ML19175A162

M190620: Scheduling Note and Slides - Briefing on Results of the Agency Action Review Meeting (Public)

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SCHEDULING NOTE Title: BRIEFING ON RESULTS OF THE AGENCY ACTION REVIEW MEETING (AARM) (Public)

Purpose: To provide the Commission a discussion of the results of the Agency Action Review Meeting Scheduled: June 20, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Duration: Approx. 1 .25 hours2.893519e-4 days <br />0.00694 hours <br />4.133598e-5 weeks <br />9.5125e-6 months <br /> Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 15 tfl OWFN Participants: Presentation NRC Staff 30 mins.*

Margaret Doane, Executive Director for Operations Topic: Opening Remarks John Lubinski, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Topic: Material and Waste Performance Trends Billy Dickson , Acting Deputy Director, Division of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Topic:

2018/2019 ROP Self-Assessment Victor Hall, Branch Chief, Construction Inspection Programs Branch, Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis, Office of New Reactors Topic: Construction ROP Self-Assessment Commission Q & A 40 mins.

Discussion - Wrap-up 5 mins.

• For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's 1

~u.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regu latory Comm ission Protecting People and the Environment Briefing on Results of the Agency Action Review Meeting Commission Meeting June 20, 2019 L. __

Agency Action Review Meeting Objectives

• Review NRC actions taken for licensees with performance issues

• Review Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Performance and Trends

• Review effectiveness of the Reactor Oversight Process and the Construction Reactor Oversight Process 2

Agenda

• Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Performance and Trends -

John Lubinski

• Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment Results - Billy Dickson

• Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment Results - Victor Hall 3

Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program Performance John Lubinski, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 4

Utilizing a Robust Performance Evaluation Process

• Systematic review to identify:

- Licensee performance issues

- Operational performance trends

- Regulatory program or policy changes 5

Trends Analysis Indicates Improved Performance 800

• Declining Total Number of NRC-regulated Events is a Statistically number of Significant Decreasing Trend.

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Trends Analysis Indicates Improved Performance FY 2018 Escalated Enforcement Actions Fuel Cycle Events per Year

• Gauge Users 14

• Radiographers 12

• Hospitals 10 Average = 8.8

• All Other (Fuel Facility, Materials Distributor, etc .. )

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4 FY 2018 Abnormal Occurrences 2

• Radiography 0 Overexposure 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

• Stolen and Recovered

• Medical Event 7

Reviewing and Evaluating Strategic Performance Measures on an Ongoing Basis Prevent radiation exposures that Prevent sabotage, theft, diversion, or loss significantly exceed regulatory limits of risk significant quantities of radioactive material Occurrences in FY 2018: 1 (Target~ 3) Occurrences in FY 20 18: 1 (Target= 0)

• Strategic performance measures will be considered since they include AO occurrences as its criteria 8

Evaluating Medical Events for Program Enhancements

• NRC Staff and the ACMUI both performed studies related to medical event causes.

• The NRC study was inconclusive on whether medical events were directly caused by inadequate training.

• The ACMUI study identified two themes:

- A time out immediately prior to an administration may help

- A lack of recent experience appears to be a contributing factor

• The staff will develop an Information Notice on the best practices to prevent medical events 9

Summary of Program Performance

• The Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program is effective at protecting public health and safety

• No significant event trends or issues that warrant significant regulatory actions or policy changes were identified

• The one event exceeding a security goal target is not indicative of a programmatic challenge.

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Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment Billy Dickson, Acting Deputy Director Division of Inspection and Regional Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 11

ROP Self-Assessment Program Provides Continuous ROP Feedback 12

CY 2018 ROP Self-Assessment Confirmed That The ROP Is Effective Self-Assessment 2018 Results Elements Metrics Yes 25 of 26 ROP metrics were Green 1 Red metric with action plan Element 1 Program Yes Complete - All ROP Program Areas Evaluations Effective Monitor ROP Yes Monitored Revisions Element 2 Effectiveness Yes 3 Reviews Completed -

Changes Were Effective egional Peer Yes Region Ill - Implementing ROP per Reviews Governance Documents Focused Yes Emergency Preparedness SOP -

Element 3 Assessments Effective Baseline IP Yes Complete - Baseline Inspection ssessments Procedures Are Effective 13

Transforming ROP Self-Assessment Ensures Sustained ROP Effectiveness

• Prioritize ROP Self-Assessment 2018 1 2019 Elements I enhancement I Metrics Yes Yes

• Conduct ROP self-assessment holistic Program Yes Yes

. Evaluations review Monitor ROP Yes Deferred

• SECY Info Paper Revisions

• Implement changes in Effectiveness Yes Yes Reviews time for CY 2020 Regional Peer Yes Not Reviews Required Focused Yes Deferred Assessments Baseline IP Yes Not Assessments Required 14

ROP Enhancement Project Maintains and Improves on ROP Strengths

• 99 Recommendations from NRC staff and Industry

• Enhance ROP to be better risk-informed and pert orm an ce-based

• SECY Paper Major Themes:

- Improve NRC Response to White Findings

- Optimize the Baseline Inspection Program

- Improve the Significance Determination Process 15

Construction Reactor Oversight Process 2018 Self-Assessment ( 0 )

Photo Courtesy of Southern Nuclear Operating Company Victor Hall, Branch Chief Construction Inspection Program Branch Office of New Reactors 16

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Conclusion NRC staff affirmed the appropriateness of agency actions 21

List of Acronyms

• AARM - Agency Action Review Meeting

• ACMUI - Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes

• AO - Abnormal Occurrence

• cROP - Construction Reactor Oversight Process

• IP - Inspection Procedure

• IMC - Inspection Manual Chapter

• ITAAC - Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria

• NMED - Nuclear Materials Event Database 22

List of Acronyms (cont.)

• NMSS - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

• NRC - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• NRR - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

• ROP - Reactor Oversight Process

• SOP - Significance Determination Process

• VRG - Vogtle Readiness Group 23