Nuclear power plant operation

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.
English, Full Text, (857 kb).  more details
Evaluation of Seismic Safety for Existing Nuclear Installations
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.13
Date of Issue: Monday, 29 June, 2009.
English, Full Text, (693 kb).  more details
Ageing Management for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.12
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 04 March, 2009.
English, Full Text, (826 kb).  more details
Conduct of Operations at Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.14
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 10 September, 2008.
English, Full Text, (419 kb).  more details
A System for the Feedback of Experience from Events in Nuclear Installations Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.11
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 25 July, 2006.
English, Full Text, (497 kb).  more details
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.
English, Full Text, (513 kb).  more details
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.
English, Full Text, (393 kb).  more details
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.
English, Full Text, (364 kb).  more details
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.
English, Full Text, (429 kb).  more details
Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations Safety Requirements
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-3
Date of Issue: Friday, 19 December, 2003.
English, Full Text, (323 kb).  more details
Periodic Safety Review of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.10
Date of Issue: Friday, 12 September, 2003.
English, Full Text, (391 kb).  more details
Commissioning for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.9
Date of Issue: Friday, 18 July, 2003.
English, Full Text, (368 kb).  more details
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.
English, Full Text, (276 kb).  more details
Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.7
Date of Issue: Thursday, 19 December, 2002.
English, Full Text, (256 kb).  more details
Recruitment, Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.8
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 17 December, 2002.
English, Full Text, (237 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in Russian 
Maintenance, Surveillance and In-service Inspection in Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.6
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 19 November, 2002.
English, Full Text, (304 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in Russian 
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.
English, Full Text, (162 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in Russian 
The Operating Organization for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.4
Date of Issue: Thursday, 10 January, 2002.
English, Full Text, (248 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in French  Russian  Chinese 
Modifications to Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.3
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 13 November, 2001.
English, Full Text, (295 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in French  Spanish  Russian  Chinese 
Operational Limits and Conditions and Operating Procedures for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.2
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 19 December, 2000.
English, Full Text, (136 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in Russian 
Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Operation Safety Requirements
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-2
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 31 October, 2000.
English, Full Text, (115 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in French  Spanish  Russian  Chinese 
Fire Safety in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.1
Date of Issue: Friday, 15 September, 2000.
English, Full Text, (125 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in French  Russian 
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.
English, Full Text, (161 kb).  more details
This publication is also available in French  Russian 
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


  DS388 - Chemistry Programme for Water Cooled Nuclear Power Plants
Draft  DPP  more details
  DS394 - Development and Application of Level 1 Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Nuclear Reactors
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  DS395 - Deterministic Safety Analysis and their Application for Nuclear Power Plants
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