CSA Communities

https://community.csagroup.org

Presented to: IAEA Workshop on Knowledge Management Presented by: John P. S. Froats October 2014

To provide an overview of:

1. CSA Group

2. CSA Nuclear Standards Program

3. CSA Communities Platform

Overview

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35 offices in 14 countries

Standards Product Certification & Testing

CSA Group

Independent, not-for-profit, membership association serving

business, industry, government, and consumers.

Product Evaluation

About CSA Group

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54 Areas of technology

3,000 Standards and

codes

8,300 Expert committee

members

Standards Development

CSA Standards

Standards development

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• We develop standards designed to:

– enhance public safety and health

– advance the quality of life

– help to protect the environment

– facilitate trade

• CSA’s standards development process is accredited in Canada by Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and in the U.S. by American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• CSA standards are voluntary documents; only when referenced by government or a regulatory authority is their compliance mandatory

CSA Standards

Standards Development Methodology

• CSA members develop standards content; CSA staff

facilitates the accredited development process

• Decisions are made by consensus and balanced stakeholder

representation

• Development process is transparent and predictable

• Committee members represent the various interest groups

most likely to be affected by the standard

• Once published, standards are living documents, continually

revised and refreshed

CSA Standards

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Overview

The CSA Nuclear Program

was established in response to

the needs of the Canadian

nuclear industry and its regulator

for a reliable process to develop

vital standards to promote the

safe and reliable operation of

the nuclear power industry in

Canada.

CSA Nuclear Program

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Program Areas

Reactor Control Systems, Safety Systems & Instrumentation

NEW ! Emergency

Management

NEW ! Reactor Safety & Risk

Management

Pressure Retaining Components and

Systems

Periodic and In-Service Inspections

Seismic Design

Structural Requirements / Safety

Related Structures

Environmental Management

Radioactive Waste Management

Fire Protection

Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

Integrated Management Systems

Program areas

CSA Nuclear Program

“ When tough issues are being debated at public hearings, if I can

show that the position is founded on an approved CSA Standard it’s

magic – the room relaxes and the discussion becomes much easier”

From a Chief Nuclear Engineer reflecting on the value CSA.

“ The Standards developed by the CSA Nuclear Standards Program

are integral to CNSC’s ability to regulate the nuclear industry”

From the CNSC evaluation report on CSA Nuclear Program.

“ … an investment in belief…”

From Keynote address by Rex Murphy at CSA’s 2013 Annual Meeting; in the

context of the importance of the public’s confidence at a time in Canada where trust

in religion, government, and large institutions is badly shaken .

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Value - social licence

CSA Nuclear Program

Value - an integral part of major licences

• 31 of 40 published CSA Nuclear standards are referenced in

current licences / licence condition handbooks

• Standards form part of the CNSC’s Regulatory Framework

Structure and Five-Year Development Plan

‘Codification’ of practices and underlying knowledge

• Pressure tube inspection

• Pressure boundary

• Quality management

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Value - knowledge management

CSA Nuclear Program

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New standards currently under development:

1. General Requirements for Nuclear Emergency Management Programs (N1600) Just published

2. Groundwater monitoring and protection programs at Class I nuclear

facilities and uranium mines and mills (N288.7)

3. Cyber security for nuclear plant control and protection systems (N290.7)

4. Equipment qualification (N290.8)

5. Human factors in design for NPPs (N290.12)

6. Beyond design basis accidents (N290.16)

7. Periodic Inspection of NPP pressurized conventional systems (N285.7)

8. Ageing management of concrete containment structures (N287.8)

9. Wet storage of irradiated fuel and other radioactive materials (N292.1)

CSA Nuclear Program

New developments

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Additional standards that may be developed from 2014-2018

1. Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Supply of Items &

Services

2. Probabilistic safety assessment

3. Periodic safety review

4. Action levels

5. Reliability prediction and analysis for safety related systems

6. Configuration Management

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New opportunities identified by the NSSC that are not yet

addressed within the program work plan

1. Fish impingement and entrainment

2. Safety culture/assessment

3. Work by engineering vendors (N286.8)

4. Ageing management

5. IAEA related documents

6. Cost-Benefit Methodologies

7. Chemistry control

New developments

Update on Fukushima response

• Self assessment completed within CSA

• Program gaps were identified including: Emergency management,

BDBA, PSR, PSA, and Wet storage

• Submission of initial response plan made to the CNSC in May 2012

• Update to response plan submitted to the CNSC in Dec. 2013

– Formation of 2 new TCs

– Development of 5 new standards

– Update of existing standards

– Reprioritization of program’s long-term publication plan

• Presentation of final plan given to CNSC Commission in Feb. 2014

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New developments

Creating Communities of Interest

Enhance collaboration and communication between CSA staff, our members, and among users of standards globally…

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Objectives and Goals

• Encourage collaboration and

dialogue between our 8,300+

members and all users of

standards

• Engage stakeholders who are

not members

• Be more visible in industry and

to the public

• Engage the next generation

• The Communities were conceived as a place where

– Any interested party could find information on nuclear standards

– Members could collaborate in a secure, private workspaces

• The platform would need to accommodate public spaces alongside

secured spaces

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Public space:

− Public access

− Generic information

on nuclear program

− Networking tools

Secure space:

− Restricted access

− Committee members and paid

subscribers only

− Collaboration tools

− Committee materials

Vision and Architecture

• Developed clear Conditions and Terms of Use for the

platform

• Took measures to enhance security of data, including

HTTPS encryption protocol, user authentications, and

restricted web indexing

• Established a team of Community Managers to

moderate and curate content

– All participants have access to select “Report Abuse” and

immediately have content removed

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Architecture

Value Proposition

CSA Communities help you to discover new ideas,

connect with others who share your passion for

standards development and collaborate in the

development of new projects and standards.

Start-up: Growth of User Population

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9 809 10 190

10 650

12 017

13 569

14 747

15 751

17 061

18 535

19 816 20 611

21 644

22 842

25,000

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10 000

15 000

20 000

25 000

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Total Registered COI Users

Engagement Cycle/Pyramid

Base

• People follow and observe

• Not actively participating

• Bulk of COI members

Middle

• People begin writing their own

posts and commenting

Top

• People who are leading

• Personal mission aligned with

organization. Self motivated

• Constantly add value to

organization

Communities of Interest – Benefits

• Access to committee documents and

information all in one place

• Access standards and view documents

anywhere, on multiple platforms (e.g. mobile)

• Find information: Ask questions, start or join

discussions, respond to surveys

• Share ideas and areas for improvement

• Network with committee members, industry

experts, other users of standards

• Communicate and learn about what’s going on

in related industries & standards areas

• Learn how to get involved in standards

activities

• Community event calendars, job boards, etc.

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https://community.csagroup.org

Ongoing Engagement Activities

• Increase Content

• Leverage Social Media

• Work With Strategic Partners

• Academic Outreach

• Emerging Professionals Network

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Highlights:

• all active projects and their milestones

• Standards available for public review and comment

• Recently published standards

• Information on all committees

• Public posts/comments

• View access of all published standards

Nuclear Community

Public accessibility of information

• This is an issue that the Canadian Nuclear

Safety Commission put forward and it was also

raised by some special interest groups

CSA’s response

• Provided read-only access of all CSA Nuclear

standards to the public

• 120 documents now available for viewing

• Most ‘hits’ on N286-12, N290.0-11/N290.1-13,

and N288.2-M91

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Nuclear Standards View Access

Questions may be directed to:

Laura Pelan, Manager, Standards

Energy – Fuel Burning & Distribution Equipment

T: 416 747 2595

E: laura.pelan@csagroup.org

https://community.csagroup.org