The Inel Human Reliability Program: The First Two Years of Experience

The INEL experience will be reviewed covering the design, implementation, and operation of a Human Reliability Program from January 1984 through June of 1986. Human Reliability Programs are defined in terms of the \"insider threat\" to security of nuclear facilities. The design of HRP's are discussed with special attention given the special challenge of the disgruntled employee. Each component of an HRP is reviewed noting pitfalls and opportunities with each: drug testing of applicants and incumbents, psychological evaluation by management, security clearance procedures and administration including the use of an Employee Review Board to recommend action prior to final management decision. Human Reliability Programs are organized efforts to insure individuals are excluded from jobs requiring access to sensitive information and materials which may be used in ways which can do serious harm to security. The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory has conducted such a program throughout FY 1985 and FY 1986 to date and this paper is a brief summary of this experience.