ML13246A367
| ML13246A367 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 01/25/2012 |
| From: | Mark King Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Randy Hall, Robles J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2013-0273 | |
| Download: ML13246A367 (3) | |
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Robles, Jesse From:
King, Mark Sent:
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:07 AM To:
Hall, Randy; Robles, Jesse Cc:
OKeefe, Neil; Chernoff, Harold
Subject:
RE: Draft Wolf Creek AIT Charter - does NRR need to concur on the Charter?
RE: Do you know if NRR needs to concur on the AIT charter?
Randy / Jesse No - NRRIDIRSlIOEB does not need to concur on the Charter... we are aware that Jesse Robles of IOEB has been assigned to support the team from headquarters.
As far as I know NRR just has to agree to provide support personnel, as requested. I looked at the last AIT Charter (North Anna Earthquake AIT Charter) and it had NRO/ NRR support personnel and no one for NRR or NRO concurred on that charter. I could not find "charter" guidance/ instructions. I believe any concurrence requirements for an AIT charter would be covered by a regional office instruction from R-IV, I could not find any requirement.
To see previous reactive inspection reports/ charters, etc. see this link from ROP Digital City:
httpp://portal.nrc.gov/edo/nrr/dirs/irib/ROP%2ODigital%2OCity%2OFiles/Reactive%2/2Onspection%2/Summary.pd f
NRR/DIRS/IOEB fully supports the assignment of Jesse Robles to the Wolf Creek AIT for OpE support, as requested.
Jesse - please review: Inspection Procedure 93800, Augmented Inspection Team and realize that while it is NOT the responsibility of the AIT technically to "address the applicability of generic safety concerns to other facilities" --- that is one of our IOEB-OpE Branch's responsibilities... so we will be looking for your insights in this area of concern for generic applicability of these issues as part of our issue for resolution (IFR) assignment process. So you can go ahead and develop the screen-in document and open an IFR on this issue, as well. Also note - the AIT for North Anna Charter did include the following statement: "12. Identify any potential generic safety issues and make recommendations for appropriate follow-up actions (e.g., Information Notices, Generic Letters, and Bulletins)." This is what we will need from you.
(I worked in Region-Il, and I would assume Region-IV has similar office instruction -ROls).Typically as discussed in the Region-Il Regional Office Instruction Augmented Inspection Team Reports (DRP) No. 2271, Rev. 5 AIT reports will cover the following items... the Region-IV AIT Wolf Creek charter appears to support these items.
AIT Report Contents AIT reports are often necessarily lengthy. Therefore, the report should normally include use of a Table of Contents and a special Executive Summary. Likewise, enclosures, attachments, and appendices are encouraged when they will serve to consolidate reference material or backup information efficiently. The enclosures should include drawings, tables, photographs, or figures as appropriate. The body of the report should address the following aspects, with appropriate consideration of the associated guidance. The list is not all-inclusive.
- a. Description of Transient or Occurrence A summary description, sufficient to make clear the primary NRC safety concerns, should be provided. The Team Charter (which should normally 1
be an enclosure to the report) is a good reference for the purpose of identifying initial safety concerns.
- b. Sequence of Events
- A detailed description and chronology of the event or degraded
- conditions, including any events significant to team conclusions, must be provided. Depending on length, it may be preferable to provide highlights in the body of the report and include complete details in a report enclosure.
- c. Equipment Failures/Performance If equipment failures contributed materially to the transient or occurrence under inspection, they must be documented and their impact evaluated.
The evaluation should include both root causes and consequences.
- d. Human Factor/Procedural Deficiencies Document and evaluate any human factors or procedural deficiencies which contributed to the situation.
- e. Quality Assurance Deficiencies Document and evaluate any quality assurance deficiencies which contributed to the situation under inspection.
- f. Radiological Consequences If the event involved abnormal radiation releases or exposures, these must be identified and discussed. Both onsite and offsite releases and occupational and public exposures, if any, need to be addressed.
- g. Probable Contributing Causes Contributing factors may be individually identified in report sections dealing with equipment, personnel, procedural, or QA deficiencies. One section of the report, however, should normally consolidate these factors and discuss their interrelationships in causing or contributing to the problem.
- h. Safety Culture Component Issues Consider safety culture components (as defined in IMC 0305, paragraphs 06.07c. and d.) and review any assessments made by the licensee associated with safety culture. The AIT leader should provide any information on potential contributing factors, including safety culture component issues to the team leader of any related supplemental inspection.
- i. Findings and Conclusionsi AIT inspections are not primarily compliance oriented and the findings are not expected to focus on regulatory compliance. Rather, they should focus on the causes and consequences of the problem under inspection.
The specific points of the AIT Charter, which speak to issues or areas for which the team is expected to make findings, must all be individually and clearly addressed in the report.
Conclusions will be clearly stated as they apply to questions identified in the Charter. If it has not been possible to make a finding or reach a conclusion on a Charter assignment, the report should say so and should describe why.
I In the context of this instruction, a "finding" is what the team learned or found out based on its investigation. A "conclusion" is a judgment about the cause, significance and or implications of the finding.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Senior R eactor Systems Engineer NRR/ADRO/DIRS/IOEB Operating Experience Branch 301-415-1150 Mark.Kinqnrcov NRC - One Mission - One Team From: Hall, Randy Sent. Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:50 AM To: King, Mark
Subject:
FW: Draft Wolf Creek AIT Charter Importance: High
- Mark, Do you know if NRR needs to concur on the AIT charter? I couldn't find it in MC 0309 or IP 93800. If so, who needs to concur for NRR?
- Thanks, randy From: OKeefe, Neil Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:54 PM To: Markley, Michael Cc: Hall, Randy
Subject:
Draft Wolf Creek AIT Charter Importance: High
- Mike, Attached is the draft charter for Wolf Creek. Please comment.
I think ultimately we need NRR concurrence, but I need to check the requirements.
The 2 NRR folks we list as participants are tentative. I am proposing to add them as team members, but participate from their normal work locations. My management hasn't had the chance to express an opinion.
Neil 3