ML20198K025
| ML20198K025 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/05/1998 |
| From: | Holahan G NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9801140295 | |
| Download: ML20198K025 (4) | |
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knuary 5,1998 MEMORANDUM TO: Samuel J. Collins, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation THRU:
( Brian W. Sheron Associate Director for Technical Review 5
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Gary M. Holahan, Directo Division of Systems Saf y and Anal sls Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING PROGRAM Recently, the Commission endorsed a policy of moving the regulatory process toward a greater use of risk insights in decision making. The NRR staff has been involved in many initiatives directed toward achieving this goal of risk informed regulation. In a staff requiremente memorandum (SRM) of June 5,1V97, the Commission directed the staff to provide "information on its plans for training NRC staff 1) on the risk informed regulatory approach (es) contained in the regulatory guidance and Standard Review Plan documents and 2) in overall PRA methods and techniques " In response to this SRM, the staff outlined a PRA training plan in SECY 97 234, " Quarterly Status for the Probabilistic Risk Assessment implementation Plan," dated October 14,1997. This memorandum describes the status of this NRR PRA training program.
9ACKGROUND:-
The intent of the PRA training program is to support the overall objective that NRR personnel have an understanding of PRA applications and perrpective on the use of risk insights in the regulatory process. Therefore, to support risk informed regulatory initiatives and increased use of PRA analyses within the Office of Nuclear Revlor Regulation, the staff has committed to the following program as outlined in SECY 97 234:
i All technical review and project management personnel (including technical managers and reviewers, project managerd, and licensi.ig staff) shall atteqd a seminar on risk-informed regulation. This mandatory seminar is intended to introouce and familiarize the l'
staff with the current risk informed regulatory initiatives and to provide a brief background y
on the PRA policy statement, the scope of risk informed regulation, staff expectations, staff responsibilities, and acceptance guidelines.
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NRR technical managers associated with the reguladon of power reactors shall complete
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the four day *PRA Basics for Regulatory Applications * (P 105) course. The goalis to
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have all NRR technical staff complete the P 105 course by the end of fiscal year 1999.
STATUS:
Based on NRR staf0ng as of December 11,1997, it was determined that, of the $25 technical staff members,92 would require technical manager PRA training (i.e., the P 107 course) aM 433 would require i taff level PRA training (i.e., the P-105 course). Clerical staff, licensing ashistants, and members of the Administration (PAD'" Planning & Resources Analysis (PPRB),
and information Management (PIMB) branches oi % aspection and Support Programs Division were considered exempt from PRA training requirements.
Risk Informed Raoulation Seminar:
Five at minar sessions have been conducted at NRC Headquarters since July,1997. The format of these two-hour sessions allowed adequate time for staff questions and interaction among the participants. Over 80% of the technical staff have completed the seminar or equivalent training', in order to facilitate make up training for the remaining staff, one additional session will be held in enri/1998. Videotapes of the seminar presentation are also available to staff members who have not yet received this training and wid be unable to attend the make up :ssion.
In order to introduce Regional personnel to the current risk informed initiatives, the seminar has been offered to all Regional Offices to be held during their penodic counterpart meetings. To date, SPSB staff have presented the seminar to Division of Reactor Safety (DRS) and Division of Reactor Program (DRP) personnel in Regions I, Ill, and IV. SPS9 is currently in the process of scheduling a seminar for Region ll during their planned February,1998 counterpart meeting.
PRA Trainino for Technical MannagIs As of December 15,1997,20% of NRR technical managers have completed the P 107 course. Additionally, another 27 technical managers have registered for upcoming offerings of P-107 during fiscal year 1998'. The current schedule for no P.107 course is as follows:
DATE LOCATION January '.5 15,1998 Rockville, MD February 1012,1998 Rockville, MD March 1719,1998 Rockville, MD April 1416,1998 Rockville, MD June 23 25,1998 Rockville, MD 8 The Octcher,1997 offerings of the P-105 and P 107 courses included material similar to that covered in the risk informed seminar and therefore are considered to be equivalent training.
