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DE2004827156

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Peterson, L. K.; Wight, E. H.; Caruso, M. A.
Page Count	12
Abstract	The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has begun a program to create a risk-informed environment within the reactor program. The first step of the process is to evaluate the existing environment and internal NRC stakeholder perceptions of risk-informed regulatory practices. This paper reports on the results of the first phase of this evaluation: assessing the current environment, including the level of acceptance of risk-informed approaches throughout the reactor program, the level of integration, areas of success, and areas of difficulty. The other two phases of the evaluation will identify barriers to the integration of risk into NRC activities and gather input on how to move to a risk-informed environment.
Keywords	Program evaluation Reactors Nuclear power plants Regulations Waste management Nuclear safety
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200515

Evaluating Internal Stakeholder Perspectives on Risk-Informed Regulatory Practices for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Evaluating Internal Stakeholder Perspectives on Risk-Informed Regulatory Practices for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
DE2004827156

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Peterson, L. K.; Wight, E. H.; Caruso, M. A.
Page Count	12
Abstract	The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has begun a program to create a risk-informed environment within the reactor program. The first step of the process is to evaluate the existing environment and internal NRC stakeholder perceptions of risk-informed regulatory practices. This paper reports on the results of the first phase of this evaluation: assessing the current environment, including the level of acceptance of risk-informed approaches throughout the reactor program, the level of integration, areas of success, and areas of difficulty. The other two phases of the evaluation will identify barriers to the integration of risk into NRC activities and gather input on how to move to a risk-informed environment.
Keywords	Program evaluation Reactors Nuclear power plants Regulations Waste management Nuclear safety
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200515