RIC 2022 TH29 The Benefits of Risk Informed Decision making for Dry Cask Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
Channel: NRCgov
Date: 2022-04-19

TH29  The Benefits of Risk-Informed Decisionmaking for Dry Cask Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Systems
In this session, panelists will provide views on the ongoing efforts related to the implementation of risk insights in the licensing process and operations of dry cask spent fuel storage. The session will focus on the impacts of using comprehensive risk tools and risk management for optimizing the resources in the regulatory process. Participants will hear about the grassroots efforts at the NRC, ongoing research activities, and how industry experience with loading and maintaining dry cask spent fuel storage systems is being leveraged to identify improvements to the regulatory framework.


SESSION CHAIR(S):
 
Tim McCartin, Senior Level Advisor, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC e-mail: Tim.McCartin@nrc.gov

SPEAKER(S):
 Introductory Remarks
Tim McCartin, Senior Level Advisor, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS
Risk-Informing Dry Cask Reviews: Current Research
Brian Wagner, Reliability and Risk Engineer, Performance & Reliability Branch, Division of Risk Analysis, RES/NRC
Dry Storage Safety Focus
Rod McCullum, Senior Director of Used Fuel and Decommissioning, Nuclear Energy Institute
Use of Topical Reports to Risk Inform Spent Fuel Licensing
Kimberly Manzione, Licensing and Engineering Service Manager, Holtec International
Risk-Informed Decision-Making Through the Years
Zita Martin, Retired, Tennessee Valley Authority

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
 Yoira Diaz-Sanabria, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC e-mail: Yoira.Diaz-Sanabria@nrc.gov
Haile Lindsay, Thermal Engineer, Inspection & Oversight Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC e-mail: Haile.Lindsay@nrc.gov