Technical Meeting on Demonstration of Defence in Depth Implementation Using Probabilistic and Deterministic Approaches for Nuclear Power Plants

The purpose of the meeting is to bring together designers, licensees, operators, and regulators to share information on and practical examples of how to define and implement the defence in depth principle in a consistent and comprehensive way, specifically through the safety analysis using deterministic and probabilistic approaches, and how to determine whether defence in depth has been adequately implemented.

The outcomes from this meeting will provide inputs to a TECDOC compiling authoritative information from Member States on the demonstration of the adequate implementation of defence-in-depth combining probabilistic and deterministic methods and approaches.

Target Audience

The event is open to representatives of nuclear power organizations from Member States with an active nuclear power programme, including from embarking countries that have undertaken activities to implement their first nuclear power plant, and Member States with extensive expertise in the topics covered by the event. It includes government organizations (policymakers, analysts, regulatory bodies and research and development agencies), and industry (vendors, engineering companies, plant operators and technology developers).

Participation and registration

All persons wishing to participate in the event have to be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.

In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State or invited organization, participants are requested to submit their application via the InTouch+ platform to the competent national authority (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) or organization for onward transmission to the IAEA by 15 December 2024, following the registration procedure in InTouch+.

Key deadlines

Registration: 15 December 2024?is the deadline for designations to be sent to IAEA through the official channels.

Answering to the attached questionnaire:?7 February 2025.?Selected participants are expected to answer to the attached?questionnaire?(cf. related resources) regarding their practices in demonstrating defence in depth implementation. Answers are expected by?7 February 2025.

Presentations: 15 December 2024. Participants who wish to give presentations are requested to submit an abstract of their work. The abstract will be reviewed as part of the selection process for presentations. The abstract should be in A4 page format, should extend to no more than 2 pages (including figures and tables) and should not exceed 500 words. It should be sent electronically via email.

31 January 2025. Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their proposed presentations.