Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security : Summary of a Workshop

On August 25-26, 2014, the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) and the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences convened the Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security. The workshop, held on the IPEN Campus in São Paulo, Brazil, examined how a culture of nuclear safety and security is built and maintained within the nuclear science, technology, and industrial sectors. Participants identified opportunities for cooperation to strengthen that culture and shared research, perspectives, and practices. This report summarizes the presentation and discussion of that event.

On August 25-26, 2014, the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) and the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences convened the Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security. The workshop, held on the IPEN Campus in São Paulo, Brazil, examined how a culture of nuclear safety and security is built and maintained within the nuclear science, technology, and industrial sectors. Participants identified opportunities for cooperation to strengthen that culture and shared research, perspectives, and practices. This report summarizes the presentation and discussion of that event. Table of ContentsFront MatterOverviewIntroductionI The Relationship Between Safety Culture and Security CultureII Safety Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment, and the Design of Integrated SolutionsIII Performance Assessment and Improvement of Safety and Security CultureIV Training and Education for Safety and Security CultureV Lessons-Learned Processes and Implementing ChangeVI Influence of Leadership and Hierarchy on Safety and Security CultureConcluding RemarksAppendix A: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and SecurityAppendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers