ML21154A173
| ML21154A173 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/10/2021 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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Briefing on the Results of the Agency Action Review Meeting June 10, 2021
- Review the appropriateness of NRC actions taken for licensees with significant performance issues
- Review Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Performance and Trends
- Ensure that trends in industry and licensee performance are recognized and appropriately addressed.
Agency Action Review Meeting (AARM)
Objectives 2
- Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Performance and Trends
- Russ Felts
- CY 2020 ROP Self-Assessment Results
- Status of the ROP during COVID-19
- Inspection Findings Trend
- Greg Bowman and Marissa Bailey
- CY 2020 cROP Self-Assessment Results
- Vogtle Construction Update Agenda 3
Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Kevin Williams, Director Division of Materials Safety, Security, and State and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 4
Utilizing a Robust Performance Evaluation Process
- Systematic review of information to identify significant:
- Operational performance issues
- Licensee performance issues
- NRC program issues/gaps
- For FY 2020, there were no licensees with significant performance issues 5
Reviewing and Evaluating Strategic Performance Measures on an Ongoing Basis
- FY20 Agency performance results were reported in the FY20 Agency Financial Report (AFR)
- Safety Goal
- 2 occurrences (target 3)
- Security Goal
- 0 occurrences (target = 0) 6
Materials-Events Per Year 7
Fuel Cycle Operating Experience-Events Per Year Trends Analysis 0
2 4
6 8
10 12 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Avg = 6 76 78 74 91 88 72 69 56 60 33 357 398 349 427 421 371 377 400 426 289 433 476 423 518 509 443 446 456 486 322 0
200 400 600 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 NRC AS Total
Escalated Enforcement Actions 8
26 NRC escalated enforcement actions in FY20 Escalated enforcement actions in FY20 decreased by 14 (-35%) from FY19 Enforcement policy update is ongoing in FY21
Abnormal Occurrences
- 9 Abnormal Occurrences (AOs) will be reported to Congress for FY20
- 1 Human Exposure Event
- 8 Medical Events
- Number of medical AOs is small relative to the millions of activities involving the use of radioactive material 9
Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Activities During COVID-19 PHE 10
- Licensing Actions
- Outreach provided to help guide exemptions and license amendments
- Inspections
- Focused on staff and licensee safety, and utilized In person, total remote, and hybrid inspection methods
- Oversight Activities Assessment
- Comprehensive assessment of oversight programs during the PHE (ongoing)
Programmatic Self-Assessments and Improvements
- Fuel Facilities-enforcement self assessment
- Web-Based Licensing Modernization
- Reactor Decommissioning Financial Assurance Working Group (Report issued FY20)
- Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Oversight Guidance 11
Summary of Program Performance
- Successfully conducted oversight activities and planning during the COVID-19 PHE, and continuing to improve consistency and guidance across all NMSS business lines.
- Invested in innovation and risk informing across all NMSS program areas
- No significant trending issues in nuclear materials or fuel cycle event data
- NRC met all safety strategic goal performance metrics.
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ROP Self-Assessment, COVID-19, and Inspection Findings Trend Russ Felts, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Oversight Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 13
ROP Self-Assessment Activities in CY 2020
- Performance Metrics
- Data Trending
- Program Area Evaluations
- Implementation Audit of Region IV
- Effectiveness Review of Cross-Cutting Issues
- Implementation Review of Very Low Safety Significance Issue Resolution (VLSSIR)
- Lessons Learned Tracker
- Continuous Baseline Inspection Procedure Monitoring 14 Was the ROP implemented per current governance documents, and was it implemented uniformly across all offices and regions?
Did the ROP meet its Program Goals?
Did the ROP meet its Intended Outcomes?
Did ROP execution adhere to the NRC Principles of Good Regulation?
How Do We Know that the ROP Continues to be Effective?
ROP Self-Assessment Program
Status of the ROP during COVID-19 in CY 2020 15 Accomplished both onsite and remote oversight activities at operating reactors during the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, while taking precautions to minimize exposure to COVID-19 Completed approximately 150000 baseline inspection hours nationwide with a two unit site averaging 2700 hours0.0313 days <br />0.75 hours <br />0.00446 weeks <br />0.00103 months <br /> Achieved reasonable assurance of safe plant operation Did not complete the baseline inspection program in CY 2020, approximately 1% of inspection procedures were incomplete
Plans for CY 2021 ROP Self-Assessment Activities 16 Element 1: Measure Regional and Headquarters Program Effectiveness and Uniformity Implementing the ROP
- Performance Metrics
- Data Trending
- Program Area Evaluations Element 2: Assess Effectiveness of Recent ROP Changes and Evaluate the NRCs Response to Significant Licensee Events or Declining Licensee Performance
- Lessons Learned Tracker Element 3: Perform Focused Assessments of Specific ROP Program Areas, Including the Baseline Inspection Program
- Comprehensive Baseline Inspection Program Review - focused on recommending program guidance changes to incorporate COVID-19 lessons learned
- Continuous Baseline Inspection Procedure Monitoring
Green Findings Show Decreasing Findings Trend 17 0
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Green Findings
18 Oversight Implications of Findings Trend?
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Identification Credit Self-Revealed NRC-ID'd 0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Findings and Scrams Findings Scrams The trend in the number of findings reflects a shift in the inspection finding screening process to prioritize issues with risk significance rather than any larger performance trends in the industry since 2015 Staff tracks multiple indicators to verify safe performance and ensure continued effectiveness of the ROP 0
1 2
3 4
5 2015Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2017Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2018Q1 2018Q2 2018Q3 2018Q4 2019Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2021Q1 Greater-than-Green Performance Indicators
CY 2020 ROP Self-Assessment Results The ROP is an effective and robust program The ROP is objective, risk-informed, understandable, and predictable The ROP supports the agencys strategic safety and security goals:
to ensure the safe and secure use of radioactive materials 19
Construction ROP and Transition to ROP Greg Bowman, Director Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 20 Marissa Bailey, Director Division of Construction Oversight Region II
21 Ensuring Readiness Through Continuous Improvement
- Continued use of data to inform decision making
- Assessed program readiness and monitored effectiveness of previous program changes
- Exercised internal procedures through table-tops in preparation for the 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding
- Updated program attributes focus on risk-significant areas
- Refined ROP for AP1000
22 Ensuring Public Transparency
- Rigorous communication plan to ensure public transparency
- Enhanced the public website for increased information sharing
- Increased reporting and examination of monthly resource expenditures
- Routine public engagement Units 3 & 4
23 Agile and Flexible Inspection Program
- Enhanced communications with the licensee to ensure schedule awareness
- Preparing for anticipated surge in inspection workload this Summer
- Preparing for the transition to operation
- Started a lessons learned initiative to inform ongoing new reactor licensing activities
- Developing an Advanced Reactor Construction Inspection and Oversight Framework Capturing Lessons Learned and Preparing for the Future 24
25 Conclusion The NRC staff affirmed the appropriateness of agency actions and the effectiveness of our oversight programs
List of Acronyms AARM - Agency Action Review Meeting AO - Abnormal Occurrence COVID Coronavirus Disease 2019 cROP - Construction Reactor Oversight Process CY - Calendar Year FY - Fiscal Year IP - Inspection Procedure IMC - Inspection Manual Chapter ITAAC - Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria MD - Management Directive NMSS - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NRC - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission PHE - Public Health Emergency ROP - Reactor Oversight Process VLSSIR - Very Low Safety Significance Issue Resolution VRG - Vogtle Readiness Group 26