RB-144-18 has been approved

On March 22, 2018 the Safety Guide “Recommendations on Accounting of Changes in Operation Conditions of Systems and Elements of the Shutdown Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facility, when Estimating the Possibility to Reduce the Scope of Maintenance, and on Introduction of the Relevant Changes to the Operating Documentation of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities” (RB-144-18) was approved.

The Safety Guide contains recommendations of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia on accounting of changes in operation conditions of systems (elements) of nuclear fuel cycle facilities, except for the uranium ore mining facilities and radioactive waste disposal facilities, when estimating the possibility to reduce the scope of maintenance for the systems (elements) of a nuclear fuel cycle facility, and on introduction of the relevant changes to the operating documentation of a nuclear fuel cycle facility and justification of such changes.

The Safety Guide covers maintenance, which is carried out after the shutdown of a nuclear fuel cycle facility for its decommissioning.

The Safety Guide is intended to be applied by the operating organizations, executing the operation and decommissioning activities with regard to nuclear fuel cycle facilities.

Order of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia is No. 124 of March 22, 2018.