Nuclear regulatory bodies and time management of npp program in new comers countries: the role of national tso

Nuclear power plants are among the different energies that a lot of countries are looking for as a future source of energy and most of these countries are developing countries who have no experiences in nuclear power plants technologies. On the other hand, it is important that high levels of nuclear safety are maintained in these new comer countries through all the process of these nuclear power plants. This calls for high caliber nuclear regulatory organization to be involved and participated in all nuclear regulatory activities as an active and competent partner. Nuclear regulatory bodies of new comers face different challenges depending upon their role and historical background. Some common challenges were lack of resources, manpower problems, new design concepts, new technologies and also the pressure of time if the contracts with vendor countries were signed. Different international experts had been expressed the increasing importance of TSOs for supporting regulatory bodies in developing of nuclear power plants programs in well-developed or new comers countries. This paper discusses the different challenges which are facing the regulatory bodies in the new comer’s countries. It describes the role which TSOs can play in the regulatory activities of the NPP and the different approaches which can implemented. An investigation of regulatory bodies behaviors in some international case studies are summarized to document the lessons learned. Also, the relation of the regulatory bodies with the time managements of the NPP program had been highlighted with emphasis to international practices. It concluded that TSOs can play an important role with the regulatory bodies in the new comers’ countries and in the implementation of the time plan of the NPPs.