RP3C Community of Practice

The ANS Standards Board established the Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) to support modernizing of ANS standards. RP3C’s activities for training and knowledge sharing of risk-informed, performance-based (RIPB) principles and practices include the RP3C Community of Practice (CoP). The purpose of this CoP is to support knowledge sharing of the development and application of RIPB principles and practices within the nuclear industry. This can include, but is not limited to, nuclear power reactors, research reactors, fuel cycle, and decommissioning. It can include U.S. domestic and international activities as well.

This CoP is formally sponsored and led by RP3C. The CoP is held virtually on the last Friday of a month and is open to all professionals interested in RIPB principles and practices. Membership to this CoP is open to all professionals interested in RIPB principles and practices. Those interested in being included in announcements may contact standards@ans.org. Information about the next presentation and links to past presentations are provided below. Many of the CoP presentations are posted to ANS’s Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research (NST Open Research) platform in the RP3C CoP Collection. A list of citations to CoPs posted in NST Open Research is regularly updated.

What is a Community of Practice?

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are group of professionals who share knowledge around a specific topic, craft, or profession. They can form organically or be directed. They can be physical, virtual, or combinations thereof.

Why are CoPs important?

CoPs are well established ways to support knowledge management and transfer. They are used frequently by organizations to help break down organizational barriers where information typically flows up and then down and across an organization. CoPs provide like-minded professionals an opportunity to share knowledge outside of the normal management and project process. CoPs enrich a professional's development and strengthen an organization's ability to manage knowledge effectively.

Next CoP Presentation on Friday, January 31, 2025, from 3:00-4:00pm EASTERN
Title: TBD
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RP3C Community of Practice Presentations