Design Safety Review Service (DSRS) for all phases of the design life cycle
List of activities within the module	A comprehensive review of a design safety case or Safety Analysis Report (SAR) against IAEA Safety Requirements  GSR Part 4 and NS-R-1 for all phases of the plant life cycle, from design, licensing, construction, and modification.
Purpose	To  provide to the requesting Member State Organization a comprehensive review and assessment of existing plant design and  recommendations on additional analysis or plant modifications to be carried out in order to comply with the IAEA Safety Standards and to enhance safety (e.g. SAR Review and Periodic Safety Review) .   The review covers cross-cutting topics such as defence in depth, engineering aspects important to safety,  accident analysis, safety classification, human factors, internal and external hazards, and topics related to specific structures, systems and components important to safety. The service includes review and evaluation of safety analysis methods and results interpretation, providing  evaluation and advice on safety analysis methodologies, their completeness and accuracy, verification and validation against  IAEA safety standards and best international practices.
Audience	Regulators, vendors, operators, and TSOs
Team composition	International senior safety assessment expert team
Duration	Dependent on scope and documentation available -  from two  to several weeks
Expected output	Reports on the extent to which a safety case and/or plant design safety address  applicable safety standards. Identified state of compliance of safety cases to applicable safety standards and recommendations on additional analysis or plant modifications to be carried out in order to improve compliance with the IAEA Safety Standards and to enhance safety.
Average usage in 2005-2010	One or two per year
Recommended frequency	Upon request
Resource requirements (per review)	Several internal experts, total IAEA staff engagement 2-8 man-months. 5-10 external experts, 5 to 30 days  average work assignments per expert.
Prerequisites	Agreement between requesting party and IAEA; safety documentation available for review.
Point of Contact in IAEA	• Javier Yllera (Y.Yllera@iaea.org); • Marco Gasparini (M. Gasparini@iaea.org); • Milorad Dusic (M.Dusic@iaea.org); • Nicolas Tricot (N.Tricot@iaea.org) • Artur Lyubarskiy (A. Lyubarskiy@iaea.org); • Irina Kuzmina (I.Kuzmina@iaea.org); • Manwong Kim (M.Kim@iaea.org); • Maurine Mellinger-Deroy ( M.Mellinger@iaea.org
Public outreach	N/A
Required follow-up	Always recommended
Generic Reactor Safety Review (GRSR)
List of activities within the module	A pre-licensing screening of a new reactor design safety case against selected IAEA Safety Requirements  GSR Part 4 and NS-R-1, at the plant design phase.
Purpose	To provide evaluation and advice on completeness and comprehensiveness of a new reactor design safety case in relation to the applicable  IAEA Safety Standards from conceptual phase to licensing, covering such topics as defence in depth, engineering factors important to safety,  accident analysis, safety classification, human factors, internal and external hazards, etc.
Audience	Regulators, vendors.
Team composition	International senior safety assessment expert team.
Duration	Dependent on agreed scope  -   from  two to several weeks
Expected output	Reports on the extent to which a new reactor's design safety case  addresses  applicable safety requirements  GRS Part 4 and NS-R-1.
Average usage in 2005-2010	One per year
Recommended frequency	Upon request
Resource requirements	Dependent on scope, two  to three internal experts, total IAEA staff engagement 2-3 man-months per year, 2-8 external experts, 10-20 days per year average work assignments per expert.
Prerequisites	Agreement between requesting party and IAEA; documentation available for review.
Point of Contact in IAEA	• Maurine Mellinger-Deroy ( M.Mellinger@iaea.org ) • Javier Yllera (Y.Yllera@iaea.org);
Public outreach	N/A
Required follow-up	Per requesting party.
Periodic Safety Review Service (PSRS)
List of activities within the module	A comprehensive screening of a nuclear power plant periodic safety review against related IAEA Safety Guides and other applicable standards.
Purpose	To assist Member States in maintaining a high level of safety of operating nuclear power plants including those in long term operation.
Audience	Regulators and operators.
Team composition	International senior safety assessment expert team.
Duration	Dependent on agreed scope  -   from a week to four weeks.
Expected output	Report on compliance of the Periodic Safety Review process and its applilcation to a specific plant with the applicable IAEA Safety Standards providing recommendations or suggestions for improvement.
Average usage in 2005-2010	One per year
Recommended frequency	Upon request
Resource requirements (per review)	Dependent on scope, two  to three internal experts, total IAEA staff engagement 2-3 man-months, 2-8 external experts, 10-20 days average work assignments per expert.
Prerequisites	Agreement between requesting party and IAEA; documentation available for review.
