Safety of nuclear power plant: Design Requirements Safety Standards Series No. NS-R-1, ISBN 92-0-101900-9).

This appendix comprises the list of contents for the above IAEA document and is included to show an example of the contents of a modern set of Design Safety Criteria for Nuclear Plants. The complete document can be obtained from the IAEA or viewed at http://www.iaea.org.

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

   • Background (1.1)

   • Objective (1.2 1.4)

   • Scope (1.5 1.7)

   • Structure (1.8)

2. SAFETY OBJECTIVES AND CONCEPTS

   • Safety objectives (2.1 2.8)

   • The concept of Defense in Depth (2.9 2.11)

3. REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY

   • Responsibilities in management (3.1)

   • Management of design (3.2 3.5)

   • Proven engineering practices (3.6 3.8)

   • Operational experience and safety research (3.9)

   • Safety assessment (3.10 3.12)

   • Independent verification of the safety assessment (3.13)

   • Quality assurance (3.14 3.16)

4. PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT

   • Requirements for Defense in Depth (4.1 4.4)

   • Safety functions (4.5 4.7)

   • Accident prevention and plant safety characteristics (4.8)

   • Radiation protection and acceptance criteria (4.9 4.13)

5. REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT DESIGN

   • Safety classification (5.1 5.3)

   • General design basis (5.4 5.31)

   • Design for reliability of structures, systems and components (5.32 5.42)

   • Provision for in-service testing, maintenance, repair, inspection and monitoring (5.43 5.44)

   • Equipment qualification (5.45 5.46)

   • Ageing (5.47)

   • Human factors (5.48 5.56)

   • Other design considerations (5.57 5.68)

   • Safety analysis (5.69 5.73)

6. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN OF PLANT SYSTEMS

   • Reactor core and associated features (6.1 6.20)

   • Reactor coolant system (6.21 6.42)

   • Containment system (6.43 6.67)

   • Instrumentation and control (6.68 6.86)

   • Emergency control centre (6.87)

   • Emergency power supply (6.88 6.89)

   • Waste treatment and control systems (6.90 6.95)

   • Fuel handling and storage systems (6.96 6.98)

   • Radiation protection (6.99 6.106)

APPENDIX I: POSTULATED INITIATING

EVENTS APPENDIX II: REDUNDANCY, DIVERSITY

AND INDEPENDENCE...