Risk-based methodology for USNRC inspections
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
This paper describes the development and trial applications of a risk-based methodology to enhance the inspection processes for US nuclear power plants. Objectives of risk-based methods to complement prescriptive engineering approaches in US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) inspection programs are presented. Insights from time-dependent risk profiles of plant configurational from Individual Plant Evaluation (IPE) studies were integrated to develop a framework for optimizing inspection efforts in NRC regulatory initiatives. Lessons learned from NRC pilot applications of the risk-based methodology for evaluation of the effectiveness of operational risk management programs at US nuclear power plant sites are also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 176820
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-NUREG-62263; CONF-9511134-3; ON: TI96003230; TRN: 96:003667
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International conference on probabilistic safety assessment methodology and applications, Seoul (Korea, Republic of), 26-30 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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