Observations based on deviations from current standards and practices

OBSERVATIONS BASED ON DEVIATIONS FROM CURRENT STANDARDS AND PRACTICES 

Several safety issues result from deviations from current safety standards and practices. While some of these relate to the need to upgrade WWERs, others apply in any situation where a reactor of older design has not regularly taken into account the operating experience of other plants and the resultant adjustment of international standards and practices. Attention is warranted to assure that conscious decisions are made by Member States with regard to the applicability and significance of new safety issues either as they arise or through periodic reassessments. 

In this regard, the substantial participation in this effort and the improvement measures already taken by countries with WWERs or older reactors is noted as a positive sign that these countries are serious in their intent to achieve and maintain high standards of reactor safety. 

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