ML18341A044
| ML18341A044 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/07/2018 |
| From: | Santiago P NRC/RES/DSA |
| To: | Hathaway A NRC/RES/DSA |
| Hathaway, A 301-415-2461 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML18341A044 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 7, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO:
Alfred (Trey) G. Hathaway III Accident Analysis Branch Division of Systems Analysis Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research FROM:
Patricia Santiago, Branch Chief /RA/
Accident Analysis Branch Division of Systems Analysis Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
SUBJECT:
CERTIFICATION AS A MACCS ANALYST Based on my review of your professional background, work experience, education, and successful completion of the MACCS Analyst Training and Qualification Plan on December 12, 2016, I have determined that you are qualified to perform technical review and project management activities in the areas of consequence analysis work.
Your formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University. In addition, you have completed numerous training courses at the NRC including P-301 (Accident Consequence Analysis), P-300 (Accident Progression Analysis), R-800 (Perspectives on Reactor Safety), and Containment Thermal-Hydraulics Review and Code Applications; and external training including Thermal Hydraulics of Nuclear Systems and Applied Risk Communication for the 21st Century. You have demonstrated your competency with the MACCS code by completing significant portions of analyses supporting the Sequoyah State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses project by performing selected consequence analysis sensitivities examining the effect of source term release magnitude and timing, the effect of extended shelter-in-place orders, and the effect of seismic impacts to shielding parameters on the risk for the population to experience adverse health effects. Also, you performed an independent focused uncertainty analysis examining accident sequences where safety valves were required to fail prior to reactor depressurization to examine this portion of the uncertain parameter space in greater detail. Additionally, you have supported the Level-3 PRA analysis by automating the analysis process to achieve greater calculational efficiency and output post-processing, and the development of a seismically impacted evacuation model.
Through my evaluation of your NRC employment history, educational background, independent completion of numerous MACCS analyses, and completion of the MACCS Analyst Training and Qualification Plan, I have concluded that you have the necessary skills and experience to perform assigned technical review and project management tasks related to consequence analysis work.
Therefore, you are hereby certified as a qualified MACCS Analyst to perform technical reviews, project management activities, research studies, confirmatory analyses, and licensing applications for activities related to consequence analysis.
ML18341A044 OFFICE BC:RES/DSA/AAB NAME P.Santiago DATE 12/07 /18