3 This includes seven technical mangers registered for the December 1618,1997 P-107
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.. i 3-Although thi') schedule can accommodate up to 120 students, space for NRR technical managers right become limited since thest courses are also open to other Offices and Regional personnel. Therefore, it is anticipated that at least thi e additional oNorings will be required duririg fiscal year 1999 to ensure that all NRR technical managers can complete this training.
PRA Trainina for Technical Staff Approximately 10% of NRR technical staff members have completsd basic user PRA training (i.e., P 101,
- Fundamentals of PRA" or P-105, " pre Basics for Regulatory 1
Applications") since October 1,1994. In respense to a NM' wmorandum dated October 8,1997, the Technical Training Division (TTD) of AEOD has added seven P-105 courses to the fiscal year 1998 schedule to aid in this training effor1. The current schedul* ' r the P 105 course l' as follows:
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February 3-6,1998 Rockville, MD l_
- February 24 27,1998 Rockville, MD April 21-24,1998 Rockville, MD r
May 5-8,1998 Rockville, MD June 2 5,1998 Rockville, MD July 14-W,1998 Rockville, MD September 22 25,1998 Rockville, MD In order to fund these courses, TTD eliminated one of the two scheduled Senior Reactor Analyst (SRA) advanced PRA training courss series. The remaining SRA course series is currently in progress with a demand of roughly five students per course, including two Senior Reactor Analysts from Region Ill.
The P-105 schedule can accommodate up to 175 students. At current NRR staffing
- levels, at least nine additional course offerings will be required for fiscal year 1999 in order to meet the planned training goal.
It should be ncted that the basic PRA training courses held prior to October,1997, have not included discussions on the risk informed regulatory guidance documented in the RGs and SRPs. Therefore, the approximately 30 staff members who have completed basic user PRA training prior to this date, will need to be trained on these documents.
Om X c'sk informed regulatory documents are finalized, SPSB and TTD will coordinate trdning f*. these affected staff members.
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3-Although this schedule can accommodate up to 120 students, space for NRR technical managers might become limited since these courses are also open to other Offices and Regional personnel. Therefore, it is anticipated tbst at least three additional offerings will be required during fiscal year 1999 to ensure that all NRR technical managers can complete this training.
PRA Trainina for Technical Staff Approximately 10% of NRR technical staff mTmbers t ave completed basic user PRA training (i.e., P-101, " Fundamentals of PRA" o, P in5, "PM Basics for Regulatory Applications") since October 1,1994. In responsi to a NRR namorandum dated October 8,1997, the Technical Training Division (TTD) of AEOD has adt.ed seven P 105 courses to the fiscal year 1998 schedule to aid b this training effort. The current schedule for the P 105 course is as follows:
DATE LOCATION February 3-6,1998 Rockville, MD February 24 27,1998 Rockville, MD April 2124,1998 Rockville, MD May 5-8,1998 Rockville, MD June 2-5,1998 Rockville, MD July 1417,1998 Rockville, MD September 22 25,1998 Rockville, MD in order to fund these courses, TTD eliminated one of the two scheduled Senior Reactor Analyst (SRA) advanced PRA training course series. The remaining SRA course series is currently in progress with a demand of roughly five students por course, including two Senior Reactor Analysts from Region Ill.
The P-105 schedule can accommedate up to 175 students. At current NRR staffing levels, at least nine additional course offerings will be required for fiscal year 1999 in order to meet the planned traininD Doal.
It should be noted that the basic PRA training cuurses held prior to October,1997, have not included discussions on the risk-informed regulatory guidance documented in the RGs and SRPs. Therefore, the approximately 30 staff members who have completed basic user PRA training prior to this date, will need to be trained on these documents.
Once the risk-informed regulatory documents are finalized, SPSB and TTD will coordinate training for these affected staff members.
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