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{{#Wiki_filter:USNRC Engineering Inspection Review Engineering Inspection | {{#Wiki_filter:USNRC Engineering Inspection Review | ||
Engineering Inspection Review | |||
-Consider stakeholder input-Increase or maintain effectiveness | Engineering Inspection Review Objective Discuss recommendations of Engineering Inspection Working Group with stakeholders and seek feedback 2 | ||
-Independent oversight | |||
-Identification of latent conditions | Engineering Inspection Review 3 | ||
-Increase relevance to current challenges Engineering Inspection | Principal Considerations | ||
-Increase efficiency | - Consider stakeholder input | ||
-Eliminate overlap-Capture advantages of holistic inspection of engineering design changes-Knowledge gained from inspection experience | - Increase or maintain effectiveness | ||
-18+ years-Value of independent inspection | - Independent oversight | ||
-Credible assessment of plant design 4 | - Identification of latent conditions | ||
Engineering Inspection Review | - Increase relevance to current challenges | ||
-Conduct independent NRC engineering inspections annually | |||
-New suite of engineering inspection procedures | Engineering Inspection Review Principal Considerations (Contd.) | ||
-Holistic, agile, flexible, relevant | - Increase efficiency | ||
-Reduced overlaps and addressed gaps | - Eliminate overlap | ||
-Maintain reasonable assurance of safety | - Capture advantages of holistic inspection of engineering design changes | ||
/ 2 Contractors Onsite Presence | - Knowledge gained from inspection experience | ||
: 2 | - 18+ years | ||
: 2-3 | - Value of independent inspection | ||
: 2 Weeks 50.59 Inspection BI: 92 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence | - Credible assessment of plant design 4 | ||
: 1 Week Heat Sink Inspection BI: 40 | |||
: 1 | Engineering Inspection Review 5 | ||
: 1-2 Week (s)Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence | Overall Results | ||
: 1-2 Week (s) | - Conduct independent NRC engineering inspections annually | ||
Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection BI: 350 Hours Resources: 5 Inspectors | - New suite of engineering inspection procedures | ||
/ 2 Contractors Onsite Presence | - Holistic, agile, flexible, relevant | ||
: 2 | - Reduced overlaps and addressed gaps | ||
#1 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence | - Maintain reasonable assurance of safety | ||
: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection | |||
#2 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence | 6 Engineering Inspection Review Current Engineering Inspections (Triennial Period) | ||
: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection | DBAI - Team Inspection BI: 312 Hours Resources: 4 Inspectors / 2 Contractors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Triennial Fire Protection BI: 240 Hours Resources: 3-4 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2-3 Weeks DBAI - Programs BI: 192 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks 50.59 Inspection BI: 92 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1 Week Heat Sink Inspection BI: 40 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1 Week Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s) | ||
#3 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence | Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s) | ||
: 2 | |||
: 1-2 Week (s)Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 | 7 Engineering Inspection Review Proposed Engineering Inspections (Quadrennial Period) | ||
: 1-2 Week (s) | Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection BI: 350 Hours Resources: 5 Inspectors / 2 Contractors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Focused Engineering Inspection #1 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection #2 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection #3 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Year 4 Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s) | ||
Engineering Inspection | Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s) | ||
-Identify if latent design issues are introduced through design changes | |||
-Verify SSCs continue to be capable of performing as designed through a emphasis on more relevant areas (aging, obsolescence, etc.) | Engineering Inspection Review Future Engineering Inspections | ||
-Verify changes do not introduce new or increased frequency of initiating events 8 | - Identify if latent design issues are introduced through design changes | ||
Engineering Inspection | - Verify SSCs continue to be capable of performing as designed through a emphasis on more relevant areas (aging, obsolescence, etc.) | ||
-Emphasize inspection on changes, operating experience, and aging | - Verify changes do not introduce new or increased frequency of initiating events 8 | ||
-Incorporates elements of modifications, 10CFR50.59, and DBAI inspections | |||
-Team makeup of five inspectors with one or two contractors for two onsite weeks 9 | Engineering Inspection Review Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection (CETI) | ||
Engineering Inspection | - Emphasize inspection on changes, operating experience, and aging | ||
-Independent inspection of specific engineering activities | - Incorporates elements of modifications, 10CFR50.59, and DBAI inspections | ||
-Areas may be identified with stakeholder input, selected by NRC | - Team makeup of five inspectors with one or two contractors for two onsite weeks 9 | ||
-Risk insights and operating experience | |||
-Nominally three inspectors for two onsite weeks depending on inspection (focus area dependent) | Engineering Inspection Review Focused Engineering Inspection (FEI) | ||
- Independent inspection of specific engineering activities | |||
- Areas may be identified with stakeholder input, selected by NRC | |||
- Risk insights and operating experience considered 10 | |||
Engineering Inspection Review FEI (Contd) | |||
