SYSTEM ENGINEERING IN THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

In October 1987, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (the Center) at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, to provide sustained high-quality research and technical assistance in support of NRC regulatory responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (the Act), as amended. A key role of the Center is to assist the NRC in the development and implementation of the Systematic Regulatory Analysis (SRA) process – a systems approach to defining and implementing the regulatory program for a deep geologic repository for the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste.