ML20104C110
| ML20104C110 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/25/2019 |
| From: | Kevin Roche Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Roche K | |
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NRC Research and Test Reactor Inspection Activities Kevin Roche, Reactor Inspector Research and Test Reactors Oversight Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2019 TRTR Annual Meeting September 25, 2019
Agenda
- Brief Introduction
- Inspection Year in Review
- Facility Inspector Assignment Changes
- Inspection Schedule
Brief Introduction
- Originally From Colorado
- B.S. in Engineering with an Electrical Specialty from Colorado School of Mines
- Worked for 6 years as a civilian Nuclear Shift Test Engineer for the Navy at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
- With the NRC since 2010
- Managed the Power Reactor Performance Assessment Program
- Qualified Power Reactor Operations Inspector
- Acting Resident Inspector at Surry Power Station
- Japan Lessons Learned Division
RTR Inspection Program -
Year in Review
- Severity Level III Violations (1)
- Failure to maintain complete and accurate information
- Severity Level IV Violations (3)
- Failure to meet minimum staffing requirements
- Improper 50.59 performed
- Security related
- Non Cited Violations (5)
- Tech Spec Deviations
- Reactive Inspections (1)
- Follow-up Safety Conscience Work Environment (SCWE)
RTR Inspection Program -
Year in Review
- Future inspection challenges
- Mo-99 Facilities
- Balancing Inspector workloads
- More inspectors on staff - cross qualifying staff
- Development of Mo-99 inspection staff
Inspector Assignments Mike Phil Craig Bassett Mike Balazik Kevin Roche Bill Schuster Takacs OBryan UC - Davis NIST MURR MIT Class I RINSC Idaho State NC State General Elect. Ohio State AFRRI SHINE Kansas State U. Texas Penn State Dow U. New Mexico UC Irvine Purdue RPI Washington U. Mass -
TX A&M - TRIGA State Lowell Class II U. Florida Oregon State U. Maryland Reed College MS&T U. Utah USGS U. Wisconsin Class III TX A&M - AGN Aerotest
Approximate Future Inspection Schedule 4th Quarter 2019 1st Quarter 2020 Aerotest Oregon State NIST GE Reed College UC Davis K State RINSC U of Maryland MIT TX A&M TRIGA U of Texas MURR UC Irvine U of Wisconsin Ohio State U of New Mexico USGS 2nd Quarter 2020 3rd Quarter 2020 Aerotest Purdue ISU TX A&M TRIGA AFFRI UC Irvine MURR UC Davis GE U of Florida NIST UMASS - Lowell MS&T U of Utah RPI WSU MURR U of Wisconsin Penn State
USGS Summary
- On December 31, the NRC issued two violations to the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Severity Level III violation and Civil Penalty for failure to maintain complete and accurate records.
- Severity Level IV violation for failure to meet minimum staffing requirements
- The NRC also issued a Severity Level III violation to the individual.
- USGS responded to the Violation on February 25, 2019
- Provided reasons for the violation
- Outlined corrective actions
USGS References
- Notice of Violation and Imposition of Civil Penalty, December 31, 2018 - ML18354B170
- USGS response, February 25, 2019 - ML19066A054
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