"We are planning to resume operation of the reactor soon to meet the needs of the country for nuclear research, training and radioisotope production," Bulent Sevdik, manager of TR-2, said in an IAEA statement on 9 May. "The IAEA INSARR safety review service provided us with valuable technical advice and recommendations to enhance the safety of the reactor," he added.
The INSARR team performed on-site observations of the reactor systems and structures, reviewed reactor documents and held technical discussions with the management and staff to assess safety improvements implemented at the reactor facilities since the last INSARR review in 2015.
William Kennedy, nuclear safety officer at the IAEA and head of the review team said: "The IAEA team noted that additional efforts are needed to strengthen the functions of the reactor safety committee, improve the procedure for safety classification of experiments and to formally establish an ageing management program, including preventive maintenance activities and periodic safety reviews, to support continued safe operation of the reactor."
In its assessment, the IAEA peer review team noted the implementation of the recommendations from the 2015 INSARR review on reactor safety analysis, management system, training and qualification of personnel, commissioning of the reactor with the new fuel and seismic safety, Kennedy said.
An IAEA INSARR mission is conducted at the request of an IAEA member state. It is a peer review service that assesses and evaluates the safety of research reactors based on the IAEA Safety Standards.
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