📋 Tender Overview
From 4 to 6 December, the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Authority (NSA) hosted representatives of the Turkish regulatory authority (Turkish: Nükleer Düzenleme Kurumu, NDK). The visit was aimed at exchanging knowledge and experience in the field of qualification verification and licensing of personnel in nuclear facilities.
The visit was organized as part of the project to strengthen the knowledge and skills of the Turkish administrative body, which is financed by the European Commission and in which the SNSA also participates. We presented the guests in detail the Slovenian legislation governing the procedure for obtaining licenses for operators and mechanics of nuclear equipment. Special emphasis was placed on the requirements of the Rules on Ensuring the Qualification of Workers in Radiation and Nuclear Facilities , which sets out the conditions for the professional qualification of workers in nuclear and radiation facilities, primarily in nuclear power plants, but also for research reactors. We also discussed the testing of the psychophysical abilities of operators and the differences between the conditions for the first acquisition and renewal of a license. They visited the Nuclear Technology Training Center , which is part of the Jožef Stefan Institute . There, they were presented with the course of operator training and other activities carried out by the training center. As part of this, they were also presented with the TRIGA research reactor .
In addition, we presented the working procedures of the commissions responsible for testing the knowledge and skills of personnel in nuclear facilities. Visitors also had the opportunity to learn about the practical aspects of the operation of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant . They viewed personnel training, the technological part of the power plant, the control room and the technical support center, which is activated in the event of a nuclear emergency.
The event opened up opportunities for further contacts between the two regulatory bodies in the field of nuclear safety and highlighted the importance of international knowledge exchange for ensuring the highest safety standards.
