When can we say that a particular plant is safe

Putting the title of this chapter another way Is it possible to conclude that a nuclear plant is safe and, if it is, what are the conditions which make this conclusion possible  

The whole process has been submitted to the surveillance of an independent and highly competent technical control body, capable, with the cooperation of the plant builder, and as far as possible, of foreseeing the possible technical licensing problems before it is too late to solve them. 

All the organizations involved in the construction, the control and the operation of the plant are permeated by a genuine safety culture, which puts safety first in the scale of values the plant must demonstrate to have. 

All the members of the organizations involved have been trained to the best professional standards with continuing professional development schemes. 

The operation is performed in connection with national and international organizations which have the aim of collecting and disseminating operating experience thoroughly and quickly. 

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