Organization of the Independent Safety Review Done by Electrabel for the Safety Assessment of Doel 3 and Tihange 2 RPVs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Meert ◽  
Jean-Paul De Cock
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Regulatory Body ◽  
Safety Case ◽  
Independent Review ◽  
The Way

The paper will deal with the way Electrabel carried out an independent control of the safety case studies of Doel 3 and Tihange 2 Reactor Pressure Vessels assessments after the discovery of indications of hydrogen induced flakes. Electrabel’s Physical Control Service (Service de Contrôle Physique: SCP), acting as an internal independent body, has been involved since the very beginning of the development of the Safety Case. Its objective has been to perform an independent review of the project deliverables issued by the Project Team. Several independent evaluations were carried out. Some were externalised: for instance Sandia National Laboratories performed calculations with an independent methodology to challenge the project grouping methodology; they also assessed the UT technique used for the non-destructive tests. Others were done internally: for instance, statistical calculations were performed during the UT qualification process, leading to a recommendation to increase the detection level. SCP also provided its recommendations when determining the fluence level for the irradiation campaigns done in the BR-2 reactor. This helped to challenge the correlations established for the Safety Case by the Project Team. The paper will detail the way the SCP was organised, the scope of its activities and reviews. It will detail the legal process of independent review as requested by the Belgian legal framework. It will also detail some specific actions carried out as the Sandia counter-study and some external expertise performed. During the whole assessment process, SCP produced several reports, synthetized in the final advise: ‘Report on independent analysis and advice regarding the Safety Case’ and its addendum, published on the website of the FANC. This late one covered the full project scope (Safety Case 2015 Version1), ranging from the preliminary studies, proceedings of mechanical tests, and draft documents up to the final justification file that was delivered to the Safety Authorities on 28 October 2015. An overview of those reports, the concerns and the solution found and finally the approbation of the action plan will be described. Nevertheless, the paper will not address the part of the review done by the Regulatory Body and its Technical Support Organization as it is out of the scope of the SCP activities.

From source-oriented databases to event-history data files: a twelve-step action plan for the analysis of individual and household life histories

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Onno Boonstra ◽  
Maarten Panhuysen
Keyword(s):  
Life Histories ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Event History ◽  
Flat File ◽  
Event History Data ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Good Technique ◽  
Data Files ◽  
The Way

Population registers are recognised to be a very important source for demographic research, because it enables us to study the lifecourse of individuals as well as households. A very good technique for lifecourse analysis is event history analysis. Unfortunately, there are marked differences in the way the data are available in population registers and the way event history analysis expects them to be. The source-oriented approach of computing historical data calls for a ‘five-file structure’, whereas event history analysis only can handle fiat files. In this article, we suggest a series of twelve steps with which population register data can be transposed from a five-file structured database into a ‘flat file’ event history analysis dataset.

Resisting Neoliberalism in Colombia: The Role of Human Rights

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 127-144
Author(s):  
Paul A. Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
International Image ◽  
The Way

The Colombian government’s noncompliance with the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement’s Labor Action Plan calls into question not only the government’s intentions but also the efficacy of human rights activism and discourse for social resistance to neoliberalism. Colombia has managed to adjust the narrative on human rights and improve its international image, paving the way for U.S. ratification of the free-trade agreement despite the fact that the human rights situation continues to be very serious. Its success in this is due to the way in which the debate on the agreement and human rights was framed—with a very narrow focus on trade unionists’ rights and a discourse that did not link civil and political rights to economic and social rights—and to the ideological affinity between neoliberalism and the dominant liberal discourse on human rights. El incumplimiento del Plan de Acción Laboral por parte del gobierno colombiano, en el marco del TLC con Estados Unidos, pone en tela de juicio no solo las intenciones del gobierno, sino la utilidad y eficacia del activismo y discurso de los derechos humanos para la resistencia social al neoliberalismo. El Estado colombiano ha logrado ajustar la narrativa sobre los derechos humanos y mejorar su imagen internacional, lo que le permitió ser “premiado” con la ratificación del TLC a pesar de que la situación de derechos humanos siguiera siendo grave. Esto se debe a la forma en que se enmarcó el debate sobre el TLC y los derechos humanos—con un enfoque demasiado restringido y un discurso que no integró los derechos civiles y políticos con los derechos económicos y sociales—y a la afinidad ideológica entre el neoliberalismo y el discurso dominante de los derechos humanos.

