NRC Inspection Panel Presentation

Johnny Eads

Craig Bassett

Marcus Voth

Kevin Witt

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Major Program Changes in 2007

• Improvements to Inspection Report issuance timeliness

• Completion of all inspection procedures at each facility each cycle (2 inspections per cycle)

• Inspections now conducted within the primary interval (12 or 24 months) without reliance on 25 percent grace period

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Performance Measures

• Inspection reports issued within 30 days = 98.3%• Inspection reports issued within 45 days = 100%• Class 1 Inspection cycles completed within 12

months = 100%• Class 2 Inspection cycles completed within 24

months = 100%

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Major Issues in 2007

• 5 Level IV Violations

• 6 Non-Cited Violations

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Shipping Labeling Violation (1)

• Contrary to the regulations, the licensee made a shipment of radioactive material without properly affixing the markings to the package.

• During transit the markings and labeling apparently came off.

• As a result, the cask was being transported without being properly marked and labeled.

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Shipping Labeling Violation (2)

• The licensee made seven shipments of radioactive material without including the required information on the shipping papers.

• Multiple and various deficiencies in the labeling were identified in these shipments.

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Operator Not in Requal Program

• One licensed senior reactor operator did not take requalification written examinations or annual operating tests between 1998 and 2004

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Inadequate Experiment Approval

• Four experimental samples were irradiated in the reactor pneumatic irradiation experimental facility that were not reviewed and approved in accordance with written operating procedures.

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Emergency Plan Staffing

• Emergency Plan staffing commitments not met• Two of the three positions designated in the

plan to be Emergency Director were no longer staffed and the third designee was not readily available to perform duties had there been an emergency

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Operator Control Operations NCVs

• Two Non-Cited Violations (NCVs) for failure to have an operator at the controls as required.

• One NCV for failure to maintain the console key properly locked in the key box

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New Initiatives

• NRC-Sponsored PRA Research• New PRA Models developed by 2012• Risk-Informed Performance-Based RTR

Oversight by 2015– New Baseline Inspection Program– Significance Determination Process

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Inspector Assignments

Craig Bassett Kevin Witt Marcus Voth

Class 1 UC - Davis Rhode Island MIT

MURR NIST

Class 2 Aerotest Arizona AFRRI

Florida Dow Kansas St

Oregon St GE Lowell

Ohio St Idaho St Maryland

Reed College New Mexico NC State

U. Texas Penn St UM - Rolla

Utah Purdue RPI

USGS Texas A&M (TRIGA) UC - Irvine

Washington St Texas A&M (AGN) Worcester

Wisconsin

Week of Craig Kevin Marcus Week of Craig Kevin Marcus

10/01/07 MURR 04/21/08 USGS

10/08/07 04/28/08 MIT

10/15/07 Dow MIT 05/05/08 Utah Penn St

10/22/07 UC-Davis 05/12/08

11/05/07 U. Texas 05/19/08 Washington St Maryland

11/12/07 05/26/08

11/26/07 Reed Arizona 06/02/08 UC-Davis

12/03/07 UC-Irvine 06/09/08

12/10/07 06/16/08 Idaho

01/07/08 AFRRI 06/23/08 Wisconsin

01/14/08 Oregon St Purdue 06/30/08

01/21/08 07/07/08

01/28/08 NC State 07/14/08 Washington St

02/04/08 Florida 07/21/08

02/11/08 Texas A&M Lowell 07/28/08 Rhode Island

02/18/08 08/04/08 Ohio St Kansas St

02/25/08 08/11/08

03/03/08 MURR Rhode Island Rolla 08/18/08

03/10/08 08/18/08

03/17/08 08/25/08 U. Texas

03/24/08 09/01/08

03/31/08 Aerotest New Mexico 09/08/08 RPI

04/07/08 NIST 09/15/08 MURR GE

04/14/08 09/22/08

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Community Feedback

• We are here to listen to your feedback• Where can we improve our performance or

processes?• Other concerns or comments?