RISKAUDIT and CNEN cooperation on probabilistic safety analysis

Abstract

The Brazilian project BR3.01/12 financed by European Union through the “Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation” (INSC) programme and accomplished by RISKAUDIT organization (IRSN, GRS and STUK) constituted a support for enhancing and strengthening Brazilian Safety Authority (CNEN) expertise in regulatory and licensing activities, including probabilistic safety analysis (PSA), deterministic analysis and ageing management. The objectives of the project PSA task were to provide support to CNEN on the enhancement of its regulatory capability related to PSA development, review and applications and to provide support to CNEN on the review of the documents related to parts of Level 1 and 2 PSAs submitted by the utility, Eletronuclear (ETN), for the Brazilian NPPs of the CNAAA, which is a nuclear station located in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. The activities focused on the updating and enhancement of Brazilian regulatory requirements for development and use of PSA, development of the Brazilian guide on regulatory review of PSA, support CNEN on the preliminary review of the PSAs for Angra 2 NPP, support CNEN on the management of Level 1 PSA computer codes and training CNEN staff on PSA methods, PSA review and PSA applications. The project, which started in May 2015, successfully ended in May 2018.