IAEA SAFETY GUIDES - gnssn - International Atomic Energy Agency

This publication is no longer validPlease see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/CATEGORIES OF IAEA SAFETY SERIESFrom 1978 onwards the various publications in the Safety Series are divided intofour categories, as follows:(1) IAEA Safety Standards. Publications in this category comprise the Agency’ssafety standards as defined in “The Agency’s Safety Standards and Measures” ,approved by the Agency’s Board of Governors on 25 February 1976 and setforth in IAEA docum ent INFCIRC/18/Rev. 1. They are issued under theauthority of the Board of Governors, and are m andatory for the Agency’sown operations and for Agency-assisted operations. Such standardscomprise the Agency’s basic safety standards, the Agency’s specializedregulations and the Agency’s codes of practice. The covers are distinguishedby the wide red band on the lower half.(2) IAEA Safety Guides. As stated in IAEA docum ent INFCIRC/18/Rev. 1,referred to above, IAEA Safety Guides supplement IAEA Safety Standardsand recommend a procedure or procedures that might be followed inimplementing them. They are issued under the authority of the DirectorGeneral of the Agency. The covers are distinguished by the wide green bandon the lower half.(3) Recommendations. Publications in this category, containing generalrecommendations on safety practices, are issued under the authority ofthe Director General of the Agency. The covers are distinguished by thewide brown band on the lower half.(4) Procedures and Data. Publications in this category contain inform ation onprocedures, techniques and criteria pertaining to safety matters. They areissued under the authority of the Director General of the Agency. Thecovers are distinguished by the wide blue band on the lower half.Note: The covers o f publications brought out within the fram ew ork o f theN U SS (Nuclear Safety Standards) Programme are distinguished by the wideyellow band on the upper half.