Criteria for review of root-cause analysis programs

Author

Goodman, Clare ; West, Garmon, Jr. ; Schoenfeld, Isabelle

Author_Institution

US Nucl. Regulatory Comm., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

8-13 Jun 1997

Firstpage

42401

Lastpage

42406

Abstract

This pager describes the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission´s (NRC´s) criteria for reviewing licensee root-cause analysis programs, as well as corrective action plans, and the methods that NRC inspectors can use to determine the adequacy of the programs. The specific criteria to be used for evaluating the licensee´s root-cause analyses, corrective actions and corrective action implementation plans are explained. Finally, evaluation criteria for communications-related events at nuclear power plants (NPPs) are given

Keywords

human factors; nuclear power stations; nuclear reactor quality assurance; power station control; communications-related events; corrective action plans; corrective actions; evaluation criteria; human performance problems; licensee root-cause analysis; nuclear power plant control; specific criteria; Cause effect analysis; Degradation; Error correction; Human factors; Nuclear facility regulation; Nuclear measurements; Performance analysis; Personnel; Power generation; Safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Human Factors and Power Plants, 1997. Global Perspectives of Human Factors in Power Generation., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Sixth Conference on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3769-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPP.1997.624803

Filename

624803