W21 Safety Culture—Implementation of the Policy Statement, Perspectives on Recent Events, and Activities in Japan

This session will discuss the development of the Safety Culture Policy Statement (SCPS), which will include a brief review of previous Commission papers, outreach activities, and public comments. The session will include presentations from the Nuclear Energy Institute and the NRC that focus primarily on issues and concerns regarding the implementation of the SCPS at nuclear power plants.

The session will also offer an overview of recent activities and initiatives to continuously enhance the NRC’s own safety culture, as well as case study presentations to illustrate the applicability of many of the underlying principles in the SCPS to recent events in different industries. Finally, speakers will also review the effort to foster safety culture in the Japanese nuclear industry.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Andrew Campbell, Deputy Office Director, NRC/OE

SPEAKERS/PANELISTS:

• Introductory Remarks

  Andrew Campbell Deputy Office DirectorNRC/OE

• Status of Safety Culture Policy Statement

  Diane Sieracki Senior Safety Culture Program ManagerConcerns Resolutions BranchNRC/OE

• Implementation Considerations for the Reactor Oversight Process

  Undine Shoop Branch ChiefDivision of Inspection and Regional SupportNRC/NRR

• Fostering a Strong, Nuclear Safety Culture

  Thomas Houghton DirectorSafety-Focused RegulationNuclear Energy Institute

• Overview of NRC Internal Safety Culture Activities and Perspectives from a Recent Event

  June Cai Senior Safety Culture Program ManagerNRC/OE

• In-depth Survey of the Effort to Foster Safety Culture in Japan

  Maomi Makino, Senior Counselor, Nuclear Energy System Safety Division, Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Catherine Thompson, NRC/OE, tel: (301) 415-3409, e-mail: Catherine.Thompson@nrc.gov

June Cai, NRC/OE, tel: (301) 415-5192, e-mail: June.Cai@nrc.gov