Safety Guides

Valid safety guides

  • BN 2/2023 – Ageing management and long-term operation of nuclear power plants (3rd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 1/2023 – Reporting, investigation of causes and evaluation of operational events at nuclear facilities
  • BN 5/2022 – Format and content of the safety analysis report (3rd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 4/2022 – Requirements for the development of PSA (4th edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 3/2022 – Requirements for the safety of nuclear installations in relation to external hazards (2nd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 2/2022 – Requirements for the safety of nuclear installations in relation to internal hazards
  • BN 1/2022 – The Nuclear Safety Glossary of the NRA of the Slovak Republic (2nd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 3/2020 – Requirements on design, realization and evaluation of results of reload startup physics tests (3rd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 2/2020 – Requirements for ensuring fire protection and fire safety of nuclear installations from the point of view of nuclear safety (4th edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 1/2020 – Comprehensive periodic safety review of nuclear safety (3rd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 5/2019 – Requirements for deterministic safety analyses of NPPs with VVER-440/V213 (6th edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 4/2019 – Requirements for carrying out and evaluating the results of nuclear security culture self-assessment
  • BN 3/2019 – Requirements for the description of the reactor and its design basis in the safety analysis report (4th edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 2/2019 – Single failure criterion (3rd edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BN 1/2019 – Quality assurance requirements for the safety analysis software (4th edition – revised and supplemented)
  • BNS I.9.5/2017 – Requirements for safety assessment of activities carried out during the decommissioning of nuclear facilities
  • BNS I.9.3/2017 – Requirements for scope and content of different decommissioning plans elaborated during the lifecycle of nuclear facility
  • BNS I.9.4/2017 – Requirements on operational data collection important for decommissioning of nuclear facility
  • BNS II.3.4/2016 – The rules on design, manufacture and operation of the degradation monitoring systems of classified equipment of nuclear installations Part 1. Monitoring of corrosion 2nd edition – revised and supplemented
  • BNS II.3.5/2016 – The rules on design, manufacture and operation of the degradation monitoring systems of classified equipment of nuclear installations. Part 2. Monitoring of thermal ageing processes of structural materials of nuclear installations
  • BNS II.3.6/2016 – The rules on design, manufacture and operation of the degradation monitoring systems of classified equipment of nuclear installations Part 3. Monitoring of irradiation embrittlement of structural materials of nuclear installations
  • BNS II.9.1/2016 – Direct sampling of small samples from safety important components of nuclear installations
  • BNS II.9.2/2016 – Evaluation of mechanical characteristics of materials of the classified engineering-technology components by the Small Punch Test method
  • BNS II.3.1/2016 – Evaluation of acceptability of faults detected during the operation inspection of nuclear installation selected equipment
  • BNS II.5.1/2012 – Welding at nuclear power installations. Basic requirements and rules
  • BNS II.5.2/2012 – Supervision of welding and quality of welded joints of selected nuclear power installations. Requirements
  • BNS II.5.3/2011 – Welding materials for welding machinery and technology components of classified equipment of nuclear facilities. Technical requirements and selection rules
  • BNS II.3.3/2011 – Metallurgical products and spare parts for nuclear power plants
  • BNS II.5.4/2009 – Classification systems for non-destructive testing in nuclear energy. Requirements and guidelines
  • BNS II.5.5/2009 – Examining of mechanical features, chemical composition and classified characteristics of resistance against violation of marginal condition of materials and weld joins of engineering- technology components of installations of VVER440 type
  • BNS II.5.6/2009 – The rules on design, production, montage, repairing, changing and reconstruction of engineering- technology components of classified equipments of nuclear installations of VVER440 type
  • BNS II.1.1/2008 – Accounting and control of nuclear materials
  • BNS I.8.1/2005 – Reguirements for Preliminary Plan of Physical Protection and Plan of Physical protection in accordance with the terms of the provisions of the Decree, laying down details to ensure the physical protection of nuclear facilities, nuclear materials and radioactive waste
  • BNS I.2.5/2005 – NRA SR requirements on chapt. 16 of Safety analysis report “Limits and Conditions”
  • BNS III.4.3/2000 – Requirements on assessment of fuel loading for VVER 440 reactors

Updated: 24.07.2023