Regulation on ensuring the safety of nuclear power plants.

This Regulation defines specific matters related to the basic criteria and rules for the safety of nuclear power plants based on the concept of in-depth defence.
This Regulation prescribes organizational measures and technical requirements for providing the safety during site selection, design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power plants. This Regulation contains detailed instructions related to the determination of the design basis and safety evaluations, the characteristics of the site and the safety requirements for the nuclear power plant and its systems.
The rules here provided are developed and based on the IAEA safety standards and the reference levels for harmonization of the safety requirements for nuclear power plants, defined by the West European Nuclear Regulators’ Association (WENRA).