ML20091H114
| ML20091H114 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/25/2020 |
| From: | Angela Buford Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Shaun Anderson Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Buford A, NRR/EVS, 415- | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2019-LRO-0074 | |
| Download: ML20091H114 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 25, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Shaun M. Anderson, Co-Founder EMBARK Venture Studio Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Angela R. Buford, Venture Agent /RA/
EMBARK Venture Studio Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF FEBRUARY 11, 2020, CATEGORY 2 PUBLIC MEETING ON the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME) CODE STREAMLINING INITIATIVE (EPID L-2019-LRO-0074)
On February 11, 2020, the NRC held a Category 2 public meeting to discuss the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs idea generation of a variety of ideas to optimize the endorsement of the ASME Code in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a and discuss ideas on streamlining the rulemaking process. This was a working-level meeting intended to be the first of a series of public interactions that will provide the staff industry insights and perspectives that the staff will consider in making decisions on if and how to change the current process.
The public meeting agenda included presentation slides and summaries by the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Nos. ML20035F219 and ML20031D254, respectively).
Summary of Discussions This discussion, mostly between NEI and the NRC staff, covered the entire scope of ideas developed by the NRC staff, and these ideas are in the very preliminary stages of being vetted. There are legal, technical, and process implications (in addition to the feedback from external stakeholders) that are still being evaluated by the NRC, and any decision would factor in all of those considerations.
The following ideas were ranked high priority by NEI:
- Change to requirement on updating inservice inspection (ISI) programs
- Documenting NRC-approved votes and code cases for incorporation in rule
- Direct final rule for unconditionally approved code cases
- Revisiting the need to mandate codes and standards by removing Section III, XI and Operation and Maintenance Codes from 10 CFR 50.55a entirely CONTACT: Angela R. Buford, NRR/EVS 301-415-3166
S. Anderson 2 The following ideas were ranked medium priority by NEI:
- Relocate the text of 10 CFR 50.55a into a regulatory guide (RG) and incorporate the RG(s) into 10 CFR 50.55a
- Add a 10 CFR 50.59-like change control process to allow licensees to make minor deviations from the ASME Code without NRC approval
- Rewrite of 10 CFR 50.55a The following ideas were ranked low priority by NEI:
- Create a users guide for 10 CFR 50.55a.
- Performance-based approach to ASME standards NEI emphasized the following:
- No single idea is a complete streamlining solution and the NRC should consider a combination of ideas
- NEI would like to see reduced or eliminated conditions on ASME standards
- NEI advocates for a quick path to Code Case approval
- NEI is in favor of eliminating the requirement mandating the industry to update to the latest version of the ASME Code
Enclosure:
List of Attendees
S. Anderson 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF FEBRUARY 11, 2020, CATEGORY 2 PUBLIC MEETING ON ASME CODE STREAMLINING INITIATIVE (EPID L-2019-LRO-0074) DATED MARCH 25, 2020 DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC PM File Copy RidsACRS_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDorl Resource RidsNrrEMBARK Resource RidsNrrDnrl Resource LBetancourt, NRR RAnzalone, NRR MBenson, RES DRudland, NRR JODriscoll, NMSS ABuford, NRR MMcCoppin, EDO NRR ADAMS Accession Nos.
Meeting Notice ML20035F219 Meeting Summary ML20091H114 NRC Slides/Handouts ML20035F219 Industry Slides/Handouts ML20031D254 OFFICE VA:EVS C:EVS VA: EVS NAME ABuford SAnderson ABuford DATE 3/19/2020 3/25/2020 3/25/2020
LIST OF ATTENDEES FEBRUARY 11, 2020, PUBLIC MEETING WITH INDUSTRY PUBLIC MEETING ON ASME CODE STREAMLINING INITIATIVE Name Organization Thomas Basso Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Thomas Loomis Exelon Heather Malikowski Exelon Mark DiRado Exelon Robert Keating MPR Suzanne McKillop MPR Thomas Roberts POM018 Consult LLC Keith Dietrich TVA Matthew Vazquez ASME Paul Fakes ASME Lauren Powers ASME Christian Sanna ASME David Rudland U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Michael Benson NRC Angela Buford NRC James O'Driscoll NRC Margaret OBanion NRC Ronald Lippy GSE TrueNorth Phil Lashley First Energy Corp Damian DeLongchamp GSE TrueNorth Daniel Ryan Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Bill Fields Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear Station David T. Jones Beaver Valley Power Station Scott Kulat Inservice Engineering Donna Slivon Florida Power and Light Mark Ferlisi GSE TrueNorth Ronald Gaston Entergy Nuclear - Echelon Mike Lockwood Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co Steve Richter Columbia Generating Station Kevin Vanspeybroek Columbia Generating Station Chris Smith Columbia Generating Station Brian Larsen Columbia Generating Station Ken Schrecker Palo Verde Generating Station Ralph Hill ASME Nicholas Hansing NRC John Honcharik NRC William Holston EMC2 John Schrage Entergy Services, Inc.
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Bill Doody PSEG Nuclear Audrey Klett NRC Brian Wittick NRC Niklas Floyd NRC Edison Fernandez NRC Christopher T. Brown Idaho National Laboratory Daniel L. Vetter Idaho National Laboratory Ann Marie Stone NRC Kevin Allen First Energy Nuclear Operations Company Carol Nove NRC Steven Slowik Westinghouse Steve McCraken EPRI Mark Weis Exelon Dennis Galvin NRC Robin Dyle EPRI Raj Iyengar NRC Blake Purnell NRC Jason Paige NRC Fred Schofer NRC Robert Roche-Rivera NRC Allen Hiser NRC Kamal Manoly NRC Rob Tregoning NRC Mark Lohrmann NRC Bryce Lehman NRC On Yee NRC Yueh-Li Li NRC