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A nuclear safety culture

It is vital that the entire supply chain demonstrates a sound safety culture. The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations states that: “Nuclear safety is a collective responsibility. No one in the organisation is exempt from the obligation to ensure safety first.” It defines a safety culture as: “An organisation’s values and behaviours — modelled by its leaders and internalised by its members — that serve to make nuclear safety the overriding priority.” ISO 19443’s primary purposes are to increase the safety culture within the nuclear industry and harmonise supplier assessments, such as auditing processes. The standard will improve suppliers’ understanding of quality requirements needed by nuclear, standardise these requirements across the world and facilitate their acceptance by regulatory bodies. This will help to create long-term, sustainable relationships between licensees and their suppliers.