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This video is a presentation of the American Nuclear Society's Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) Community of Practice held April 24, 2026. This talk "Department of Energy Technical Standards Program" by Larry Perkins, Deputy Director for Environment, Health, and Safety at DOE-HQ has been posted on YouTube at https://youtu.be/eh-YdcxHug4
Key Topics Addressed:
05:00 - What does the DOE do, where are its facilities, and how is it organized?
12:25 - What DOE unit is focused on technical standards activity?
12:56 - What does the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHSS) office do within DOE?
15:56 - How is the DOE directives and technical standards system setup and operated?
22:48 - How does the DOE interact with voluntary technical standards developers?
26:58 - What are the principles and rules that the DOE technical standards operate under?
30:25 - What is the development, review, and approval process for DOE technical standards?
34:18 - What tools/platforms are used to review and approve DOE technical standards?
35:38 - How does DOE differentiate between its types of technical standards and how is each type of standard used?
39:30 - How has/is the DOE changing its approach to regulations and technical standards in 2025-2026?
42:15 and 46:22 - How has/is EHSS involved with Project Velocity and how is it affecting regulations and technical standards?
47:16 - How are subject matter experts qualified and chosen with the DOE review and approval process?
48:49 - Are the national lab directors DOE contractors or DOE employees? And are the national labs facilities owned by DOE?
50:04 - What percentage of DOE EHSS employees work in the Washington DC area?
50:54 - How are DOE invoked standards and applicable standards written in terms of the use of mandatory language such as shall/must?
53:30 - Is RevCom currently being used for review and approval?
54:14 - Can exemptions to DOE standards be made if the exemption is covered by compliance with another standard?
56:53 - How can industry professionals participate in the DOE development of DOE technical standards?
To learn more about ANS's RP3C Community of Practice visit their webpage. The ANS RP3C CoP has generated over 60 presentations on topics ranging from the implementation of NEI 18-04 to applying a risk informed approach for the BWRX-300. These presentations can be viewed on the CoP YouTube Channel and slide decks can be downloaded from the CoP website.
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John