Normas Básicas De Seguridad Oiea 2012

Draft 5.0 March 2011

IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS
for protecting people and the environment
Status: Draft 5.0 for submission to the CSS for endorsement at their meeting to be held from 25-27 May 2011. Final decision regarding dose limit for lens of the eye has been deferred until after the ICRP Main Commission meeting to be held in April 2011.

Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation SourcesInternational Basic Safety Standards
2011 Edition

General Safety Requirements Part 3 No. GSR Part 3
Draft Safety Requirements DS379
Jointly sponsored by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency International Labour Organization Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD Pan American Health Organization World Health Organization Potential sponsorsEuropean Commission United Nations Environment Programme

FOREWORD [standard text to be inserted at publishing stage]

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PREFACE BY THE JOINT SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS [to be written by the joint sponsoring organizations]

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THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS
BACKGROUND Radioactivity is a natural phenomenon and natural sources of radiation are features of the environment. Radiation andradioactive substances have many beneficial applications, ranging from power generation to uses in medicine, industry and agriculture. The radiation risks to workers and the public and to the environment that may arise from these applications have to be assessed and, if necessary, controlled. Activities such as the medical uses of radiation, the operation of nuclear installations, the production,transport and use of radioactive material, and the management of radioactive waste must therefore be subject to standards of safety. Regulating safety is a national responsibility. However, radiation risks may transcend national borders, and international cooperation serves to promote and enhance safety globally by exchanging experience and by improving capabilities to control hazards, to preventaccidents, to respond to emergencies and to mitigate any harmful consequences. States have an obligation of diligence and duty of care, and are expected to fulfil their national and international undertakings and obligations. International safety standards provide support for States in meeting their obligations under general principles of international law, such as those relating to environmentalprotection. International safety standards also promote and assure confidence in safety and facilitate international commerce and trade. A global nuclear safety regime is in place and is being continuously improved. IAEA safety standards, which support the implementation of binding international instruments and national safety infrastructures, are a cornerstone of this global regime. The IAEA safetystandards constitute a useful tool for contracting parties to assess their performance under these international conventions.

THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS The status of the IAEA safety standards derives from the IAEA’s Statute, which authorizes the IAEA to establish or adopt, in consultation and, where appropriate, in collaboration with the competent organs of the United Nations and with thespecialized agencies concerned, standards of safety for protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property, and to provide for their application. With a view to ensuring the protection of people and the environment from harmful effects of ionizing radiation, the IAEA safety standards establish fundamental safety principles, requirements and measures to control the radiation exposure ofpeople and the release of radioactive material to the environment, to restrict the likelihood of events that might lead to a loss of control over a nuclear reactor core, nuclear chain reaction, radioactive source or any other source of radiation, and to mitigate the consequences of such events if they were to occur. The standards apply to facilities and activities that give rise to radiation risks,...