ML19318A175
| ML19318A175 | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1980 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8006180557 | |
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,4 (f, j WASHINGTON. O. C. 20555 e u.-aj#\\,,,,,j A N 0 2 isaa Docket No. : 50-245 Mr. W. G. Counsil, Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. 0. Box 270
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Dear Sir:
The recrganization of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation became effective on April 28, 1980, and as a result, licensing activities for the Millstone 1 Nuclear Plant are being coordinated by Mr. Jim Shea, who is your Project Manager.
Mr. Shea is now a member of Operating Reactors Branch #5, which is headed by Mr. Dennis M. Crutchfield.
The new NRR organization is described in the attachment to this letter.
There will be a necessary period of transition from the old responsibilities and interfaces to the new, but we intend to make the change wich a mininta of disruption to ongoing activities. We hope that this reorganization will improve both our effectiveness and our lines of communication with licensees and other parties concerned with nuclear reactor regulation.
Should you have any questions concerning this new organization feel free to contact your Project Manager.
Sincerely, An 4
Dennis M. Crutchfield, C ef Operating Reactors Branch #5 Division of Operating Reactors
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Mr. W. G. Counsil CC William H. Cuddy, Esquire Connecticut Energy Agency Day, Berry & Howard ATTN: Assistant Director Counselors at Law Research and Policy One Constitution Plaza Development Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Department of Planning and Energy Policy Anthony Z. Roisman 20 Grand Street Natural Resources Defense Council Hartford, Connecticut 06106 91715th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
20005 Director, Technical Assessment Division Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Office of Radiation Programs ATTN: Superintendent (AW-459)
Millstone Plant U. S. Environmental Protection P. O. Box 128 Agency Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Crystal Mall #2 Arlington, Virginia 20460 Mr. Jares R. Himmelwright Northeast Utilities Service Company U. S. Environnental Protection P. O. Box 270 Agency Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Region ! Office ATTN: EIS COORDINATOR Resident Inspector JFK Federal Building c/o U. S. NRC Boston, Massachusetts 02203 P. O. Box Drawer KK Niantic, Connecticut 06357 Waterford Public Library Rope Ferry Road, Route 156 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 First Selectman of the Town of Waterford Hall of Records 200 Boston Post Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 i
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Director liarold R. Denton Deputy Director Edson G. Case TMI Program Office Planning & Program Analysis staff Program Director Bernard J, Snyder Director Deputy Vacant Program Director
. John T. Collins
- Resource & Scheduling Branch Frank J. Miraglia, Chief
' Emergency Preparedness Program Office Management Analysis Branch Program Director
~~ Herbert N. Berkow, Chief Brian K. Grimes Technical Support Branch Deputy Program Director
~ "'111am T. Russell, Chief Vacant
- Onergency Preparedness Licensing Branch Frank G. Pagano, Chief (Acting)
- Emergency Preparedness Developnent Peanch Vacant I
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Division of Licensing Division of Division of Systems Division of fluman Division of Safety Engineering Integration Factors Safety Technology
i Division of Licensing Director '
Darrell G. Eisenhut Deputy Director Robert A. Purple I
I Assistant Director for Operating Assistant Director for Licensing Assistant Director for Safety Reactors Assessment Thomas M. Novak Robert L. Tedesco Gus C. Lainas
~~ Operating Reactors Branch 1
- Licensing Branch i Operating Reactors Branch 5 Steven A. Varga, Chief B. Joe Youngblood, Chief Dennis M. trutchfield, Chief
__0perating Reactors Branch 2 Licensing Bran"'. 2
_ Systematic Cvaluation Program Branch Thomas A. Ippolito, Chief Albert Schwe'.cer, Chief Dennis M. Crutchfield, Chief (Acting)
__ Operating Reactors Branch 3 Licensing Branch 3
~-Operating Reactors Assessment Branch Robert A.-Clark, Chief Vacant Vacant
--Operating Reactors Branch 4
-- Standardization and Special Robert W. Reid, Chief Projects Branch James R. Hiller, Chief l
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Division of Engineering Director Richard li. Vollner i
I Assistant Director for Environmental Assistant Director for Components Assistant Director for Materials &
& Structures Engineering Qualifications Engineering Technology Janes P. Knight Vincent S. Noonan Daniel R. Muller
--Mechanical Engineering Branch
~~ Materials Engineering Branch
