Review of regulatory requirements relevant to calibration of monitoring instruments in research reactors
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H. Gomaa
Abstract
The objective of this work is to demonstrate the regulatory requirements pertaining to calibration of monitoring instruments in research reactors. The regulatory statements concerning this subject in IAEA safety standards and the implementation of such regulations in twelve countries with different levels of nuclear programs are surveyed: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom of England and United States of America. In addition, the requirements of ISO/IEC17025 and NUPIC (Nuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Committee) are compared. Seven technical and administrate aspects are suggested as the comparison criteria and the explicit expression of the statements, the level of document (i. e.: act, requirement or guide) are the considered resources. The main differences and similarities between the different approaches are identified in order to provide an input for future development of the national regulations.
Kurzfassung
In diesem Beitrag werden die gesetzlichen Regelungen in Bezug auf die Kalibrierung von Überwachungsgeräten in Forschungsreaktoren beschrieben. Es wird ein Überblick gegeben über die entsprechenden Anforderungen in IAEA Sicherheitsstandards und über die Implementierung solcher Anforderungen in 12 Ländern mit unterschiedlichen nuklearen Programmen: Australien, Bulgarien, Kanada, Ägypten, Finnland, Deutschland, Ungarn, Slovenien, Südkorea, Spanien, Großbritannien und die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Zusätzlich dazu werden die relevanten Anforderungen der ISO/IEC17025 Norm und des NUPIC (Nuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Committee) Komitees miteinander verglichen. Es werden 7 technische und administrative Aspekte als Vergleichskriterien vorgeschlagen und die Hierarchiestufe des jeweiligen Dokuments (Gesetz, Verordnung oder Richtlinie) betrachtet. Die Hauptunterschiede und die Ähnlichkeiten der verschiedenen Ansätze werden identifiziert um einen Beitrag für zukünftige Entwicklungen nationaler Regelungen in diesem Bereich zu leisten.
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