Risk Assessment: Related Information
More information on the use of risk in the NRC's regulatory programs is available at the following locations.
NRC Training Slides
NRC Fact Sheets and Brochures
- Effective Risk Communication (Guidelines for External Communication)
- Effective Risk Communication (Guidelines for Internal Communication)
- Nuclear Reactor Risk
- Reactor Oversight Process
- Risks Associated with Medical Events
Regulations and Guidance
- Government Performance Results Act of 1993
- NRC Strategic Plan, 2004-2009 (NUREG-1614)
- NRC Regulatory Analysis Guidelines
- Guidance for Performance-Based Regulation (NUREG BR-0303)
- Background and Staff Guidance on Performance-Based Regulation
- White Paper on Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulation
- Formal Methods of Decision Analysis Applied to Prioritization of Research and Other Topics (NUREG/CR-6833)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Aug. 1985 | Severe Reactor Accidents Regarding Future Designs and Existing Plants |
| Aug. 1986 | Safety Goals for the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants |
| Aug. 1995 | Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods in Nuclear Regulatory Activities |
| Jun. 1998 | Risk-Informed, Performance-Based and Risk-Informed, Less-Prescriptive Regulation in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| Dec. 1998 | Options for Risk-Informed Revisions to 10 CFR Part 50
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| Jun. 9, 1998 | Plans to Increase Performance-Based Approaches in Regulatory Activities (SECY-98-132) |
| Mar. 1999 | White Paper on Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulation, |
| Mar. 1999 | Framework for Risk-Informed Regulation in the Office of Nuclear Material Security and Safeguards
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| May 1999 | The Role of Defense-in-Depth in a Risk-Informed Regulatory System, |
| Jul. 12, 1999 | Plans for Pursuing Performance-Based Initiatives (SECY-99-176), |
| Feb. 2000 | Impediments to the Increased Use of Risk-Informed Regulation, |
| Sept. 1, 2000 | High-Level Guidelines for Performance-Based Activities (SECY-00-0191), |
| Nov. 16, 2001 | Status Report on Performance-Based Approaches to Regulation (SECY-01-0205) |
| Oct. 15, 2002 | Status Report on Performance-Based Approaches to Regulation (SECY-02-0186) |
| Apr. 2007 | Update on Improvements to the Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan |
To request additional information, Contact Us About Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation.
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