Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)

The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities is an international committee made up of senior representatives from regulatory bodies. It was created in 1989 to guide NEA's programme concerning the regulation, licensing and inspection of nuclear installations with regard to safety. The CNRA's main tasks are:

• to review developments which could affect regulatory requirements;

• to review current practices and operating experiences.

Mandate

Reports

NEA policy papers
(incluces all CNRA "green booklets")

Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan and Mandates (pdf, 26 kb)

Review of the Role, Activities and Working Methods of the CNRA (pdf, 26 kb)

CNRA Structure (clickable image map, 47kb)

CNRA Operating Plan 2006-2009 (pdf, 219 kb)

CNRA Operating Guidelines (pdf, 254 kb)

Working groups

Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP)

Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE)

Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC)

Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR)

Task groups

Senior Level Task Group on the Regulatory Goal of Assessing Nuclear Facility Safety

Status Review Group on Regulatory Efficiency and Effectiveness Indicators Information Exchange (Password protected)

Related links

Nuclear Safety Division overview

Nuclear Events Web-based System (NEWS)
Nuclear events reporting system jointly managed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the NEA and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)

E-mail contact: Barry Kaufer (barry.kaufer@oecd.org)

CNRA members' area (requires password)

CNRA meetings (requires password)

Last updated: 1 February 2008