Download or read book Maintaining Knowledge, Training and Infrastructure for Research and Development in Nuclear Safety written by International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, previously issued as INSAG Note No. 4, discusses the role of safety research activities in supporting the safety of nuclear power, current trends which have seen a reduction in government and industry sponsored research, and key factors critical in maintaining a research infrastructure. It describes new and emerging challenges and gives recommendations on how sufficient research capacity and competence can be maintained.