Moments in NRC History: Birth of the Reactor Oversight Process (1997)
Channel: NRCgov
Date: 2022-01-24

In this video, NRC Historian Tom Wellock explains how the agency terminated its oversight program, the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance, known as the SALP, and created today’s Reactor Oversight Process. The NRC has made several modifications to the ROP’s inspection procedures to cover new accident management equipment and guidelines. This oversight program continues to evolve as the agency seeks the optimal balance in the roles of the regulator and licensee in protecting the public’s health and safety.