NUREG-1614 Volume 7, Supp. 1, Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2018-2022 At-A-Glance.
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| Issue date: | 02/28/2018 |
| From: | Jason Cai NRC/EDO |
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| Meyd, Donald | |
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SECURITY STRATEGIES Security Strategy 1: Maintain and further risk-inform the current regulatory framework for security using information gained from operating experience, lessons learned, external and internal assessments, technology advances, and changes in the threat environment.
Security Strategy 2: Maintain effective, consistent, and risk-informed oversight of licensee performance with respect to meeting NRC security requirements.
Security Strategy 3: Maintain material security through the National Materials Program in partnership with the safety programs administered by the Agreement States.
Security Strategy 4: Proactively identify, assess, and address threats, vulnerabilities, and security risks.
Security Strategy 5: Support U.S. national security interests and nuclear nonproliferation policy objectives consistent with the NRCs statutory mandate through cooperation with domestic and international partners.
Security Strategy 6: Ensure material control and accounting for special nuclear materials.
STRATEGIC PLAN Security Strategy 7: Ensure that programs Fiscal Years 2018-2022 for the handling and control of classified For a complete copy of the NRCs AT-A-GLANCE and Controlled Unclassified Information are Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2018-2022 effectively implemented at the NRC and at NUREG-1614, Vol. 7, go to https://www.nrc.gov licensed facilities.
NUREG-1614, Vol. 7, Supp. 1 February 2018
STRATEGIC PLAN MISSION The NRC licenses and regulates the Nations civilian SAFETY STRATEGIES Safety Strategy 1: Maintain and enhance the FISCAL YEARS 2018-2022 use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable NRCs regulatory programs, using information assurance of adequate protection of public health gained from domestic and international
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and safety and to promote the common defense operating experience, lessons learned, and and security and to protect the environment. advances in science and technology.
ABOUT THE NRC The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission VISION Safety Strategy 2: Further risk-inform the (NRC or agency) is an independent agency that Demonstrate the Principles of Good Regulation current regulatory framework in response to was established by the Energy Reorganization (independence, openness, efficiency, clarity, and advances in science and technology, policy Act of 1974 and began operations in 1975. reliability) in performing our mission. decisions, and other factors, including Congress established the NRC to regulate prioritizing efforts to focus on the most the Nations civilian commercial, industrial, STRATEGIC GOALS safety-significant issues.
academic, and medical uses of nuclear materials. SAFETY STRATEGIC GOAL: Ensure the Safe The NRC is headed by five Commissioners Use of Radioactive Materials. Safety Strategy 3: Enhance the effectiveness and appointed by the President of the United States, efficiency of licensing and certification activities with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, SECURITY STRATEGIC GOAL: Ensure the to maintain both quality and timeliness of to serve staggered 5-year terms. The President Secure Use of Radioactive Materials. licensing and certification reviews.
designates one of the Commissioners to serve as Chairman. The NRCs two strategic goals are the results the Safety Strategy 4: Maintain effective and agency must achieve to successfully carry out its consistent oversight of licensee performance The NRCs scope of responsibility includes the mission and are the foundation for the rest of the with a focus on the most safety-significant regulation of commercial nuclear power plants; plan. Each strategic goal has supporting objectives issues.
research and test reactors; nuclear fuel cycle and strategies. The objectives reflect the outcome facilities; medical, academic, and industrial uses the agency is trying to achieve and the NRCs Safety Strategy 5: Maintain material safety of radioactive materials; the decommissioning role in achieving it and are supported by specific through the National Materials Program in of these facilities and sites; and the transport, strategies. The objectives also provide the basis for partnership with Agreement States.
storage, and disposal of radioactive materials performance goals and indicators to help the agency and wastes. The agency issues licenses for monitor and understand progress. Safety Strategy 6: Identify, assess, and resolve civilian uses of radioactive materials, oversees safety issues.
the licensees, and certifies standard nuclear STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES reactor designs and spent fuel storage casks
- Prevent, mitigate, and respond to accidents and Safety Strategy 7: Ensure the NRC maintains and transportation packages. The agency also ensure radiation safety. its readiness to respond to incidents and licenses the import and export of radioactive
- Ensure protection of nuclear facilities and emergencies involving NRC-licensed facilities materials; participates in international nuclear radioactive materials. and radioactive materials and other events of activities, including multilateral and bilateral
- Ensure protection of classified and Controlled domestic and international interest.
safety and security activities; and works closely Unclassified Information.
with its international counterparts to enhance Safety Strategy 8: Verify that nuclear facilities nuclear safety and security worldwide. are constructed and operated in accordance with permits and licenses and that the environmental and safety regulatory infrastructure is adequate to support the issuance of new licenses.