Commentaries: Art. 36

The licence holder must monitor field-related scientific developments, especially findings obtained from research activities, and must examine the extent to which conclusions may be drawn therefrom concerning safety and security of the licence holder’s installation.
The licence holder must monitor technological developments, including those relating to organisation and personnel, and must examine the extent to which conclusions may be drawn therefrom concerning the safety and security of the licence holder’s installation. The following are of particular relevance:
1. recognised domestic and foreign technical standards;
2. regulations of the country supplying the nuclear installation, as well as of other countries, relating to nuclear technology;
3. recommendations of international bodies;
4. state of the art in nuclear installations of a similar nature and in other relevant installations.
The licence holder must monitor operating experiences and findings of similar installations and assess their significance for his own installation.