ML19318C752
| ML19318C752 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/21/1979 |
| From: | Heltemes C NRC OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS & EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AEOD) |
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| SECY-79-371A, NUDOCS 8007020248 | |
| Download: ML19318C752 (8) | |
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s UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SECY-79-371A November 21, 1979 wrASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 l
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INFORMATION REPORT For:
The Commissioners From:
C. J. Heltemes, Jr., Interim Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Thru:
Executive Director for Operations Mfn4
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STATUS REFORT - 0FFICE FOR AtlALYSIS Afl0 EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AE00) e Purcose:
To inform the Commission of the current status of activities g
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D Discussion:
As a result of action on SECY-79-371, the Commission approved the creation of an agens.*-wide Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational ta reSo* ting directly to the Executive Director for Operations.
ending the selection of a Director, this office has been initially established ur.Mer an Interim Director charged with tasks needing immediate atter.'. ion (Enclosure 1).
On November 5, 1979, the initial staffing of seven additional technical personnel and one secretarial person was completed (Enclosure 2).
Each of these individuals has been detailed from the various staff cffices for up to a three-month period.
As wo.rk progresses, it is expected that some changes in assign-ments will be made; that is, additional individuals may be detailed or individuals may be released back to their offices and a replacement with different skills recruited.
As defined in the missicn statement, the general objectives of the interim office are threefold:
(a) develop working guidance for the agency on the evaluation of operational data; (b) develop available sources of data; and (c) begin analysis and evaluation of operational safety data.
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The Commissioners 2-Associated with these objectives ere several specific tasks which take into account the recommendations of the GA0 Report (Reporting Unscheduled Events at Commercial Nuclear Facilities:
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EMD-79-16) and the NRC Task Force on Operational Data Gathering and Analysis.
AE00 is also factoring into its activities the recommendations from the ACRS review of LER's (NUREG-0572), the Kemeny Commission Report, the NRC Lessons Learned Task Force (NUREG-0578 and 0585), and the results of other studies and associated efforts.
In order to assure a systematic approach to the accomplishment of these objectives, the initial staff efforts have been organized along three parallel paths:
(1) Development of a coordinated NRC-wide program for the collection and review of power reactor operating data.
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Development of an AE00 program plan for assessing reactor operating data, and initiation of technical evaluation studies based on such assessment.
(3) Development of NRC procedures and AE00 program plan for the collection and review of operating data from HMSS-licensed activities.
A more detailed description af these activities is provided in.
Also provided (Encicsurc ?) is a status of other activities initiated and a brief summary of some admin strative matters.
The results of completed AE0D ectivities and planned work will be assessed by the permanent Director when he'is selected and assigned and the program finalized.
It is expected that this final program will be the subject of a detailed Commission briefing.
In the meantime, AE00 will keep the Commission informed on the progress of its activities.
C. J. Heltemes, Jr., Interim Director Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data
Enclosures:
DISTRIBUTION 1.
Mission e.atement for Interim Office Commissioners 2.
Personnel Assignments to Interim Office Commission Staff Offices 3.
Interim Task Action Plan Description Exec Dir for Operations 4.
Status.of Selected AE00 Activities ACRS Secretariat v
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General Mission The interim Director will establish a staff composed of personnel assigned on a temporary basis which will provide working guidance for the a,gency, develop.available sources of data and begin analysis and evaluation of operational safety data in order to improve the safety of licensed operations.
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The interim Director will recommend to.the EDO, as $;oon as possible, a plan for operations of the Office and nomination of six to eight people for detail.
The interim period of operation is expected to be approximately three rrcnths, or until a permanent Director has been appointed and has selected sufficient permanent personnel to begin operations.. The interim Director is expected to utilize, prioritize, analyze and evaluate appropriate sources of operational data and make reco.cendations to Offices for followup action.
Soecific Tasks Develop interim acency procedures for operational safety data gathering and review.
(NF.C's co=mitment 4n response.to GAO Recommendation il in GAO Report No. EMD-79-16).
-Implement the inrnediate staff actions recommended by the Task Force on Operational Data Gathering and Analysis.
Serve as focal point fcr interaction with ACRS on operational data matters and develop procedures for coordinated staff reviews of particular safety related subjects.
Expedite other necessary staff actions in-respense to GAO report EMD-79-15 and the Task Force on Operational Data Gathering and knaiysis.
I Etoin the analysis and evaluation of operational safety data in order tc, improve the safety of licensed operations.
Administrative Details Office space and secretarial help will be made available by the Office of Administration.
Performance evaluations will be made en detailed personnel prior to release.
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, Personnel Assignments to Interim Office
!,jyge Office and Title Carl H. Berlinger NRR - Section Chief, Reactor Systems Branch Robert A. Clark NRR - Chief, Reactor Safeguards Licensing Branch Jesse L. Crews I&E - Chief, Reactor Operations Support Branch (Region V)
John L. Crooks MPA - Acting Chief, Licensee Operations Evaluation Branch Gordon E. Edison RES - Section Chief, Probabilistic Analysis Staff Homer Lowenberg NMSS - Assistant Director for Operations and Technology Manuel S. Medeiros, Jr.
