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Netherlands’ National Report on the post-Fukushima Stress Test for the Borssele Nuclear Power Plant

AuthorMin. EL&I
1-01-8-20-59.pdf
DateDecember 2011
Classification 1.01.8.20/59 (BORSSELE I - GENERAL)
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                              Ministry of Economic Affairs,
                              Agriculture & Innovation




Netherlands’ National
Report on the Post-
Fukushima Stress Test
for the Borssele Nuclear Power Plant




                                         December 2011
   Netherlands’ National Report
On the post-Fukushima stress test for the
     Borssele Nuclear Power Plant
      Ministry of Economic affairs, Agriculture & Innovation
   Ministerie van Economische zaken, Landbouw & Innovatie (EL&I)




                                                            December 2011
The Netherlands’ National Report on the Post – Fukushima stress test for Borssele NPP


Abstract
This is the National Report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the post-Fukushima ‘stress
test’ of the Borssele (one unit) Nuclear Power Plant, the KCB. This report complies with the
guidelines published by ENSREG in May (objectives & scope) and October 2011 (structure of
report) for National Reports.
The operator of the KCB has submitted a Licensee Report to the regulatory body, that addresses
all topics prescribed in the ENSREG guidelines for the ‘stress test’ and meets the prescribed
format.
The National Report presents conclusions about licensee’s compliance with its design basis. The
conclusions are based on the Licensee Report as well as on several decades of regulatory
oversight, including regulatory inspections, evaluations of various applications for modification
of the licences, regulatory control of the special Long-Term Operation programme and the
various extensive Periodic Safety Reviews.
The National Report presents conclusions on the safety margins identified in the Licensee
Report.
The National report notes the measures proposed and considered in the Licensee Report. In
principle, the regulatory body can endorse various of these measures, but further assessment is
needed to establish the effectiveness of these. The regulatory body proposes additional topics
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