A Common Basis for Judging the Safety of Nuclear Power Plants Built to Earlier Standards

INSAG-8 : a Report

• Author(s): International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group, International Atomic Energy Agency,
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Pages: 19
• ISBN_10: 9201023952
  ISBN_13: 9789201023957
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Energy , Science / Physics / Nuclear , Technology & Engineering / General , Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Nuclear ,

Description:... This report was prepared in response to the recommendation of the IAEA General Conference in 1992 that the Director General develop a process to provide a common basis on which the acceptable level of safety of all operating nuclear power plants built to earlier standards can be judged. This followed a recommendation made at the IAEA Conference on 'The Safety of Nuclear Power: Strategy for the Future' held in September 1991. The report also provides a basis for allocating responsibilities for, and deciding on the best approach to, making a safety assessment, and for selecting criteria to adopt in deciding on what corrective action to take.