ML18290A303
| ML18290A303 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/31/2018 |
| From: | Ho Nieh Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Baker B NRC/OIG/AIGA |
| Krepel, Scott, NRR/DSS, 301-302-0399 | |
| References | |
| OEDO-18-00506, OIG-15-A-06 | |
| Download: ML18290A303 (4) | |
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October 31, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Brett M. Baker Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of the Inspector General FROM: Ho K. Nieh, Director /RA by Brian J. McDermott for/
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
UPDATES ON ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERALS AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS OVERSIGHT OF SPENT FUEL POOLS (OIG-15-A-06)
The staff received the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report OIG-15-A-06, Audit of NRCs Oversight of Spent Fuel Pools, dated February 10, 2015. The staff responded in a memorandum dated March 18, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15056A651), describing specific actions that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will take to address the four recommendations in OIG-15-A-06. The enclosure to this memorandum provides a status update on the staffs actions to address Recommendation 1 and Recommendation 3. The staff closed out Recommendations 2 and 4 in an update memorandum dated March 24, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16062A077).
Enclosure:
October 2018 Update on Actions to Address OIG SFP Audit Recommendations (OIG-15-A-06) cc: Chairman Svinicki Commissioner Baran Commissioner Burns Commissioner Caputo Commissioner Wright SECY CONTACT: Scott T. Krepel, NRR/DSS 301-302-0399
ML18290A303 *via e-mail NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DSS/SNPB NRR/DSS/SNPB TECH EDITOR*
NAME SKrepel KWood JDougherty DATE 10/17/2018 10/17/208 10/17/2018 OFFICE NRR/DSS/SNPB/BC NRR/DSS/D NRR/D NAME RLukes MGavrilas HNieh (by BMcDermott)
DATE 10/18/2018 10/24/2018 10/31/2018 OCTOBER 2018 UPDATE ON ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERALS SPENT FUEL POOL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS (OIG-15-A-06)
Recommendation 1 Planned Action:
Upon a satisfactory conclusion to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) review of Nuclear Energy Institute report (NEI) 12-16, incorporate this detailed guidance into NRC internal processes through a regulatory guide (RG) and through revisions to NUREG-0800, Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants.
October 2018 Status Update:
NEI 12-16, Guidance for Performing Criticality Analyses of Fuel Storage at Light Water Reactor Power Plants, references an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) methodology to determine the bias and uncertainty for the simulated depletion of the fuel. The staff has completed its review of the EPRI methodology and issued a draft safety evaluation for the EPRI/NEI review. The staff is setting up a public meeting with EPRI/NEI to discuss the proposed conditions of approval. The staff is planning to issue the draft RG for public comment in the first quarter of 2019 and to publish the final RG by the end of 2019.
CONTACT: Kent A. Wood, NRR/DSS 301-415-4120 Recommendation 3 Planned Action:
Use the generic letter (GL) process to collect information and determine which regulatory actions are necessary to ensure compliance with NRC requirements regarding the monitoring of neutron-absorbing materials in spent fuel pools, and then initiate the appropriate regulatory actions.
October 2018 Status Update:
On April 7, 2016, the agency issued a GL requesting information on monitoring of neutron-absorbing materials in spent fuel pools (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML16097A169). NRC staff has completed its evaluation of all submitted responses, and the GL has been closed out for all licensees. The staff has conducted several followup inspections to verify the adequacy of corrective actions for specific licensees with degraded neutron-absorbing materials. The staff will perform additional inspections as needed, based on the progress being made by licensees who are implementing long-term resolutions.
Enclosure
The staff has also identified specific engagement/oversight activities that are appropriate to ensure that the problems identified in the GL do not recur. An effectiveness review memo will be finalized by the end of 2018, which will document the NRC staff evaluations, findings, and actions associated with this GL. The completion of the effectiveness review memo will close Recommendation 3 in OIG-15-A-06.
CONTACT: Scott T. Krepel, NRR/DSS 301-302-0399