Nuclear power plant design

Published Safety Standards


Severe Accident Management Programmes for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.15
Date of Issue: Thursday, 30 July, 2009.
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Radiation Protection Aspects of Design for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.13
Date of Issue: Monday, 19 December, 2005.
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Design of the Reactor Core for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.12
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 06 July, 2005.
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Geotechnical Aspects of Site Evaluation and Foundations for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-3.6
Date of Issue: Friday, 01 April, 2005.
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Protection against Internal Hazards other than Fires and Explosions in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.11
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 10 November, 2004.
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Design of the Reactor Coolant System and Associated Systems in Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.9
Date of Issue: Monday, 01 November, 2004.
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Design of Reactor Containment Systems for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.10
Date of Issue: Thursday, 14 October, 2004.
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Protection Against Internal Fires and Explosions in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.7
Date of Issue: Thursday, 14 October, 2004.
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Design of Emergency Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.8
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 13 October, 2004.
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Format and Content of the Safety Analysis Report for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GS-G-4.1
Date of Issue: Thursday, 27 May, 2004.
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Flood Hazard for Nuclear Power Plants on Coastal and River Sites Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-3.5
Date of Issue: Thursday, 18 March, 2004.
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External Events Excluding Earthquakes in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.5
Date of Issue: Friday, 09 January, 2004.
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Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations Safety Requirements
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-3
Date of Issue: Friday, 19 December, 2003.
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Seismic Design and Qualification for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.6
Date of Issue: Thursday, 20 November, 2003.
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Design of Fuel Handling and Storage Systems in Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.4
Date of Issue: Friday, 12 September, 2003.
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This publication is also available in Russian 
Evaluation of Seismic Hazards for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-3.3
Date of Issue: Friday, 21 March, 2003.
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Core Management and Fuel Handling for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.5
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 30 July, 2002.
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This publication is also available in Russian 
External Human Induced Events in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-3.1
Date of Issue: Friday, 19 July, 2002.
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Dispersion of Radioactive Material in Air and Water and Consideration of Population Distribution in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-3.2
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 23 April, 2002.
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Instrumentation and Control Systems Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.3
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 17 April, 2002.
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This publication is also available in French 
Safety Assessment and Verification for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.2
Date of Issue: Monday, 28 January, 2002.
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Software for Computer Based Systems Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.1
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 14 November, 2000.
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Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Design Safety Requirements
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-1
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 31 October, 2000.
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Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants and Research Reactors Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. WS-G-2.1
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 07 December, 1999.
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Assessment of the Overall Fire Safety Arrangements at Nuclear Power Plants: A Safety Practice
IAEA Safety Series No. 50-P-11
Date of Issue: Friday, 14 June, 1996.
English, not available electronically. 
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The Role of Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Probabilistic Safety Criteria in Nuclear Power Plant Safety
IAEA Safety Series No. 106
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 12 May, 1992.
English, not available electronically. 
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Draft Safety Standards


  DS367 - Safety Classification of Structures, Systems and Components in Nuclear Power Plants
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  DS393 - Development and Application of Level 2 Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants
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