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Glossary

When the source is not specified, definitions are taken from IAEA, Safety Glossary Terminol-
ogy Used in Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, Revision 2016. Exceptions include the
following notations: (*) IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 444; (**) IAEA Nuclear Energy
Series No NW-T-2.2.; (***) English Heritage, Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance,
2008; other glossaries as annotated.
Accident Any unintended event, including operating errors, equipment failures, and other mis-
haps, the consequences or potential consequences of which are not negligible from the
point of view of protection and safety.
Adaptive reuse** The act of finding a new use for a building (or area). It is often described as a
process by which structurally sound older buildings are developed for economically viable
new uses.
Aesthetic value*** Value deriving from the ways in which people draw sensory and intellec-
tual stimulation from a place.
Alteration*** Work intended to change the function or appearance of a place.
Analysis Often used interchangeably with assessment, especially in more specific terms such
as “safety analysis.” In general, however, analysis suggests the process and result of a study
aimed at understanding the subject of the analysis, while assessment may also include
determinations or judgments of acceptability. Analysis is also often associated with the use
of a specific technique. Hence, one or more forms of analysis may be used in assessment.
Approval The granting of consent by a regulatory body.
Archive(s) Permanent records; records maintained for continuing use [International Organiza-
tion for Standardization (ISO), Information and Documentation—Management Systems
for Records—Fundamentals and Vocabulary, ISO-30300 (2011)]. Archives can be a place
where archival materials are preserved and made available for consultation. Archives can
be an organization, agency, or program responsible for selecting, acquiring, preserving,
and making available archives.
Area Controlled area: A defined area in which specific protection measures and safety provi-
sions are or could be required for controlling exposures or preventing the spread of con-
tamination in normal working conditions, and preventing or limiting the extent of potential
exposures. A controlled area is often within a supervised area, but need not be. Operations
area: A geographical area that contains an authorized facility. It is enclosed by a physical
barrier (the operations boundary) to prevent unauthorized access, by means of which the
management of the authorized facility can exercise direct authority. Supervised area:
A defined area not designated as a controlled area but for which occupational exposure
conditions are kept under review, even though specific protection measures or safety
provisions are not normally needed.
Assessment See Analysis.
Asset Anything that has value to the organization [International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), Information and Documentation—Management Systems for