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  1. Regulations after start of commercial operation

NPPs are controlled by strict national regulations during their planning and construction. After the start of commercial operation, there are more regulations covering periodic inspections, safety administration examinations, and safety inspections (refer to Sections 4.2 and 5.2), so that maintenance of safety functions is ascertained. When principal items of equipment of NPPs are changed, the same regulatory process as at the time of construction, are necessary, including

application for amendments to the nuclear reactor establishment permit, construction sanction, technical specifications and re-assignment of the reactor operation chief engineer and operator certification system. The safety of NPPs is ensured under the national strict regulation.

Regulatory procedures from selection of the site to operation are shown in Figure 1.5.3

  1. Iaea Safety Standards

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), publishes and revises as necessary, the IAEA safety standards. These global standards are intended

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[Source] "Nuclear Energy 2005", Resources and Energy Agency

Figure 1.5.3 Outline of the procedures from site selection to operation

to be used as references, when member countries prepare laws and set technical criteria for safety regulations of nuclear facilities. About 100 safety standards have been published. Figure 1.5.4 shows the structures of the standards.

The standards used to have 5 areas: common safety, nuclear facility safety, radiation safety, radioactive waste safety and transportation safety. As of 2008, however, the new IAEA standards were classified into two categories, thematic areas and facilities and activities, under the broad heading of safety fundamentals which contain the basic concept of safeguards common to all areas. The previous corresponding safety standards are shown in parentheses in the same figure. “Safety Requirements” describe items which shall be

complied to ensure safety, and “Safety Guides”, which describe activities, conditions and processes that are recommended to meet safety requirements, are defined for each area. Those safety standards don’t have gal binding to member countries, but are expected to be used at the member country’ s discretion for preparing domestic regulations. Japan participates in preparation and revision of the standards by assigning members to the relevant IAEA committees to cooperate and to expresses opinions of the Japanese government. The consistencies between the IAEA standards and regulatory systems in Japan are checked, and laws and technical criteria are revised as necessary.

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Chapter 1 General

Legal and governmental infrastructure (General safety)

NPP: design

(Safety of nuclear facilities)

Emergency preparedness and response (General safety)

NPP: operation

(Safety of nuclear facilities)

Management systems (General safety)

Research reactors (Safety of nuclear facilities)

■Assessment and verification (General safety)

■Site evaluation (Safety of nuclear facilities)

Radiation protection

(Radiation protection and safety of radiation sources)

Fuel cycle facilities (Safety of nuclear facilities)

Radiation related facilities and activities

(Radiation protection and safety of radiation sources)

Waste treatment and disposal facilities

(Safe management of radioactive waste)

Radioactive waste management (Safe management of radioactive waste)

Decommissioning (Safe management of radioactive waste)

Rehabilitation of contaminated areas (Safe management of radioactive waste)

Transport of radioactive material (Safe transport of radioactive material)

Figure 1.5.4 Structure of iaea safety standards

References

  1. Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc, ‘Trends of Nuclear Power Plants Worldwide”, (2007/2008), 2008

  2. Nuclear Handbook Editing Committee, Nuclear Handbook, Tokyo: Ohmsha, Ltd., 2007

  3. K. Sato, Theory of Nuclear Safety (Revised), Tokyo: Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, Ltd. 2006

  4. IAEA “Safety Standards NS-R-1: Safety of Nuclear Power Plant Design”, Vienna: IAEA, 2006

  5. IAEA "INSAG 10 : Defense-In-Depth in Nuclear Safety”, Vienna: IAEA, 1996

  6. IAEA “INSAG 12 : Basic Safety Principles for Nuclear Power Plants 75-INSAG-3 Rev.l", Vienna: IAEA, 1999

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