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14 CONSTRUCTION WEEK 3 - 30 AUGUST, 2019 WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM“The inspections related to
organisational readiness were
conducted to confirm that Nawah’s
programmes and procedures have been
fully implemented, and that the plant
personnel have been sufficiently trained
and are qualified to ensure that Unit
1 will be operated in accordance with
applicable regulatory requirements.”
All of FANR’s inspections of Enec and
Nawah were conducted at the nuclear
power plant with the exception of one
FANR inspection, which was conducted
at a facility of Enec’s sub-vendor in
South Korea. During the year, FANR
also carried out inspections relating to
radiation protection and radioactive
waste management.
“These consisted of five inspections
addressing process control and
radioactive waste management
programmes; the Offsite Dose
Calculation Manual addressing
effluent discharges and environmental
monitoring; radiation protection
instrument calibration; and theminimisation of contamination,”
FANR’s report explains.
“In 2018, two security inspections
by FANR were carried out at Unit 1 of
Barakah. The aim of these inspections
was to verify the implementation of the
Physical Protection System as designed
in the Physical Protection Plan for
Operation, and the implementation
of design enhancements as part of the
aircraft impact assessment, and to
inspect the equipment for mitigation of
loss of large area.”
FANR completed another nuclear
safety inspection in December 2018
to ensure the protection of sensitive
nuclear information in line with its
requirements. Technical visits were
conducted to review the installation
and maintenance of containment and
surveillance systems, and International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
also conducted two separate visits
to Barakah for physical inventory
verification and design information
verification activities.fuel storage as part of Nawah’s
application for storage of unirradiated
nuclear fuel.
“Throughout 2018, FANR staff
continued to monitor and evaluate
licensed activities at Barakah to verify
compliance with FANR regulations,”
the report adds.
“These inspections included the
activities of five resident inspectors with
permanent offices at Barakah, whose
scope of work included monitoring
the day-to-day construction and
commissioning activities at the nuclear
power plant to confirm adherence with
FANR’s regulatory requirements.
“Their oversight covered witnessing
and reviewing results of the
commissioning tests both in the field and
from the main control room of Unit 1.”
FANR inspectors carried out 18
regulatory inspections, which included
verification of the licensee’s operator
training and certification programme,
and its organisational readiness for the
operation of Unit 1.Nawah will operate Barakah NEP
[image: Enec / CW Archives].