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CATEGORIES IN THE IAEA SAFETY SERIES
A hierarchical categorization scheme has been introduced, according to which
the publications in the IAEA Safety Series are grouped as follow s:
Safety Fundamentals (silver cover)
Basic objectives, concepts and principles to ensure safety.
Safety Standards (red cover)
Basic requirements which must be satisfied to ensure safety for particular
activities or application areas.
Safety Guides (green cover)
Recommendations, on the basis of international experience, relating to the
fulfilment of basic requirements.
Safety Practices (blue cover)
Practical examples and detailed methods which can be used for the application
of Safety Standards or Safety Guides.
Safety Fundamentals and Safety Standards are issued with the approval of the
IAEA Board of Governors; Safety Guides and Safety Practices are issued under the
authority of the Director General of the IAEA.
There are other IAEA publications which also contain information important to
safety, in particular in the Proceedings Series (papers presented at symposia and
conferences), the Technical Reports Series (emphasis on technological aspects) and
the IAEA-TECDOC Series (information usually in preliminary form).