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For emergency preparedness, considering the availability of documented emergency plans,
performance of on-site and off-site drills and arrangements for external assistance in
response, the Level is 3: The recommendation is fully implemented.
For siting, considering the status of programmes for continuing site-related evaluation and
surveillance to ensure continued safety acceptability during the operational life time of the
research reactor, the Level is 0. The recommendation is not implemented; there is little or no
progress towards implementation
For design, construction and commissioning, considering the status of implementation of the
recommendations in this paragraph, the Level is 3. The recommendation is fully
implemented.
For operation, maintenance, modification and utilization, considering the status of
implementation of the recommendations in this paragraph, with attention to availability of
safety related documentation, such as, operating limits and conditions manual, operational
procedures, maintenance procedures, experiments clearance and approval, fresh and spent
fuel management and surveillance procedures, waste management procedures, safety
committees organization and functioning, technical documentation management procedures,
the Level is 3. The recommendation is fully implemented.
For extended shutdown, considering the availability and scope of a programme for
management of the research reactors in this condition: fuel management and sub criticality
assurance, waste management, surveillance on research reactors systems, personnel. the
Level is 0: The recommendation is not implemented; there is little or no progress towards
implementation.
For decommissioning, considering the availability and scope of plans for decommissioning of
the research reactor(s), the Level is 2. The recommendation is partially implemented with
satisfactory progress towards full implementation.
3. Conclusions
Most of the results give a classification of Level 3 or Level 2, therefore, it is demonstrated
that for the case of research reactors, Mexico has implemented an acceptable safety
programme at the state, regulatory and operator level. Most of the experience for this case
was obtained from the regulation of the two nuclear power reactors that are operating in
Mexico, and operated by the state owned Federal Commission of Electricity, which is also
regulated by CNSNS, and to which ININ is a Technical Support Organization.
4. References
[1] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, NUREG-1537, “Guidelines for Preparing
and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors” (1996).
[2] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION. “NRC Regulations, Title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations Part 50”.
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