Technical tools

The IAEA is authorized under its statutes: to provide for the application of its standards for the protection of health, life and property to peaceful nuclear activities; and to foster the exchange of information relating to nuclear activities. Moreover, under the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, one of the Agency’s functions is to collect and disseminate to States Parties and Member States information concerning relevant methodologies, techniques and available results of research relating to response to nuclear accidents or radiological emergencies; and to develop appropriate radiation monitoring programmes and procedures.

The IAEA fulfills these functions in part through publication of, amongst others, Safety Reports (SR), Technical Reports (TR), Technical Documents (TECDOC), and Accident Reports. There is a specific series for IAEA publications in the area of emergency preparedness and response - the EPR series. All these publications are informational in nature. They may describe good practices and give practical examples and detailed methods that can be used to meet safety standards. They do not establish requirements or make recommendations.

Associated with the practical manuals the IAEA has developed standardised training material that is used for supporting all its technical co-operation work and extra-budgetary programmes.

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