Point of Contact in IAEA	• Javier Yllera (Y.Yllera@iaea.org); • Marco Gasparini (M. Gasparini@iaea.org); • Nicolas Tricot (N.Tricot@iaea.org)
Public outreach	N/A
Required follow-up	Upon implementation of recommendations.
International Probabilisitic Safety Analysis Review Team (IPSART)
List of activities within the module	A safety analysis review module (IPSART)  that covers the methodological aspects, completeness, consistency and coherence of all parts of a Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA), including plant models and data for internal and selected external hazards in different plant operational modes. It can be conducted at the plant design phase, but more frequently is conducted for operational plants, and may include in this case  PSA applications developed to enhance plant design and operation, as well as regulation.
Purpose	To verify the adequacy of treatment of technical and methodological issues in the PSA and its applications,  and compliance with the IAEA safety standards and good international practices .
Audience	Regulators, vendors, and operators.
Team composition	Depending on the review scope, a team of 4 to 8 international experts and an IAEA team leader.
Duration	Depending on the scope of the PSA, the review duration is from 1 to 2 weeks.
Expected output	Identified state of compliance of PSA methods, analyses and applications with IAEA Safety Standards,  and provision of recommendations for improvement.
Average usage in 2005-2010	Two per year
Recommended frequency	Upon request
Resource requirements (per review)	Depending on the scope of the review:  1-2 man-months of IAEA staff , 10-14 external experts, 14-28 days  average work assignment per expert.
Prerequisites	Agreement between requesting party and IAEA; documentation available for review.
Point of Contact in IAEA	• Javier Yllera (Y.Yllera@iaea.org); • Artur Lyubarskiy (A. Lyubarskiy@iaea.org); • Irina Kuzmina (I.Kuzmina@iaea.org);
Public outreach	N/A
Required follow-up	Upon implementation of recommendations.
Review of Accident Management Programmes (RAMP)
List of activities within the module	The review and evaluation of nuclear power plant acccident management (RAMP) and of emergency operating procedures (EOP's) provides a peer review of accident management programmes (AMP) and provides advice and assistance at the utility/nuclear power plant  level in effective plant specific AMP preparation, development and implementation.
Purpose	To provide independent evaluation and advice on completeness and adequacy of  plant specific EOP's and accident management programmes.
Audience	Regulators, vendors,  operators, and TSOs
Team composition	International senior safety assessnment expert team
Duration	Dependent on agreed scope -  from a week to 3 weeks
Expected output	State of compliance with applicable safety standards. Suggestions and recommendations for improving the plant-specific accident management programme and emergency procedures.
Average usage in 2005-2010	One per year
Recommended frequency	Upon request
Resource requirements Per review)	Dependent on scope, two  to three internal experts, total IAEA staff engagement 1-2 man-months , 2-8 external experts, 10-20 days  average work assignments per expert.
Prerequisites	Agreement between requesting party and IAEA; documentation available for review.
Point of Contact in IAEA	• Manwong Kim (M.Kim@iaea.org); • Milorad Dusic (M.Dusic@iaea.org);
Public outreach	N/A
Required follow-up	Upon implementation of recommendations.
Safety Assessment Competency and Capacity Building Advisory Service (SAET)
List of activities within the module	Advisory service on safety assessment competence and capacity ; Safety assessment education and training programme (SAET).
Purpose	To  evaluate current country or organization status regarding safety assessment capacity and competency and provide advise on  safety assessment capacity development, and to provide or facilitate safety assessment education and training.
Audience	Regulators, vendors, operators, and TSOs.
Team composition	International senior safety assessment expert team.
Duration	Dependent on scope and identified need.
Expected output	Advice on safety capacity building programme including curriculum and implementation plans. Knowledge and skills necessary for independent evaluation of safety analysis report and basic skills of safety analyses - dependent on required scope.
Average usage in 2005-2010	10-20  training events per year.
Recommended frequency	Upon request
Resource requirements	Internal experts and  external experts.
Prerequisites	Safety Assessment Education and Training Syllabus (SAET).
Point of Contact in IAEA	• Javier Yllera (Y.Yllera@iaea.org); • Marco Gasparini (M. Gasparini@iaea.org); • Milorad Dusic (M.Dusic@iaea.org); • Nicolas Tricot (N.Tricot@iaea.org) • Artur Lyubarskiy (A. Lyubarskiy@iaea.org); • Irina Kuzmina (I.Kuzmina@iaea.org); • Manwong Kim (M.Kim@iaea.org); • Maurine Mellinger-Deroy ( M.Mellinger@iaea.org )
Public outreach	N/A
Required follow-up	Upon implementation of recommendations.