NNR Communications & Stakeholder Relations/ Technical Specifications for Publications

Compulsory Briefing Publications Tender

Centurion, Pretoria, 12 February 2019.

1. Introduction

2.Communications & Stakeholder Relations perspective

3.Technical specifications

Outline

Nuclear Timeline

Introduction

Vision

• To be an independent leading Nuclear Safety Regulator.

Mission

• To provide and maintain an effective and efficient national regulatory framework for the protection of persons, property and the environment against nuclear radiation.

Values

Regulatory footprint

Nuclear facilities in South Africa

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 & 2

Reactor Type: Pressurised Water Reactor

Designer: Framatome

Start of Operation:1984-07-21 (U1) & 1985-11-09 (U2)

Nuclear facilities in South Africa

• The SAFARI-1 research reactor, a 20MW tank-

in-pool type reactor, was commissioned in

1968 as a light-water moderated and cooled,

beryllium and water reflected research

reactor built for scientific research. This

facility is operated by the South African

Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa)

Nuclear facilities in South Africa

Vaalputs National Waste Repository- Located in the Northern Cape.

Low and intermediate level waste disposal facility in South Africa. The

Vaalputs National Radioactive waste disposal facility is located in the

Northern Cape. Management of this facility will in the future be

handed over to the recently established National Radioactive Waste

Disposal Institute which was established through the National

Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act, No.58 of 2008, to manage

radioactive waste disposal on a national basis.

NORM facilities/Actions in South Africa

150 Mining & Minerals Processing facilities

Regulatory Activities

• Licensing Process• Safety Reviews & Assessments• Inspections, Audits & Investigations• National Cooperation: Cooperative Governance• Regional Cooperation: Network collaboration & capacity

building• International Cooperation:Conventions, Treaties, Bilaterals,

Multilaterals,Committees & Fora

Communications & Stakeholder Relations Perspective

Communications & Stakeholder Relations Priorities

Stakeholder Mapping & Prioritisation

Minister of Energy

Board of Directors

Employees

Labour

National Treasury

Local Municipalities

Disaster Management Agencies

Cooperative Governance Counterparts

IAEA

Bilateral Cooperation

Regulatory Fora

International Associations

Media

Opinion Leaders

Youth, Academia

Anti-Nuclear Activists

Public Interest Groups

Civil Society

NGOs

Authorisation Holders

Local Affected Communities

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Channels & Platforms

Public Participation Communication and consultation in the regulatory process

Tools

• Publications, Reports, Strategy booklets etc• Online media• Print media• Face to Face interactions• Letters, Directives• Regulatory documents

Corporate Publications Tender

Communication messaging objective

• Position the NNR favourable amongst key stakeholders as a professional, innovative, reliable competent authority for regulating nuclear safety in South Africa

Corporate Publications Tender

Titles

1. Annual Report

2. Strategy booklets

3. Joint Convention on the Management of Spent fuel and

Radioactive Waste Management

4. Convention on nuclear safety

Discussion