DNFSB Holds Second Meeting on Safety Culture Practices

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board held a second meeting in Washington yesterday on safety culture. The meeting involved presentations from a current and a former Navy officer on how the Navy handles safety culture, as well as presentations from government and academic experts on how organizational leaders influence safety culture. The meeting follows one the Board held this spring in Washington to hear from representatives from the NRC and NASA on ways to assess safety culture and identify potential issues. The Board plans to hold a third meeting this fall on safety culture with representatives from the Department of Energy.