Comprehensive licensing standards

A review of the publicly available literature (NAERA, 2014 Riddell, 2014 Schutt, 2012 Xenith, 2013a,b) demonstrates that comprehensive standards directing consistent, mandatory reconditioning and recertification practices across certified facilities do not currently exist. For example, the licensed Riddell facility reportedly performs recertification prior to the repainting process (Riddell, 2014), compared to the licensed Schutt facility, which performs recertification as the final step (Schutt, 2012). Additionally, Riddell is the sole manufacturer that reports a sanitizing step utilizing an ozone bath (Riddell, 2014). Furthermore, licensed athletic equipment reconditioners typically process multiple helmet brands utilizing equivalent practices within their respective facility. 

The objective of a PSR is to determine by means of a comprehensive assessment of an existing nuclear power plant the extent to which the plant conforms to current international safety standards and practices the extent to which the licensing basis remains valid the adequacy of the arrangements that are in place to maintain plant safety until the next PSR or the end of plant lifetime and the safety improvements to be implemented to resolve the safety issues that have been identified. (An assessment against current safety standards does not imply that all current safety standards have to be met see para. 7.1.)... 

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