Regulatory Actions and Initiatives Based on Results of NRC Operational Safety Assessments of Fuel Cycle Facilities

Conference · Sun Oct 30 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:5455846

Rouse, L. C.

Operational safety assessments were conducted at 12 nuclear fuel cycle facilities by multidisciplinary teams formed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 1986 and 1987. The results of these team assessments, which were broader in scope than routine NRC inspections of these facilities, were summarized for the commission in a staff briefing on August 5, 1987. In response to the commission's request for a plan of action to implement improvements in the NRC's regulatory program for fuel cycle facilities, based on the results of the team safety assessments, the staff has initiated actions to strengthen its licensing and inspection programs in the following areas: (a) management controls, including quality assurance and training programs; (b) fire safety; (c) chemical safety; (d) limiting conditions of operation for equipment and instrumentation important to safety, including related surveillance calibration and preventive maintenance provision; and (e) emergency preparedness. The implementation plan calls for the development and publication of staff technical positions in these identified areas to serve as initial guidance for licensees and NRC staff.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 5455846
• Report Number(s): CONF-881011--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Volume: 57
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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054000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Health & Safety
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
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CRITICALITY
EMERGENCY PLANS
FIRE PREVENTION
FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS
INSPECTION
LICENSING
MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
REGULATIONS
SAFETY
SURVEILLANCE
TRAINING
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS