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Order No. 443 of the State Inspection of Nuclear Regulation validating the Requirements for risk-informed decision-making related to safety of nuclear plants.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Risk assessment/management Nuclear energy Radiation
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Order sets forth the Requirements for risk-informed decision-making related to safety of nuclear plants. These Requirements shall be mandatory for all legal entities and individuals who adopt risk-informed approaches when making decisions on activities related to placement, design, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power plants, safety assessment and regulation of nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear power plants. The purpose of risk-informed decision making on nuclear plant security shall be as follows: (a) improving the safety of nuclear plants by identifying and taking into account the factors that have a dominant influence on the safety of the nuclear plants and the implementation of measures to improve the safety of nuclear plants; (b) comprehensive assessment of the impact of decisions on the safety of nuclear plants, taking into account the results of risk assessments, in addition to deterministic assessments and operational experience; (c) optimizing the operation of nuclear plants due to the concentration of resources on the factors, structures, systems and elements of nuclear plants that are dominant over the safety impact; and (d) reasonable reduction of excessive conservatism and constraints that were taken into account in the development of the nuclear plant project and substantiation of security. The substantiation for the observance of deterministic requirements shall be as follows: a balance is maintained between preventing severe damage to the core, preventing the release of radioactive substances in the environment and mitigating the effects.

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
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