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 Craig Bassett Mike Balazik Kevin Roche Bill Schuster Mike Takacs Phil OBryan Class I UC - Davis NIST MURR MIT RINSC Class II Idaho State NC State General Elect.
Ohio State AFRRI SHINE Kansas State U. Texas Penn State Dow U. New Mexico UC Irvine Purdue RPI TX A&M - TRIGA Washington State U. Mass -
Lowell U. Florida Oregon State U. Maryland Reed College MS&T U. Utah USGS U. Wisconsin Class III TX A&M - AGN Aerotest
4th Quarter 2019 Aerotest GE K State MIT MURR Ohio State 2nd Quarter 2020 3rd Quarter 2020 1st Quarter 2020 Approximate Future Inspection Schedule Oregon State Reed College RINSC TX A&M TRIGA UC Irvine U of New Mexico USGS NIST UC Davis U of Maryland U of Texas U of Wisconsin Aerotest AFFRI GE MS&T MURR Penn State ISU MURR NIST RPI Purdue UC Irvine U of Florida U of Utah U of Wisconsin TX A&M TRIGA UC Davis UMASS - Lowell WSU
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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