A large number of services by international teams is available, in engineering and operating safety as well as in the transportation and waste safety fields. One of the best known is the work of the Operational Safety Review Team (OSART), created in 1982. International teams of experts conduct in-depth reviews of operational safety performance at a nuclear power plant. They review safety management and personnel performance. In addition, reviews provide opportunities to disseminate information on good practices that come to light during missions. In broad terms the programme covers the following operational areas: management, organization and administration; training and qualifications; operations; maintenance; technical support; operating experience and feedback; radiation protection; chemistry; and emergency planning and preparedness. A recent enhancement of the review is the addition of a dedicated expert to review the area of operating experience. A long list of good practices resulting from OSART missions is available from the IAEA (IAEA, 2006/2).

A global overview of nuclear safety issues is available from the IAEA in the annually published Nuclear Safety Review, the most recent one in 2009 (IAEA, 2010/5).