ML20169A622

Summary of the Public Meeting on the Use of Risk Insights in Support of 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluations, Held on June 4, 2020

ML20169A622
Person / Time
Issue date:	06/17/2020
From:	Tekia Govan NRC/NRR/DRO/IRSB
To:	Philip Mckenna NRC/NRR/DRO
Govan, 415-6197
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 17, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Philip J. McKenna, Chief Oversight and Support Branch Division of Reactor Oversight Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Tekia V. Govan, Project Manager Tekia V. Digitally signed by Tekia V.

Oversight and Support Branch Govan Govan Date: 2020.06.18 08:09:36 Division of Reactor Oversight -04'00' Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUMMARY

OF THE PUBLIC MEETING ON THE USE OF RISK INSIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF 10 CFR 50.59 EVALUATIONS, HELD ON JUNE 4, 2020 On June 4, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) to discuss the use of risk insights in support of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.59 evaluations (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20155K910).

Meeting Summary The NRC staff coordinated this public meeting to provide NEI with the opportunity to discuss: 1) opportunities to use risk insight in the application of 10 CFR 50.59; 2) areas within the industry and NRC guidance documents to enhance the application of 10 CFR 50.59; and 3) propose additional interactions with NRC on this subject. NEI identified in their presentation that their guidance document, NEI 96-07, Revision 1, Guidelines for 10 CFR 50.59 Implementation, contains what can be perceived as self-imposed limitations on the industries ability to fully utilize the provision allowed 10 CFR 50.59 to make plant modifications. As such, NEI developed a focus team to review NEI 96-07, Revision 1, and 10 CFR 50.59 to determine where their guidance can be improved. As a result of NEIs review of NEI 96-07, three focused areas were identified for potential clarification: 1) the use of more than minimal as it pertains to 10 CFR 50.59; 2) the application of general design criteria language; and 3) application of methods of evaluation.

NEI concluded their presentation with a suggested schedule to work with the NRC staff as they clearly define their scope of the revisions to NEI 96-07 to address the three clarifications mentioned above.

CONTACT: Tekia V. Govan, NRR/DRO (301) 415-6197

P. McKenna 2 Close to 70 participants, from the NRC staff, the nuclear industry, and members of the public, engaged in dialog with NEI on their proposed approach. The participants also asked questions and provided comments for NEI to consider as they develop their plan and refine their schedule for a potential NEI 96-07 revision.

The NRC staff did not make any decisions or take any agency positions during this meeting.

The enclosure provides the attendance list for this meeting.

Meeting Action Items During the meeting, the NRC staff discussed how many license amendment requests are submitted based solely from the 8 criteria in 10 CFR 50.59. The NRC staff was referring to the number of license amendment requests based solely from the 8 criteria in 10 CFR 50.59. The NRC staff took an action to provide the information described in White Paper10 CFR 50.59; the Process, Application to Substantial Modifications to Licensee Facilities, and NRC Staff Assessment of Licensee Implementation, ADAMS Accession No. ML13066A266, which states:

Anecdotally, licensees conduct about 475 10 CFR 50.59 screenings per unit per year, and about five 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations per unit per year for a nationwide combined total of about 49,000 screenings and evaluations per year. These screenings and evaluations are the tools licensees use to evaluate whether a change, test, or experiment conducted at its facility requires prior NRC approval via a license amendment. The vast majority of license amendment requests involve technical specification changes. The number of license amendment requests based solely from the 8 criteria in 10 CFR 50.59 is about 1 per site every 10 years.

Next Steps and Conclusion NEI indicated that they would like to meet with the NRC staff in July 2020 and concentrate the discussion on Focus Area #1: the use of more than minimal as it pertains to 10 CFR 50.59.

The meeting concluded with NEI stating that they would take into consideration the discussion with the NRC staff as they develop their defined scope and schedule for the initiative.

Enclosure:

As stated

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DATE 06/11/2020 06/15/2020 06/17/2020 06/17/2020 LIST OF ATTENDEES PUBLIC MEETING ON THE USE OF RISK INSIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF 10 CFR 50.59 EVALUATIONS, HELD ON JUNE 4, 2020 June 4, 2020, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Meeting Held via Skype ATTENDEE ORGANIZATION 1 0F

1. Ken OBrien NRC

2. Derek Scully NRC

3. Peter LeBlond LeBlond and Associates

4. Katie Clifton Palo Verde Generating Station

5. Phil Couture Entergy

6. Greg Bowman NRC

7. Kristy Bucholtz NRC

8. Laura Kozak NRC

9. Jana Bergman Curtiss-Wright

10. Ken Fox NRC

11. Zhian Li NRC

12. Phil McKenna NRC

13. Neil Archambo Duke Energy

14. Eric Bowman NRC

15. Eric Benner NRC

16. Dave Beaulieu NRC

17. Rob Krsek NRC

18. Wendell Morton NRC 1

Unknown organization indicates that the participants affiliation was not provided by the issuance of this meeting summary.

Enclosure

P. McKenna 19. Mike McCoppin NRC

20. Richard Skokowski NRC

21. Tekia Govan NRC

22. Charles Moulton NRC

23. Rob Burg EPM, Inc

24. Nathan Sanfilippo NRC

25. Sunil Weerakkody NRC

26. Dave Werkheiser NRC

27. Brian Wittack NRC

28. Luis Quinones Unknown

29. Simon Serrano Unknown

30. Donald Chase Curtiss Wright

31. Michael Sortwell DC Cook NPP

32. John Schrage Unknown

33. Edwin Lyman Union of Concerned Scientists

34. Doug Pollock Unknown

35. Lori Tkacyk Unknown

36. Warren Odess-Gillett Westinghouse Electric Co.

37. Celeste Sheehan Unknown

38. Glenn Stewart Exelon

39. Tim Riti NEI

40. Paul Sicard Entergy/River Bend

41. Walter Boatwright Unknown

42. Carlos Sisco Winston and Strawn

43. Hope Alexander Unknown

P. McKenna 44. Carrie Seipp Xcel

45. David Medek Unknown

46. Frank Arner Unknown

47. Rick Grantom CRG, LLC

48. Justin Hiller Callaway Energy Center

49. Karl Gross Unknown

50. Jeff Kosky Unknown

51. Larry Nicholson Certrec

52. Lee Kanipe Duke Energy

53. Jarrett Mack Unknown

54. Ogden Sawyer Unknown

55. Carol Sansome Unknown

56. Paul Zuranski NRC

57. Mel Gray NRC

58. Ching Ng NRC

59. Shakur Walker NRC

60. Shane Jurek Unknown

61. Tom Basso Unknown

62. Tony Zimmerman Duke Energy

63. Brian Vresko Unknown

64. Harry Balian Unknown

65. Anil Julka NextEra Energy

66. Mark Ceraldi Frametome