Objectives of OSART missions

Key objectives of the OSART programme are:

To provide the host country’s regulatory authority, plant or utility management and governmental authorities with an objective and independent assessment of the status of NPP operational safety, using the IAEA safety standards as the base line;
To provide the host plant with recommendations in areas where alignment with the IAEA safety standards needs to be improved;
To provide the host plant with suggestions that would enable the host to improve or expand policies or programmes in order to make the performance more effective;
To provide the host plant with an opportunity to self-assess its practices against the IAEA safety standards and identify areas for improvement;
To identify good practices and share these with the international nuclear industry to facilitate their application in other nuclear power plants;
To broaden the experience and knowledge and enhance the management skills of experts and observers from Member States and IAEA staff taking part in OSART missions;
To enable IAEA staff to identify areas in which the IAEA safety standards need to be strengthened.
The OSART programme also plays a role in recognising the host plant’s processes for identifying safety-related issues and for taking actions to improve alignment with the standards.

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