International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG)
Safety for All: The New INSAG
Next Meeting - 9-11 April 2008, in Vienna Austria
Mandate
The International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG) is a group of experts with high professional competence in the field of safety working in regulatory organizations, research and academic institutions and the nuclear industry. INSAG is convened under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with the objective to provide authoritative advice and guidance on nuclear safety approaches, policies and principles. In particular, INSAG will provide recommendations and opinions on current and emerging nuclear safety issues to the IAEA, the nuclear community and the public.
Previous Meetings
Annual Assessment Letters: From the INSAG Chairman to the IAEA Director General
| 2005 (29kb) |
| 2004 (104kb) |
| 2006 (39kb) |
| 2007 (59kb) |
Published documents
INSAG-1: (revised as INSAG-7): Summary Report on the Post-accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Accident
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-2: Radionuclide Source Terms from Severe Accidnts to Nuclear Power Plants with Light Water Reactors
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-3: (revised as INSAG-12): Basic Safety Principles for Nuclear Power Plants
INSAG-4: Safety Culture
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-5: The Safety of Nuclear Power
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-6: Probabilistic Safety Assessment
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-7: The Chernobyl Accident: Updating of INSAG-1
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-8: A Common Basis for Judging the Safety of Nuclear Power Plants Built to Earlier Standards
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-9: Potential Exposure in Nuclear Safety
This publication is also available in French, Russian, Spanish.
INSAG-10: Defence in Depth in Nuclear Safety
INSAG-11: The Safe Management of Sources of Radiation: Principles and Strategies
INSAG-12: Basic Safety Principles for Nuclear Power Plants 75-INSAG-3 Rev.1
INSAG-13: Management of Operational Safety in Nuclear Power Plants
INSAG-14: Safe Management of the Operating Lifetimes of Nuclear Power Plants
INSAG-15: Key Practical Issues in Strengthening Safety Culture
INSAG-16: Maintaining Knowledge, Training and Infrastructure for Research and Development in Nuclear Safety
INSAG-17: Independence in Regulatory Decision Making
INSAG-18: making Change in the Nuclear Industry: The Effects on Safety
INSAG-19: Maintaining the Design Integrity of Nuclear Installations Throughout Their Operating Life
INSAG-20: Stakeholder Involvement in Nuclear Issues
INSAG-21: Strengthening the Global Nuclear Safety Regime
To view or purchase INSAG Documents, visit the IAEA publications webpage (link in the Resources menu above right).
Working Papers – for Public Consideration
| Report for INSAG on RBMK's and Nuclear Safety since Chernobyl (663kb) |
| Key Issues Affecting Advanced HTGRs (134kb) |
Items of interest
| Chairman's statement on infrastructure at INSAG Forum (39kb) |
| Interview with Chairman Meserve (89kb) |
| Chairman's statement on operating experience feedback at the INSAG Forum (37kb) |
Membership
The following members have been appointed by the Agency's Director General for the period 2005 - 2011 (alphabetic order):
| Argentina | Ms. Alicia Couto |
| Canada | Mr. David F. Torgerson |
| Czech Republic | Ms. Dana Drábová |
| China | Mr. Nan Chang |
| Finland | Mr. Jukka Laaksonen (Vice Chairman) |
| France | Ms. Anne Lauvergeon |
| Germany | Mr. Adolf Birkhofer E.h. |
| India | Mr. Surendra K. Sharma |
| Japan | Mr. Atsuyuki Suzuki |
| OECD Nuclear Energy Agency | Mr. Luis E. Echávarri |
| Republic of Korea | Mr. Chang Sun Kang |
| Russian Federation | Mr. Vladimir Grigorievich Asmolov |
| South Africa | Mr. Johan Slabber |
| Spain | Mr. Agustín Alonso |
| Sweden | Ms. Agenta Rising |
| United Kingdom | Mr. Mike Weightman |
| United States of America | Mr. Richard A. Meserve (Chairman) |
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