Periodic Safety Review(PSR) is a periodic and systematic review of 11 safety items for operating Nuclear Power Plant(NPP) according to IAEA's definition. From the discussion last December, Korean Nuclear Safety Committee had decided to initiate PSR im...
Periodic Safety Review(PSR) is a periodic and systematic review of 11 safety items for operating Nuclear Power Plant(NPP) according to IAEA's definition. From the discussion last December, Korean Nuclear Safety Committee had decided to initiate PSR implementation front a model application to Kori Unit 1 and to legislate PSR in this year. In this paper, the necessity and feasibility of domestic PSR application is confirmed through the investigation, comparison and review of PSR implementation and regulation status in foreign countries. And, detailed analysis of baseline guidelines of IAEA is performed to establish a skeleton of desirable safety review for Korean NPP. Our own objectives, scope and strategy of review for PSR are roughly set up from factor by factor analysis of PSR implementation experience in foreign countries and barkground of IAEA guidelines. The essential elements of review for each PSR safety factors are classified and proposed. The established scope of PSR may be revised by future discussions or comments between regulators, owners, professors and other party on this study.