Safeguards Culture

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1055410· OSTI ID:1055410

Frazar, Sarah L; Mladineo, Stephen V

The concepts of nuclear safety and security culture are well established; however, a common understanding of safeguards culture is not internationally recognized. Supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration, the authors prepared this report, an analysis of the concept of safeguards culture, and gauged its value to the safeguards community. The authors explored distinctions between safeguards culture, safeguards compliance, and safeguards performance, and evaluated synergies and differences between safeguards culture and safety/security culture. The report concludes with suggested next steps.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1055410
• Report Number(s): PNNL-21555; NN4009010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English