This Safety Guide provides guidance on the development, content and use of operational limits and conditions (limits on plant operating parameters) and operating procedures that affect them. It recommends how to meet the requirements established in Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-2, Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Operation, setting out the responsibilities of the operating organization in set…
n 17 November 1992 a radiological accident occurred at an electron accelerator facility in Hanoi, Viet Nam. An individual entered the irradiation room without the operators' knowledge and unwittingly exposed his hands to the X ray beam. His hands were seriously injured and one hand had to be amputated. The report details the circumstances of the accident, its medical consequences and the govern…
This book contain of seven section: Section I. Introduction; Section II. General provisions; Section III. Activity and fissile material limits; Section IV. Preparation, requirements and controls for shipment and for storage in transit; Section V. Requirements for radioactive materials and for packagings and packages; Section VI. Test procedures; and Section VII. Approval and administrative requ…
This book consist of chapter I. Introduction; 2. The Photographic Process, a review of terms and concepts; 3. Application of the photocraphic technique to personnel monitoring; 4. Requirements for setting up a photographic personnel monitoring service; and 5. Examples of photographic personnel monitoring procedure. (Jml)
This first revision of the Basic Safety Standards was approved by the IAEA board of Governors in September 1965. It was prepared with the assistance of a panel of experts chaired by Prof. L. Bugnard, Director of the French Institut National d'Hygiene, and attended by representatives of several international organizations. (Jml)
This Safety Guide provides principles and practical details on the provisions to be made in the design of nuclear power plants to protect site personnel and the general public from ionizing radiation during operational states and accident conditions. The dose limitation systems, including the ALARA principle, are described as the basis for appropriately addressing the radiation protection featu…
This is the 32nd edition of Reference Data Series No. 2, which presents the most recent reactor data available to the IAEA. It contains summarized information as of the end of 2011 on power reactors that are in operation, under construction and shut down, and performance data on reactors operating in IAEA Member States, as reported to the IAEA. The information is collected through designated na…
This document is the seventh edition of the Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (Joint Plan), which was developed, maintained and cosponsored by member organizations of the Inter-Agency Committee on Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies (IACRNE). The Joint Plan describes the interagency framework of preparedness for and response to an actual, potential…
This book consist : Introduction; Range of accidents to be considered in emergency planning; Responsibilities for emergency planning organization and action; Emergency organization; Emergency planning; Emergency assessments and protective measures; Public information and instruction; Training and exercises; Co-operation across boundaries. (Jml)
This guide outlines the factors to be considered to ensure that the operating organization has a sufficient number of qualified site personnel who are aware of their duties and responsibilities. It covers the organization for the nuclear power plant, the educational qualifications and experience of the persons recruited, the recruitment and training schedule, the training of operating personnel…