Report of STUK Activities in FINSP, IPNDV and GICNT Initiatives in 2021

MARCH 2022 Repo o STUK Ac i i ies in FINSP, IPNDV and GICNT Ini ia i es in 2021 Lång Ossi Sä eily u akeskus Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o 11.2.2022 Julkinen Sisällys 1 Finnish expe ise o a sa e wo ld ........................................................................................... 1 2 Finnish Suppo P og amme o he IAEA Sa egua ds (FINSP) ................................................. 2 2.1 Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 His o y and in oduc ion .................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Adminis a ion and inance ................................................................................................ 3 2.4 Ongoing ac i i ies and asks ............................................................................................. 3 2.4.1 Spen Fuel Ve i ica ion Cou se .................................................................................. 4 2.4.2 COMPASS: Comp ehensi e Capaci y Building Ini ia i e o SSACs and SRAs.......... 5 3 Global Ini ia i e o Comba Nuclea Te o ism (GICNT) ........................................................... 7 4 In e na ional Pa ne ship o Nuclea Disa mamen Ve i ica ion (IPNDV) ................................. 8 Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 1 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen 1 Finnish expe ise o a sa e wo ld The T ea y on he Non-P oli e a ion o Nuclea Weapons (NPT) en e ed in o o ce in Finland in 1970. Fo i y yea s, he ea y has been a key p e equisi e o he peace ul use o nuclea ene gy in Finland, a coun y ha , as a use o nuclea ene gy, has had solid g ounds o p e en ing he p oli e a ion o nuclea weapons. The Minis y o Fo eign A ai s o Finland (MFA) is inancing he p ojec s which a e ela ed o he non-p oli e a ion, nuclea secu i y and disa mamen . The Radia ion and Nuclea Sa e y Au ho i y (STUK) has he echnical expe ise o o e o he p ojec s. The good coope a ion be ween MFA and STUK deepen he common unde s anding be ween he poli ical and echnical ields and enable Finland o ha e he bes possible knowledge in in e na ional nego ia ions. Finnish Suppo P og amme o he IAEA sa egua ds (FINSP) STUK coo dina es and implemen s he Finnish Suppo P og amme o he IAEA sa egua ds (FINSP). The objec i e o FINSP is o p o ide he IAEA suppo in well managed asks ela ed o de elopmen o sa egua ds e i ica ion me hods and sa egua ds concep s, assis ing sa egua ds implemen a ion in he Membe S a es and p o ide oppo uni ies and suppo o he IAEA inspec o aining. Global Ini ia i e o Comba Nuclea Te o ism (GICNT) Finland coo dina ed a de elopmen o a Join S a emen on Na ional Nuclea De ec ion A chi ec u e o he 2016 Nuclea Secu i y Summi . This has and will con inue o be an impo an documen s ee ing Finland’s con ibu ion o he in e na ional nuclea secu i y de ec ion ac i i ies. This has enabled an ac i e in ol emen o STUK expe s in bo h he IAEA and GICNT nuclea secu i y de ec ion ac i i ies. In e na ional Pa ne ship o Nuclea Disa mamen Ve i ica ion (IPNDV) IPNDV, es ablished by he USA in 2014, is cu en ly on i s hi d phase. Thi d phase s a ed in he beginning o 2020. The co ona i us pandemic has signi ican ly hampe ed he implemen a ion o ongoing phase. STUK ac s as echnical ad iso o he MFA on In e na ional Pa ne ship o Nuclea Disa mamen Ve i ica ion. This has enabled STUK expe s o pa icipa e ac i ely in he p ojec since i s beginning. Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 2 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen 2 Finnish Suppo P og amme o he IAEA Sa egua ds (FINSP) 2.1 Summa y The Radia ion and Nuclea Sa e y Au ho i y (STUK) coo dina es and implemen s he Finnish Suppo P og amme o he IAEA sa egua ds (FINSP). FINSP is inanced by he Minis y o Fo eign A ai s o Finland (MFA). MFA and STUK ha e made an ag eemen o implemen a ion o FINSP o he e m o h ee yea s 2019 – 2021. Fo 2021 MFA ese ed unding o 224 000€. Ac ual expendi u es o he P og amme in 2020 was 195 161,59 €. The main esul s o he FINSP a e p esen ed in his epo . Main goals o he FINSP a e aining o IAEA inspec o s and de elopmen o IAEA sa egua ds me hods and concep s. FINSP had an annual e iew mee ing wi h he IAEA on 23d No embe as a ideocon e ence. Some goals o he p og amme we e di icul o achie e because o a el es ic ions due o he COVID-19 pandemic. Newcome s cou se o he emba king coun ies was once again cancelled. Howe e , FINSP managed o a ange h ee aining e en s in No embe . A he end o he yea 2021 FINSP has 17 ac i e asks. Fou new ask p oposals we e accep ed. One ask was comple ed du ing 2021. 2.2 His o y and in oduc ion The Membe S a es’ Suppo P og ammes (MSSPs) mechanism is speci ically de eloped o suppo IAEA sa egua ds R&D needs. IAEA sa egua ds has no dedica ed budge o esea ch and de elopmen ac i i ies and he IAEA has nei he specialized aining acili ies o ain new Sa egua ds inspec o s o o ield es eme ging echnical de elopmen . The e o e, he IAEA is making use o olun a y suppo om he Membe S a es. To mee his need, he Suppo P og amme Mechanism was c ea ed. The i s Membe S a es Suppo P og amme (MSSP) was es ablished in 1978 by he Uni ed S a es o Ame ica. In Finland, di e en kinds o NDA e i ica ion me hods we e de eloped in he beginning o 1980’s and measu emen campaigns we e o ganised in Lo iisa and Olkiluo o nuclea powe plan s in coope a ion wi h he IAEA. O icially FINSP was es ablished on 31 May 1988. The objec i e o FINSP is o p o ide he IAEA suppo in well managed asks ela ed o de elopmen o sa egua ds e i ica ion me hods and sa egua ds concep s, assis ing sa egua ds implemen a ion in he Membe S a es and p o ide oppo uni ies and suppo o he IAEA inspec o aining. A he end o 2020, al oge he 21 Membe S a es ha e a MSSP: A gen ina, Aus alia, Belgium, B azil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Spain, Finland, F ance, Ge many, Hunga y, Japan, Ne he lands, Republic o Ko ea, Sou h A ica, Russia, Sweden, Swi ze land, Uni ed Kingdom and Uni ed S a es. In addi ion, Eu opean Commission has one. Swi ze land joined he g oup in 2021. Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 3 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen 2.3 Adminis a ion and inance FINSP is inanced by Minis y o Fo eign A ai s o Finland (MFA) and i is implemen ed and coo dina ed by STUK. In 2020 STUK has p ocu ed ou side consul an se ices o assis in he implemen a ion o he p og amme. Coope a ion wi h o he MSSPs akes place in a majo i y o he asks. In STUK, FINSP is managed by Di ec o Ka im Pel onen and coo dina ed by Tapani Honkamaa. In 2020, MFA budge ed al oge he 224 000 € o FINSP implemen a ion. Ac ual expendi u es we e 195 161,59 €. The expendi u es we e di ided in h ee main ca ego ies: T aining, de elopmen o me hods and concep s and o e all implemen a ion. Budge ed and ealized cos s a e shown in Table 1. Budge ed Realized Di e ence T aining 5550P-003601 125 000 119 680,27 5 319,73 De elopmen o concep s and me hods 5550P-003602 69 000 47 528,60 21 528,60 Implemen a ion cos s 5550P-003603 30 000 28 009,92 1 990,08 To al 224 000 195 161,59 28 838,41 Table 1. Budge ed and ealized cos s o FINSP in €. 2.4 Ongoing ac i i ies and asks A he end o Decembe 2021 FINSP has 14 ac i e asks and one s and by ask. The asks a e lis ed in Table 2. ID Ti le MSSP POC O icial S a Da e FIN X 2635 Suppo o he 2022 Sa egua ds Symposium HONKAMAA,Tapani 23/11/2021 FIN B 2601 Comp ehensi e Inspec ion Exe cise (CIE) o New Inspec o s TUPASELA,Topi 05/05/2021 FIN X 2573 COMPASS: Comp ehensi e Capaci y Building Ini ia i e o SSACs and SRAs MARTIKKA,Elina 03/02/2021 FIN E 2574 Suppo o an Imp o ed Passi e Seal Sys em (IPSS) HONKAMAA,Tapani 03/02/2021 Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 4 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen Table 2 Ac i e asks o FINSP on 31/12/2021. Six asks (FIN B 1435, FIN B 1939, FIN B 1949, FIN D 2330, FIN B 2566, FIN X 2573) a e ela ed o aining and o he s ela ed o R&D o concep