ML21322A210
| ML21322A210 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/19/2021 |
| From: | Joshua Borromeo Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML21322A210 (12) | |
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Welcome to NRC Day TRTR Conference -
October 19, 2021
Agenda 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome, Josh Borromeo 10:15 - 10:45 UNPL Licensing Branch Status, Josh Borromeo 10:45 - 11:00 Proprietary Info Submissions, Ed Helvenston 11:00 - 11:25 Regulatory Audits/Request for Confirmatory Information, Duane Hardesty 11:25 - 11:40 Mo-99 Facilities, Steve Lynch 11:40 - 11:50 BREAK 11:50 -12:30 Advanced Reactor Licensing, Adrian Muniz and Ed Helvenston 12:30 - 12:50 Endorsing NEI 21-06, Duane Hardesty 1:00 - 1:20 PM, American Nuclear Society, Craig Piercy, CEO & Executive Director 1:20 - 1:40 PM, ENERCON Federal Services, Inc. (MS Teams Session)
Afternoon Session Starts at 2:00pm with Travis Tate, Branch Chief of UNPO
Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch -
Status Josh Borromeo, Chief UNPL TRTR Conference -
October 19, 2021
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University Westinghouse Electric Company, Engineer - Loss-of-Coolant Accident Analysis Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Reactor Systems Engineer
- Technical Assistant
- Acting Branch Chief in NRR and NMSS
- Chief of UNPL since April 2021 Meet the UNPL Branch Chief Josh Borromeo, Chief UNPL
Currently 10 full-time staff and one co-op Departures in the past year:
- One project manager on rotation
- One project manager changed branches within DANU
- One technical reviewer rotated out of DANU Leveraging technical staff of the agency to support reviews and build technical bench strength UNPL Branch Staff Mike Balazik Patrick Boyle Molly-Kate Gavello Duane Hardesty Ed Helvenston Cindy Montgomery Paulette Torres Linh Tran Geoffrey Wertz Xiaosong Yin Jackson Goedjen (Co-Op)
Division Management Mo Shams, Director Jeremy Bowen, Deputy Director Shaun Anderson, Acting Deputy Director Branch Chiefs Josh Borromeo, NPUF Licensing Branch Travis Tate, NPUF Oversight Branch Duke Kennedy, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch John Segala, Advanced Reactor Policy Branch Mike Orenak, Advanced Reactor Technical Branch 1 Chris Van Wert, Advanced Reactor Technical Branch 2 DANU is actively engaging its staff to become familiar with NPUF technology and licensing DANU Management Team Develop and implement risk-informed and performance-based approaches to licensing and oversight of advanced reactors and non-power production and utilization facilities (NPUF), including research reactors, testing facilities, and medical radioisotope facilities.
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency NRC staff scheduled to return to office on November 8, 2021
- Majority of staff will telework some of the time
- Federal workers are required to be vaccinated per President Bidens September 9, 2021, Executive Order
- Majority of large conference rooms upgraded to accommodate virtual interactions
- Can accommodate in-person meetings
- Currently, PPE required when in the office
Some of the completed actions this past year
- 10 CFR 50.59 Guidance for NPUFs (NEI 21-06), currently in Regulatory Guide process
- Digital Instrumentation and Control (DI&C) Amendment for Purdue
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amendment for Emergency Battery Replacement
- U.S. Geological Survey Special Nuclear Material Possession Limit Increase Amendment
Some of the projects planned for next year Complete the Regulatory Guide for NEI 21-06 Make headway on development of 10 50.59 Guidance for DI&C Complete the DI&C license amendment currently in house Close out the review of license renewal applications Review NIST restart request to support the decision authorize the restart of NBSR Complete the technical review of the SHINE facility operating license Review applications and pre-submittal documentation for new NPUFs
Observations of the NPUF Community
- Primary focus is on safe operation of your facilities
- Knowledgeable and passionate about the technology
- Flexible to new review approaches
- Unique technical and regulatory challenges for each facility
- Resource limitations
Opportunities to Continue Improving Strive to get it right the first time, gain clarity with:
Pre-submittal interactions Public meetings Clarifications calls Audits Guidance development Remove inefficiencies, we (NRC and community) need to always ask:
Are there requirements that arent necessary?
Is the process not working or could it be improved?
Are we using an appropriate risk-informed approach?
We make the safe use of nuclear technology possible
Contact Info:
Josh Borromeo, Chief Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Joshua.Borromeo@nrc.gov 301-415-1217