SD - Senior Nuclear Engineer Gina F. Thompson NRR - Secretary, Quality Assurance Branch 4
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e Interim Task Action Plan Description Program plans for implementing the three parallel paths being currently pursued within AE0D are discussed individually below.
Path I Development of a coordinated NRC-wide program (interim procedures) for the handling of power reactor operating data.
(1) Review current procedures and practices for data gathering, control, and analysis.
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Interface with all NRC offices involved:
NRR, IE headquarters and regions, RES, SD, and MPA.
(3) After examination of (1) above, develop the objectives and scope for each office to handle the power reactor operating data so that fran an NRC viewpoint a thorough, effective, and coordinated program results.
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(4) Develop interim procedures, incorporating acceptable existing ones, which clearly define:
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Interface roles and responsibilities for each NRC organizational element.
(b) Analyses to identify issues having safety significance.
(c) Methods for providing efficient and effective feedback of operating data to NRC organizations, licensees, Congress, industry, and to the public.
(d) Methods for auditing the effectiveness of the analysis and feedback process.
Target Completion - December, 1979 (5) Define required action to assure tilat input to the system results in a complete, consistent data file of operating experience compatible with anticipated analyses and other uses.
Target Completion - January, 1980
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Path 2 Development of an interim AE00 program plan for assessing reactor operating data and initiation of technical evaluation studies.
(1)
Identify AE0D general objectives.
(2) Review and document ongoing and planned data analyses which are being conducted by the NRC or NRC contractors.
(3) Develop short-term plan for AEOD technical review of operational data.
Target Completion - early December, 1979 (4)
Initiate technical studies - December, 1979 (5) Draft AE00 internal procedures for receipt, handling, and evaluation of reactor data, including documentation and implementation of recom-mendations.
Target Completion - mid-January, 1980 (6) Document improvements in data gathering and processing activities compatible with anticipated analyses, such as trend detection and
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Target Completion - January, 1980 (7) Develop draft FY 80 AE00 program plan for the analyses of power reactor operating data.
Target Completion - January, 1980 Path 3 Development of interim NRC procedures and AEOD program plan for the handling of operating data from NMSS-licensed activities.
(1) Review current procedures and practices for data gathering, control, and analysis for the varied categories of licensed activities including:
Fuel cycle facilities By-product producers and users Transportation package manufacturers.and users Uranium mills Waste burial grounds Safeguards - material control and accounting and physical protection.
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Interface with all NRC offices involved:
NRR, NMSS, IE headquarters and regions, RES, SD, and MPA.
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(3) After examination of (1) above, develop the objectives and scope for each office to handle operating data reports from NMSS-licensed activities so from an NRC viewpoint a thorough, effective, and coordinated program results.
Target Completion - mid-December, 1979 (4) Develop interim procedur'es, incorporating acceptable existing ones, which clearly define:
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Interface roles and responsibilities for each NRC organizational element.
(b) Analyses to identify issues having safety significance.
(c) Methods for providing efficient and effective feedback of operating data to NRC organizations, licensees, Congress, industry, and to the public.
(d) Methods for auditing the effectiveness of the analysis and feedback process.
Target Completion - December, 1979 (5)
Identify changes in reporting requirements to improve the completeness and consistency of data bases compatible with anticipated analyses such as trend detection, diagnostic capability, and other uses.
Target Completion - mid-January, 1980 (6) Develop draft FY 80 AE00 program plan for the analyses of NMSS-licensed activities.
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Status of Selected AEOD Activities 1.
Establish,AE0D as working office.
(a) Completed initial staffing on November 5, 1979.
(b) Office space obtained. The interim office is located on the 2nd floor of.the MNBB in Bethesda (Room 2100; Phone - 492-7227).
(c) Administrative matters dealing with mail, T&A, budget, etc. have been or are being established.
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Initiate program and technical activities.
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Initial task action plans developed - summarized in Enclosure 3.
(b) Work initiated.
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Develop procedures for handling ACRS requests and consultant reports
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Reference:
Memo from L. V. Gossick to Commissioner Kennedy, dated September 21,1979).
(a) Procedures prepared and concurred in by program office, ACRS staff, and EDO.
(b) Procedures forwarded for review by ACRS on November 2, 1979.
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Serve as focal point for, and establish contact with, other groups involved with the assessment of operating data.
(a) Meetings have been held with the ACRS Executive Director and the Chairman of the LER Subcommittee. Discussions are scheduled with i
the Main Committee in December and with the LER Subcommittee in January.
(b) Discussions have been held with other involved NRC offices (NRR, IE, NMSS, SD, and RES).
Coordination and information exchange meetings held with operational data assessment groups in NRR (where four full-time and one part-time individuals have been detailed under the direction of Bob Tedesco),
and in IE headquarters (where several additional individuals have been recently hired), and with four IE regional officz (I, II, III, and V).
(c) Meetings have been held with the Directors of the Ncclear Safety Analysis Center (NSAC), Oak Ridge Safety Information Center (WSIC) management, Argonne National Laboratory, an EPRI representative (Ian Wall), and representatives of two reactor vendors (Westinghouse and Babcock &
Wilcox). Additional meetings will be held.
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