3.13. The following requirements for the updating of the safety assessment apply specifically for waste disposal facilities:@@- “Safety assessment in support of the safety case has to be performed and updated throughout the development and operation of the disposal facility and as more refined site data become available. Safety assessment has to provide input to ongoing decision making by the operator. Such decision making may relate to subjects for research, development of a capability for assessment, allocation of resources and development of waste acceptance criteria” (para. 4.13 of IAEA SSR-5 (2011)).@@- “The operator has to decide on the timing and the level of detail of the safety assessment, in consultation with, and subject to the approval of, the regulatory body” (para. 4.14 of IAEA SSR-5 (2011)).