ML22140A321

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ML22140A321
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Issue date:	03/08/2022
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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REAL EXAMPLES AND REAL IMPACTS U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Information Conference March 2022

Panelists FRAMEWORK &

REACTOR EXAMPLES REED ANZALONE Data Scientist, NRR 01 MATERIALS EXAMPLES MIRABELLE SHOEMAKER International Safeguards Analyst, NMSS 02 REGIONAL EXAMPLES BILLY DICKSON Branch Chief, RIII 03 SECURITY EXAMPLES STACY PRASAD Security Risk Analyst, NSIR 04 Chair Ben Ficks Deputy Chief Financial Officer, NRC 2

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Making decisions in the presence of uncertainty Be riskSMART helped identify and monitor uncertain conditions so they could be managed before they became issues The structured framework gave confidence in making decisions with uncertainties 4

Using all available information to make a decision Be riskSMART allowed us to use all available information to decide how to approach Vogtle Unit 4 operator licensing 5

Revealing the entire toolbox for risk assessment and risk management Using Be riskSMART:

allowed a common approach for various disciplines from licensing and oversight to rulemaking enhanced staff decision making through systematic consideration of multiple factors with varying uncertainties 6

A c h i e v i n g e a r l y a l i g n m e n t o n r i s k s Identifying risks early allowed the NRC to focus on risk significance during the COVID-19 public health emergency 7

Early alignment on potential risks allowed the NRC to develop a management plan for environmental reviews

Enabling the adoption of new technology KEY RESULTS More agile organization Greater flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing conditions Helped to evaluate the acceptability of performing critical ROP inspections such as problem identification and resolution inspection in a remote capacity Helped to evaluate the feasibility of using licensee-provided computer equipment as alternatives to the onsite presence of resident inspector staff for specific plant activities 8

Enhanced decision making within well-defined agency and regional processes Encouraged the understanding and consideration of risk-related information throughout the implementation of processes such as:

reactive inspections resident inspector site coverage inspection procedure execution and focus Amplified the idea that risk communication is not a separate component of the process Refining Processes 9

Removed unnecessary review timelines resulting in an expedited release of communications Assessed if licensee performance metrics could be used to risk-inform the cybersecurity inspection procedure Determined a current notification process provided the lowest risk choice More Refining Processes 10

Selecting the Best Option Assessed different options to safely perform and assess outcomes of required security inspections during the COVID-19 public health emergency Suspended billing of fees for a 90-day period to mitigate the financial impacts to licensees caused by the COVID-19 pandemic 11

Recruited staff in key knowledge areas Used full bandwidth to prepare for future workforce Managed uncertainty around the timing of hiring processes Advancing Strategic Workforce Planning Decisions 8%

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FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 Staffing (FTE Utilization)

NRC RES Understaffing Source: NRC quarterly report to Congress 12

Real Examples, Real Impacts NUREG/KM-0016:

Guidance for Integrating Risk Insights into NRC Decisions Be riskSMART:

A Tool for Everyone Web Site External Stakeholder Feedback Survey on Transformation We would like to acknowledge:

Mirela Gavrilas, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lead for the Be riskSMART Initiative 13

If you have additional questions, please contact:

BeriskSMART@nrc.gov 14