ML23200A339
| ML23200A339 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/21/2023 |
| From: | Travis Tate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML23200A339 (1) | |
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TRTR Conference
- June 21, 2023 Welcome to NRC Day
DANU Management Team Division Management Mo Shams, Director Jeremy Bowen, Deputy Director Jon Greives, Acting Deputy Director Branch Chiefs DANU is actively engaging Josh Borromeo, NPUF Licensing Branch staff to become familiar Travis Tate, NPUF Oversight Branch with NPUF technology and Andrew Proffitt, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 licensing Michael Wentzel, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2 Steven Lynch, Advanced Reactor Policy Branch Candace de Messieres, Advanced Reactor Technical Branch 1 Greg Oberson, Advanced Reactor Technical Branch 2
Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Oversight Branch - Overview Travis L. Tate, Chief 3
Meet the UNPO Branch Chief B.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Science Applications International Corporation, staff nuclear engineer supporting various Department of Energy activities at facilities in Oak Ridge, TN and Savannah River Site Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Operating Reactor Licensing Project Manager
- NRR Technical Assistant Travis L. Tate - Branch Chief in NRR (license renewal, accident dose analysis, reactor licensing)
- Acting Branch Chief in Region I
- Branch Chief in NMSS
- Chief of UNPO since January 2020 4
Functions
- Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Oversight Branch (UNPO)
- Implements the NRCs safety and security inspection and operator licensing oversight programs for non-power production and utilization facilities (NPUFs) from initial licensing to decommissioning
- Conducts the NRCs review of NPUF security plans and emergency plans and coordinates NRRs event response for NPUFs 5
NPUF Oversight Branch Travis Tate, Chief Inspection Staff Examiner Staff
- Craig Bassett
- Amy Beasten (Inspector
- Andrew Waugh (security support) support)
- Juan Arellano
- Brian Lin - Inspector
- Vacancies - 3 (actively hiring)
- Vacancy - 1 (actively hiring)
- Paulette Torres - PM Licensing Assistants Security Specialist
- Vacant - (Beth Reed supporting)
- Vacant - Operator Licensing (Nia Jones acting) 6
NPUF Inspection Program
- Inspection Manual Chapter 2545, Research and Test Reactor Inspection Program
- Completed 26 inspections thru March 31, 2023 (mid FY 23)
- Increased oversight at NIST in accordance with supplemental inspection plan
- Completed inspections necessary to inform restart authorization decision
- Issued quarterly supplemental inspection report
- No violations
- Completed UT-Austin special inspection
- Severity Level III violation, operations with unauthorized fuel
- Severity Level IV violation, 10 CFR 50.59 change process 7
NPUF Inspection Guidance and Initiatives
- Guidance
- Issued NPUF guidance for reactive inspection decision-making
- Supplements MD 8.3 guidance
- IMC 0615 Research and Test Reactors Inspection Reports draft revision
- Streamline inspection report writing
- Removes confusion between inspection follow-up items and unresolved items
- Initiatives
- Reactor Program System Integration
- Inspection follow-up item tracking
- Tracking/trending violations
- Report generator function
- Inspection report tracking
- Program performance monitoring
- SHINE operational readiness and operations inspections 8
NPUF Inspection Program Evaluation
- OIG Audit of Inspection Program for Class II facilities
- Lessons Learned
- No gaps in existing inspection program
- Reactive inspection guidance
- Sharing operating experience
- Using operating experience to inform inspection sample selection and focus areas
- Safety oversight committee
- Operations and fuel movement activities 9
NPUF Operator Licensing Program
- 23 facility examinations conducted thru May 31, 2023
- 358 active operator licenses
- 161 reactor operators (RO)
- 197 senior reactor operators (SRO)
Average # of
- of Written Total # of Total # of Average Written Written Operating Type Exam (%) Operating (%)
Written Exams Exam Grade Failure Exam Failures Exams Grade Failures NEW 41 3 7.32% 84.26 74.70 41 2 4.88%
REAPP 5 0 0.00% 80.95 1 0 0.00%
RO 46 3 6.52% 83.95 74.70 42 2 4.76%
NEW 9 0 0.00% 83.90 9 1 11.11%
UPGRADE 20 0 0.00% 22 0 0.00%
SRO 29 0 0.00% 83.90 31 1 3.23%
Total for HQ: 75 3 4.00% 83.95 74.70 73 3 4.11%
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NPUF Operator Licensing Program Activities
- Revision 3 to NUREG 1478
- Clarifying language for 1 year facility experience
- Clarifying guidance on timing of actions (examination confirmations, application submittals)
- Clarifying guidance on use of waivers, deferrals, excusals
- SHINE facility operator licensing
- Collaborative Learning Environment tool 11
NPUF Program Performance Timeliness Metrics
- Inspection Reports
- 11% within 45-day goal
- Average: 73 days
- Examination Reports
- 70% within 60-day goal
- Average: 50 days 12
Contact Info:
Travis Tate, Chief Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Oversight Branch Email: Travis.Tate@nrc.gov Phone: 301-415-3901 13