Abstract:
The Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors is a non-binding international legal instrument designed to serve as guidance to States for, inter alia, the development and harmonization of policies, laws and regulations on the safety of research reactors.・It contains guidance on best practice directed to the State, to the regulatory body and to the operating organization.
As it is non-binding in nature, the Code does not itself include a mechanism for implementation based upon the process of ratification and the participation in formal review meetings that implements the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention. In 2006, the General Conference supported a proposal that periodic meetings be organised to discuss application of the Code in Member States.