Chair(s): |
Nobuhiko BAN, Japan |
Secretary: |
Florence MAHER (florence.maher@oecd-nea.org) |
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Cornelia RYSER, Switzerland | ||
Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | ||
Participant(s): |
India | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 01 January 2023 | ||
End of mandate: | 31 December 2025 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract of document NEA/SEN/NRA(2022)3
Background
Understanding and characterising a healthy nuclear safety culture is of on-going importance, and human aspects, including leadership at all levels and organisational factors, are essential to every aspect of effective regulatory activities. In addition, the relationships and interactions of the regulator with licensees, political/governmental entities and other stakeholders have a mutual impact on the safety culture of the regulatory body and others, as they are all part of a wider interconnected system.
The Committee of Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) first established a Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) on 6 July 2017 to provide a targeted focus on safety culture from the regulatory perspective, with members drawn especially from the managerial level. Due to the importance of leadership influencing safety culture and vice versa to the effectiveness of a regulatory body, this group was subsequently restructured as the Working Group on Leadership and Safety Culture (WGLSC) with the aim to provide a forum for member countries to collaboratively address complex issues regarding leadership and safety culture to improve regulatory effectiveness and ensure that licensees meet the ultimate responsibility for ensuring safety. The priorities to be addressed are safety culture and leadership related to regulatory bodies and the wider interconnected system, with the specific areas of focus to be discussed and decided by the working group members.
The working group is distinct from the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF), which considers a broader range of human and organisational factors from an operational and regulatory perspective.
Mandate
The WGLSC is responsible for supporting and advising the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) in carrying out its programme of work areas related to leadership and safety culture.
Scope
The aim of the WGLSC is to exchange information and experiences at the senior regulatory level and provide practical, innovative products to support the leadership and safety culture of the regulatory body and wider interconnected system. The WGLSC fosters discussion and the exchange of information, and considers various practical approaches to developing and sustaining effective leadership and a healthy safety culture within the wider interconnected system to ensure safety. The WGLSC is focused on leadership and safety culture related to regulatory activities, whilst appreciating the mutual impact of the operator and other stakeholders within the wider interconnected system.
Objectives
The WGLSC will:
Working methods
The WGLSC will:
Membership
WGLSC has a targeted focus on leadership and safety culture, and consists of delegates exclusively from the regulatory body.
Interactions
The WGLSC will establish a framework for engagement with other NEA bodies to closely co-ordinate and discuss issues identified by the group that have crosscutting interests. It will work closely with the CSNI, especially with WGHOF, to collaborate on areas of mutual interest, and to prevent overlap and duplication as appropriate. WGLSC will also work closely with other CNRA working groups to address crosscutting challenges and to provide insights on safety culture and leadership that support regulatory bodies’ oversight practices, as appropriate.
WGLSC will also co-ordinate, as appropriate, with other international organisations (e.g. the IAEA and the European Commission) and international non-governmental organisations (e.g. WANO).
Deliverables
The WGLSC will produce practical and innovative guidance documents for nuclear safety regulators and other stakeholders interested in the safety of the peaceful use of nuclear power. Examples include, but are not limited to, proceedings of seminars and workshops, collections of commendable practices implemented by regulatory bodies, case studies, and summaries of operating experience.