Safety Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities

The 2006 revision of the Safety Assessment Principles (SAPS) has now been finalised and may be downloaded in portable document format (PDF) using the link below:

• Safety Assessment Principles - 2006, first edition, revision 1 [1.93MB]

NB: Revision 1 incorporates minor changes in the history sheet of changes. Although this web version is the formal version of SAPs, a limited number of printed (uncontrolled) copies are available for those who have difficulty in downloading this version from NDenquiries@hse.gsi.gov.uk.

Supporting documents

• Technical assessment guides
• WENRA Reference Levels
• Nuclear site licence conditions [56KB]
• Guidance on the application of ALARP
• Explanatory note on the numerical targets and legal limits [135KB]
• HSC's Policy Statement - Our approach to permissioning regimes [180KB]
• HSC's Enforcement Policy Statement [190KB]
• The Licensing of nuclear installations [191KB]
  This document describes how HSE regulates the design, construction, operation and decommissioning of any nuclear installation for which a nuclear site licence is required under the Nuclear Installations Act. It replaces the HSE publication 'Nuclear Site Licences under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended) - Notes for Applicants [HSG120]' issued in 1994.

• History sheet of changes in revision 1 of SAPS 06
• 1992 SAPS to 2006 cross-reference [849KB]

• Background to the 2006 revision including comments - resolution information
• Previous versions of the SAPs
• 26^th January 2007 seminar details