Regional Basic Professional Training Course in Korea

Regional Basic Professional Training Course (BPTC) on Nuclear Safety
supporting documents;
The Radioactive Waste Safety Standards (RADWASS); and
The Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.
In 1996 a new uniform preparation and review process was introduced, covering all areas
in which the IAEA establishes safety standards. As a consequence, the IAEA Safety
Series was replaced by two new series of safety‐related publications, namely:
The Safety Standards Series.
The Safety Reports Series.
Publications in the Safety Standards Series are issued pursuant to the IAEA´s statutory
function to establish safety standards, and spell out safety objectives, concepts, principles,
requirements and guidance. The Series serves as a basis for national regulations, and/or as
indications of how various safety requirements may be met. Publications in the Safety
Reports Series are issued to provide information on ways of ensuring safety (essentially,
they replaced the IAEA Safety Practices documents and other publications). In contrast to
the Safety Standards Series documents, the Safety Report Series documents do not
express a consensus view among Member States.
The Safety Standards Series cover nuclear safety, radiation safety, waste safety, and
transport safety. Topics relevant to more than one of those fields, such as governmental
organization, quality assurance, and emergency preparedness, are dealt with in a separate
category of general safety documents.
The Safety Standards Series comprises the following levels of documents:
Safety Fundamentals;
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