Session: 06-02 Nuclear Codes, Standards, Licensing, & Regulatory Issues Session 2

Paper Number: 135727

135727 - Research on International Standardization Cooperation and Competition Analysis in Nuclear Field, Taking the United States and France as Examples 

Abstract: 

As a universal language for international economic and trade cooperation, standards play an increasingly prominent role in supporting industrial development and promoting technological innovation. Standardization in the nuclear field is an important approach to promoting the safe, innovative, and sustainable development of the entire nuclear industry chain, responding to global climate change, and achieving Net-Zero Emissions. Western countries have long dominated international organizations over the years. Recently, China has achieved local advantages in nominating leadership positions in international organizations and leading the development of international standards or other normative documents, in some technical areas. The United States and European agencies have proposed strategies to compete with China in developing technical standards. This has important reference significance for objectively reviewing the development of global standardization cooperation and competition, deepening collaborations and reaching consensus, through strategic layout in international standards developing organizations (SDOs), and promoting global governance reform and innovation.

Started from a macro perspective, the research team conducted a systematic review and evaluation of the key points of standardization policy recommendations and strategic deployments in the United States and Europe, and focused on the leadership positions in international standardization organizations in the nuclear field. Taking ISO/TC 85, the technical committee (TC) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) dealing with nuclear energy, nuclear technology, and radiation protection, as an example, the research team used a differentiated competition strategy to compare and analyze the differences in countries' participations in international standardization works in terms of institutional mechanisms, system construction, participating effectiveness, and the number of leadership positions etc. The research team identified the main issues in the current research and development (R&D) of international standardization in the nuclear field, including insufficient ability to set forward-looking new work item proposals and lack of leading strategic research etc. The team also discussed the potential causes of these shortages. In conjunction with the forthcoming development trends of global standardization and the general direction of the nuclear industry R&Ds, the team proposed an overall thinking and strategic recommendations for China's cooperation and competition in nuclear international standardization works. Correspondingly, based on demand-oriented research, the team put forward long-term high-quality development strategies for international standardization, including identifying key R&D areas, deploying new technologies and industry standards as a priority, and strengthening talent development and capacity building. These strategies aim at supporting a long-term development of nuclear field standardization work and the nuclear industry, eliminating geopolitical factors, and putting true multilateralism into practice, moreover, as a stakeholder, actively playing a constructive and stable role in international affairs.

Presenting Author: Shangyuan Liu China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy

Presenting Author Biography: I am now working in the China Institute for Standardization of Nuclear Industry (ISNI), whose parent company is China Institute for Nuclear Industry Strategy (CINIS), affiliated by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
I am an engineer, also, a project manager. Currently, I am mainly engaged in the international standardization strategy research and management works in the field of nuclear power (for both international and domestic scales). I am also in charge of research and management works for standards’ development and revision focusing on the nuclear power plants commissioning, operating and decommissioning stages. In addition, I am also responsible for the preparation and participation for relevant foreign affairs or activities. As a coordinator representing Chinese side, I am responsible for a liaisonship with foreign countries or regional standardization organizations, such as BSI in UK, AFCEN in France and ASME in US.

Authors:

Shangyuan Liu China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy
Wei Wei China National Nuclear Corporation
Jiang Li China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy
Ruiyuan Deng China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy