ML20297A486
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| Issue date: | 09/30/2020 |
| From: | Casto C, Travis Tate NRC/NRR/DANU, NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL |
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Non-power Production or Utilization Facility (NPUF) Licensing and Oversight Greg Casto Travis Tate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation US Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 30, 2020
What is an NPUF???
2 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA NPUF = Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities Research Reactors Test Reactors Radioisotope Production Facilities Demonstration Microreactors
NPUF Licensing Topics
- NPUF staff changes
- Integrated plans for workload and status of licensing activities
- Adjustments due to COVID PHE
- Research reactor summer interns/future employment opportunities 3
NPUF Staff Changes
- Licensing and Oversight Responsible Individuals
- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/project-managers.html#non-pwr
- New Division Management
- Mo Shams - Director
- Brian Smith - Deputy Director
- Changes in Licensing Staff
- Paulette Torres (from Oversight Branch)
- Molly-Kate Gavello (one year)
- Retirement of Al Adams
- Caleb Darr (Purdue), Jackson Goedjen (NC State),
Lauren Williams (Texas A&M) 4
Integrated Plans and Status of Activities 5
Amendment Timeliness We are doing better!!
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Timeliness Performance 6
Formula = Time to review Time scheduled Advance notice help us plan Pre-submittal meetings appear to help improve initial submittals Audits appear to help reduce review time (less RAI)
Success with exemptions and submittal portal FUTURE - On-line submittal??? Ask Jim Danna!
= GOOD
Success from COVID PHE
- Placement of NRC staff in continual work at home status
- Currently, option for office work with PPE
- Can work effectively from remote location
- Getting better at leveraging technology
- Efficient use of virtual public meetings, virtual licensing audits, online transfer of information
- Portal driven exemption requests
- Remote summer internships 7
College Summer Interns
- 60+ teleworking summer interns
- Approximately 15 from TRTR Universities
- Many with OLs or in OL license class
- Four (4) interns in Division of Advanced and Non-power Reactors (DANU)
- Three (3) DANU licensing interns accepted for 2021 internship
- Nuclear Regulator Apprenticeship Network (NRAN) - Talk to Molly Kate Gavello!
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Travis Tate - Introduction
- B.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1992)
- Environmental Systems Corporation, Power Generation Technologies, Knoxville, TN (1993-1994)
- Science Applications International Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN (1994-2001)
- U.S. NRC (2001-present)
- NRR Project Manager
- NRR Technical Assistant
- Branch Chief (License Renewal, Risk Assessment, Operating Reactor Licensing, Spent Fuel Management (NMSS), Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities) 9
NPUF Oversight Topics
- Staffing
- Inspection Program
- Operator Licensing Program
- COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Response
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NPUF Oversight Branch Tuan Le, RTR Examiner Dan Hoang, RTR Examiner -
effective October Beth Reed, Security Specialist Nicole Parker, Licensing Assistant Zarva Taru, Op Licensing Assistant Paulette Torres, RTR Examiner (support)
Michael Balazik, RTR Inspector (support) 11 Travis Tate, Branch Chief Craig Bassett, RTR Inspector Kevin Roche, RTR Inspector Phil OBryan, RTR Inspector Mike Takacs, RTR Security Inspector Bill Schuster, RTR Security Inspector/OL Examiner John Nguyen, RTR OL Examiner Michele DeSouza, RTR OL Examiner RTR OL Examiner - vacant
NPUF Inspection Program Year in Review Severity Level IV Violations (8)
- Operator licensing requalification
- Technical specification ventilation surveillance
- Failure to perform rod reactivity worth calculation
- Failure to report radioactive effluent releases
- Security related (2)
- Reactor operations without ventilation system operable
- Radiological Safety Officer educational requirements Non-cited Violations (3)
- Shim safety blade drop time TS surveillance
- Security related
- Reactor power measuring TS surveillance Reactive Inspections (1)
- Security related 12
NPUF Inspection Program
- Activities
- Issued new security procedures
- IMC-2546 - Radioisotope production facility inspection program (draft)
- Initiatives
- Inspection follow-up item tracking
- Coordination across offices/regions
- Performance metrics 13
NPUF Operator Licensing Program Year in Review 316 Active licenses
- 135 reactor operators (RO)
- 180 senior reactor operators (SRO)
- 1 Limited senior reactor operator (LSRO) - fuel handling FY 20 Exams - 40 written / 39 operating
- Administered exams to 21 RO and 19 SRO candidates
- Written exam pass rate
- 21/21 RO (100%)
- 19/19 SRO (100%)
- Operating exam pass rate
- 20/20 RO (100%)
- 17/19 SRO (89.5%)
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NPUF Operator Licensing Program
- Activities
- NUREG 1478, Rev. 3
- Radioisotope production facility operator licensing
- Initiatives
- Risk inform operator licensing medical examinations (ROAR)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Performance metrics 15
NPUF Oversight Program COVID-19 PHE Response
- Relief granted
- Part 55 medical examination, maintaining ACTIVE operator license, requalification
- Part 73 access authorization
- Part 74 SNM annual inventory
- Appendix E emergency drill/exercise
- Postponed inspections/examinations
- Questions & Answers
- Inspection/examination restoration strategy 16
QUESTIONS?
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