scholarly journals Impact of circular economy as the EU’s ambitious policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-96
Author(s):  
Urška Fric
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The article describes the role of legislative and legal framework which brought about a new approach to waste management through the concept of circular economy, and its drivers. We explicitly focus on the impact of ambitious EU environmental policy and its financial support from the European Commission (EC) which helped social actors recognize not only the ecological, but also the economic and social benefits of the circular economy. Over 50 actions under the “Circular Economy Action Plan” launched in 2015 have been delivered or are being implemented in this period in European Union (EU). Through overview of the EU’s ambitious policy, best practice of the circular economy in the world and status quo in circular economy at EU level we also show the circular economy is nowadays a crucial megatrend and there is still needed to increase up action at EU level, provide the competitive advantage it brings to EU economy and close the loop. Beside impact of ambitious EU environmental policy article focuses on the Cultural Political Economy (CPE) approach as a political economy approach with the purpose for explaining the role of legislative and legal framework as a mechanism for selection and retention of the paradigm of circular economy.

scholarly journals Legal Regulation of Ensuring Nuclear Safety and Security in Ukraine on the Way to European Integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 406
Author(s):  
Sergiy Dubchak ◽  
Valentyna Goshovska ◽  
Volodymyr Goshovskyi ◽  
Oleksandr Svetlychny ◽  
Olena Gulac
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Eu ◽  
The Way

The article is devoted to the analysis of legal regulation of the sphere of nuclear safety and security of Ukraine on the way to European integration. The authors drew attention to the importance of Ukraine achieving the necessary level of and nuclear sefaty and security adopted in the EU member states. The emphasis was placed on the fact that the prospects for fulfilling national obligations in the field of nuclear safety in accordance with European standards directly depend on solving the problems of ensuring the functioning of nuclear facilities, the physical protection of nuclear materials and installations as well as radioactive waste management. The main directions of ensuring the nuclear safety and secutiry in the world within the international law are considered. The role and activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in setting up a regulatory framework for nuclear safety and security are analyzed. The international legal framework for nuclear safety and security was discused.The legislative basis for nuclear safety and secutiry in the EU IS characterized. The issue of legal norms unification in the field of nuclear safety regulation of EU member states was considered. The principles of legal regulation of nuclear a safety and security in Ukraine are characterized. Key words: nuclear safety, nuclear security, public administration of nuclear safety and security, legal regulation of nuclear safety and security, European integration, sustainable development in the field of ensuring nuclear safety and security. UDC 35:574:339.9:349.6        JEL Classification: K 23, K 32, K 33,  Q 5

Comparison of Contractual Liability Patterns in the British Legal System and the Iranian Legal System

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Nancy Asbaghipour ◽  
Reza Simbar
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Iranian Law ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

No part of society can elude legitimate occasions. Some of the time, eagerly or unwillingly, another is hurt, and the issue of hurtful obligation or how to compensate is raised by others. The rules and controls of each nation or other nations may be distinctive, and the way of demonstrating obligation and its components and the approach of the courts in deciding the sum of harms may moreover be diverse. Since the legitimate British framework is to some degree diverse from the legitimate Iranian framework, it appears valuable to know the sees of this framework. The think about of these likenesses and contrasts, counting the way of sanctioning laws, their modification, the way of the trial of courts and the limits of duties and the way of execution of judgments, raises numerous scores and gives other viewpoints for analysts to be utilized in tackling issues in society. The article presented attempts to clarify the perspective of the UK legal framework and compare it with the Iranian legal framework in terms of designing respectful risks within the contract to realize the over the result. All legitimate frameworks look for a full stipend. In this respect, due to the reality that the strategy of remuneration among other remuneration strategies within the UK, the legitimate framework of this nation has set exact criteria based on which the assurance of full emolument. It is more standard and precise. Iranian law is generally appropriate on the issue of damages. This can occur despite the fact that the refusal of the rule of the presence of a way of a stipend in infringement of legally binding commitments has not been considered with assurance.

