.	Safe Construction
•	Introduction
•	Conceptual design
•	Detailed design
•	Shop manufacturing
•	On-site construction
•	Startup testing
•	Summary
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The construction of a power plant is planned in the design offices of the EDF Engineering and Construction Division and the main vendors (Framatome and GEC Alsthom) who carry out the conceptual design and design development work.

The detailed design of buildings and equipment is then prepared, essentially by vendors. This is followed by shop manufacturing, on-site construction and finally the startup tests.

As indicated in Chapter 2: Safe Design, the equipment important for safety must meet technical and quality requirements. This is expressed by provisions common to the above five stages (conceptual design and design development, detailed design, manufacturing, construction, testing) consisting of:

• A quality management system within EDF and its contractors
• Monitoring of the quality management systems of the EDF Engineering and Construction Division and the vendors (acceptance, renewal audits and corrective action) by the Division's Independent Auditing Team
• Monitoring of contractors from detailed design to startup tests
• Archiving of documents (design studies, end-of-manufacture reports, radiographic inspection films etc.) for use during the operating phase of the plants

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Special provisions in addition to the above general conditions for each of the five stages are detailed below.

Defense in depth is implemented at each stage of construction by identifying requirements and by verifying compliance with the requirements.