ML17353A344
| ML17353A344 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Issue date: | 12/12/2017 |
| From: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research |
| A. Gilbertson | |
| References | |
| Download: ML17353A344 (4) | |
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Industry PRA Peer Review Guidance NRC Public Meeting December 12, 2017
NEI 17-07: Peer Review Guidance
- NEI 17-07 combines peer review guidance for internal events, internal floods, fires, and external hazards
- Supersedes NEI 05-04, 07-12, 12-13
- Draft was sent to NRC for review on December 1
- Anticipate comments from NRC
- Intend to address before finalizing
NEI 17-07: Peer Review Guidance
- Major enhancements
- Incorporated guidance on closure of findings
- Developed guidance on reviewing new methods during peer reviews
- Augmented discussion on concept of unreviewed/not reviewed
- Addressed lessons learned from over a decade of peer reviews
- Enhanced discussions on reviewer qualification and documentation
- Planned future enhancements
- Incorporate more detailed guidance on external hazard screening reviews
Peer Review Guidance Path Forward
- Intend to work with NRC to identify any other enhancements to peer review guidance
- Interested in moving quickly to support upcoming risk-informed applications
- New methods review of particular interest for TSTF-505
- Likely needs NRC acceptance prior to next revision of RG 1.200
- Will need some form of NRC acceptance, as many utility peer reviews were conducted using this
- Industry can develop gap assessment guidelines to address NRC comments, as applicable
- No intention to issue a revision of this document