Codes & Standards
IAEA Safety Framework
The international safety guidance the fusion field is adapting.
- Governs
- Overarching safety
The IAEA's safety standards provide an overarching framework that the fusion community is adapting to fusion's distinct, lower hazard profile. Kronos monitors the evolving fusion-specific guidance as part of its regulatory approach.
Fusion's inherent safety means its framework is expected to differ from fission's.
Common questions
How does the IAEA safety framework apply?
It provides internationally recognised safety principles and guidance that inform how a fusion facility is designed, operated and safeguarded, even as fusion-specific regulation develops.
Does fusion raise safeguards concerns?
It produces no fissile material, but neutron flux and tritium are handled responsibly within this framework — a real consideration Kronos does not dismiss.