Development of international standards and codes

The International Atomic Energy Agency has been entrusted with the task of developing regulations, standards and codes of action to assure that the ionizing radiation hazards will not deter the successful fulfilment of the Agency's statutory objective. The document entitled 'The Agency's Health and Safety Measures' sets the conditions under which Agency safety standards are likely to be applied. A document setting forth the Agency's basic safety standards is currently in preparation. The Agency has initiated work on detailed operational standards relating to the following activities: the handling of radioisotopes; the transport of radioactive materials; construction and operation of research reactors and critical assemblies; disposal of radioactive substances into the sea; and disposal of radioactive substances into fresh later as well as started working on legal measures in case of nuclear damage