ML18248A199
| ML18248A199 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/2018 |
| From: | Williams J NRC/NRO/DSRA/ARPB |
| To: | Anna Bradford, Frederick Brown, Coyne K, Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, John Monninger, Vonna Ordaz, John Segala, Renee Taylor Office of New Reactors |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18256A400, ML18235A029, ML18247A034, ML18241A218 | List: |
| References | |
| LAR 17-037 | |
| Download: ML18248A199 (1) | |
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Williams, Joseph Sent:
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 12:49 PM To:
Brown, Frederick; Ordaz, Vonna; Monninger, John; Coyne, Kevin; Bradford, Anna; Taylor, Robert; Segala, John; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer Cc:
McGovern, Denise; Figueroa Toledo, Gladys; Harrison, John; Hoellman, Jordan; Habib, Donald
Subject:
Decision to Non-Concur in Vogtle Tier 2* LAR Safety Evaluation Categories:
Red Category In accordance with the requirements of MD 10.158, NRC Non-concurrence Process, I am notifying you of my decision to apply that process to non-concur in review of a safety evaluation associated with Vogtle LAR 17-037, ADAMS accession number ML18207A262.
MD and DH 10.158 set requirements for managers responsible for processing a non-concurrence, along with expectations for staff engaging in that process. I request a meeting to review these requirements to ensure the awareness of all parties involved.
DH 10.158 Section F describes means for exercising discretion to engage in the non-concurrence process (NCP), stating that An NRC employee who is not eligible to use the NCP may approach his or her immediate supervisor, document signer, another manager in their organization, or the NCP Program Manager (PM) and request to engage in the NCP if he or she believes they have specific information that would enhance the decisionmaking process and that use of the NCP would be in the interest of the agency as a knowledge management tool.
and A document signer should allow an employee to engage in the NCP if he or she believes the employee has specific information that would enhance the decisionmaking process and use of the NCP would be in the interest of the agency as a knowledge management tool.
I request that Denise McGovern be authorized to engage in this non-concurrence consistent with these provisions. Denise served as the lead project manager for the Summer AP1000 COL, and is deeply knowledgeable about that license, the AP1000 certified design, and the Part 52 licensing process. She worked closely with the Vogtle COL lead project manager, including discussions involving a previous LAR of similar scope that was withdrawn by the licensee. She has already engaged with NRO staff and management on this issue, and her experience and perspectives are directly relevant to the topic.
I will place this message in ADAMS, profiled as non-publicly available.
Joe Williams Senior Project Manager Advanced Reactors and Policy Branch Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment, and Advanced Reactors Office of New Reactors 301.415.1470