Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)

The NEA Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities is an international committee made up of senior representatives from regulatory bodies. It was created in 1989 to guide the NEA programme concerning the regulation, licensing and inspection of nuclear installations with regard to safety. The CNRA's main tasks are:

to exchange information and experience among regulatory organisations;
to review developments which could affect regulatory requirements;
to review current practices and operating experiences.

NEA Policy Papers
(incluces all CNRA "green booklets")

Joint CSNI/CNRA Strategic Plan and Mandates (Pdf format, 26 kb)

Review of the Role, Activities and Working Methods of the CNRA (Pdf format, 26 kb)

CNRA Structure (clickable image map, 47kb)

CNRA Operating Plan 2006-2009 (Pdf format, 219 kb)

CNRA Operating Guidelines (Pdf format, 254 kb)

Working groups

Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP)

Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE)

Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC)

Working Group on the Regulation of New Reactors (WGRNR)

Task groups

Senior-level Task Group: The Regulator’s Role in Assessing Licensee Oversight of Vendor and Other Contracted Services (password protected)

Status Review Group on Regulatory Efficiency and Effectiveness Indicators Information Exchange (password protected)

Task groups which have completed their mandates

Senior-level Task Group: The Regulatory Goal of Assuring Nuclear Safety

Related links

Nuclear Safety Division overview

Nuclear Events Web-based System (NEWS)
Nuclear events reporting system jointly managed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the NEA and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)

E-mail contact:

CNRA members' area (password protected | retrieve password)

CNRA meetings (password protected | retrieve password)

Last reviewed: 18 November 2009