ML24366A035
| ML24366A035 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/31/2024 |
| From: | Brooks M NRC/NSIR/DSO/SOSB |
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| Download: ML24366A035 (15) | |
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BASELINE SECURITY SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION PROCESS (BSSDP)
WORKING GROUP PHASE II Maury Brooks/Paul Peduzzi (Team Leads)
Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)/Division of Security Operations (DSO)/Security Oversight and Support Branch (SOSB) 1
Agenda 1Welcome
2Background
3Objectives 4Key Milestones 6Questions & Wrap-Up 2
Working Group Leads Program Office: NSIR/DSO/SOSB Paul Peduzzi, Special Assistant Maury Brooks, Security Specialist 3
BSSDP Working Group Members 4
RI:Kenneth Hussar, Senior Physical Security Inspector
RII: Jared Justice, Senior Physical Security Inspector
RIII: Nathan Egan, Senior Physical Security Inspector
RIV: Christopher Jewett, Senior Physical Security Inspector
NRR/DRO/IRAB: Greg Stock, Reactor Operations Engineer
NRR/DRA: John Hanna, Senior Reactor Analyst
NSIR/DSO/SPEB: Cliff Roundtree, FOF Team Lead
OE: David Furst, Senior Enforcement Specialist
TTC: Andrea True, Senior Security Training Specialist
Steering Committee ChairTara Inverso, Director, NSIR/DSO Tammy Bloomer, Director, Division of Radiological Safety & Security, Region IV Russell Felts, Director, Division of Reactor Oversight (DRO), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 5
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Background===
SECY-23-0032 (ML23026A346) documented that the objective of the assessment is to determine whether there are any aspects of the BSSDP [baseline security significance determination process] that can be improved or further risk-informed
The working group notified the Commission via CA note of the WG's intent to use the existing members to revise the BSSDP to address internal and external feedback received and to incorporate additional risk insights to achieve a result that would most closely align with the risk significance of a security inspection concern or finding.
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Public Meeting Notes 6/24
During the public meeting, external stakeholders provided the following feedback:
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Consider changes to the entry and exit criteria for the Significance Screen for Physical Protection (Figure 4) within Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix E, Part 1.
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Evaluate the exportability gap between human performance errors and programmatic issues as they relate to a licensees defense-in-depth.
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Suggest the NRC contemplate additional risk questions related to physical security findings that could lead to further risk informing the BSSDP.
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As the NRC moves forward, consider providing the public more detailed information and rationale for the public to better understand the proposed changes and can have a more fulsome discussion and comment more fully on the NRCs proposed changes to the BSSDP.
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Objectives x
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Working Group Objectives In Phase II, the WG aims to accomplish the following:
- 1) Revise the existing the BSSDP where appropriate to better facilitate uniform application across all regions and achieve repeatable, consistent results.
- 2) Identify specific areas of improvement for the BSSDP training course(s).
- 3) Develop a strategy to further risk-inform and modernize the BSSDP by incorporating insights based on the current risk environment and risk thresholds.
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Phased Approach Phase I Phase II
Evaluate survey feedback/problem statement/areas for BSSDP improvement; set initial taskings to identify, develop, organize, and document BSSDP improvement ideas, including options 10
Develop proposed changes for Commission approval to enhance the existing process or develop a new method by which identified performance deficiencies are dispositioned
Working Group Recommendation 11 Based on this analysis, the working group recommends Option 2, a revision of the BSSDP.
BSSDP Revision I.
Discontinue use of figures 7-11 for the processing of physical security findings and enhance reliance on the Significance Screen, to include adding more examples II.
Explore additional entry criteria (figure 4) and further define low/medium/high thresholds Note: Option 2, as proposed, would include the improvements described in Option 3 (i.e., clarifying guidance).
Option 2 Description 12 AA/AC/CR/PP
- BSSDP Worksheets IPPP and Time
- Exploitation Probability +
Duration Significance Determination
- Final step
Key Milestones
Milestone Timeline 14 1st Public Meeting December 2024 Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) 2025 March 2025 2nd Public Meeting Jun 2025 Final Public Meeting October 2025 SECY Consideration February 2026
Questions &
Wrap-Up x
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