Industrial Safety Guidelines for Nuclear Facilities - No. NP-T-3.3 - Objectives, Guides and Technical Reports

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IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NP-T-3.3 outlines the industrial safety guidelines for nuclear facilities within the IAEA’s Nuclear Energy Series structure. It explains the three-tier publication framework—Basic Principles and Objectives, Guides, and Technical Reports—and clarifies coding conventions (NG, NP, NF, NW) and publication scope. The document presents joint sponsorship, copyright and permission terms, cataloguing details, and a foreword describing how IAEA safety standards and nuclear energy reports support peaceful nuclear uses worldwide.

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IAEA Nuclear Energy Series Structure

Publication levels and objectives

Coding conventions and availability

Industrial Safety Guidelines for Nuclear Facilities

Joint sponsorship and publication details

Foreword

Role of IAEA objectives and safety standards

IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NP-T-3.3 Basic Industrial Safety Principles Guidelines for Nuclear Facilities Objectives Guides Technical Reports Jointly sponsored by @ IAEA NUCLEAR ENERGY SERIES PUBLICATIONS STRUCTURE OF THE IAEA NUCLEAR ENERGY SERIES Under the terms of Articles III.A and VIII.C of its Statute, the IAEA is authorized to foster the exchange of scientiﬁc and technical information on the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The publications in the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series provide information in the areas of nuclear power, nuclear fuel cycle, radioactive waste management and decommissioning, and on general issues that are relevant to all of the above mentioned areas. The structure of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series comprises three levels: 1 — Basic Principles and Objectives; 2 — Guides; and 3 — Technical Reports. The Nuclear Energy Basic Principles publication describes the rationale and vision for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nuclear Energy Series Objectives publications explain the expectations to be met in various areas at different stages of implementation. Nuclear Energy Series Guides provide high level guidance on how to achieve the objectives related to the various topics and areas involving the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nuclear Energy Series Technical Reports provide additional, more detailed information on activities related to the various areas dealt with in the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series. The IAEA Nuclear Energy Series publications are coded as follows: NG — general; NP — nuclear power; NF — nuclear fuel; NW — radioactive waste management and decommissioning. In addition, the publications are available in English on the IAEA Internet site: [http://www.iaea.org/Publications/index.html](http://www.iaea.org/Publications/index.html) For further information, please contact the IAEA at PO Box 100, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria. All users of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series publications are invited to inform the IAEA of experience in their use for the purpose of ensuring that they continue to meet user needs. Information may be provided via the IAEA Internet site, by post, at the address given above, or by email to Ofﬁ[cial.Mail@iaea.org](cial.Mail@iaea.org). INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES The Agency’s Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957. The Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is “to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world’’. IAEA NUCLEAR ENERGY SERIES No. NP-T-3 .3 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 2018 COPYRIGHT NOTICE All IAEA scientific and technical publications are protected by the terms of the Universal Copyright Convention as adopted in 1952 (Berne) and as revised in 1972 (Paris) . The copyright has since been extended by the World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva) to include electronic and virtual intellectual property. Permission to use whole or parts of texts contained in IAEA publications in printed or electronic form must be obtained and is usually subject to royalty agreements. Proposals for non-commercial reproductions and translations are welcomed and considered on a case-by-case basis. Enquiries should be addressed to the IAEA Publishing Section at: Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna International Centre PO Box 100 1400 Vienna, Austria fax: +43 1 26007 22529 tel.: +43 1 2600 22417 email: [sales.publications@iaea.org](sales.publications@iaea.org) [www.iaea.org/books](www.iaea.org/books) © IAEA, 2018 Printed

FAQs

What is the publication structure of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series?

The series has three levels: Basic Principles and Objectives, Guides, and Technical Reports, covering rationales, expectations, high-level guidance, and more detailed technical information.

What do the IAEA publication codes like NP, NF, and NW indicate?

They indicate publication focus areas: NP for nuclear power, NF for nuclear fuel, and NW for radioactive waste management and decommissioning; NG is general.

Who jointly sponsors the Industrial Safety Guidelines for Nuclear Facilities?

The guidelines are jointly sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Labour Office (ILO).

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