Outputs of the Safety Case
Licence Condition 23 (LC23) requires that the ‘adequate safety case’ that licensees must produce ‘in respect of any operation that may affect safety’ should ‘identify the conditions and limits necessary in the interests of safety’.
Licence Condition 24 (LC24) (Operating Instructions) requires that all operations which may affect safety are carried out in accordance with written instructions. Operating instructions include any instructions necessary to ensure that any operating rules are implemented.
Licence Condition 28 (LC28) (Examination, inspection, maintenance and testing) requires that the licensee shall make and implement adequate arrangements for the regular and systematic examination, inspection, maintenance and testing of all plant which may affect safety.
It is a legal responsibility for the licensee to maintain the overall safety risk presented to workers, the public and the environment, arising from any potential nuclear fault and accident, to be As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).