Part V The Scope of Refugee Protection, Ch.45 Conflict Refugees

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouters Cornelis (Kees)
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Refugee Convention ◽  
Refugee Protection ◽  
Dynamic Interpretation ◽  
Societal Structure ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Way

Armed conflicts have always been and still are major causes of refugee movements. They invariably cause human suffering, destroying State and societal structure and affecting the lives of civilian populations. While it is difficult to contest that people should not be returned to conflict, different thinking and practices are discernable in relation to the applicable legal framework for providing refugee protection to people displaced across borders by conflict. These discrepancies arise in part from the way in which conflicts are understood; the way in which the definition of a refugee in the Refugee Convention has been interpreted and applied; and in part from limitations in the definition itself. Recognizing ‘conflict refugees’ as refugees within the international legal framework requires an understanding of the dynamics of conflicts and a dynamic interpretation of the refugee definitions at global and regional levels.

Part I Rationales for State Aid Rules, 3 Evolution of State Aid Rules: Conceptions, Challenges, and Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kreuschitz Viktor ◽  
Nehl Hanns Peter
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
State Aid ◽  
The State ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
The One ◽  
Supranational Level

This chapter looks at the evolution of the legal framework for State aid during the past six decades of economic integration and addresses State aid rules in the context of balancing national policy objectives with the necessity to review aids at a supranational level. A dual trend emerges from the evolution of State aid rules over the last sixty years. On the one hand, the Court of Justice has played a key role in establishing new principles and designing rules governing State aid. In parallel, the Commission also acts as a rule-maker, by introducing relevant soft law and regulatory texts. In this context, the adoption of the Procedural Regulation in 1999 can be regarded as a turning point in the codification and development of State aid rules. The development of State aid is, however, not completed, as reflected in the last reforms of the State Aid Action Plan and the State Aid Modernization initiative.

Theme 3. Sharing Pacific-Rim Experiences in Disasters: Summary and Action Plan

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Hickson ◽  
Michael Schull ◽  
Emilio Huertas Arias ◽  
Yasufumi Asai ◽  
Jih-Chang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Preceding Paper ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Pacific Rim ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Chairs

AbstractIntroduction:The discussions in this theme provided an opportunity to address the unique hazards facing the Pacific Rim.Methods:Details of the methods used are provided in the preceding paper. The chairs moderated all presentations and produced a summary that was presented to an assembly of all of the delegates. Since the findings from the Theme 3 and Theme 7 groups were similar, the chairs of both groups presided over one workshop that resulted in the generation of a set of action plans that then were reported to the collective group of all delegates.Results:The main points developed during the presentations and discussion included: (1) communication, (2) coordination, (3) advance planning and risk assessment, and (4) resources and knowledge.Discussion:Action plans were summarized in the following ideas: (1) plan disaster responses including the different types, identification of hazards, focusing training based on experiences, and provision of public education; (2) improve coordination and control; (3) maintain communications, assuming infrastructure breakdown; (4) maximize mitigation through standardized evaluations, the creation of a legal framework, and recognition of advocacy and public participation; and (5) provide resources and knowledge through access to existing therapies, the media, and increasing and decentralizing hospital inventories.Conclusions:The problems in the Asia-Pacific rim are little different from those encountered elsewhere in the world. They should be addressed in common with the rest of the world.

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