ual o echnical de elopmen . In he ollowing some o asks a e highligh ed: 2.4.1 Spen Fuel Ve i ica ion Cou se Spen Fuel Ve i ica ion T aining is an elemen al pa o he aining p og amme o IAEA inspec o s. The IAEA aining sec ion has es ablished an NDA cou se, which includes wo in- ield exe cise pa s: 1) e i ica ion aining and 2) Ce enko obse a ion echnologies. Ve i ica ion aining has been hos ed by FINSP and Lo iisa FIN B 2566 IAEA Sa egua ds T aineeship P og amme Suppo HONKAMAA,Tapani 12/10/2020 FIN E 2528 Passi e Tag Technology HONKAMAA,Tapani 16/04/2020 FIN C 2507 Sa egua ds by Design o Small Modula Reac o s HONKAMAA,Tapani 18/12/2019 JNT A 2414 FIN Suppo o es ing o PGET new unc ionali ies in a ended, emo e and una ended modes HONKAMAA,Tapani 28/12/2018 JNT C 2415 FIN De elopmen o Sa egua ds Guideline o Facili ies Unde Decommissioning and Pos -Acciden Facili ies NIITTYMAKI,Hen i 28/12/2018 FIN A 2390 Field- es ing o an Unmanned Su ace Vehicle and neX gene a ion Ce enko Viewing De ice HONKAMAA,Tapani 26/10/2018 FIN C 2399 Umb ella Task - Technical Assis ance on Me hodology and Guidance o Implemen a ion o Sa egua ds a he S a e-le el MARTIKKA,Elina 22/10/2018 FIN D 2330 C ea ion o e-lea ning modules, suppo ing he p epa a ion o S a e decla ed in o ma ion HONKAMAA,Tapani 27/11/2017 FIN C 2290 Upda e o he Physical Model HONKAMAA,Tapani 13/07/2017 FIN D 1996 Digi al Decla a ion Si e Maps (DDSM) HONKAMAA,Tapani 09/04/2014 FIN B 1939 Suppo o Newcome S a es Pu suing a Nuclea Powe P og amme MARTIKKA,Elina 11/06/2012 FIN A 1628 Suppo o Ins umen a ion Technology Fo esigh HONKAMAA,Tapani 25/07/2006 FIN B 1435 Spen Fuel Ve i ica ion T aining Cou se TUPASELA,Topi 02/06/2003 Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 5 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen NPP in he yea s 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and wo cou ses in 2018. The ins uc o s a e p o ided by he IAEA, bu Lo iisa and STUK p o ide access o he uel pond and expe s ha ollow he conduc o he cou se and decla e necessa y uel in o ma ion, p o ide hei insigh s abou he ecommended ways o wo k sa ely and e icien ly in an NPP en i onmen and o e in o ma ion abou ela ed ac i i ies in Finland. The NDA me hods used in he cou se a e SFAT, IRAT and FDET 1 . The conduc o he cou se has ound i s pa h and is e icien ly implemen ed. The yea 2021 cou ses we e he i s ones whe e PGET (Passi e Gamma Emission Tomog aph was ained o he IAEA inspec o s). Adding he new de ice in o he cou se schedule was success ully and e icien ly implemen ed. Special hanks goes o he p o essional IAEA ainees and lexible a i ude o Lo iisa NPP pe sonnel. Inspec o ’s NDA aining in ull speed. PGET console is on he le and FORK on he igh . Pic u e: Lo iisa NPP, No embe 2021 2.4.2 COMPASS: Comp ehensi e Capaci y Building Ini ia i e o SSACs and SRAs Launched in 2020, COMPASS is a new IAEA ini ia i e ha in ol es pa ne ing wi h S a es o help hem s eng hen he e ec i eness o hei na ional au ho i y esponsible o sa egua ds implemen a ion (SRA) and o hei espec i e sys em o accoun ing o and con ol o nuclea ma e ial (SSAC). COMPASS p o ides assis ance and se ices ailo ed o a S a e’s needs. Coope a ion be ween a S a e and he IAEA is essen ial in ensu ing ha nuclea sa egua ds a e implemen ed e ec i ely and e icien ly. The Agency de o es esou ces o assis he S a e in de eloping equi ed sa egua ds capabili ies, including 1 Fo mo e in o ma ion abou hese me hods, please see he IAEA epo “Sa egua ds Techniques and Equipmen 2011 Edi ion” h ps://www-pub.iaea.o g/MTCD/Publica ions/PDF/n s1_web.pd Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 6 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen he p o ision o guidance o enhance a S a e’s unde s anding o i s sa egua ds obliga ions. Suppo is p o ided also h ough MSSP asks. Al oge he 12 MSSPs ha e accep ed he ask. FINSP has been ac i ely in ol ed in o he ask om he beginning. In ol emen o MSSPs is impo an o he success o COMPASS ini ia i e. SSACs in suppo ing MSSP s