ML22308A058
| ML22308A058 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/10/2022 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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COMMISSION BRIEFING ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Daniel Dorman, Executive Director for Operations David Skeen, Acting Director, Office of International Programs November 10, 2022
OVERVIEW FY22 accomplishments and FY23 priorities across the international program 5 major programmatic areas How we are implementing the International Strategy
THE NRCS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY Excel: Maintain excellence in executing the NRCs statutorily-mandated activities effectively and efficiently.
Integrate: Ensure that NRC activities are integrated with broader U.S. Government national security and foreign policy priorities.
Partner: Build and maintain strategic partnerships in specific regions of the world that are of strategic importance to the U.S.
Government and will enable the agency to learn from its counterparts to advance its domestic activities.
THE NRCS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY Lead: Demonstrate leadership in the international regulatory community through involvement in key bilateral and multilateral fora in which the NRC is advanced in its thinking or progress and in areas of strategic importance to the U.S. Government.
Assist: Provide assistance to countries to develop or strengthen their regulatory programs.
THE NRCS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Conventions and Treaties Export and Import Licensing International Regulatory Assistance Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation International Nuclear Safety Research
CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES:
FY22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Joint Convention Review Meeting Convention on Nuclear Safety National Report Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials - First Review Meeting Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference
CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES:
FY23 PRIORITIES Convention on Nuclear Safety Review Meeting ACPPNM Universalization Efforts Triennial IAEA Code of Conduct Meeting of U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement
EXPORT/IMPORT LICENSING:
FY22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
>60 completed licensing actions Outreach activities Foreign Policy Development Activities Support for 123 Agreement Negotiations State Department Detail
EXPORT/IMPORT LICENSING:
FY23 PRIORITIES Adequate staffing for physical protection bilaterals Continued timely processing of all applications Integrate impacts of recent U.S.
foreign policy decisions (e.g.,
China, Russia, etc.)
Continue progress on rulemaking on advanced reactor licensing
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE:
FY22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Poland Engagement Ukraine Support Support for FIRST and other Executive Branch programs Radioactive source registry development Transportation security regulations
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE:
FY23 PRIORITIES Support Ukraine (bilaterally and multilaterally)
Support high-priority Executive Branch requests re: global deployment of new reactors Help embarking countries develop regulatory infrastructure for nuclear materials Support development of national radiological source inventories, particularly in high threat regions
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:
FY22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:
FY23 PRIORITIES Continue to build and expand on strategic partnerships focused on SMR and advanced reactors to help inform our domestic activities and influence international approaches.
Leverage bilateral Steering Committees and technical meetings to advance partnerships in technical areas such as:
- Decommissioning
- Aging management
- Cyber security
- SMR security
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH:
FY22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Leadership of key NEA committees - influencing project priorities and timelines Leadership in key IAEA and NEA research projects
- leveraging multilateral work to advance NRC domestic priorities and save resources In-depth technical exchanges with key research partners (e.g., France, Germany)
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH:
FY23 PRIORITIES US-Canada-UK trilateral engagement on Artificial Intelligence Continued leadership of FIDES governing board
INTERNATIONAL: BY THE NUMBERS 311 PASSPORT APPLICATIONS PROCESSED 62 16 294 VIRTUAL MEETINGS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 5
17 INTERNATIONAL VISITS TO THE NRC 137 INTERNATIONAL TRIPS EXPORT LICENSES ISSUED 13 BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SIGNED 87 INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEES HOSTED VISA APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED 14 INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEE-ATTENDED TRAININGS
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
- ACPPNM: Amendment to Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
- CDLM: Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Legacy Management
- CNRA: Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities
- CRPPH: Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
- CSNI: Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations
- CSS: Commission on Safety Standards
- IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
- EPReSC: Emergency Preparedness and Response Standards Committee
- FIDES: Framework for Irradiation Experiments
- FIRST: Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology
- GNSSN: Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network Steering Committee
- GNSSCOM: Global Nuclear Safety and Security Communication Network
- INES: International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale
- MOC: Memorandum of Cooperation
- NEA: Nuclear Energy Agency
- NSGC: Nuclear Security Guidance Committee
- NUSSC: Nuclear Safety Standards Committee
- RASSC: Radiation Safety Standards Committee
- RMWC: Radioactive Waste Management Committee
- SMR: Small Modular Reactor
- SMRRF: Small Modular Reactor Regulators Forum
- TRANSSC: Transportation Safety Standards Committee
- UK: United Kingdom
- WASSC: Waste Safety Standards Committee