The Potential NCS issue process - A method to screen emerging issues
The Potential NCS Issue (PNI) Process is a newly developed methodology that allows for the screening of new information potentially adverse to nuclear criticality safety. The PNI Process allows for transparency of possible emerging issues with both contractor management and on-site regulators. Sources of PNI include the -1) discovery of potential errors, inaccuracy, or omission in an effective criticality safety evaluation, -2) field conditions not accounted for in an effective evaluation, and -3) a potential inadequacy in a supporting calculation. (authors)
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