~~ Environmental Engineering Branch Robert J. Bosnak, Chief Stefan S. Pawlicki, Chief Ronald L. Ballard, Chief
_ Structural Engineering Branch
__ Chemical Engineering Branch
_ Siting Analysis Branch Franz P. Schauer, Chief Victor Benaroya, Chief Will.iam II. Regan, Chief Geosciences Branch Equipment Qualification Branch
- Utility Finance Branch Robert E. Jackson, Chief Zoltan R. Rosztoczy, Chief Jerome D. Saltzman, Chief
~~flydrologic and Geotechnical
--Quality Assurance Branch Engineering Branch Walter P. Haass, Chief George E. Lear, Chief
Division of Systems Integrattori Director Denwood F. Ross l
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Assistant Director for Assistant Director for Assistant Director for Plant Systems Radiation Protection Reactor Systems Paul S. Check William E. Kreger Lester S. Rubenstein
- Instrumentation & Control
- Accident Evaluation Branch
- Reactor Systems Branch Robert W. Ilouston, Chief Themis P. Spets. Chief Systems Branch Rodney M. Satterfield, Chief 2
- Power Systems Branch
- Radiological Assessment Branch
- Core "erfonnance Branch Faust Rosa, Chief Thomas D. Murphy, Chief Vacant
- Containment Systems Branch
- Effluent Treatment Systems Branch '
- Systems Interaction Branch Walter R. Butler, Chief William P. Gansnill, Chief John F. Stolz, Chief
- Auxiliary Systems Dranch Olan D. Parr, Chief t
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Division of Iluman Factors safety Director Stephen S. Hanauer-Deputy Director Voss A. Moore (Acting)
- Human Factors Engineering Branch Vacant
- Operator Licensing Branch Paul F. Collins, Chief
- Licensee Qualifications Branch Domenic B. Vassallo, Chief
- Procedures & Test Review Branch Dennis L. Ziemann, Chief
Division of Safety Technology Director Roger J. Mattson i
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Assistant Director for Generic Assistant Director for Technology Projects Frank Schroeder Malcolm L. Ernst
-Generic Issues Branch Safety Program Evaluation Branch Karl Kniel, Chief Robert L. Baer, Chief
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_0perating Experience Evaluation Branch Donald J. Skovholt, Chief Carl H. Berlinger, Chief (Acting)
Research & Standards Coordination Branch
_ Reliability and Risk Assessment Branch George W. Knighton, Chief Sanford L. Israel, Chief (Acting) 6
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNCTIONS A.
THE LIRECTOR 1.
Develops and administers regulations, policies, and procedures governing:
the licensing of manufacturing, production and utilization a.
facilities other than those concerning fuel reprocessing plants and isotopic enrichment plants; b.
source, byproduct, and special nuclear material used or produced at such facilities; and c.
the licensing of operators of such facilities.
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Reviews reactor safety aspects of proposed berthing of nuclear powered vessels.
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Provides special assistance as required in matters involvin.g facilities exempt from licensing and performs other functions required for implementation of the licensing program.
B.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR Assists the Director in the accomplishment of Office functions, and oversees direction of management activities related to the i
Office's assigned missions.
During the absence of the Director, acts for the Director with full and complete respcocibility for the activities of the Office.
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THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, TMI PROGRAM OFFICE Provides overall direction of TMI-2 cleanup operations, including technical and management supervision of related NRC inspection, licensing, ana*ysis, public information, and government relations actions on-site, in the Middletown office, and in the Washington, D.C. area. Manages and directs the preparation of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and related assessments, including resources for in-house analyses or for contracts, scheduling, coordination with otner agencies and with the public, and pre-sentation of results.
Coordinates all NRC activities relating to the cleanup which involve other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and groups or members of the public.
4 THE DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR, TMI PROGRAM 0FFICE Stationed at NRC's Middletown, Pennsylvania office.
Assists the Program Manager in the accomplishrent of Office duties, including direct supervision of inspection and licensing activities and local NRC personnel.
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THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 0FFICE Responsible for directing and managing the evaluation of licensing actions related to emergency preparedness and the NRR effort to upgrade emergency preparedness at and around nuclear power plants.
Provides liaison and coordination with the Federal Emercency Management Agency (FEMA) on matters of
. interfaces, reviews and policy.
Develops policy recommendations in relevant areas including criteria for program adequacy, action level criteria, staffing and equipment requirements, thyroid blocking and accident management and data interchange.
THE DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 0FFICE Assists the Program Director in the accomplishment of Office functions and acts for the Director in his absence.
The Emergency Preparedness Licensing Branch reviews and evaluates emergency plans associated with the applications for nuclear reactor facilities; reviews emergency preparedness evaluations of state and local emergency plans performed by FEMA; coordinates the reviews of emergency preparedness areas under joint con-sideration by NRC and FEMA.
The Emergency Preoaredness Develocment Branch develops and evaluates policy recanmendations and regulatory requirements for emergency preparedness; develops evaluation criteria for use in licensing; identifies needs for relevant guides and standards; provides liaison with other NRC offices, agencies and foreign groups on emergency preparedness programs; coordi-nates with FEMA in development of criteria for onsite and off-site emergency preparedness; provides technical support for the Emergency Preparedness Licensing Branch.
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THE DIRECTOR, PLANNING & PROGRAM ANALYSIS STAFF Provides administrative management and cgordination of the programs and resources of the Office.
Establishes priorities, schedules and resource allocations; establishes interdisciplinary teams and task forces from the divisions; performs resource forecasting, long and short-range program planning, budget preparation and coordination, resource control and performance auditing, fiscal analysis, management and control. Provides administrative and management support including personnel management, management studies, management directives, personnel development 'and training, correspondence and action item l
l control; provides technical assistance and support in special and diversified licensing-related projects and improvements to the licensing program.
The Director, Planning & Program Analysis Staff, is delegated the authorities defined in Chapter NRC-0123, Subsections 028 and 029.
The Resources and Scheduling Branch: develops and maintains data 7.ad records on priorities, schedules and assignments of NRR resources and of the status of all projects and tasks; performs long and short-range program planning, resource forecasting, budget preparation and coordination, manpower and program support resource management, auditing of perfornance against established goals and objectives.
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,The Manacement Analysis Branch: manages all personnel administration matters; performs management and organizational studies and prepares proposals thereon; recommends, prepares arid reviews management and administrative operating procedures, policies and directives; im-plements procedures for fiscal control of all program support and travel resources; develops and implements procedures and models for analyzing and presenting NRR staff and program support expenditures; manages the personnel development and training function; controls and coordinates correspondence, FOIA requests, action items and records management.
The Technical Sucoort Branch: provides technical coordination and oversight for resolution of special technical problenis and those which involve more than one division and other offices; provides technical assistance to the Director of NRR; serves as the staff interface with the ACRS; recommends and develops im-provements to the licensing program; provides overall review, coordination, allocation and management of the NRR technical assistance program including development of procedures for re-source control; establishes and coordinates Office procedures for contracting and interagency agreements; responds to corres-pondence and Commission actions of a general nature; prepares and coordinates NRR inputs to the NRC Annual Report.
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THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF LICENSING Directs and administers the licensing process for all utilization and production facilities, other than fuel reprecessing and isotopic enrichment plants, including safety and environmental evaluations of power and non-power reactors required to be licensed and f acilities licensed for operation. Directs the evaluations of design, operation and modification of DOE-and 000-owned facilities exempt from licensing, as requested.
Directs and supervises the processing of applications and petitions for license amendments for all licensed reactor facilities. Develops related policies, procedures and programs and assures proper implementation.
Issues, denies and amends all limited work authorizations, permits and licenses for power and non-power reactors.
Serves as M3R coordi-nation with the Office of Inspection and Enforcement.
The Director, Division of Licensing, is delegated the authorities defined l
in Chapter NRC-0123, Subsections 021a, 022, 023, 025, 026, 0210, 0212, l
032a, 032c, 033a, 033c, 034, 035, 038, 039, 0310, 0311 abd 0313.
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. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF LICENSING Assists the Director in the accomplishment of Division functions and acts for the Director in his absence.
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The Assistant Director for Ocerating Reactors plans and directs the safety and environmental reviews of licensed operating power reactors and the review of proposed amendments to operating licenses.
Supervises the programs and activities of the Operating Reactors Branches.
Assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Operatina Reactors Branches 1-4 perform the overall safety and environmental project management for assigned licensed operating power reactors, including review of technical and procedural aspects involving proposed amendments to operating licenses.
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The Assistant Director for Licensing plans and directs the program for safety and environmental review and evaluation of applications for limited work authorizations, construction permits, operating licenses, preliminary and final standard design approvals, early site approvals and topical report approvals.
Evaluates design, operation and modification of test, research and critical facilities, Naval reactors, DOE-and D00-cwned facilities exempt from licensing, and advanced reactor concepts. Supervises the programs and activities of the Licensing and Standardization & Special l-Projects Branches. Assists the Director in administering
.he Division's programs.
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The Licensir.g Branches 1-3 perform the overall safety and environmental project management for assigned power reactor limited work authorization, construction permit and operating license applications.
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The Standardizatien and Soecial Projects Branch performs the overall safety and environmental project management for assigned preliminary and final standard design approval, early site approval, topical report approval, research and test reactor and critical facility applications.
Performs similar functions for Naval reactors, advanced reactor concepts and DOE-and D0D-owned facilities exempt from licensing.
Provides the NRR interface and coordination with NMSS on reactor safeguards matters; conducts porting reviews of nuclear-powered vessels.
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The Assistant Director for Safety Assessment plans and directs the safety and environmental reviews of licensed operating power reactors undergoing systematic re-review and the technical evaluation of proposed routine operating license amendments.
Supervises the programs and activities of the Operating Reactors Branch 5, the Systematic Evaluation Program Branch and the Operating Reactors Assessment Branch.
Assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Operating Reactors Branch 5 performs overall coordination and routine project management including safety, environmental and procedural aspects, as well as proposed amendments for those operating power reactors which are under re-review as part of NRC's program to systematically evaluate the margins
- of safety of the design and operation with respect to current licensing requirements.
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The Systematic Evaluation Program Branch provides the overall coordination and task management functions, for the review areas related directly to SEP matters, for those operating power reactors which are under re-review as part of NRC's SEP program. Also, coordinates the efforts of those technical specialists from other divisions assigned to the SEP program.
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The Ooerat.ing Reactors Assessment Branch provides inter-disciplinary full-time dedicated technical support to 1
operating reactors projects in the processing of re-1 latively routine, short-duration licensing actions.
- Also, provides rapid initial evaluation of unanticipated events and defines needed support from the other NRR divisions.
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.THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF ENGINEERING Directs and administers the detaileo evaluation, in the safety engineering and environmental disciplines, for power and non-power reactor applications, for reactor facilities licensed for operation and for DOE-and D00-owned facilities exempt from licensing; develops and administers related safety and environmental programs and policies governing the licensing and operation of nuclear 9
reactors.
The Director, Division of Engineering, is delegated the authorities defined in Chapter NRC-0123, Subsections 021a, 022, 023, 024, 025, 026, 036, 037, and 0311.
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The Assistant Director for Comconents and Structures Engineering plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geosciences and Hydrologic & Geotechnical Engineering Branches.
Assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Mechanical Engineering Branch reviews and evaluates seismic and pipe whip design; mechanical design of reactor vessels, reactor core supports, reactor fuel components, reactor coolant pumps, steam generators, reactor coolant piping, pressurizers, component supports l
and other safety-related mechanical components; missile 1
impacts.
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The Structural Engineering Branch reviews and evaluates missile protection, design and. loadings of concrete and steel containments and design of other safety-related plant structures; performs technical review, analysis, and evaluation of the design, construction and operacion of reactor and related structures.
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The Geosciences Branch performs the technical review and evaluation of the acceptability of proposed and operational nuclear reactor sites with respect to the seismological, and geological aspects of the site; directs the analytical effort of consultants and assesses their input in the preparation of site safety evaluations; identifies areas in which apprc-priate earth science methodology needs further research and development and assists in developing programs to fill these needs.
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The Hydrologic and Geotechnical Engineering Branch per-forms the technical review and evaluation of the accepta-bility of proposed and operational nuclear reactor sites with respect to the hydrologic and coastal engineering characteristics of those sites; reviews and evaluates the geotechnical engineering aspects of the safety of supports for structures and earth structures; directs the analytical effort of consultants and assesses their input in the pre-paration of site safety and environmental evaluations; identifies areas in which the hydrologic and geotechnical methodologies need further research and development and assists in developing programs to fill these needs.
