The national inspection at KAERI

The IAEA SLA(Sates level Approaches) has been applied to KAERI(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) nuclear facilities since 2015. The IAEA has carried out the inspection at the KAERI nuclear facilities in accordance with "implementation procedures for safeguards measures for the nuclear facilities at the KAERI-Daejeon site in the ROK" which was agreed with KAERI. The national inspection activities were the same with those of IAEA. In this paper, the major changes of the national inspection are summarized. Also, the status of the national inspection and the internal regulation of the nuclear material accountancy for the nuclear facilities at KAERI are described. In this paper, the major changes of the national inspection in respect of the KAERI nuclear facilities were summarized. The frequency of the national inspection was decreased since the amendment of the Notification of the NSSC on the national inspection. But the national inspection broadened its scope and its implementation procedures and criteria were not clear. So, it is necessary to establish and enhance the national inspection system including the implementing guides and criteria