Safety in operation
Safety of French reactors in service

Design and construction play an essential role in preventing incidents and accidents, but operating conditions, in line with the corresponding assumptions, are the indispensable counterpart. Even more than design or construction, operation is marked by the influence of man and human factors, which introduces an additional variable.

Organizing safe operations means :

• prevent incidents by maintaining the plant's safety level at the level defined at the design stage;

• manage incidental and accidental situations that may arise, under conditions consistent with design assumptions;

• improve the actual safety level of facilities by correcting any design, construction or operating faults revealed by experience or safety studies, and by promoting good operating...