RIC 2009 NRC and Licensees Safety Culture Activities

1. RIC 2009NRC and Licensees Safety Culture Activities Stewart L. Magruder Office of Enforcement March 12, 2009

2. Safety Culture Policy Statement(s) Tasking Commission direction, Feb. 2008 to develop a Draft Policy Statement(s) on safety culture with the following considerations: • Expand the Commission’s policy of safety culture to address the unique aspects of security • Address safety culture for all NRC and Agreement States licensees and certificate holders

3. Safety Culture Policy Statement (s) Tasking (cont’d) • Whether safety culture as applied to reactors needs to be strengthened • How to increase attention to safety culture in the materials area • Whether NRC’s expectations for safety culture and security culture is best accomplished in 1 or 2 policy statements

4. Safety Culture Policy Statement(s) Development • Steering Committee and Task Group established • Data gathering and analysis • Stakeholder outreach activities • Public workshop held February 3, 2009

5. Safety Culture Policy Statement (s) Development (cont) • Staff development of Commission Paper including recommendations and Draft Policy Statement(s) • Due to the Commission by April 30, 2009 • Commission Meeting May 27, 2009