But this is just the pathetic NRC’s response to the expected bludgeoning by Senate and House investigation in the upcoming months.
The NRC can expect to continue operating with a safety first mindset and fostering an open, collaborative work environment. Workload will be distributed equitably and with less reliance on functional organizations. The agency functions as “One NRC” where the needs of the Nation are considered above an individual or an office. The NRC is more agile, flexible, and able to adapt quickly to changing workloads and needs to accomplish its mission, not for the sake of doing work. The NRC embraces change as an opportunity to enhance service to the country.
The NRC teabagger agenda
Because a lot of utilities have cutback in building new nukes and many 'end of life' of other plants...the NRC's job will be less and thus the NRC won't need as much budgeting, employees and resources.
The counter argument the NRC never advances
The market with lower cost or displaced electricity creating less funding to the nuclear plants and the quickly aging and obsolete nuclear power plants leading to the necessity of much more agency funding and a much better educated and experience NRC workforce.
The agency comes back with a report on say on the oldest 5 nuclear plants, say the worst 3 economically strained plants...these are the unique problems these plants face. This is the world we anticipate based in 2020 with a aging fleet and more economic problems.
Where is the Nuclear Industry's Project Aim 2020?
Why Does the NRC Need to Change?
The NRC teabagger agenda
Because a lot of utilities have cutback in building new nukes and many 'end of life' of other plants...the NRC's job will be less and thus the NRC won't need as much budgeting, employees and resources.
The counter argument the NRC never advances
The market with lower cost or displaced electricity creating less funding to the nuclear plants and the quickly aging and obsolete nuclear power plants leading to the necessity of much more agency funding and a much better educated and experience NRC workforce.
The agency comes back with a report on say on the oldest 5 nuclear plants, say the worst 3 economically strained plants...these are the unique problems these plants face. This is the world we anticipate based in 2020 with a aging fleet and more economic problems.
Where is the Nuclear Industry's Project Aim 2020?
Why Does the NRC Need to Change?
The NRC needs to improve efficiency to meet future challenges. For forty years, the NRC has successfully met its safety, security, and safeguards mission and has met or surpassed agency performance measures, but adjustments are necessary for success in the future.
Efficiency is one of the NRC’s five Principles of Good Regulation, which were established by the Commission in 1991. The efficiency principle stipulates that the NRC should have the best management and administration, the highest technical and managerial competence, a continual upgrading of its regulatory capabilities, and timely decision-making while minimizing the use of resources. Since the terrorist attacks in 2001, the agency has grown significantly to enhance security and incident response and to prepare for projected growth in the use of nuclear power in the United States (U.S.). That forecast in growth has now been adjusted downward in response to changes in the nuclear industry resulting in fewer new nuclear power plants and earlier decommissioning of some of the existing plants. These adjustments, in turn, are prompting the NRC to adapt its structure, workforce, culture, and regulatory processes to achieve the agency’s safety and security mission in an era of constrained resources. The NRC must reposition itself to function as an effective and efficient regulator in this new environment,while retaining the capability to respond in an agile manner to a range of possible futures.
