Incident Reporting System (IRS)
The Incident Reporting System (IRS) is an international system through which thirty-one participating countries exchange experience to improve the safety of nuclear power plants by submitting event reports on unusual events considered important for safety.
Full Description
The aim of the IRS is to increase the effectiveness in analysing and communicating operational safety experience.
Timely feedback of operating experience provides information on events useful in preventing similar occurrences at other plants. Shared experience is valuable in determining actions to be taken to mitigate the potential consequences of discovered design or operating weaknesses should an event occur. The lessons learned may also be incorporated into new designs for future generations of nuclear power plants.
As of 2006, the reports are accessible through the Web Based Incident Reporting System (WB IRS).
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Keywords
nuclear power plants, safety, operating experience
Originator
NSNI - IAEA Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, Division of Nuclear Installation Safety
Type of Data
Reports
Category
Specific Nuclear Reactors and Associated Plants