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The Assistan-Director for Materials & Qualifications Engineering plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Equipment Qualification and Quality Msurance Branches.
Assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Materials Engineeri'ig Branch evaluates the materials-related design and performance of components and systems important to safety; performs general technical review, i
analysis and evaluation of the materials, fabrication, 1
inspection and testing of nuclear power reactor components and systems.
b.
The Chemical Engineering Branch evaluates the chemical and process-related design and performance of effluent control and plant auxiliary systems, and the systems and administrative controls for fire protection at operating plants and plants under. review; performs general technical review, analysis and evaluation of water chemistry management, activity cleanup and removal systems and 3
process control systems.
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The Equierent Qualification Branch evaluates the capability of plant systems and components important to safety.to function acceptably under all anticipated normal and accident environments including thermal, pressure, moisture, radiation, oynamic and seismic; establishes performance requirements and reviews qualification test programs and results.
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The Quality Assurance Branch reviews reactor license applications and operating license amendments to assure compliance with Commission quality assurance criteria during plant design, construction and operation.
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The Assistant Director for Environmental Technology plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Environmental Engineering, Siting Analysis and Utility Finance Branches.
Assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Environmental Engineering Branch providas specialized technical capabilities in the areas of water quality engineering, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, and land use i
assessments; interf aces with other NRC divisions and Federal, and State. agencies in the resolution of generic and case-related environmental issues; prepares the facility en-vironmental technical specifications portion of each new facility operating _ license.
Provides NEPA coordination with the Council on Environmental Quality; coordinates NRR responsibility for reviewing other agency impact statements and serves as NRR focal point for NEPA-related matters and responsibilities.
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The Sitine Analysis Branch evaluates risks associated with nearby industrial, transportation and military facilities; performs demographic and other site characteristic studies; develops criteria for and performs evaluations of suitability of proposed and alternate sites from the standpoint of population and land use; provides specialized technical capa-bilities in the areas of local and regional socio-economic impacts of nuclear power plants.
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The Utility Finance Branch establishes and administers those delegated NRC functions required to implement antitrust reviews of license applications for nuclear facilities, including responsibility for compliance with
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license conditions pertaining te antitrust matters, and those functions related to indemnification of licensees against public liability claims arising out of nuclear incidents; reviews, investigates and evaluates power supply, inter-system coordination and existing and po-tential anti-competitive activities by applicants; pre-pares relevant testimony; provides technical assistance on economic, engineering and power supply aspects of antitrust cases; assists' in formulation of antitrust policies and guidance; reviews financial qualifications of applicants and licensees and specifies license con-ditions to assure utility commitments for construction and operation of nuclear reactors; provides specialized technical capabilities in evaluation of the benefits and costs of_ nuclear power plants and need for power.
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THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SYSTEMS INTEGRATION Directs and administers the detailed evaluations in the nuclear system performance-oriented disciplines for power and non-power reactor applications, for reactor facilities licensed for operation, ter advanced reactor concepts and for 00E-and 000-owned facilities exempt from licensing; develops and administers related safety programs and policies governing the licensing and operation of nuclear reactors.
The Director, Division of Systens Integration, is delegated the authorities defined in Chapter NRC-0123, Subsections O'1a, 022, 2
023, 025, 026, and 03'11.
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The Assistant Director for Plant Systems plans, directs and supervises the progams and. activities of the Instru-mentation & Control Systems, Power Systems, Containment Systems and Auxiliary Systems Branches and assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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Tne Instrumentation and Control Systems Branch reviews and evaluates the design, fabrication, and operation of reactor protection and safety instrumentation, and control instrumentation; and participates in the development of guides and regulations pertaining to instrumentation and control systems.
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The Power Systems Branch reviews the design, fabrication and operation of onsite and offsite electrical pcwer systems and the stesm and power conversion systems; participates in the development of guides and regulations pertaining to these systems.
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The Containment Systems Branch reviews the design, l
fabrication and operatior, of -the containment system and associated subsystems, including emergency heat removal systems, heating and ventilation, isolation equipment and controls, and combustible gas control systems.
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The Auxiliary Systems Branch reviews the design, f abrication and oteration of auxiliary systems.