- Nominally three inspectors for two onsite weeks depending on inspection (focus area dependent) | |||
In-Service Inspection | In-Service Inspection | ||
-Added periodic oversight of 10 | -Added periodic oversight of 10-year program implementation | ||
-year program implementation | -Continue inspections during outages 11 | ||
-Continue inspections during outages 11 Engineering Inspection | |||
-Annual independent NRC engineering inspections | Engineering Inspection Review Resource Implications Overall reduction in annualized baseline inspection and associated prep/doc 12 Current 3 Year Cycle Proposed 4 Year Cycle Total Number of Inspections 7 Inspections 6 Inspections Annual Onsite Weeks 3.66 weeks/yr (11 onsite weeks) 2.75 weeks/yr (11 onsite weeks) | ||
-New suite of engineering inspection procedures | Average Inspection Hours per Year 293 Hours 245 Hours | ||
*Holistic, agile, flexible, relevant | |||
*Reduced overlaps and addressed gaps | Engineering Inspection Review Improved safety inspections | ||
-Maintain reasonable assurance of | - Annual independent NRC engineering inspections | ||
*Continue dialog on self | - New suite of engineering inspection procedures | ||
-assessments | * Holistic, agile, flexible, relevant | ||
*Industry develop self | * Reduced overlaps and addressed gaps | ||
-assessment standard | - Maintain reasonable assurance of safety 13 | ||
*Consider implementation of a project demonstration with independent NRC oversight | |||
*Establish criteria for use (e.g., licensee in Column 1 for three consecutive years?) | Engineering Inspection Review Recap of EIWG Recommendations Implement changes to engineering inspections Increased effectiveness Increased efficiency Increased agility Increased relevance 14 | ||
*Establish limitations on | |||
-Proposed by industry and reviewed/approved or endorsed by NRC | Engineering Inspection Review Recap of EIWG Recommendations (Continued) | ||
-Must address | Reduce types of inspections from 6 to 3 Increase inspection cycle from 3 years to 4 years Implementation Timeline Considerations Immediate? | ||
*Independence | 2019? | ||
*Clarity and Reliability (self | 2020? | ||
-critical)*Openness* | 15 | ||
-Using the industry | |||
-developed standard | Future Considerations Licensee Self Assessments | ||
-NRC to provide oversight | |||
-Select same area as FEI | Engineering Inspection Review EIWG Recommendations | ||
-Compare self | * Continue dialog on self-assessments | ||
-assessment results with NRC independent | * Industry develop self-assessment standard | ||
-Industry development of a self | * Consider implementation of a project demonstration with independent NRC oversight | ||
-assessment standard-NRC guidance for review of self | * Establish criteria for use (e.g., licensee in Column 1 for three consecutive years?) | ||
-assessment | * Establish limitations on use 17 | ||
-Findings, transparency, and other | |||
/ 2 Contractors Onsite Presence | Engineering Inspection Review Self Assessment Standard | ||
: 2 | - Proposed by industry and reviewed/approved or endorsed by NRC | ||
#1 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence | - Must address | ||
: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection | * Independence | ||
#2 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence | * Clarity and Reliability (self-critical) | ||
: 2 Weeks Licensee Self | * Openness | ||
- | * Efficiency 18 | ||
: | |||
: 1-2 Week (s)Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence | Engineering Inspection Review Project Demonstration | ||
: 1-2 Week (s) | - Using the industry-developed standard | ||
- NRC to provide oversight | |||
- Select same area as FEI | |||
- Compare self-assessment results with NRC independent inspection 19 | |||
Engineering Inspection Review Challenges | |||
- Industry development of a self-assessment standard | |||
- NRC guidance for review of self-assessment | |||
- Findings, transparency, and other issues 20 | |||
Engineering Inspection Review Self Assessment Considerations 21 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection BI: 350 Hours Resources: 5 Inspectors / 2 Contractors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Focused Engineering Inspection #1 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection #2 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Licensee Self-Assessment Year 4 NRC Inspector Oversight BI: TBD Resources: TBD Onsite Presence: TBD Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s) | |||
Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s) | |||
Next Steps/Milestones | Next Steps/Milestones | ||
-March 14 RIC Session on Engineering Inspection Working Group | - March 14 RIC Session on Engineering Inspection Working Group | ||
-Finalize Engineering Inspection Working Group recommendations (EIWG) | - Finalize Engineering Inspection Working Group recommendations (EIWG) | ||
-Develop SECY (DIRS) | - Develop SECY (DIRS) | ||
-Industry self | - Industry self-assessment standard engagement (DIRS) | ||
-assessment standard engagement (DIRS) | - Project demonstration 22 Engineering Inspection Review | ||
-Project | |||
Recap Additional Feedback Questions?}} | |||
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| Issue date: | 02/26/2018 |
| From: | Isom J Division of Inspection and Regional Support |
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| Isom J, NRR/DIRS,415-1109 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML18057A215 (23) | |
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USNRC Engineering Inspection Review
Engineering Inspection Review Objective Discuss recommendations of Engineering Inspection Working Group with stakeholders and seek feedback 2
Engineering Inspection Review 3
Principal Considerations
- Consider stakeholder input
- Increase or maintain effectiveness
- Independent oversight
- Identification of latent conditions
- Increase relevance to current challenges
Engineering Inspection Review Principal Considerations (Contd.)
