ML20350B444
| ML20350B444 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/09/2020 |
| From: | Tekia Govan NRC/NRR/DRO/IRAB |
| To: | Brian Wittick NRC/NRR/DSS |
| Tekia Govan, NRR/DRO/IRAB, 301-415-6197 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML20350B444 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 9, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Brian Wittick, Chief Plant Systems Branch Division of Safety Systems Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Tekia V. Govan, Project Manager /RA/
Reactor Assessment Branch Division of Reactor Oversight Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE PUBLIC MEETING ON THE USE OF RISK INSIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF 10 CFR 50.59 EVALUATIONS, HELD ON December 1, 2020 On December 1, 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.
Meeting Summary At NEIs request, the NRC staff continued discussion on the opportunities to use risk insights in the application of 10 CFR 50.59. NEI staff shared clarifications and improvement ideas related to the industrys 10 CFR 50.59 guidance in NEI 96-07, responded to several NRC staff questions from the October 8, 2020 public meeting and discussed next steps (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML20336A062).
NRC staff presented an update regarding the development and implementation of its new draft Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0335, Changes, Test, and Experiments, which provides staff guidance for inspection related to 10 CFR 50.59. The NRC staffs presentation slides and the draft IMC 0335 can be found at ADAMS Accession Nos. ML20335A518 and ML20325A150 respectively.
Close to 50 participants from the NRC staff, the nuclear industry, and members of the public engaged in dialog with NEI on their proposed approach. Staff and participants asked clarifying questions and NEI provided the staff with preliminary feedback on draft IMC 0335.
CONTACT: Tekia V. Govan, NRR/DRO (301) 415-6197
B. Wittick 2 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 There were no action items identified during this meeting.
Next Steps and Conclusion NEI stated that another future public engagement may be requested when the draft IMC 0335 is updated following the internal comment resolution period. NEI also stated that they may voluntarily provide additional feedback on the draft IMC.
Enclosure:
As stated
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DATE 12/08/2020 12/08/2020 12/09/2020 12/09/2020 12/09/2020 B. Wittick 4 LIST OF ATTENDEES PUBLIC MEETING ON THE USE OF RISK INSIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF 10 CFR 50.59 EVALUATIONS December 1, 2020, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Meeting Held via Microsoft Teams ATTENDEE ORGANIZATION1
- 1. James Baptist NRC
- 2. Greg Bowman NRC
- 3. Marlone Davis NRC
- 4. Shakur Walker NRC
- 5. Chris Miller NRC
- 6. Tekia Govan NRC
- 7. Patricia Jehle NRC
- 8. Anita Ghosh Naber NRC
- 9. Tison Campbell NRC
- 10. Mel Gray NRC
- 11. Jeffrey Josey NRC
- 12. Philip McKenna NRC
- 13. Maxine Keefe NRC
- 14. Ken OBrien NRC
- 15. Nathan Sanfilippo NRC
- 16. Derek Scully NRC
- 17. Chris Smith NRC
- 18. Ann Marie Stone NRC 1
Unknown organization indicates that the participants affiliation was not provided by the issuance of this meeting summary.
Enclosure
B. Wittick 5
- 19. Brian Wittick NRC
- 20. Bridget Curran NRC
- 21. Jennifer Scro NRC
- 22. Joseph McManus NRC
- 23. Camille Levine NRC
- 24. Raymond Trelka NRC
- 25. Bob Daley NRC
- 26. Eric Magnuson NRC
- 27. Steve Dolley S&P Global Platts
- 28. Doug Pollock Unknown
- 29. Christian Williams Exelon Energy
- 30. Phil Couture Entergy
- 31. Ryan Joyce Southern Nuclear
- 32. Peter LeBlond LeBlond & Associates, LLC
- 33. Marty Murphy Xcel Energy
- 34. Tim Riti NEI
- 35. David Bajumpaa Dominion Energy
- 36. Gary Demoss PSEG
- 37. Walter Boatwright Comanche Peak Nuclear
- 38. Dave Madsen Unknown
- 39. Wyatt Godes Unknown
- 40. Lori Tkaczyk Unknown
- 41. Fred Madden Certrec Corporation
- 42. Neil Archambo Duke Energy
- 43. Robert Armistead Member of the Public
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- 44. Matthew Shakun Westinghouse Electric Co
- 45. Brian Mount Dominion Energy
- 46. Shane Jurek Unknown
- 47. Glenn Kelly Unknown
- 48. Timothy Hammons Unknown