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The Assistant Director for Radiation Protection plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Accident Evaluation, Radiological Assessment and Effluent Treatment Systems Branches and assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
The Accident Ev'aluation Branch develops models for and a.
performs calculations and evaluations of potential accidents and evest scenerios from initiation through consequence mitigation for both safety and environmental evaluations; reviews reactor license and amendment applications, as well as operating data, to evaluate engineered safety features with respect to mitigation of offsite dose consequences and habitability aspects of control room design and si'.e meteorology.
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The Radiological Assessment Branch reviews reactor license and amendment applications, as well as operating data, to evaluate the radiological impact of facility operation on man and the environment, and the adequacy of the radiation protection program for the plant work force; develops analytical models, assumptions, acceptance criteria and calculational methods to conduct these reviews.
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The Effluent Treatment Systems Branch reviews reactor license applications and amendments, as well as operating data, to evaluate nuclear reactor radioactive waste treatment and management systems, radioactive effluent control and monitoring systems; develops analytical models, assumptions and calculational methods for evalu-ating the effectiveness of proposed systems; carries out reviews, studies and analyses related to these reviews and development of radioactive waste standards.
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The Assistant Director for Reactor Systems plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Reactor Systems, Core Performance and Systems Interaction Branches and assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Reactor Systems Branch reviews and evaluates the design and performance of reactor thermal-hydraulic systems, reactor coolant systems, emergency core cooling svstems and associated auxiliary systems; reviews, analyzes and evaluates calculational methods used by applicants and licensees in l
l these areas; develops and uses independent calculational methods for analyzing performance of these systems under steady-state, transient and accident conditions; reviews, analyzes and l
evaluates the effects of severe accidents, including core de-gradation and melt accidents, on reactor designs; evaluates means for mitigating the effects of such accidents.
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The Core Per'formance Branch reviews and evaluates the nuclear, thermal,-hydraulic and. reactor fuel aspects of nuclear reactor design and performance reviews, analyzes and evaluates calculational nethods used by applicants in these areas; develops and uses independent calculational methods for evaluating these aspects of reactor design and operation under a spectrum of normal and off-normal conditions.
1 The Systems Interaction Branch performs systems engineering c.
evaluations of overall plant design and performance, including integration among major systems, multiple failures and impacts of common cause failures on systems, both safety and non-safety; develops methodologies to conduct such evaluations; coordinates among all technical review activities to achieve an overall system level, integrated review which assures adequacy of overall design and performance, particularly across system interfaces and the man-machine interface; evaluates ability of all~ systems and equipment essential to safety to function reliably under all potential environments; makes recommendations regarding changes needed to regulatory guidance to correct i
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THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF HUMAN FACTORS SAFETY Directs and administers evaluations in the operational, ad-ministrative and people-oriented disciplines for nuclear reactor applications and for reactor fac'ilities licensed for operation; develops and administers related programs, policies and pro-cedures governing these aspects of the licensing and operation of nuclear reactors.
The Director, Division of Human Factors Safety, is delegated the authorities defined in Chapter NRC-0123, Subsections 021, 022, 032b and 033b.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIVISION 0F HUMAN FACTORS SAFETY Assists the Director in the accomplishment of Division functions and acts for the Director in his absence.
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The Human Factors Engineering Branch performs multi-disciplined reviews and evaluations of the interaction of systems and equip-ment with humans in the design and operation of nuclear reactors; reviews and evaluates the type, quality and quantity of critical process and safety parameter information provided to control room operators; evaluates information and control systems such as display panels and computerized diagnostic systems; participates in the development of guides and regulations pertaining to human
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The Ooerator Licensing Branch prepares, administers and grades licensing examinations for reactor operators and
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senior operators, certification examinations and annual requalification examinations; develops testing techniques and standards for evaluating candidates in coordination with the Licensee Qualifications Branch; accredits training pro-grams and facilities and audits operator training programs on simulators.
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The Licensee Oualifications Branch establishes requirements and qualifications standards for licensee management, licensed operators and other plant personnel; reviews and evaluates the tecnnical and managerial qualifications for constructing and operating the plant and handling accidents; evaluates the qualifications and training of all utility and key plant personnel including licensed operators; coordinates with the Operator Licensing Branch.
