文档介绍：IAEA SAFETY RELATED PUBLICATIONS
IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS
Under the terms of Article III of its Statute, the IAEA is authorized to establish standards
of safety for protection against ionizing radiation and to provide for the application of these
standards to peaceful nuclear activities.
The regulatory related publications by means of which the IAEA establishes safety
standards and measures are issued in the IAEA Safety Standards Series. This series covers
nuclear safety, radiation safety, transport safety and waste safety, and also general safety (that
is, of relevance in two or more of the four areas), and the categories within it are Safety
Fundamentals, Safety Requirements and Safety Guides.
Safety Fundamentals (blue lettering) present basic objectives, concepts and principles of
safety and protection in the development and application of nuclear energy for peaceful
purposes.
Safety Requirements (red lettering) establish the requirements that must be met to ensure
safety. These requirements, which are expressed as ‘shall’ statements, are governed by
the objectives and principles presented in the Safety Fundamentals.
Safety Guides (green lettering) mend actions, conditions or procedures for meeting
safety requirements. mendations in Safety Guides are expressed as ‘should’ state-
ments, with the implication that it is necessary to take the measures mended or
equivalent alternative measures ply with the requirements.
The IAEA’s safety standards are not legally binding on Member States but may be
adopted by them, at their own discretion, for use in national regulations in respect of their own
activities. The standards are binding on the IAEA for application in relation to its own opera-
tions and to operations assisted by the IAEA.
Information on the IAEA’s safety standards programme (including editions in languages
other than English) is available at the IAEA site
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or on request to the Safety Co-ordination Section, IAEA,