USNRC SAFETY CULTURE POLICY STATEMENT
Last year Gayle Staton, GIAC Chair, was invited by the NRC to represent NDTMA in the development of a Safety Culture Policy Statement. Many stakeholders including Agreement States participated in this effort. The goal was to ensure that the resulting policy would be applicable to all licensees and certificate holders.
On June 14, 2011 the Commission issued the following statement in expectation that individuals and organizations performing regulated activities establish and maintain a positive safety culture commensurate with the safety and security significance of their activities and the nature and complexity of their organizations and functions. This included all licensees, certificate holders, permit holders, authorization holders, holders of quality assurance program approvals, vendors and suppliers of safety related components, and applicants for a license.
The Commission defines Nuclear Safety Culture as the core values and behaviors resulting from a collective commitment by leaders and individuals to emphasize safety over competing goals to ensure protection of people and the environment.
You can access this document, public comments and supporting materials related to this document online at http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2010-0282.
