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
Regulations and Guidance
| 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
|
| 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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