ML21197A170
| ML21197A170 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/08/2021 |
| From: | De Messieres C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Candace De Messieres (301)415-8395 | |
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| Download: ML21197A170 (8) | |
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In All NRC Decisionmaking Candace de Messieres, Ph.D.
Technical Assistant, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- Provide common high-level framework, applicable to all disciplines (e.g., technical, legal, corporate)
- Enable NRC staff to consider risk systematically
- Simple and plain English Likelihood low medium high Consequence
- Not revisiting any existing criteria, but increasing consistency, awareness, and usability of existing risk-informed approaches Purpose and Approach
- Reluctance to adapt processes (T)
- Applied too late in process (S)
- Rigid interpretation of regulations (S)
- Limited consideration of benefits (S)
- Treatment of low likelihood events (S)
- Presence of uncertainties (M and S)
Siloed organizations (SMART)
Lack of guidance (T)
Limited awareness of guidance (T)
Potential flexibilities not reflected in guidance (S)
Inconsistent management support and expectations (A)
Removing Obstacles Summarized from: Implementing Commission Direction on Applying Risk-Informed Principles in Regulatory Decision Making, ML19319C832
- Denotes cultural challenges
Fee billing Forward funding Legal review timeline given stakeholder feedback Security bounding time Fuel storage inspection Refueling outage inspection Subsequent license renewal
Ideal M
L H
M L
H Management Driving Individual Contributor Driving Paths to overcoming challenges - each organization is unique Are We There Yet?
Staff are engaged, though more work to be done M
L H
M L
H Management Driving 2018 It would be appropriate for the agency to expand the use of risk insights 2020 Be riskSMART diagnostic survey Favorable Neutral Unfavorable Percent of Responses 2020 The risk-informed initiative effectively supports NRCs mission Favorable Neutral Unfavorable Percent of Responses Trajectory of Perspectives Individual Contributor Driving Most favorable, about a quarter unsure Shift to favorable
Allison Robinson, OCHCO Amanda Marshall, NSIR Arlette Howard, OCFO Becca Richardson*, ADM Ben Ficks**, OCFO Betsy Ullrich, R1 Brian Harris*, OGC Brian Harris*, RES Candace de Messieres*, NRR Da Adams, OCA Darrell Roberts, DEDM (Champion)
Dennis Morey, NRR Diana Betancourt-Roldan, R3 Elba Sanchez-Santiago, R3 Elizabeth Bowlin*, OCFO Eric Duncan*, NRR (Co-Team Lead)
Erik Martinez Rodriguez, NSIR Fanta Sacko, NSIR Geoffrey Miller, R4 Jack Giessner**, R3 Jacob Steffes, R3 Jake Dolecki, R1 Janice Owens, OIP Jason Paige*, NRR (Project Manager)
Jason Piotter*, NMSS Jennifer Whitman, NRR Jim Beardsley, NSIR Joanne Savoy, OIP John Lubinski**, NMSS Jonathan Fiske, NSIR Jonathan Marcano, NMSS Joshua Havertape, R3 Julie Winslow, NRR June Cai*, NMSS Kathy Lyons-Burke, OCIO Katie McCurry, R2 Lindsay Merker, R4 Matt Whorral, OIP Michael Dean, R1 Michael Gartman*, OGC/OCHCO Mirabelle Shoemaker*, NMSS Mirela Gavrilas*, NSIR (Team Lead)
Patricia Walker-Webb, OCIO Paul Krohn, R1 Patrick Moulding*, OGC Reed Anzalone*, NRR Roger Hannah*, OPA R2 Russell Chazell, SECY Sarah Lopas, NMSS Shane Sandal, R2 Shaun Anderson, NRR Shilp Vasavada*, NRR Stacy Prasad*, NSIR Steve Vitto, NSIR Tam Tran, NMSS Tania Martinez Navedo, NRR Taylor Lamb, NRR Trish Gallalee, OCHCO Wendy Reed, RES William Cook, R1 Woody Machalek, ADM
- Project Team
- Executive Sponsors Evolving to a Community of Practice