International Regulatory Development Partnership
IRDP assists countries with new or expanding nuclear power programs to establish and maintain effective nuclear safety and security regulatory authorities. Participating Countries →
IRDP Overview
The program consists of three principal elements:
- Assistance in the development of regulatory agency infrastructure: organization, staffing, training, and technical support
- Development of a nuclear regulatory program: laws, regulations, and regulatory guidance
- Development and delivery of training for regulatory agency management and staff
Training
The IRDP has developed and delivered a broad range of regulatory training programs:
- Nuclear orientation
- Fundamentals of Reactor Safety
- Fundamentals of Reactor Regulation
- Practical Basics of Engineering Disciplines
- US Industry Code and Standards
- Quality Assurance
- Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)
- Agency Infrastructure Development
- Nuclear Executive Workshop
- Regulatory Infrastructure
- Regulatory Program Development
- Environmental and Site Reviews
- Construction Permit Review
- US NRC Regulatory and Licensing Processes
- Reactor Inspection Practice
- Research and Test Reactor Regulatory and Licensing Processes
- Research and Test Reactor Inspection Process
- Reactor Power Uprate
- Fukushima Lessons Learned
- Small Modular Reactor Safety and Licensing
- On-the-Job Training on Inspections Process
Training materials are developed and/or modified to respond to IRDP members’ needs, and special topics of interest
Bilateral Consulting
All work is conducted in accordance with an action plan which is jointly developed by AdSTM and the management of the participating regulatory agency.
- Planning and implementation of strategy for agency organization, staff recruitment and development
- Preparation of country-specific regulations, and regulatory guidance
- Development of country-specific licensing methodologies and processes
- Development and implementation of management systems
Participating Countries
The IRDP has worked with a number of countries around the
world do develop effective nuclear regulatory authorities.
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On the Web
Learn more about the IRDP program at www.irdp-online.org. Here you can:
- Stay up to date on the latest IRDP news from around the world
- Register for a free account, and gain access to IRDP documents and training
- Get in contact with key IRDP personnel