Overview of NRCs Uranium Recovery Inspection Program
Overview of NRCs Uranium Recovery Inspection Program
Overview of NRCs Uranium Recovery Inspection Program
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What Initiates an NRC Incident Investigation<br />
NRC Management Directive 8.3, “NRC Incident Investigation <strong>Program</strong>”<br />
• “Incident investigation” is a formal process conducted for the purpose <strong>of</strong> accident prevention. The process<br />
includes gathering and analyzing information; determining findings and conclusions, including the cause(s)<br />
<strong>of</strong> a significant operational event; and disseminating the investigation results for NRC, industry, and public<br />
review.<br />
• Delineates criteria for NRC conducting investigations according to potential significance using one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
following investigation modalities:<br />
• Incident Investigation Team (IIT)<br />
• Augmented <strong>Inspection</strong> Team (AIT)<br />
• Special <strong>Inspection</strong><br />
• By policy, all NRC incident investigations will be announced publicly and to the media<br />
• Incident Investigation reports are publicly available<br />
• NRC conducted one Special <strong>Inspection</strong> during 2011 at an operational uranium recovery facility<br />
• The Special <strong>Inspection</strong> was initially evaluated according to Management Directive 8.3 to involve:<br />
“circumstances sufficiently complex, unique, or not well enough understood…, or involved<br />
characteristics the investigation <strong>of</strong> which would best serve the needs and interests <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Commission.”<br />
• No violations were identified.
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