To provide information and guidance on the following sub-topics:

• Key elements of a licensing process, including basic licensing principles, for nuclear installations in all stages of their life time: siting and site evaluation, design, construction, commissioning, operation, decommissioning and release from regulatory control
• Steps of the licensing process; alternative regulatory approaches
• Graded approach in the licensing activities
• Roles and responsibilities of the regulatory body and the licensee in the licensing process
• Essential documents to be submitted by the applicant/licensee for use in licensing, which are subjected to regulatory review and assessment
• Documents to be prepared by regulatory body during the licensing process
• Interactions between regulatory body, applicant and other government organizations during the licensing process
• Managing of the Licensing Process
• Licensing fees
• Involvement of the Public and other interested parties in the regulatory process
• Qualification of operators and other key plant personnel

To share international experiences, good practices and lessons learned relevant to embarking countries.