ML20127C088
| ML20127C088 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/09/1991 |
| From: | Jordan E NRC OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS & EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AEOD) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS & EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AEOD) |
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| FOIA-92-402 NUDOCS 9110230059 | |
| Download: ML20127C088 (4) | |
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OCT 0 91991 MEMORANDUM FOR:
AE00 Staff FROM:
Edward L. Jordan, Director Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data
SUBJECT:
AECD PROCEDURES MANUAL Enclosed is AEOD Procedure 11 to be added to the AE00 Procedures Manual, which was distributed on January 9,1991.
A revised Table of Contents is also enclosed.
When additional procedures are developed, they will be distributed to you.
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E. L Jordan Edward L. Jordan, Director Office for Analysis.and Evaluation of Operational Data
Enclosure:
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l CONTENTS Procedure No.
Title 1
Signature and Concurrence on Memo and-Letters Outside AE00 2
Background Information for Commission Visits 3
Screening of U.S. Operational Experience 3.1 Screening of Foreign Operational Experience 3.2 Screening of Reactor Safeguards Information 3.3 Screening of Operational Data and Information -
Nonreactor Reports 4
Preparation of AE00 Technical Reports 5
Recommendation Tracking System 6
AEOD Funds Management 7
Periodic Information Reports 8
Reporting Operational Experience to the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Incident Reporting _ System (IRS) 9 Contacts with Members of Congressional Stafflor News Media Representatives 10 Technical Assignment Control System 11 Monitoring of Plant-Specific Backfitting f
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1 AE00 Procedure 11 Honitoring of Plant Specific Backfitting purpose To provide guidance on AE00 actions to monitor plant specific backfit programs.
Discussion 1.
The Director, Of fice of AE00 is responsible for monitoring the plant specific backfit process.
This includes:
Assuring that process controls for overall agency management and a.
oversight of the plant specific backfit process are developed and maintained.
These include procedures, training, tracking and evaluating the views of NRC staff and industry. (NRC Manual Chapter 0514-032) t b.
Coordinating the implementation of procedures within other offices and regions. (NRC Manual Chapter 0514-032)
Assuring that each licensee is informed of these programs and c.
substantive changes in these programs sre communicated to licensees.
(NRC Manual Chapter 0514-32) d.
Review of office procedures for plant-specific backfitting prior to approval. (NRC Manual Chapter 0514-033, 034, 035)
Approval of office procedures for plant-specific backfitting, under e.
autnority delegation by the EDO, Advising the EDO of ineffective procedures and other difficulties encountered in carrying out this delegated authority.
(Memorandum for E. Jordan from J. Taylor, dated November 7, 1989.)
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Obvious activities to be conducted in carrying out these responsibilities include:
reviewing and aporoving _backfit procedure changes,-providing advice and assistance in dealing with backfit issues, informing the industry about backfit programs and advising the EDO of problems.
3.
In addition, the routine activities listed below will normally be conducted in carrying out-these responsibilities.
The schedules-listed are flexible to allow for exercise _of' judgment as to where monitoring resources are needed.
For example, in 1990, considerable. resources were expended on publishing a NUREG document on backfitting and conducting industry /NRC backfitting workshops; however, routine reviews of office programs were not conducted, a.
Review the plant specific backfit tracking system for timeliness and accuracy of entries.
Provide. feedback to office backfit. coordinators.
(Quarterly to semiannually)..
b.
. Review office programs for plant specific backfitting.
Normally this
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includes a review of procedures, a review of some specific cases I
handled, and interviews with appropriate personnel. _ Provide feedback-
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(Annually to biannually).
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Conduct backfit training for NRR technical personnel and regional-office personnel., including resident inspectors.
(Annually to biannually).
Conduct backfit training for new personnel via the fundamentals of inspection course.
(As needed).
Credit may be taken for appropriate training conducted by personnel from the affected office.
Note that the staff committed to continue periodic training of NRC personnel in response to the Regulatory Impact Survey.
(SECY-91-172, June 7, 1991, itera III.B.1.)
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Obtain industry comments on how the backfit process is working.
The means may include written questionnaires to licensees, regulatory impact surveys, NRC/ industry backfitting workshops, interviews with licensee personnel or meetings with industry groups.
Provide feed-back to office directors / regional administrators.
(Annually to biannually).
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NRC/ industry workshops also serve the purpose of prostding information to the industry.
Note that the staff committed to hold such workshops periodically in response to the Regulatory impact Survey (SECY-91-172 June 7, 1991, item 111.B.2).
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Provide appraisals of office / region programs for plant specific backfitting in connection with SES appraisals.
(Annually) 4.
It is worth noting that the Director, Office of AEOD also acts as Chairman-of the Committee to Review Generic Requirements (CRGR), which includes considerable involvement in the oversight of generic backfitting. -This relates to some of the activities discussed above.
For example, NRC/
industry workshops typically devote considerable attention to generic backfitting questions.
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