Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security: Summary of a Workshop (2015)

Chapter: Appendix A: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security." National Academy of Sciences. 2015. Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21761.

Appendix A

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

Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN)
São Paulo, Brazil

August 25–26, 2014

AGENDA

Workshop coordinators: Antonio Barroso, IPEN Nuclear and Energy Research
Institute, and Robert Bari, U.S. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)

August 25, 2014

Introductory Remarks by José Carlos Bressiani, IPEN, and Robert Bari, U.S. BNL

Session I: The Relationship between Safety Culture and Security Culture

Moderator: Ivan Salati, CNEN – Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission; rapporteur: Luiz Fernando Bloomfield Torres, CNEN

  • Why a safety culture matters (attributes and issues) – Michael Corradini, University of Wisconsin
  • Nuclear security culture – William Tobey, Harvard University
  • Safety and security culture from a regulatory perspective – Claudio Almeida, CNEN

Panel Discussion

Session II: Safety Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment, and the Design of Integrated Solutions

Moderator: James Ellis, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; rapporteur: Benedito D. Baptista F., IPEN

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security." National Academy of Sciences. 2015. Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21761.
  • The 2002 Davis Besse event and safety culture policy at the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission – Stephanie Morrow, U.S. NRC
  • New socio-technical approaches for safety and vulnerability assessment - EMBRAER experience – Ricardo Santos, EMBRAER
  • Threats involving nuclear/radioactive materials: Nuclear Forensic Capability within a National Nuclear Security Infrastructure – Jorge E. Sarkis, IPEN

Panel Discussion

Session III: Performance Assessment and Improvement of Safety and Security Culture Moderator: Marcos A. Viana Tavares, EMBRAER; rapporteur: Micah Lowenthal, NAS

  • Experiences in nuclear safety and security culture – Michael O’Brien, U.S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
  • Assessment instruments for safety culture: what are we measuring? – Antonio Barroso, IPEN
  • The synergy between safety culture and operational excellence – Ivan de Souza Azevedo, Eletrobras Eletronuclear

Recap of day one with session moderators and rapporteurs

August 26, 2014

Session IV: Training and Education for Safety and Security Culture – Training for Culture as Distinct from Procedure Moderator: Michael O’Brien, LLNL; rapporteur: Mario O. Menezes, IPEN

  • Teaching safety and security culture – Alan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Metrics for safety and security culture – Robert Bari, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Beyond procedures: safety and security culture as a preparation for the unexpected - Filomena Ricco, DCTA/UNIFA – Air Force University

Panel Discussion

Session V: Lessons Learned Processes and Implementing Change Moderator: Leonam Guimarães, Eletrobras Eletronuclear; rapporteur: Benjamin Rusek, NAS

  • Lessons learned from vulnerability assessments for safety and security culture undertaken after Fukushima (and presentation on NAS Fukushima report) – Michael Corradini, University of Wisconsin.
  • Fukushima Response Plan by Eletronuclear: an overview – Paulo Cesar da Costa Carneiro, Eletrobras Eletronuclear
  • The 2012 perimeter security breach at the Y-12 national security complex – Donald Alston, Alston Strategic Consulting
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security." National Academy of Sciences. 2015. Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21761.

Panel Discussion

Session VI: Influence of Leadership and Hierarchy on Safety and Security Culture. Moderator: Donald Alston, Alston Strategic Consulting; rapporteur: Benjamin Rusek, NAS

  • Nuclear leadership – James Ellis, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
  • Insights on the role played by leadership and hierarchy in organizational culture – Luciano Pagano Jr., CTMSP – Brazilian Navy Technology Center In São Paulo
  • Cultural issues that influence safety and security culture, Sonja Haber, Human Performance Analysis Corporation

Recap of day two with session moderators and rapporteurs and discussion of next steps

Closing Remarks from Antonio C. O. Barroso, IPEN, and Robert Bari, BNL, and other representatives

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security." National Academy of Sciences. 2015. Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21761.

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