Results of the IAEA questionnaire on regulatory practices in member states with nuclear power programmes

Aiming to assist Member States to enhance their regulatory systems the IAEA has issued a questionaire on regulatory practices in Member States with a nuclear power programme. The questionaire, containing 120 detailed questions, covered all areas of regulatory practices such as the statutory basis, the organization of the regulatory body, licensing and regulatory review process, regulatory inspection, enforcement and the liaison with other related organizations. This paper presents a summary of the analysis performed on the answers to the questionnaire provided by 46 Member States, 30 of which are operating or plan to operate a nuclear power plant. The complete analysis will be published by the Agency as a TECDOC. A brief discussion on the reasons which led to the issuance of the questionnaire is presented. Plans for utilization of the information obtained in order to provide services to Member States are proposed. Further Agency activities in the field of regulatory practices are presented for discussion at this Symposium. (orig.)