Safety Evaluation Report of Barakah Units 1 and

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SER Summary-CLA Barakah Units 1&2
Regulatory requirements for a strong safety and security culture are specified, including the
facility management’s role in reinforcing a learning and questioning attitude at all levels of
the organization, providing a means to continually improve the organization’s safety and
security culture, and ensuring that security measures appropriately balance any conflicting
objectives of safety and operations.
FANR-REG-01 specifically obliges the facility senior management to be responsible for an
effective management system, and to demonstrate commitment to such system. Clear
communications of organizational values, behaviour expectations, and employee
involvement are required of management at all levels within the organization. Senior
management is also required to establish organizational strategies, goals, and plans
consistent with management system objectives, with measureable objectives for
implementation throughout the various levels of the organization. Periodic evaluation of the
individual processes is required to ensure effectiveness of the management system and to
identify opportunities for improvement.
FANR-REG-01 also includes elements pertaining to the quality assurance program
requirements delineated in Article 44 of UAE Law by Decree No. (6), including product
quality assurance and control, documentation and records management, purchasing, and a
deficiency reporting and corrective action program.
FANR-REG-02, “Siting of Nuclear Facilities”
FANR-REG-02 establishes requirements for the evaluation of sites for nuclear facilities,
including full characterization of site conditions, and evaluation of external hazards and
environmental impact. The purpose of the site evaluation is to ensure protection of the
public and the environment from the radiological consequences of radioactive releases that
may result from operation of the facility.
The regulation specifies that traditional deterministic methods complemented with a
risk-informed methodology be used to assess site characteristics and emergency planning
issues. Specific requirements for the evaluation of external hazards are provided to address
earthquakes and surface faulting, meteorological events, sandstorms, flooding, and
geotechnical occurrences. The regulation also requires that human induced external events
be evaluated, including aircraft crashes, chemical hazards, and impact of ships on the facility
water intake structures.
FANR-REG-02 also requires that the dispersion of radioactive material through the
atmosphere and contamination of the surface and ground waters be evaluated for potential
impact on the local population. Information on the regional populations is required to be
collected and kept up-to-date for the life of the facility, and such data is to be analysed for
potential radiological impact of normal operational discharges and accidental releases.
FANR-REG-03, “Design of Nuclear Facilities”
FANR-REG-03 establishes requirements for the design of structures, systems, and
components (SSCs) important to safety. It also provides requirements for a comprehensive
safety assessment to include deterministic analysis and probabilistic risk assessment.
As a specified general requirement, FANR-REG-03 requires that SSCs important to safety
be designed in accordance with internationally recognized codes and standards and that
designs be proven by experience or testing. Lessons learned from other facilities, as well as
research results, must also be taken into account in the design of SSCs.