Challenges in Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants [electronic resource]: Implications for Regulatory Bodies /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2012.
This document contains a compilation of consensus guidance for approval of long-term operation of nuclear power plants. This guidance is presented as fundamental and key principles that should govern decisions on authorisation for long-term operation. These principles allow for differences in national regulatory strategies and expectations while ensuring that safe performance can be achieved in long-term operation.
1. Introduction 7 2. Principles related to the regulation of long-term operation 9 -2.1. Fundamental principle 9 -2.2. Key principles 9 3. Regulatory challenges and considerations 13 -3.1. Developing a regulatory framework compatible with long-term operation 13 -3.2. Defining the scope of the regulatory assessment for long-term operation&nbsp;16 -3.3. Assessing the safety basis of long-term operation 21 -3.4. Ensuring oversight of the plant in long-term operation 25 4. Summary and recommendations&nbsp; 27 Appendix A: Typical regulatory approaches for assurance of safety in long-term operation 29
This document contains a compilation of consensus guidance for approval of long-term operation of nuclear power plants. This guidance is presented as fundamental and key principles that should govern decisions on authorisation for long-term operation. These principles allow for differences in national regulatory strategies and expectations while ensuring that safe performance can be achieved in long-term operation.
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