Improving the International System for Operating Experience Feedback

Improving the International System for Operating Experience Feedback Synopsis

This INSAG publication is intended to facilitate the dissemination of information on precursor events ( which would nearly always precede a serious accident at a nuclear power plant), by means of an international system for the feedback of operating experience. A fuller understanding of precursor events would further reduce the probability of accidents, and information on such events would be particularly valuable for states in which there are only a small number of nuclear facilities. This publication describes the scope and objectives of a system for operating experience feedback, and the roles of both international and national organizations in understanding precursor events and preventing accidents.