System engineering in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process: Program architecture process and structure

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:6776085

Romine, D T

In October 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. The overall mission of the center is to provide a sustained level of high-quality research and technical assistance in support of NRC regulatory responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA). A key part of that mission is to assist the NRC in the development of the program architecture - the systems approach to regulatory analysis for the NRC high-level waste repository licensing process - and the development and implementation of the computer-based Program Architecture Support System (PASS). This paper describes the concept of program architecture, summarizes the process and basic structure of the PASS relational data base, and describes the applications of the system.

• OSTI ID: 6776085
• Report Number(s): CONF-891103--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

052000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Management
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DOCUMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION
LAWS
LICENSE APPLICATIONS
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACTS
PLANNING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
US DOE
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT