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The IAEA Workshop on Level 2, 3 and External Events Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) was held in Beijing

The IAEA Workshop on Level 2, 3 and External Events Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) was hosted by the Nuclear Safety Centre (NSC) on 23-27 May 2011 in Beijing. Eighty-two participants from various Chinese organizations involved in safety analysis of nuclear power plants attended, along with two external experts from the USA and the Republic of Korea, and an IAEA expert. The workshop was aimed at providing basic, updated information on Internal and External Events PSA, Level-2 and Level-3 PSA and risk-informed decision making. Mr. Kang Yufeng, DDG of NSC, attended the opening ceremony and gave a speech.
The IAEA expert gave a presentation covering general PSA aspects and the IAEA activities conducted in the area of PSA, integrated risk informed decision making and internal events PSA, including internal fires and internal floods. The USA expert reviewed different aspects of Level-2 PSA and the basic aspects of Level-3 PSA. In his lecture, the external expert from the Republic of Korea discussed theoretical external hazards, PSA aspects and practical experience with external events PSA in the Republic of Korea. Each presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session. Participants voiced appreciation for the information provided during the workshop.