ML19318F609
| ML19318F609 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/14/2019 |
| From: | Harrison D Division of Fuel Management |
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| Harrison D | |
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| Download: ML19318F609 (9) | |
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Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Facility Licensing Program Donnie Harrison Senior Level Advisor for Risk Assessment Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
- Reminder of Working Group Purpose & Task
- Summarize Progress & Recent Changes
- Identify Next Steps
- Solicit Additional Input & Feedback 11/14/2019 2
Conduct holistic assessment of Fuel Cycle licensing program to improve effectiveness & efficiency
- Look for areas of transformation and innovation
- Adhere to the NRC Principles of Good Regulations
- Engage a broad range of external & internal stakeholders
- Assess licensing process & guidance
- Consider processes & guidance from other divisions/offices
- Collect & develop suggestions
- Evaluate suggestions
- Develop WG report to Division management with conclusions and recommendations 11/14/2019 3
Currently Compiled 32 Suggestions
- Suggestions from industry, working group members, and other NRC staff
- Letters, public meetings, staff internal meetings and interactions
- Many suggestions are interrelated
- Drafted proposed resolutions for suggestions
- Suggestion/Resolution table will be included as attachment to working group report 11/14/2019 4
Draft Report Under Development
- Suggestions grouped into 5 areas
- Improve Communication/Openness
- Increase Knowledge/Awareness
- Re-Enforce Good Practices
- Improve Process/Metrics
- Enhance Review Efficiency/Effectiveness
- General considerations going forward 11/14/2019 5
Communication/Openness (6) 1 Solicit input from each licensee regarding milestones that should be established 2
Share standard metrics along with hour estimates in acceptance letter Knowledge/Awareness (6) 24 Develop licensing manual to catalogue licensing guidance 26 Apply lessons learned to future, new types of applications Good Practices (5) 8 RAIs should have clear regulatory bases - use uniform template 21 Document scope and focus of licensing review in SER Process/Metrics (12) 5 Combine multiple steps of licensing process for simple reviews 22 Use electronic interface with licensee for RAIs, dashboards, etc.
Efficiency/Effectiveness (7) 7 Optimize review (and RAI) effort via timing of site visits 13 Maintain quality and efficiency of reviews despite staff and/or management turnover 11/14/2019 6
October merger of FCSE and DSFM into new Division of Fuel Management (DFM)
- Suggestion added to ensure all activities are coordinated between these business lines
- Development of business line instruction for RAIs
- Developing integrated licensing guidance for both business lines
- Will address/prioritize working group recommendations
- Will incorporate best practices 11/14/2019 7
End of November
- Complete Working Draft Report for Internal Review December
- Make Draft Report Publicly Available
- Hold Public Meeting on Draft Report Recommendations
- Finalize Report March 2020
- Move Forward on Approved Actions from Division Integration Team End of 2020
- Implement Approved Actions 11/14/2019 8
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