Reactor Oversight Process

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The Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) is the NRC way issuing finding and violations at a low significance level but also provide a measurement which leads to higher enforcement actions.


Framework

NRC's Overall Safety Mission - Public Health and Safety as a Result of Civilian Nuclear Reactor Operation

Strategic Performance

  • Reactor Safety
  • Radiation Safety
  • Safeguards

Cornerstones

Cross-Cutting Areas

Describes the general cause of issues in one of these areas. Branches into cross-cutting aspects.

NRC Action Matrix

The NRC Action Matrix is the site ranking due to inspection and PI inputs.

Column

Inputs to ROP

Inputs are labeled with a significance; green, white, yellow, red

Findings

Findings are evaluated and given a significance

Performance Indicators (PI)

Initiating Events

Mitigating Systems

Barrier Integrity

Emergency Preparedness

Public Radiation Safety

Occupational Radiation Safety

Physical Protection

See also