‘04 IRRT Brazil ‘03; China & Ukraine ‘04; USA ‘05 OSART

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NEA COMMITTEES NEA COMMITTEES

Cheryl Trottier, Branch Chief RES Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) Margaret Federline, Deputy Director NMSS Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) James Dyer, Director NRR Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Ashok Thadani, Former Director RES Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations Janice Dunn Lee, Director OIP Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy (SNEC)

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List of Abbreviations CSS Commission on Safety Standards FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information System GNOSIS Global Nuclear Open Source Information System JDL-Grams NRC transmittal memos to the Commission from OIP IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IC International Council IRRT International Regulatory Review Team missions by IAEA NEA Nuclear Energy Agency (of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) NUSSC Nuclear Safety Standards Committee OIP Office of International Programs OPA NRC Office of Public Affairs OSART Operational Safety Review Team missions by IAEA RASSC Radiation Safety Standards Committee TRANSSC Transportation Safety Standards Committee WASSC Waste Safety Standards Committee