The discovery of some intergranular stress corrosion cracks (IGSCC) on some non-isolable pipes of the main primary system of French pressurized water reactors (PWR) in December 2021 led to a large scale inspection programme on all French PWRs, considering the potential impact of those cracks on safety of the reactors. 

WENRA is today publishing revised versions of two of its reports covering its Safety Reference Levels (SRLs) for Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities and its Safety Reference Levels (SRLs) for Radioactive Waste Treatment & Conditioning. These reports were last published in 2014 and 2018 respectively and the revised versions provide updates on the benchmarking of the national regulatory frameworks of 18 WENRA members that has been carried out since the previous publication dates.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), eager to reduce greenhouse gases emissions in the shipping sector, has decided to revise the Code of Safety for Nuclear Merchant Ships.

The periodic safety reviews (PSR) are performed for different purposes, but always with the aim to continuously ensure and improve the safety of nuclear power plants (NPP). A PSR is always performed by the licensee. The review of a PSR is part of the regular oversight task of the Regulatory Bodies (RB) and, as for other oversight activities, in most countries does not involve public participation by itself.