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Briefing on NRR Programs,

Performance, and Plans

Jim Dyer, Director Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation

March 16, 2006
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Acronyms

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ADAMS Agencywide Documents Access and

Management System

ANPR Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

AP1000 Advanced Plant 1000

BWR Boiling Water Reactor

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

COL Combined Operating License

CWP Centralized Work Planning

CY Calendar Year

DC Design Certification

DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

EPR Evolutionary Power Reactor

EPU Extended Power Uprate

ESBWR Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor

ESP Early Site Permit

FR Federal Register

FRN Federal Register Notice

FY Fiscal Year

GL Generic Letter

GSI Generic Safety Issue

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

INPO Institute for Nuclear Power Operations

IT Information Technology

ITAAC Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria

MD Management Directive

NEA

NEI

NEPA

NFPA

NRC

NRR

NTEU

NSIR

NSPDP

OEDO

OGC

OHR

OIG

OlP

OMB

OPA

PWR

R&R

RAI

RES

ROP

RTR

SPU

SRM

SRP

SWP

Nuclear Energy Agency

Nuclear Energy Institute

National Environmental Policy Act

National Fire Protection Association

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

National Treasury Employees Union

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program

Office of the Executive Director for Operations

Office of the General Counsel

Office of Human Resources

Office of Inspector General

Office of International Programs

Office of Management and Budget

Office of Public Affairs

Pressurized Water Reactor

Roles and Responsibility

Request for Additional Information

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Reactor Oversight Program

Research and Test Reactor

Stretch Power Uprate

Staff Requirements Memorandum

Standard Review Plan

Strategic Workforce Planning

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C C CAgenda

C NRR Organizational Issues

* NRR Program Status

* Strategies for New Reactor

Licensing

e NRR Human Capital Initiatives

* Summary

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NRR Organizational Issues

* Anticipatory Reorganization

Prepare for New Reactor Licensing

Enhance Risk Informed Regulation

- Increase first line supervision

* Future Adjustments

* 2005 Safety Culture & Climate

Survey Results

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NRR Program Status

* Licensing Actions

* License Renewals

* Rulemaking

e Fie Pirotection

* Assessment of PWR Sump

Performance Capabilities

* Grid Reliability

e Decommissioning Funding

* Radioactive Contamination Controls

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C7 Proposed New Reactor

Activities

Organization Designs Sites Applications Projected Date

General Electric ESBWR DC 8/25/2005

Framatome ANP EPR DC 12/2007

Southern Nuclear AP1 000 Vogtle ESP and COL 8/2006: ESP

Operating Company 3/2008: COL

Constellation EPR Nine Mile Point COL 6/2008 and 6/2009

Calvert Cliffs, plus 2

Dominion ESBWR North Anna COL 9/2007

Duke AP1 000 TBD (2) COL Late 2007 or Early

2008

Progress Energy AP1000 Harris (2) COL Late 2007

Florida (2)

NuStart Energy AP1 000 Bellefonte COL 4 th Qtr 2007

ESBWR Grand Gulf COL 4 th Qtr 2007 or 1i

QIr 2008

Entergy ESBWR River Bend COL Early 2008

South Carolina Electric AP1 000 Summer (2) COL 3rd Qtr 2007

and Gas

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Strategies for New Reactor

Licensing

* Design Centered Approach

- Maximize Standardization

* Optimize Review Process

- 10 CFR Part 52

- Infrastructure Development

- Detailed Planning

- Pre-application Reviews for COLs

- Accountability

- Management Attention

* Integration of Efforts among NRC

Offices

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c 47 CKey Infrastructure Activities

e Update and Revise NUREG-0800,

"Standard Review Plan"

* Develop Construction Inspection

Program

* Develop Combined Operating

License Regulatory Guide

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Standard Review Plan

* Accelerated efforts

* Identified SRP Section Prioritization

* Developing Generic Risk Insights to

Focus Reviews

.igh Pri oi Wty Sections by December

2007

* Other Sections in 2007 and 2008

* Posted on NRC public web site:

http:l/www..nrc.gov/reading-rmldoccol lections/nuregs/staff/srO800

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Construction Inspection

Program

Inspection Guidance Supporting

New Reactor Licensing

- ESP Inspections

Pre-COIL Insnections

- ITAAC Inspections

- Non-ITAAC Inspections

Preparation for Implementation

- Training

- Staffing Resources

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C CNRR uman Coapital

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* Recruiting

* Training

* Knowledge Management

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Summary

* Safety is our Highest Priority

* Evolving Organization

* Preparing for New Reactor

Licensing and Construction

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