Safety Standards in development

The table below lists IAEA Safety Standards under development (Status: March 2019). The review committee first mentioned has the lead.

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  • DS522 (STEP 3) - Evaluation of Seismic Safety for Existing Nuclear Installations
    Revision of NS-G-2.13  - Review Committees: NUSSC, WASSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS521 (STEP 2) - Radiation Protection Programmes for the Transport of Radioactive Material
    Revision of TS-G-1.3  - Review Committees: TRANSSC, EPReSC, RASSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS520 (STEP 3) - External Human Induced Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations
    Revision of NS-G-3.1  - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS519 (STEP 2) - Protection of Workers against Exposure due to Radon
    New document - Review Committee: NUSSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS518 (STEP 4) - Revision by amendment of 2 Specific Safety Guides on Nuclear Fuel Cycle
    Revision of SSG-42 and SSG-43 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, WASSC, EPReSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS517 (STEP 4) - Revision by amendment of 3 Specific Safety Guides on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
    Revision of SSG-5, SSG-6 and SSG-7 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, WASSC, EPReSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS516 (STEP 4) - Criticality Safety in the Handling of Fissile Material
    Revision of SSG-27 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, EPReSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS515 (STEP 5) - Compliance Assurance for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
    Revision of TS-G-1.5 - Review Committees: TRANSSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS514 (STEP 5) - Equipment Qualification of Items Important to Safety in Nuclear Installations
    New document - Review Committee: NUSSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS513 (STEP 3) - Leadership, Management and Culture for Safety
    Revision and combination of GS-G-3.1 and GS-G-3.5 - Review Committees: NUSSC, EPReSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS512 (STEP 5) - Borehole Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste
    Revision of SSG-1 - IAEO Review Committees: WASSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS511 (STEP 5) - Use of a Graded Approach in the Application of the Safety Requirements for Research Reactors
    Revision of SSG-22 - Review Committees: NUSSC, EPReSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS510 (STEP 7) - Revision of 2 SSGs on RRs (SSG-20 and SSG-24)
    Revision of SSG-20 and SSG-24 - Review Committees: NUSSC, EPReSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS509 (STEP 5) - Revision by amendment of 8 SSGs on RReactors
    Revision by amendment of NS-G-4.1 to NS-G-4.6, SSG-10 and SSG-37 - Review Committees: NUSSC, EPReSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS508 (STEP 5) - Application of Safety Principles and General Design Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants
    New document - Review Committees: NUSSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS507 (STEP 8) - Seismic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations
    Revision of SSG-9 - Review Committees: NUSSC, WASSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS506 (STEP 10) - Schedules of Provisions of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (20xx Edition), SSG-33, Rev. 1
    Revision of SSG-33 - Review Committee: TRANSSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS505 (STEP 5) - Source Monitoring, Environmental and Individual Monitoring
    Revision of RS-G-1.8 - Review Committees: WASSC, RASSC, NUSSC, EPReSC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS504 (STEP 5) - Arrangements for Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency
    Revision of GS-G-2.1 - Review Committees: EPReSC, NUSSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS503 (STEP 5) - Protection against Internal and External Hazards in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-2.1 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS502 (STEP 2) - Continuous Improvement of Operational Safety Performance in Nuclear Power Plants
    New document - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC
    Withdrawn
  • DS500 (STEP 5) - Implementation of the Clearance Concept
    Revision of RS-G-1.7 - Review Committees: WASSC, RASSC, TRANSSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS499 (STEP 5) - Application of the Concept of Exemption including Criteria for Trade in Contaminated Commodities
    Revision of RS-G-1.7 -Review Committees: RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS498 (STEP 8) - External Events Excluding Earthquakes in the Design of Nuclear Installations
    Revision and combination of SSR-2/1, SSR-3 and NS-R-5 - Review Committees: NUSSC, WASSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS497 (STEP 8) - Nuclear Power Plants Operation
    Revision of NS-G-2.2 - NS-G-2.8, NS-G-2.14 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS496 (STEP 11) - Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (20xx Edition)