a es can in e ac wi h he pa ne ing s a es a he same le el, sha ing hei own expe iences and unde s anding wha p ac ises i s o SSAC and SRA pu poses. Ac i i ies a e ini ially planned by he IAEA and elabo a ed oge he wi h pa ne ing s a es and MSSP expe s o bes mee he objec i es o he s a e conce ned. The wo k in 2020 has been consis ing o o e all planning and p epa ing e ms o e e ences planning and conduc ing webina s and li e aining e en s, sha ing in o ma ion on p ocedu e. 2.4.3 Suppo o Ins umen a ion Technology Fo esigh Suppo o Ins umen a ion Technology Fo esigh ask objec i e is o iden i y and exploi echnical inno a ions. FINSP has o e ed oge he wi h Finnish Nuclea Plan ope a o s loca ions whe e o es hese inno a ions in eal nuclea acili y en i onmen s. In 2021 IAEA es ed i s new Ce enko iewing de ice in TVO spen uel s o age. IAEA and FINSP a e also planning o es i s newly de eloped loa ing obo in TVO spen uel s o age in 2022. The obo collec s Ce enko signal a he su ace o he spen uel pool. This ask in now mainly being done manually wi h handheld ins umen s. In la ge s o age acili ies he e i ica ion ac i i y akes se e al days and is being done annually. Deploying obo s would dec ease g ea ly amoun o ou ine and consuming e i ica ion wo k o he IAEA inspec o s in ield. Also, he quali y o e i ica ion will be imp o ed. Sä eily u akeskus Muis io 7 (10) Yh eise asian un ijapal elu -osas o Tapani Honkamaa, Ka i Pe äjä i, Elina Ma ikka 11.2.2022 Julkinen 3 Global Ini ia i e o Comba Nuclea Te o ism (GICNT) To he 2016 Nuclea Secu i y Summi (NSS) Finland coo dina ed a de elopmen o a Join S a emen on Na ional Nuclea De ec ion A chi ec u e (h p://www.nss2016.o g/documen -cen e -docs/2016/4/1/join -s a emen -on-na ional- nuclea -de ec ion-a chi ec u e). This has and will con inue o be an impo an documen s ee ing Finland’s con ibu ion o he in e na ional nuclea secu i y de ec ion ac i i ies. I has also had signi ican na ional impac . Among o he hings, he upda ed na ional nuclea de ec ion a chi ec u e is cu en ly in he p in ing p ocess. The ac i i ies desc ibed in he S a emen a e qui e p ac ical, which is why ela ed con ibu ions a e also mainly conduc ed a expe le el. The ag eemen be ween he Minis y o Fo eign A ai s (MFA) and STUK co e s in e na ional wo k ca ied ou by STUK expe s in acco dance wi h he S a emen . This has enabled an ac i e in ol emen o STUK expe s in bo h he IAEA (In e na ional A omic Ene gy Agency) and GICNT (Global Ini ia i e o Comba Nuclea Te o ism) nuclea secu i y de ec ion ac i i ies. The GICNT was es ablished by Russia and he USA in 2006 (h ps://www.gicn .o g/). They con inue o co-chai he ini ia i e. GICNT is a olun a y in e na ional pa ne ship o 89 na ions and six in e na ional o ganiza ions. GICNT has h ee wo king g oups: Nuclea De ec ion, Nuclea Fo ensics and Response & Mi iga ion. Thei wo k is coo dina ed by he Implemen a ion and Assessmen G oup. In 2021, a STUK expe se ed on GICNT's Leade ship Team and as in e im chai o i s Nuclea De ec ion Wo king G oup (NDWG). In hese oles, a STUK expe pa icipa ed in he p epa a ion o u u e GICNT e en s, he o ien a ion o he new chai o he NDWG, as well as a ious o he mee ings and e en s. Fo he STUK expe he p epa a ion o he Wa ch ul Viking exe cise was he la ges indi idual GICNT e o du ing 2021. Among o he hings Wa ch ul Viking exe cise ocuses on egional coope a ion and exchange o in o ma ion. No way and Finland we e due o hos i in Oslo in au umn 2021, bu he di icul co ona i us si ua ion did no allow his. A new da e some imes in la e 2022 is now being sough o he e en . GICNT and he IAEA coope a e closely. STUK expe has also con ibu ed o his coope a ion. In addi ion, STUK expe has suppo ed he IAEA di ec ly in hei nuclea secu i y de ec ion ela ed e o s. In No embe 2021, STUK expe o example ga e a webina p esen a ion on Nuclea Secu i y De ec ion A chi ec u e S a egy, Design and Planning - A Pe spec i e om Finland. All 2021 GICNT and IAEA nuclea secu i y de ec ion ela ed ac i i ies we e ca ied ou i ually.