One of the cornerstones of the success of nuclear facility decommissioning is the adequate competence of personnel involved in decommissioning activities. The purpose of this publication is to provide methodological guidance for, and specific examples of good practices in training as an integral part of human resource management for the personnel performing decommissioning activities. The use of the systematic methodology and techniques described in this publication may be tailored and applied to the development of training for all types of nuclear facilities undergoing decommissioning. Examples of good practices in other aspects of human resources, such as knowledge preservation, management of the workforce and improvement of human performance, are also covered. The information contained in this publication, and the examples provided in the appendices and enclosed CD-ROM, are representative of the experience of decommissioning of a wide variety of nuclear facilities.

The restarting of nuclear power plant projects with delays of several years in respect of the original scheduled commercial operation date presents particular management issues. These are beyond the normal management tasks for projects implemented within original planned schedules. A number of restarted delayed projects were reviewed and practical experience from them is presented in this publication. It addresses specific management issues to be considered for a delayed project in the period after the decision for restarting is adopted and covers those management issues not considered within the normal processes described in other IAEA publications.

A code of ethics is a standard that governs and guides ethical behaviour of an organization towards its employees, and interactions between the organization and its external stakeholders. This publication is intended to explain the benefits for nuclear industry operating organizations of having a well functioning code of ethics, to propose areas that should be considered for inclusion in a nuclear industry operating organization’s code of ethics, and to explain how to develop, implement and sustain such a code. This publication is addressed primarily to senior managers of nuclear industry operating organizations and will prove useful to those in the nuclear industry that are establishing a code of ethics or benchmarking their existing practices.

The development and implementation of an appropriate infrastructure to support the successful introduction of nuclear power and its safe, secure, peaceful and efficient application is an issue of central concern, especially for countries that are considering and planning their first nuclear power plant. In preparing the necessary nuclear infrastructure there are several activities that need to be completed. These activities can be split into three progressive phases of development. In order to assist with the best use of resources, a description of the conditions which would be expected to be achieved by the end of each phase is provided. The term “milestones” refers to the conditions necessary to demonstrate that the phase has been successfully completed. This publication can be used by Member States to assess their own development status and to prioritize the activities that they need to complete in order to prepare to order, license, construct and then operate a nuclear power plant.