PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

Most Member States participating in the TCM prepared and presented papers to the Committee in order to exchwge information on different approaches to safety in various countries. These presentations were used to develop Section 2 on progress in international co-operation, and to develop short formatted summaries of each country s situation and safety approach, which are presented in Appendix I. The authors and titles of the presentations are listed in Appendix II. The full presentations are available from the IAEA as Working Material. 

A comprehensive list of design features, design attributes, safety principles and approaches was prepared. The items were then grouped into broad categories and considered from the point of view of harmonization (Section 3). Areas in which further harmonization was required were then discussed (Section 4). Conclusions are presented in Section S. 

Harmonization of the approaches to safety of future NPPs among different coimtries is sought strongly in current international co-operation. This co-operation is promoted by utilities, regulators and designers, and supported by international organizations such as the IAEA, OECD/NEA, and the European Commission. 

National nuclear safety authorities regularly participate in bilateral and multilateral initiatives to exchange information and share experience. Many of these initiatives, directly or indirectly, seek to promote harmonization for future NPPs. As an example, within die European Commission a Nuclear Regulators Working Group (NRWG) is active in this field. 

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