Significance Determination Process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000479",
  "term": "Significance Determination Process",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The process used by the NRC staff to evaluate inspection findings to determine their safety significance. This involves assessing how the inspection findings affect the risk of a nuclear plant accident, either as a cause of the accident or the ability of plant safety systems or personnel to respond to the accident.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/significance-determination-process/"
}