ML19175A162
| ML19175A162 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/20/2019 |
| From: | NRC/SECY |
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SCHEDULING NOTE BRIEFING ON RESULTS OF THE AGENCY ACTION REVIEW MEETING (AARM) (Public) To provide the Commission a discussion of the results of the Agency Action Review Meeting June 20, 2019 10:00 a.m. Approx. 1 .25 hours2.893519e-4 days <br />0.00694 hours <br />4.133598e-5 weeks <br />9.5125e-6 months <br /> Commissioners' Conference Room, 1 5 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 40 mins. Commission Q & A Discussion
-Wrap-up 5 mins.
- For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's 1 L. __ ~u.S.NRC United States Nuclear R egu lator y Com m ission P r o t e cti ng P e op le and t h e En v ir o nment Briefing on Results of the Agency Action Review Meeting Commission Meeting June 20, 2019 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 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 Declining 800 Total Number of NRC-regulated number of Events is a Statistica l ly Significant Decreasing Trend. events 600 en -C Q) > Event w '+--400 0 .... numbers Q) ..c E :::, z small 200 compare d to the millions of 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 uses Fiscal Year -NRG -Agreement State -T otal 6 Trends Analysis Indicates Improved Performance Fuel Cycle Events per Year 14 12 10 Average = 8.8 8 6 4 2 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 FY 2018 Escalated Enforcement Actions
- Gauge Users
- Radiographers
- Hospitals
- All Other (Fuel Facility, Materials Distributor , etc .. ) FY 2018 Abnormal Occurrences
- Radiography Overexposure
- 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 1 8: 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.
10 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 Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Self-Assessment Elements Metrics Program Evaluations Monitor ROP Revisions Effectiveness egional Peer Reviews Focused Assessments Baseline IP ssessments 2018 Results Yes 25 of 26 ROP metrics were Green 1 Red metric with action plan Yes Complete -All ROP Program Areas Effective Yes Monitored Yes 3 Reviews Completed
-Changes Were Effective Yes Region Ill -Implementing ROP per Governance Documents Yes Emergency Preparedness SOP -Effective Yes Complete -Baseline Inspection Procedures Are Effective 13 Transforming ROP Self-Assessment Ensures Sustained ROP Effectiveness
- Prioritize ROP enhancement
- Conduct ROP assessment holistic . review
- SECY Info Paper
- Implement changes in time for CY 2020 Self-Assessment Elements Metrics Program Evaluations Monitor ROP Revisions Effectiveness Reviews Regional Peer Reviews Focused Assessments Baseline IP Assessments 2018 1 2019 I I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Deferred Yes Yes Yes Not Required Yes Deferred Yes Not Required 1 4 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 Opera t ing Company Victor Hall, Branch Chief Construction Inspection Program Branch Office of New Reactors 16
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- 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
- 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