Improvement in the NRC regulatory programs - An industry impact survey

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:7058370

Partlow, J G ^[1]

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1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)

In the fall of 1989, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff initiated the Regulatory Impact Survey (RIS). This effort was patterned after a survey conducted in 1981 to determine utility views on the effect of the large number of NRC regulatory initiatives and requirements imposed in the wake of the accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2. As a result of the 1981 survey, the NRC made a number of changes in its organization and regulatory practices. This RIS was performed to improve the NRC's regulatory programs by obtaining the perceptions of the industry of the effect of the NRC's current activities on the safe operation of nuclear power plants and to assist the staff in determining if its regulatory programs require modifications. Further evaluation identified three elements in the survey themes that caused the majority of the surveys' comments. These elements are (a) the quantity of NRC requirements, (b) the amount of NRC on-site activities, and (c) the interactions between the NRC staff and licensee personnel. From these three elements, three specific regulatory areas for improvement were developed: (1) consideration of the cumulative effect of the NRC's generic requirements and generic communications; (2) scheduling and control of inspections, especially team inspections; and (3) training, preparation, and management of inspectors. Over the past two years, the staff has developed and implemented specific initiatives to address each of these areas.

• OSTI ID: 7058370
• Report Number(s): CONF-920606--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 65
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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