IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS Construction for Nuclear Installations

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communication capability, and control personnel access. 2.18 In addition, the following issues should be considered before on-site construction begins to ensure quality of the construction: - Licensee‟s manual on site construction quality management; - Design reports of items important to safety having reference to construction consent; - Arrangements to accommodate specialized nuclear installation work force to the site (labour colony); - Location and approach/exit roads especially for large component transportation; - Work hazard analysis report; - Construction safety management manual (radiation source handling and hazard); - Marking of nuclear licensed site boundary; - Plan for radiation safety of workers (for construction with existing installations); - All infrastructure support systems should be in place including required electricity, gas and water supply, protection or coverage after work completion and environmental qualification. - Construction processes and equipment such as cranes, scaffolding, temporary structures, portable equipment, and flammable equipment are all designed to withstand meteorological and hydrological hazards such as earthquakes, floods, fires, heavy rains, snow, ice, etc., during the construction. 2.19 In cases where construction is being resumed on a suspended project special 10
consideration should be given to factors that may influence continued construction. More detailed guidance can be found in Ref. [15] and [16]. 2.20 Some activities, such as ground investigation, may be carried out before a licence has been granted. Arrangements should be put in place to ensure that, if the outputs of these activities are incorporated into the permanent works or can have an influence on them, any pre-licensing activities are planned, executed, monitored and documented to standards equivalent to activities carried out post-licensing. 3. REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 3.1 Four interrelated IAEA Safety Guides provide recommendations on satisfying the requirements in Ref. [8] concerning particular responsibilities and functions of the regulatory body in the regulation of nuclear facilities. These four Safety Guides cover, respectively, the organization and staffing of the regulatory body [17], regulatory review and assessment [18], regulatory inspection and enforcement [19], and documentation relating to the regulatory process [20]. The following recommendations provide a means of meeting the requirements in Ref. [8] for the regulatory oversight of nuclear installations during construction. They are supplementary to, and should be read in conjunction with, the recommendations provided in Refs [12, 17-20]. 3.2 The regulatory oversight during construction refers to monitoring and observing directly of construction work practices, items, and equipment. It also includes inspection and assessment of safety related construction activities through such methods as: discussions and interviews with relevant personnel; examination of procedures, records and documentation; and measurements and tests. 11
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