The systems which perform the vitai functions of monitoring and controlling systems and parameters at nuclear power plants are known as instrumentation and control (I&C) systems*. They are divided into two types: information systems and control systems. Both types operate by providing signals from measuring equipment. Information systems monitor plant parameters and systems; they display and…
Identifies the typical parameters of a component that permit it to be characterized unequivocally and to allow the corresponding reliability data to be associated with those of other components having equivalent typical parameters. Parameters refer to technical characteristics including the physical principle of operation and quality level and to actual operating conditions and maintenance and …
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…
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…
This Guidebook constitutes a complement to a series of technical guidebooks: Technical Evaluation of Bids for Nuclear Power Plants, Technical Reports Series No. 204 (1981); Guidebook on the Introduction of Nuclear Power, Technical Reports Series No. 217 (1982); and Economic Evaluation of Bids for Nuclear Power Plants, 1999 Edition, Technical Reports Series No. 369 (2000). These provide, in part…
When facing the decision of closing nuclear power plants (NPPs) before expiration of their operating licences, it is important that the same safety measures are applied to management concerns for strategic planning as are applied to technical reviews. These management and organizational issues are fundamental to any future decommissioning process. Managers at sites that decide to close early ma…
This technical report, one of a series on the management of ageing nuclear power plants, presents methodologies for selecting plant components important to safety whose ageing should be assessed and for performing ageing management studies. Although the report has been developed for the management of ageing of plant components important to safety, the methodology studies are applicable to compo…
This report provides detailed guidance on how to review probabilistic safety assessments (PSAs) for nuclear power plants with the purpose of providing a basis for taking risk informed decisions within a regulatory decision making process. It gives a detailed account of the field and also addresses the relevant technical issues.
This guidebook is a revision and update of the IAEA Guidebook on Training to Establish and Maintain the Qualification and Competence of Nuclear Power Plant Operations Personnel, IAEA-TECDOC-525, published in 1989. It incorporates the experience gained since the introduction of the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) for nuclear power plant personnel and emphasizes a broader concept of compete…