SafetyReportsSeriesNo.75ImplementationofaManagementSystemforOperatingOrganizationsofResearchReactorsTherequirementsformanagementsystemsforresearchreactorsareestablishedintheIAEASafetyStandards.Toensurethatanintegratedmanagementsystemisappropriateforthesizeofanorganizationandcommensuratetotherisksofanactivity,itisrequiredtogradeitsapplicationandthedeploymentofresourcesappropriately.Thispublicationpresentsprocessesforoperatingorganizationsofresearchreactorsandprovidesacasestudyofagradedapproachtotheapplicationofthemanagementsystemrequirementsimplementedbyasmallresearchreactor.Thisreportwillbeusefulforresearchreactoroperatingorganizationsintendingtoimplementaprocessbasedintegratedmanagementsystem.INTERNATIONALATOMICENERGYAGENCYVIENNAISBN978–92–0–136010–6ISSN1020–6450SafetyReportsSeriesNo.75ImplementationofaManagementSystemforOperatingOrganizationsofResearchReactorsIAEASAFETYSTANDARDSANDRELATEDPUBLICATIONSIAEASAFETYSTANDARDSUnderthetermsofArticleIIIofitsStatute,theIAEAisauthorizedtoestablishoradoptstandardsofsafetyforprotectionofhealthandminimizationofdangertolifeandproperty,andtoprovidefortheapplicationofthesestandards.ThepublicationsbymeansofwhichtheIAEAestablishesstandardsareissuedintheIAEASafetyStandardsSeries.Thisseriescoversnuclearsafety,radiationsafety,transportsafetyandwastesafety.ThepublicationcategoriesintheseriesareSafetyFundamentals,SafetyRequirementsandSafetyGuides.InformationontheIAEA’ssafetystandardsprogrammeisavailableattheIAEAInternetsitehttp://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ThesiteprovidesthetextsinEnglishofpublishedanddraftsafetystandards.ThetextsofsafetystandardsissuedinArabic,Chinese,French,RussianandSpanish,theIAEASafetyGlossaryandastatusreportforsafetystandardsunderdevelopmentarealsoavailable.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontacttheIAEAatPOBox100,1400Vienna,Austria.AllusersofIAEAsafetystandardsareinvitedtoinformtheIAEAofexperienceintheiruse(e.g.asabasisfornationalregulations,forsafetyreviewsandfortrainingcourses)forthepurposeofensuringthattheycontinuetomeetusers’needs.InformationmaybeprovidedviatheIAEAInternetsiteorbypost,asabove,orbyemailtoOfficial.Mail@iaea.org.RELATEDPUBLICATIONSTheIAEAprovidesfortheapplicationofthestandardsand,underthetermsofArticlesIIIandVIII.CofitsStatute,makesavailableandfosterstheexchangeofinformationrelatingtopeacefulnuclearactivitiesandservesasanintermediaryamongitsMemberStatesforthispurpose.ReportsonsafetyandprotectioninnuclearactivitiesareissuedasSafetyReports,whichprovidepracticalexamplesanddetailedmethodsthatcanbeusedinsupportofthesafetystandards.OthersafetyrelatedIAEApublicationsareissuedasRadiologicalAssessmentReports,theInternationalNuclearSafetyGroup’sINSAGReports,TechnicalReportsandTECDOCs.TheIAEAalsoissuesreportsonradiologicalaccidents,trainingmanualsandpracticalmanuals,andotherspecialsafetyrelatedpublications.SecurityrelatedpublicationsareissuedintheIAEANuclearSecuritySeries.TheIAEANuclearEnergySeriesconsistsofreportsdesignedtoencourageandassistresearchon,anddevelopmentandpracticalapplicationof,nuclearenergyforpeacefuluses.Theinformationispresentedinguides,reportsonthestatusoftechnologyandadvances,andbestpracticesforpeacefulusesofnuclearenergy.TheseriescomplementstheIAEA’ssafetystandards,andprovidesdetailedguidance,experience,goodpracticesandexamplesintheareasofnuclearpower,thenuclearfuelcycle,radioactivewastema...