Energia i regulacje · 26/02/1997

Safety-Conscious Work Environment

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering several strategies in addressing the need for its licensees to establish and maintain a safety-conscious work environment. As discussed herein, the Commission is evaluating the development of a standardized approach that would (1) require licensees to establish and maintain a safety- conscious work environment with clearly defined attributes; (2) establish certain indicators that may be monitored and that, when considered collectively, may provide evidence of an emerging adverse trend; and (3) outline specific remedial actions that the Commission may require when it determines that a particular licensee has failed to establish or maintain a safety-conscious work environment. Before proceeding further, the NRC is seeking comments and suggestions on the various strategies being considered.