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Technical Meeting on
Integration of Safety Culture into
Regulatory Practices and
the Regulatory Decision Making Process
IAEA Headquarters
Vienna, Austria 6–8 October 2014
Jamshed Azim Hashmi Chairman Emeritus, PNRA
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• We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism
• We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it
• The only way to detect it is to be free to enquire
• We know that in secrecy error, undetected will flourish and subvert
OPPENHEIMER 1951
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• Safety regulation evolved over the years (1964) culminating in independent regulatory authority (PNRA) in January 2001
• What does regulatory independence mean to me?
• First step – the organization
• Its vision and mission
• Annual internal performance evaluation is submitted to Prime Minister
• External evaluation of PNRA by LUMS
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• Started the Leadership Program (LDP)
• Follow-ups & interaction
• LDP’s self assessment
• Core values
• Licensee relationship – not adversarial but mentoring approach
• Knowledge is power
• Fountainhead of knowledge: IAEA our umbilical cord
• Efforts at SC peer review of NPP’s
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THE FUTURE
• SCSA
• Seamless integration into core functions of PNRA
• Leadership emerging from bottom of pyramid
• Five pointed star – holistic approach to safety and safety culture enhancement and the need for continuous improvement
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VISION
• To become a world class regulatory body with highly trained, competent and dedicated personnel working in unison with a zeal to foster a positive safety culture in their licensees and to regulate nuclear safety to protect the public, the workers and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation in a manner that wins the confidence of all the stakeholders viz. the public, the Government and the licensees
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MISSION
• To ensure the safe operation of nuclear facilities and protect the radiation workers, general public and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation by formulating and implementing effective regulations and building a relationship of trust with the licensees and maintaining transparency in actions and decisions taken by the regulatory body
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CORE VALUES
• PNRA staff members work in an atmosphere of openness and trust. They observe the following core values while continuously assessing the quality of their work and directing their efforts towards excellence in performance
Integrity
Transparency
Independence in Decision Making
Competence and Professionalism
Mutual Respect
Caring and Compassionate Attitude
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Technical Meeting on Integration of Safety Culture into Regulatory Practices
and the Regulatory Decision Making Process
Assessment of PNRA Performance in 2013
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Operator
Regulator
Universities R&D Organizations
Vendor
Public
Stakeholders in
Nuclear Power
Technical Meeting on Integration of Safety Culture into Regulatory Practices
and the Regulatory Decision Making Process