ML102500666

NRC000057-NRC Staff Slide from Public Meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute and Industry Representatives Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment Pilot (February 24, 2010)

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Issue date:	02/24/2010
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Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment Pilot:

NRC Observations Public Meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute and Industry Representatives February 24, 2010

Purposes of Meeting

• To present NRC observations to-date on the NSCA survey and interview process

• To present NRC observations on meetings of safety culture monitoring panels and senior leadership teams at pilot plants

• To afford the industry an opportunity to present its own observations and lessons learned regarding the pilot NSCA process Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 2

Background

• NEI 09-07

• NSCA manual

- Electronic survey

- One week onsite visit for interviews and observations

- Pilot test and incorporate lessons learned

- Expect to provide to NRC for endorsement of methodology for use in third-party nuclear safety culture assessments

• NRC headquarters and regions observing the conduct of NSCA pilot and the Monitoring Panel and Senior Leadership meetings Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 3

Interview Observations

• Sampling

- Use of survey to focus the interviews

- Shifts and organizational units

- Declined interviews

- Assessment team role

• Conduct of interviews

- Interviewer training

- Selection of interview questions

- Reading level

- Focus groups Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 4

Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment:

Interview Observations

• Scoring consistency

• Quality assurance

• Rollup process

• Anonymity Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 5

Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment:

Survey Observations

• Design & Psychometric Testing

- Reliability

- Validity

- Results of consultant evaluation Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 6

Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment:

Survey Observations

• Administration

- Selection of survey instrument

- Target population

- Distribution of survey instrument

- Allocation of time & resources Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 7

Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment:

Survey Observations

• Data Quality

- Survey non-response effects

- Item non-response effects

• Data Use

- Benchmarking capability Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 8

Safety Culture Monitoring Panel:

Meeting Observations

• Agenda

• Meeting frequency

• Attendance at the meeting

• Meeting discussions

• Binning consensus Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 9

Safety Culture Monitoring Panel:

Meeting Observations

• Meeting preparation

• Consistency with NSCA Process

• Document availability

• Cross cutting

• Meeting inputs

• Meeting outcomes Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 10

Senior Leadership Team: Meeting Observations

• Meeting preparation

• Consistency with NSCA Process

• Resource commitment

• Continued observations Meeting on NSCA Pilot - 24 Feb 2010 11