ML19091A051
| ML19091A051 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/01/2019 |
| From: | Harrison D Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review |
| To: | |
| Duvigneaud D | |
| References | |
| Download: ML19091A051 (5) | |
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Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing Program Donnie Harrison Senior Level Advisor for Risk Assessment 04/02/2019
January 15, 2019 NMSS Office Director Memo (ADAMS ML19015A290)
- Continue Innovation & Transformation in Work, including Enhancing Use of Risk Insights
- Focus staff resources and expertise on most safety-significant portions of a licensing decision
- Holistically address reasonable of assurance of adequate protection
- Open to new technologies 2
- Identify Guidance and Process Improvements That Reflect Memo and Other Insights
- Identify Near-Term Applications to Pilot Proposed Improvements
- Gather Insights From Internal & External Stakeholders Using Multiple Public Opportunities (CER is an avenue for input)
- Identify Lessons Learned From Pilots &
Recommend/Implement Improvements 3
- Formalize Working Group
- Branch Chief (Chair), Project Manager lead, Technical lead, additional project and technical staff (associated with specific pilots)
- Complete Working Group Charter
- Engage Stakeholders
- Identify Licensing Application Pilots 4
- The proposed project plan schedule is conditional on identifying and addressing the draft guidance improvements on appropriate licensing applications.
Activity Target Date Introduction of Initiative at the NRC Regulatory Information Conference March 13, 2019 Develop Draft Working Group Charter March 25, 2019 Engage Stakeholders: At Cumulative Effects of Regulation (CER) public meeting, discuss the purpose of the NRC Working Group and the scope/focus of the Charter, including future plans to seek stakeholder input.
April 3, 2019 Issue Final Working Group Charter April 15, 2019 Identify initial pilot applications April 2019
& on-going Identify areas within the guidance that may need to be improved and/or revised to reflect the Office Director memorandum and other NRC risk-informed activities.
end of May 2019
& on-going Engage Stakeholders: Hold workshop to gain additional input from stakeholders regarding their perspectives on how the NRC fuel cycle facilities licensing program could be improved.
June 2019 Pilot proposed improvements in the guidance April - August 2019 Develop lessons learned from pilots and modify draft guidance August 2019 Engage Stakeholders: (planned CER meeting) Present draft results of lessons learned from pilots and gather additional stakeholder input for further consideration.
September, 2019 Develop draft working group report with identification of proposed enhancements to licensing program.
October 2019 Engage Stakeholders: Discuss draft report insights and proposed enhancements to licensing program and gather stakeholder feedback.
October 2019 Issue working group enhancements report November 2019 Implement enhancements Calendar Year 2020
& on-going 5