Revitalizing Nuclear Safety Research (1986) / Chapter Skim
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Executive Summary
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The report specifies areas needing detailed consideration. In particular the committee has tried to take a systematic approach to nuclear safety research, to point out the general principles involved, and to elucidate some of the implications of these principles for decisionmaking in the public and private sectors.
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These pressures partly reflect the response of the Reagan administration to the nation's burgeoning federal deficits and to federal spending in general. They also reflect the administration's view that the private sector ought to be playing a much larger role in virtually all matters related to nuclear regulation.
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Nonetheless, for any level of effort in the nuclear safety research program, the leadership and support must be there to carry the research through. The committee sees little to suggest that those most responsible for the federal program of nuclear safety research -- whether in the responsible federal agencies, Congress, or the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
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Elements of a Future Agenda for Nuclear Safety Research The committee believes that not enough research is being done on certain topics important to the future regulation of nuclear power plants. In particular, the committee members believe, based upon their collective experience, that research should be intensified in these areas: • Behavior of materials in nuclear power plant environments • Human factors • Nondestructive testing • Nuclear power plant aging
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The relative importance of the topic to real safety issues should be used as the basis for deciding whether to pursue or terminate further research. Eliminating Barriers to an Effective Program of Nuclear Safety Research There are many structural and procedural problems that the NRC must address if it is to have a sound research program.
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3. The chairman of the NRC must exert leadership in establishing the NRC research program and defending it before OMB and the Congress.
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