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The Procedures & Test Review Branch reviews and evaluates selected preoperational, startup, operational and emergency operating procedures with respect to design, engineering and operational aspects; evaluates results of significant tests to assure conformance with design and operational requirements; develops guidance on format and content of test procedures and reports.
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THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SAFETY TECHNOLOGY Directs and administers the Office programs to assure that the Commission's basic safety and environmental policies, goals and requirements are satisfied by the regulatory process.
The Director, Division of Safety Technology, is delegated the authorities defined in Chapter NRC-0123, Subsections 022, 027, 0211 and 0312. -
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The Assistant Director for Generic Projects plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Generic Issues, Licensing Guidance, and Research & Standards Coordination Branches and assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Generic Issues Branch provides full-time dedicated task management of active unresolved safety issues and monitors activities on other generic issues; prepares an annual report of the status of unresolved safety issues for inclusion in an Annual Report to Congress; develops procedures for feedback of generic issue solutions and l
approaches into the regulatory process; prepares and issues NUREG reports describing the staff's evaluation of and conclusions for each issue; establishes plans and schedules for implementing solutions on a plant-by-plant basis;
coordinates ~and monitors the resolution of ACRS generic issues; coordinates and monitors implementation of the LTMI Action Plan and evaluates the results of studies performed in accordance with the Plan; coordinates pre-paration of the NRR input to the NRC Annual Report to the President's Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee, b.
The Licensino Guidance Branch maintains and updates the standard technical specifications for operating light water power reactors based on new regulatory requirements, new technical considerations and operating experience; pro-vides guidance and support to project managers in pre-paration of the safety technical specifications portion of each new operating license; ensures that custom technical specifications, including changes to technical specifications for operating plants, are maintained con-sistent with standard technical. specifications; coordinates updates to the Standard Review Plans and the Standard Format and Content Guide; develops standardized requirements for documentation of the staff's licensing bases in Safety Evaluation Reports.
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The Research and Standards Coordination Branch provides 4
coordination and cooperation with the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) in areas of mutual interest to assure that RES programs are supporting reactor licensing needs; reviews all Research Information Letters and coordinates NRR responses; assures that all NRC research reports are reviewed by the NRR staff so that research program results are properly disseminated, evaluated and applied as appropriate throughout the NRR re' actor licensing program; coordinates review of the technical substance of NRR technical assistance contracts for consistency and to avoid duplication internally or with RES programs; monitors participation of NRR staff in Research Review Groups; screens all incoming NRR contractor reports and other documentation to highlight items nee' ding prompt attention; coordinates with the Department of Energy and industry groups in areas of mutual interest; identifies NRR issues for Office of Standards Developrent (0S0) task i
initiatn; reviews OSO issuances and coordinates NRR re-sponse 1
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The Assistant Director for Technolooy plans, directs and supervises the programs and activities of the Safety Program Evaluation, Operating Experience Evaluation, and Reliability & Risk Assessment Branches and assists the Director in administering the Division's programs.
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The Safety Prcoram Evaluation Branch performs a continuing systematic evaluation of the adequacy of regulatory requirements for licensing and operation; provides a technical oversight and quality assurance function for reactor safety policy implementation, major licensing and other regulatory actions and their documentation; per-forms analyses of relevant new information; establishes, maintains and applies a system for assessing safety significance and assignment of priorities for the resolution of new safety issues; provides engineering analyses and support for recommendations by the Division to the Office Director on the value and impact of new regulatory requirements.
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The Operating Excerience Evaluation Branch performs continuing systematic assessments of reactor operating experience, including occasional field audits, with respect.to facility performance and operational safety, to detect patterns in abnormal occurrences, to identify precursors of possible hazardous events and to evaluate the adequacy of existing safety factors in design and operation; performs analysis of other significant events for purposes of identifying significant unre-viewed safety questions; establishes requirements
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for reporting operating events; defines programs to rectify problems and improve performance and safety; provides NRR interface with the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data and coordinates with the Office of Inspection and Enforcement on matters involving operating experience evaluation by NRC and the industry.'
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The Reliability and Risk Assessment Branch performs systematic reliability and risk assessments of nuclear i
power plants and their systems important to safety, with principal emchasis on new or potential safety issues; l
fosters the development and coordinates the use of system O
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Assessment Staff and the Integrated Reliability Evaluation Program.
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