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SYSTEM ENGINEERING IN THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Author(s) -
Romine D. Ted
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1992.tb01505.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , commission , radioactive waste , regulatory authority , regulatory affairs , engineering management , business , engineering , environmental planning , computer science , waste management , operations management , environmental science , public administration , political science , finance , operating system
In October 1987, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (the Center) at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, to provide sustained high‐quality research and technical assistance in support of NRC regulatory responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (the Act), as amended. A key role of the Center is to assist the NRC in the development and implementation of the Systematic Regulatory Analysis (SRA) process – a systems approach to defining and implementing the regulatory program for a deep geologic repository for the permanent disposal of high‐level radioactive waste. This paper identifies the major regulatory challenges that led to the NRC recognition of the need for a systems approach. It then describes the adaptations of classic system design techniques to the definition of the “streamlined” regulatory process “system.” This is followed by a summary description of the resulting SRA process. In addition, there is a brief discussion of potential adaptations of the process that would produce significant additional efficiencies if applied at the start of a regulatory program.