Status of and possible approaches to the standardization of the safety of elements of the nuclear fuel cycle

In summary, the foregoing analysis shows that the systems of standardizing documents for fuel-cycle elements must be developed as quickly as possible. The proposed system must have at the upper levels a hierarchical structure of documents of the regulating agencies and at the lower level it must contain the industry documents. Two principles must be observed: on the one hand, the requirements for the safety of the elements of the nuclear fuel cycle must be satisfied by approaches and principles corresponding to modern approaches to guaranteeing the safety of installations posing a nuclear and radiation hazard and, on the other, the extensive industrial experience accumulated and the corresponding industrial standardizing documentation should be used.