ML24088A225

NEI Slides for Centralized Inspections March 2024 ROP Public Meeting

ML24088A225
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Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	03/26/2024
From:	Riti T Nuclear Energy Institute
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Inspections of Centralized Programs

ROP Public Meeting

March 26, 2024

©2024 Nuclear Energy Institute 1 Inspections of Centralized Programs

Multiple inspections during the year at a utility with a centralized program imposes undue burden on program staff and unnecessary overlap or duplication of effort by NRC inspectors.

Applicable to inspections of centrally-led programs, including:

• Security areas such as AA/FFD

• Elements of engineering inspections such as CETI, CGD, ARD, Fire Protection

• Cybersecurity

• 10 CFR 50.69

©2024 Nuclear Energy Institute 2 Recommendation

Develop/update NRC guidance to provide flexibility in inspection planning for programs with centralized functions (e.g., IMC 2515, App A). Options could include:

• Allow subsequent inspections during the inspection cycle to credit inspection elements already completed.

• One entrance meeting for two or more sites, followed by sequential site-specific inspections

• One inspection with sampling of all sites (or multiple sites)

Efficiencies could be realized in inspection preparation Workshop to explore options in detail

©2024 Nuclear Energy Institute 3 Questions

©2024 Nuclear Energy Institute 4