3.2 General notes

Nuclear plants are divided into generator reactors, research and training reactors and nuclear fuel supply and disposal systems. This includes, in particular, nuclear power plants for generating electricity, fuel element production installations, uranium enrich­ment plants, protective structures such as ponds and storage facilities for radioactive waste, which in turn are divided into interim and final storage facilities.

Building structures required for nuclear plants whose protective function means that they are classified as safety-related (cf. Section 2.5) have to meet particular construc­tion requirements. These requirements, which are more stringent than those involved in conventional construction, must be observed not just when designing and constructing buildings but also when operating and dismantling nuclear plants.