    Revision of SSG-26 - Review Committees: TRANSSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS494 (STEP 11) - Protection against Internal Hazards in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision and combination of NS-G-1.7, NS-G-1.11 - Review Committees: NUSSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS492 (STEP 14) - Human Factors Engineering in Nuclear Power Plants
    New document - Review Committees: NUSSC, WASSC, EPReSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS491 (STEP 12) - Deterministic Safety Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of SSG-2 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, WASSC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS490 (STEP 8) - Seismic Design and Qualification for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-1.6 - Review Committee: NUSSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS489 (STEP 12) - Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
    Revision of SSG-15 - Review Committees: WASSC, NUSSC, EPReSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS488 (STEP 12) - Design of the Reactor Core for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-1.12 - Review Committee: NUSSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS487 (STEP 13) - Design of Fuel Handling and Storage Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-1.4 - Review Committees: NUSSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS486 (STEP 12) - Establishing the Safety Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Programme
    Revision of SSG-16 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, WASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS484 (STEP 14) - Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations
    Revision of NS-R-3 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Requirements
  • DS483 (STEP 12) - Severe Accident Management Programmes for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-2.15 - Review Committees: NUSSC, WASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS482 (STEP 12) - Design of Reactor Containment Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-1.10 - Review Committees: NUSSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS481 (STEP 13) - Design of the Reactor Coolant System and Associated Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of NS-G-1.9 - Review Committees: NUSSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS477 (STEP 8) - The Management System for the Predisposal and Disposal of Radioactive Waste
    Revision of GS-G-3.3, GS-G-3.4 - Review Committees: WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS475 (STEP 12) - Arrangements for Public Communications in Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency
    New document - Review Committees: EPReSC, RASSC, NUSSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS471 (STEP 12) - Radiation Safety of X-Ray Generators and Radiation Sources Used for Inspection Purposes and for Non-Medical Imaging
    New document - Review Committees: RASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS470 (STEP 5) - Radiation Safety of Radiation Sources Used in Research and Education
    New document - Review Committees: RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS469 (STEP 9) - Preparedness and Response for an Emergency during the Transport of Radioactive Material
    Revision of TS-G-1.2 - Review Committees: EPReSC, TRANSSC, RASSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS468 (STEP 10) - Remediation Process for Areas with Residual Radioactive Material
    Revision of WS-G-3.1 - Review Committees: WASSC, RASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS459 (STEP 12) - Management of Radioactive Residues from Mining, Mineral Processing, and other NORM related Activities
    Revision of WS-G-1.2 - Review Committees: WASSC, RASSC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS454 (STEP 14) - Predisposal Management of Waste from the Use of Radioactive Materials in Medicine, Industry, Research, Agriculture and Education
    Revision of WS-G-2.7 - Review Committees: WASSC, RASSC, NSGC
    Specific Safety Guide
  • DS449 (STEP 12) - Format and Content of the Safety Analysis Report for Nuclear Power Plants
    Revision of GS-G-4.1 - Review Committees: NUSSC, RASSC, WASSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    General Safety Guide
  • DS440 (STEP 12) - Design Auxiliary Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
    New document - Review Committees: NUSSC, NSGC
    Safety Guide
  • DS434 (STEP 12) - Radiation Safety of Radioisotope Production Facilities
    New document - Review Committees: RASSC, NUSSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC, EPReSC
    Safety Guide
  • DS420 (STEP 12) - Radiation Safety in the use of Nuclear Gauges
    New document - Review Committees: RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC
    Safety Guide
  • DS419 (STEP 12) - Radiation Safety in Well Logging
    New document - Review Committees: RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, NSGC
    Safety Guide
  • DS403 (STEP 14) - Decommissioning of Medical, Industrial and Research Facilities
    Revision of WS-G-2.2 - Review Committees: WASSC, NSGC
    General Safety Guide