The qualitative and quantitative objectives of radiological protection of the population and the environment developed for generation III reactors, e. g., for the EPR [IV-2], are already very strict and guarantee a very high level of protection [IV-7]. They apply to a set of situations with which the plant has to cope. Such situations are defined taking into account the specific features of the plant and the design of its systems, similar to how it was done in the past. Different from past systems, the factor of system simplification is taken into account more accurately. Situations of which the consequences are potentially intolerable should be practically eliminated; if they cannot be made physically impossible, design provisions must be adopted to rule out either initiating events or potential consequences [IV-7].

The abovementioned objectives could be effectively applied to the SCOR design and, more generally, to future generation IV systems.

No further details regarding the acceptance criteria have been provided.