ML23341A161
| ML23341A161 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/07/2023 |
| From: | Latif Hamdan Division of Fuel Management |
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| Download: ML23341A161 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 7, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Title:
Implementation of Very Low Safety Significance Issue Resolution Process to Materials Business Lines in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Date and Time: December 21, 2023, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (EST)
Location: Webinar URL Meeting Number ID Passcode htps://teams.microso.com/l/meetup- 212 058 728 761 5hU22V join/19%3ameeng_ZDhhNmViNDYtNW M3Zi00NjkxLTgzZGYtMzVjMjgwMTMwM DU0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Ti d%22%3a%22e8d01475-c3b5-436a-a065-5def4c64f52e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2 2d5e6ab4e-24e9-44bb-99be-0b6b96c15435%22%7d Category: This is an Information Meeting with a Question-and-Answer session. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff and make comments about implementation of the very low safety significance issue resolution (VLSSIR) process to materials business lines throughout the meeting; however, the NRC is not actively soliciting comments towards regulatory decisions at this meeting.
Purpose:
The purpose of this meeting is for the NRC staff to meet with stakeholders and members of the public to discuss implementation of the VLSSIR process to Materials Business Lines in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS). The staff report titled NMSS Very Low Safety Significance Issue Resolution Process Working Group Report and Implementation Guidance is available on the NRCs public website and can be found on the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22353A599; copy attached.
Contact:
Latif Hamdan 301-415-6639 or Latif.Hamdan@nrc.gov
Participants:
NRC/NMSS External Latif Hamdan, et al. NRC Stakeholders including the General Public
2 Additional Information: Implementing the VLSSIR process in the materials inspection program will help maintain consistency with inspection efforts across the agency and enhance the decision-making tools available to inspectors. The VLSSIR process is used to discontinue inspection of unresolved licensing basis questions that cannot be resolved without a significant level of effort, and that are of low enough safety significance that they would be screened as Severity Level IV in the enforcement process (if the issue were ultimately determined to be a noncompliance).
The VLSSIR process is not a process for disregarding known compliance issues or issues where there is a clear indication that a noncompliance occurred. Inspectors should follow the existing processes for screening and dispositioning these compliance related issues.
The NRC provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in a meeting or need a meeting notice or the transcript or other information from a meeting in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please contact Anne Silk, NRC Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator, at Anne.Silk@nrc.gov or call directly at 301-287-0745.
Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Ten (10) days advance notice is requested to try to ensure availability; however, every effort will be made to address a request for reasonable accommodations with less notice.
Reference:
Memorandum from John W. Lubinski, Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards to the NMSS Business Lines and Regional Administrators authorizing NMSS implementation of VLSSIR process, dated July 3, 2023. (ML22353A596; copy attached).
Enclosure:
Meeting Agenda Attachments: Copy of NMSS Very Low Safety Significance Issue Resolution Working Group Report and Implementation Guidance (ML22353A599).
Copy of Memorandum from NMSS Office Director to NMSS Business Lines and Regional Administrators authorizing implementation of VLSSIR process, dated July 3, 2023 (ML22353A596).
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SUBJECT:
DECEMBER 21, 2023, NOTICE OF MEETING TO DISCUSS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VERY LOW SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE ISSUE RESOLUTION PROCESS TO MATERIALS BUSINESS LINES IN THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Document Date: December 7, 2023 DISTRIBUTION:
DFM r/f Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards - RidsNmssOd.Resource@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation - RidsNrrMailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov Regional Administrator I - RidsRgn1MailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov Regional Administrator II - RidsRgn2MailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov Regional Administrator III - RidsRgn3MailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov Regional Administrator IV - RidsRgn4MailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov Office of the General Counsel - RidsOgcMailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov Office of Public Affairs - RidsOpaMail.Resource@nrc.gov ADAMS Accession Number: ML23341A161 OFFICE NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM NAME LHamdan WWheatley DATE 12/7/23 12/7/23 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Meeting Agenda Implementation of Very Low Safety Significance Issue Resolution Process in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards December 21, 2023 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (EST)
Time, EST Topic Presenter 1:00-1:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks Shana Helton 1:10-1:40 VLSSIR implementation in NMSS Business line Steve Koenick 1:40-2:30 Q/A Session All Enclosure