III. Nuclear Safety Action Plan should be pointed out. Therefore, each and every action should be analyzed. In September, 2011, the of IAEA’s Board Governors adopted the IAEA Action Plan of Safety Vulnerabilities on Nuclear Safety which focuses on Safety vulnerabilities refer to the potential strengthening nuclear safety, emergency weaknesses and cliff edge effects of the preparedness and radiation protection of nuclear power plants. The durability and people and environment based upon robustness of the power plants are lessons learned particularly from significant factors on the matter of Fukushima accident. potential emergencies. In the light of the Focusing on the matters from a broad accidents, it is pointed out that every perspective in all aspects, the Action Plan nuclear facility has a site-specific is established for the purpose of vulnerability on the matter of safety. Thus, strengthening the global nuclear safety the necessity of the Member States to framework. In order for each state to undertake a national assessment, in order effectively discharge its responsibility and to tackle with site-specific extreme hazards adequately response to emergencies, such as tsunami and earthquake, on the common approach towards the design of nuclear power is crucial. implementation of high standards is aimed. Therefore, proper implementations can be Such common approach will be provided achieved in a timely manner. From this with establishing systems such as global point of view, a methodology was nuclear liability regime or global nuclear developed by the IAEA relying on its safety framework. Therefore, grounding on worldwide experiences, in order to guide the IAEA Safety Standards; 12 main the Member States during the assessment actions are incorporated into Action Plan process. in order to implement proper policies A Methodology to Assess Safety regarding the enhancement of safety Vulnerabilities of Nuclear Power Plants framework under the supervision of the against Site Specific Extreme Natural IAEA. All 12 actions comprehend all the Hazards has been established, just after the measures to be taken in every aspect of the adoption of the Action Plan, in accordance nuclear industry. However, since the with the requirements of the Action Plan is a brand new project of the aforementioned IAEA Safety Standards. IAEA, there are still deficiencies that The methodology encompasses an
III. Nuclear Safety Action Plan In September, 2011, the IAEA’s Board of Governors adopted the IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety which focuses on strengthening nuclear safety, emergency preparedness and radiation protection of people and environment based upon lessons learned particularly from Fukushima accident. Focusing on the matters from a broad perspective in all aspects, the Action Plan is established for the purpose of strengthening the global nuclear safety framework. In order for each state to effectively discharge its responsibility and adequately response to emergencies, common approach towards the implementation of high standards is aimed. Such common approach will be provided with establishing systems such as global nuclear liability regime or global nuclear safety framework. Therefore, grounding on the IAEA Safety Standards; 12 main actions are incorporated into Action Plan in order to implement proper policies regarding the enhancement of safety framework under the supervision of the IAEA. All 12 actions comprehend all the measures to be taken in every aspect of the nuclear industry. However, since the Action Plan is a brand new project of the IAEA, there are still deficiencies that should be pointed out. Therefore, each and every action should be analyzed. of Safety Vulnerabilities Safety vulnerabilities refer to the potential weaknesses and cliff edge effects of the nuclear power plants. The durability and robustness of the power plants are significant factors on the matter of potential emergencies. In the light of the accidents, it is pointed out that every nuclear facility has a site-specific vulnerability on the matter of safety. Thus, the necessity of the Member States to undertake a national assessment, in order to tackle with site-specific extreme hazards such as tsunami and earthquake, on the design of nuclear power is crucial. Therefore, proper implementations can be achieved in a timely manner. From this point of view, a methodology was developed by the IAEA relying on its worldwide experiences, in order to guide the Member States during the assessment process. A Methodology to Assess Safety Vulnerabilities of Nuclear Power Plants against Site Specific Extreme Natural Hazards has been established, just after the adoption of the Action Plan, in accordance with the requirements of the aforementioned IAEA Safety Standards. The methodology encompasses an
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