ML20236Y198
| ML20236Y198 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/01/1998 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Jocelyn Craig NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555-4001 July 1,1998 MEMORANDUM TO:
John W. Craig, Director Division of Aegulatory Applications Office of Nuclear Reactor Research FROM:
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j DMsion of Regulatory Applications Office of Nuclear Reactor Research
SUBJECT:
FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETING ON DSI-13,"THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY" DATE & TIME:
September 1,1998,8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Hyatt Regency O' Hare Hotel 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, Illinois 60018 Telephone: (847) 696-1234 Facsimile: (847) 698-0139 PURPOSE:
Discuss with the nuclear industry and the public how NRC could more efficiently and effectively utilize consensus standards, industry initiatives that would be substitutes for regulatory action, and improvements to the regulatory framework. Additional information is available on the intemet at the following address:
htto /www.nre.oov/RES/dsl13.html.
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J. Craig J. Rosenthal Standards Development Organizations J. Roe T. Cerovski Nuclear EnergyInstitute C. Rossi F. Chemy Union of Concemed Scientists T. Martin D. Allison Vendor and NSSS Vendors' Owners Groups G. Millman T. Essig Other interested members of the public J. Ibarra J. Page R. Auluck M. Jamgochian Attachment : Meeting agenda cc: See next page CONTACT:
Thomas N. Cerovski (301)415-8099
- Meetings between NRC technical staff and applicants or licensees are open forinterested members of the public, petitioners, interveners, or other parties to attend as observers pursuant to " Commission Policy Statement on Staff Meetings Open to the Public' 59 Federal Realster 48340,9/20/94. Individuals who wish to attend the workshop are encouraged to register prior to August 1,1998. Registration and background materials are available on the Intemet at htto://www.nrc.aov/RES/dsl13.html. For additionalinformation contact Thomas N. Cerovski, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, TWFN 10G6. Washington DC,20555.
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1 Attachment U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION The Role Of industry Public Stakeholder Meeting September 1,1998 The Hyatt Regency O' Hare Hotel Rosemont, Illinois 60018 August 31,1998 - Monday Early Registration 5:00 - 8:00 p :n.
September 1,1998 -Tm sday i
Registration 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Opening and Welcome
................................... John W. Craig 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.
Director, Division of Regulatory Applications, RES, NRC NRC Standards Executive Codes and Standards................................... Thomas O. Martin 8:15 - 8:30 a.m.
Chief, Generic Safety issues Branch, RES, NRC Industry initiatives as Substitutes for Regulatory Action............
I Jack W. Roe Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, NRR, NRC
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8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Improvements to the Regulatory Framework.................. Charles E. Rossi 8:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Director, Safety Programs Division, AEOD, NRC Break 9:00 - 9:20 a.m.
Breakout Session 1 9:20 - 11:30 a.m.
- l. Codes and Standards Development and Endorsement /Use.
II. Industry Initiatives as Substitutes for Regulatory Action.
111. Improvements to the Regulatory Framework.
j t.unch I
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 2 1:00 - 3:40 p.m.
- l. Codes and Standards Development and Endorsement /Use.
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II. Industry initiatives as Substitutes for Regulatory Action.
lli. Improvements to the Regulatory Framework.
i Break 3:40 - 4:00 p.m.
l Plenary Session 2
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Closing and Summary
................................... J o h n W. C raig 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Director, Division of Regulator Applications, RES, NRC NRC Standards Executive l
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l' Breakout Session I: Codes and Standards Development and Endorsement /Use Discussion Topics:
(1) Actions the NRC is taking to implement PL 104-113, " National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995," March 7,1996, (2) Options for NRC participation in the development of consensus codes and standards organizations, (3) Whether the NRC should make greater use of available codes and standards in its regulations and regulatory guides, (4) Options for endorsement /use of codes and standards, including potential changes regarding requirements for licensees to upgrade every 120-months to the latest ASME Code edition and addenda incorporated by reference in 9 50.55a, (5) Options for a process to interact with standards development organizations to discuss potential needs for new codes, standards, and guides and recommendations for areas of emphasis, (6) Impediments to the adoption of updated codes and standards.
Breakout Session ll: Industry initiatives as Substitutes for Regulatory Action Discussion Topics:
A. Proposed process to be used by the NRC for review of industry initiatives:
(1) Industry submittal: defines parameters of issue, schedule, resources, end
- products, (2) Acceptance review by NRC: resources, public access, fees, monitoring activities, enforcement policy, (3) Detailed technical review by NRC: maintenance of desired level of safety and boundary conditions relative to agency policy.
B. Discussion of the process:
(1)
Process will be used to determine whether an industry initiative can be relied on as an adequate and effective substitute for NRC regulatory activities:
Is the process workable from a conceptual perspective?
a.
b.
Should it be refined or more clearly defined?
(2)' Are there similar processes which have been developed by public agencies or the govemments of other countries from which the NRC could leam?
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How should NRC assure that public access is maintained in the following areas:
In the agency's review of the industry initiatives?
a.
b.
To information related to the bases for the agency's acceptance of the initiative?
Breakout Session 111: Improvements to Regulatory Framework Discussion Topics:
A.
Reactor event reporting requirements. Sections 10 CFR 50.72, "Immediate notification requirements for operating nuclear power reactors," and 10 CFR 50.73,-
" Licensee event report system" are currently the subject of a rulemaking effort to:
(a) update the current rules, including reducing the reporting burden associated with L
events of little or no safety significance, and (b) better align the rules with the NRC's current needs, including (i) obtaining information better related to risk and (ii) reconsidering the required reporting times in relation to the need for prompt NRC
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Other reporting requirements applicable to nuclear power plants. Are there additionalareas (outside of Sections 50.72 and 50.73) where event c
reporting requirements can be risk-informed and/or simplified?
(2)
What changes should be made in those areas? For example, the time limit for reporting could be adjusted based on the safety significance of the event and the need for NRC's immediate action. The burden associated I
with reporting events or conditions with little or no safety or risk significance should be minimized.
(3)
What would be the change in reporting burden associated with such changes?
B.
Development of a systematic process and identification of candidate issues for l
Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of rules, standards, regulatory guidance, and their application.
(1)
NRC Process Development. The staff will discuss and seek comments from stakeholder on the staff process of (i) candidate issue identification utilizing a variety of readily available sources and databases; (ii) the i
analysis of the candidate issue for generic applicability, risk, effectiveness and ehiciency; (iii) issue prioritization and disposal, and (iiii) the initiative to achieve more performance-based regulation.-
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Candidate issue Proposals. The staff welcomes the proposal of candidate issues for improving rules, standards, regulatory guidance, and their application. This will include consideration of issues that may improve
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safety, as well as issues that may reduce regulatory impact. Candidate issues will be most seriously addressed if they are provided with a discussion of (i) resource impact on the industry and the NRC, (i) a quantitative or qualitative assessment of their impact on risk, and (iii) options of ways to address the issue.
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