This Safety Requirements publication was prepared under the IAEA programme on Safety Standards for Nuclear Installations. It establishes requirements and provides criteria for ensuring safety in site evaluation for nuclear installations. The Safety Guides on site evaluation listed in the references section provide recommendations on how to meet the requirements established in this Safety Requir…
Disaster recovery is often unplanned for in the emergency management life cycle. Yet recovery is the key stage where funds, programs, professional expertise, and volunteer efforts are applied to affected cities, states, and regions to get them up and running again. Providing a unique perspective on a highly focused area, Disaster Recovery is the first core text that tackles the myriad recovery …
The present publication named “Standing Orders on Disaster” is the result of such encouragement and also the manifestation of Government's commitment to enhance capability at all tiers of our administrative and social structures for coping with and recovering from disasters. It is expected that all those involved in disaster management in the country will be duly benefited by this publicati…
we don't deny, there are chemical, biological and nuclear weapons circulating in the world. The world community must be protected and alert to the presence of these weapons, especially if they are used in terrorist activities. This book discusses the ins and outs of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. It is also equipped with a manual for handling it in an emergency related to the risks t…
This Safety Guide discusses the phenomena, both natural and human induced, that may cause floods or droughts at coastal and river sites, and gives an outline of the methods that can be used for, and the critical factors involved in, the evaluation of such events and of their associated effects. Possible combinations of two or more phenomena that can give rise to flooding at a site are also disc…
The status of the IAEA safety standards derives from the IAEA’s Statute, which authorizes the IAEA to establish or adopt, in consultation and, where appropriate, in collaboration with the competent organs of the United Nations and with the specialized agencies concerned, standards of safety for protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property, and to provide for their appl…