- Increase efficiency
- Eliminate overlap
- Capture advantages of holistic inspection of engineering design changes
- Knowledge gained from inspection experience
- 18+ years
- Value of independent inspection
- Credible assessment of plant design 4
Engineering Inspection Review 5
Overall Results
- Conduct independent NRC engineering inspections annually
- New suite of engineering inspection procedures
- Holistic, agile, flexible, relevant
- Reduced overlaps and addressed gaps
- Maintain reasonable assurance of safety
6 Engineering Inspection Review Current Engineering Inspections (Triennial Period)
DBAI - Team Inspection BI: 312 Hours Resources: 4 Inspectors / 2 Contractors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Triennial Fire Protection BI: 240 Hours Resources: 3-4 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2-3 Weeks DBAI - Programs BI: 192 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks 50.59 Inspection BI: 92 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1 Week Heat Sink Inspection BI: 40 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1 Week Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s)
Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s)
7 Engineering Inspection Review Proposed Engineering Inspections (Quadrennial Period)
Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection BI: 350 Hours Resources: 5 Inspectors / 2 Contractors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Focused Engineering Inspection #1 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection #2 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection #3 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Year 4 Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s)
Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s)
Engineering Inspection Review Future Engineering Inspections
- Identify if latent design issues are introduced through design changes
- Verify SSCs continue to be capable of performing as designed through a emphasis on more relevant areas (aging, obsolescence, etc.)
- Verify changes do not introduce new or increased frequency of initiating events 8
Engineering Inspection Review Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection (CETI)
- Emphasize inspection on changes, operating experience, and aging
- Incorporates elements of modifications, 10CFR50.59, and DBAI inspections
- Team makeup of five inspectors with one or two contractors for two onsite weeks 9
Engineering Inspection Review Focused Engineering Inspection (FEI)
- Independent inspection of specific engineering activities
- Areas may be identified with stakeholder input, selected by NRC
- Risk insights and operating experience considered 10
Engineering Inspection Review FEI (Contd)
- Nominally three inspectors for two onsite weeks depending on inspection (focus area dependent)
In-Service Inspection
-Added periodic oversight of 10-year program implementation
-Continue inspections during outages 11
Engineering Inspection Review Resource Implications Overall reduction in annualized baseline inspection and associated prep/doc 12 Current 3 Year Cycle Proposed 4 Year Cycle Total Number of Inspections 7 Inspections 6 Inspections Annual Onsite Weeks 3.66 weeks/yr (11 onsite weeks) 2.75 weeks/yr (11 onsite weeks)
Average Inspection Hours per Year 293 Hours 245 Hours
Engineering Inspection Review Improved safety inspections
- Annual independent NRC engineering inspections
- New suite of engineering inspection procedures
- Holistic, agile, flexible, relevant
- Reduced overlaps and addressed gaps
- Maintain reasonable assurance of safety 13
Engineering Inspection Review Recap of EIWG Recommendations Implement changes to engineering inspections Increased effectiveness Increased efficiency Increased agility Increased relevance 14
Engineering Inspection Review Recap of EIWG Recommendations (Continued)
Reduce types of inspections from 6 to 3 Increase inspection cycle from 3 years to 4 years Implementation Timeline Considerations Immediate?
2019?
2020?
15
Future Considerations Licensee Self Assessments
Engineering Inspection Review EIWG Recommendations
- Continue dialog on self-assessments
- Industry develop self-assessment standard
- Consider implementation of a project demonstration with independent NRC oversight
- Establish criteria for use (e.g., licensee in Column 1 for three consecutive years?)
- Establish limitations on use 17
Engineering Inspection Review Self Assessment Standard
- Proposed by industry and reviewed/approved or endorsed by NRC
- Must address
- Independence
- Clarity and Reliability (self-critical)
- Openness
- Efficiency 18
Engineering Inspection Review Project Demonstration
- Using the industry-developed standard
- NRC to provide oversight
- Select same area as FEI
- Compare self-assessment results with NRC independent inspection 19
Engineering Inspection Review Challenges
- Industry development of a self-assessment standard
- NRC guidance for review of self-assessment
- Findings, transparency, and other issues 20
Engineering Inspection Review Self Assessment Considerations 21 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection BI: 350 Hours Resources: 5 Inspectors / 2 Contractors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Focused Engineering Inspection #1 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Focused Engineering Inspection #2 BI: 210 Hours Resources: 3 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 2 Weeks Licensee Self-Assessment Year 4 NRC Inspector Oversight BI: TBD Resources: TBD Onsite Presence: TBD Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s)
Inservice Inspection BI: 30 - 100 Hours Resources: 1-2 Inspectors Onsite Presence: 1-2 Week(s)
Next Steps/Milestones
- March 14 RIC Session on Engineering Inspection Working Group
- Finalize Engineering Inspection Working Group recommendations (EIWG)
- Develop SECY (DIRS)
- Industry self-assessment standard engagement (DIRS)
- Project demonstration 22 Engineering Inspection Review
Recap Additional Feedback Questions?