ASME/ANSJoint Committee on Nuclear Risk Management (JCNRM)

Presented toNuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative (NESCC) November 2014, Washington DC

C.R. (Rick) Grantom P.E.Co-Vice Chair BNCS, JCNRM Co-Chaircrgrantom@stpegs.com

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Presentation Outline

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IntroductionASME/ANS Risk Management Role & Governance

ASME Board on Nuclear Codes & StandardsANS Standards BoardNuclear Risk Management Coordinating Committee

JCNRM OverviewMain CommitteeSubcommitteesWorking GroupsProject Teams

JCNRM Strategic PlanJCNRM ProductsRisk Informed ApplicationsCommunication & Contact PathsOpportunities to Participate

INTRODUCTION

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ASME/ANS RISK MANAGEMENT ROLE &

GOVERNANCE

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Current ASME / ANS / NRMCC Organization

ANS Standards

Board

ASME BNCS

ASME/ANS JCNRM

NRMCC

NRC, DOE, NEI, EPRIOwners Groups, IEEE,ASME, ANS

BNCS Organization

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ASME Organization Chart for Nuclear Codes and Standards Development

Board of Governors

Council onCodes andStandards

Council onEngineering

Council onPublicAffairs

Council onMembers

Affairs

Council onEducation

Board of Nuclear Codes & Standards

Committees

Board ofPerformanceTest Codes

Board ofSafety Codes

and Standards

Board ofPressure Technology Codes & Standards

NQA O&M QME

CNF

CONAGT JCNRM BPV

Section III Section XI

Over 3,000volunteersparticipate

in thisprocess

ANS Standards Board Organization

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The ANS Standards Committee

Standards Board(Top-level committee)

Large LightWater

Reactor ConsensusCommittee

Large LightWater

Reactor ConsensusCommittee

Research and

Advanced ReactorsConsensus Committee

Research and

Advanced ReactorsConsensus Committee

Safety & Radiological

AnalysesConsensusCommittee

Safety & Radiological

AnalysesConsensusCommittee

Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities ConsensusCommittee

Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities ConsensusCommittee

Joint Committeeon Nuclear

Risk Management

Consensus Committee

Joint Committeeon Nuclear

Risk Management

Consensus Committee

Nuclear Criticality

SafetyConsensusCommittee

Nuclear Criticality

SafetyConsensusCommittee

Environmentaland SitingConsensus Committee

Environmentaland SitingConsensus Committee

Fuel,Waste, and

DecommissioningConsensus Committee

Fuel,Waste, and

DecommissioningConsensus Committee

Subcommittees

Working Groups

Risk-Informed &

Performance-Based

Principles Policy

Committee

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Nuclear Risk Management Coordinating Committee

MEMBERS• ASME, ANS, IEEE, Owners Groups, EPRI, NEI, DOE, and NRC • Committee can also include interested standards developing organizations,

such as ASTM, NFPA, and AISC

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES• Coordinate codes and standards activities related to risk management for

current and new nuclear power plants, nuclear facilities, and the transportation and storage of nuclear material

• Ensure that codes and standards associated with risk management, and their underlying principles, are consistent and compatible

CURRENT ACTIONS• Facilitates coordinating activities between ASME, ANS, and IEEE on risk-

informed initiatives• Acts on inputs from industry and regulating organizations relative to the use

of risk methods in codes and standards

JCNRM Overview

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JCNRM CHARTER

• To develop, revise and maintain

standards and guides on probabilistic

risk assessment (PRA) and related risk

management techniques supporting risk-

informed and performance-based

applications for nuclear facilities.

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JCNRM SCOPE

• The development of standards and guidance that

establish risk criteria and methods for PRA, risk

assessment, and risk management for nuclear

facilities.

• Review of standards as requested by other

American Nuclear Society (ANS) and American

Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

standards committees, and other standards

development organizations on related topics to

identify inconsistency, lack of integration of risk

concepts and duplication, as appropriate.

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JCNRM Overview

National consensus committee~70 volunteers working in all JCNRM organizational areasAll nuclear sectors interest areas representedMember rosters can be found on JCNRM web page

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JCNRM BACKGROUND

RA-S Chronology

 

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ASMERA-S-2002

ASME/ANS RA-S1-2008

ASME/ANS RA-Sa-2009

ASME/ANS RA-Sb-2013

JCNRM Products

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• Level 1/LERF PRA (Internal Events & external

hazards): RA-Sb-2013

• Advanced Non-LWR PRA Standard (Published

2013), RA-S-1.4 (Trial Use)

• In process– New Edition, RA-S-1.1-2016– Level 2 PRA (Containment Response &

Radiological Release), RA-S-1.2 (Trial Use)– Level 3 PRA (Consequences), RA-S-1.3 (Trial

Use)– Low Power and Shutdown PRA (LPSD)– Advanced LWR PRA

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Current JCNRM Products

JCNRM Organizational Chart

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JCNRM Working Groups

JCNRM Project Teams

Subcommittee Standards

Development(SC-SD)

Subcommittee Standards

Maintenance (SC-SM)

Subcommittee on Risk

Applications (SCoRA)

Joint Committee on Nuclear Rick

Management [JCNRM] (Consensus Group)

JCNRM ExecutiveCommittee

Subcommittee Standards Development

Chair/Vice ChairBarry Sloane (ERIN Engineering), ChairDennis Henneke (GE Hitachi), Vice ChairWorking Groups (“Writing Groups”)Advanced LWR PRA Standard (Jim Chapman, lead)Low Power/Shutdown PRA Standard (Don Wakefield, lead)Level 2 PRA Standard (Ed Burns, lead); currently being balloted for trial useLevel 3 PRA Standard (Keith Woodard, lead)Non-LWR PRA Standard (Karl Fleming, lead); currently in Trial Use phaseProject TeamsSpent Fuel Pool PRA Needs Assessment; work is completedPrimary focus 2014 – 2016Issuance of LP/SD PRA Standard for Trial UseIssuance of Advanced LWR PRA Standard for Trial UseIssuance of L2 PRA Standard Trial UseIssuance of L3 PRA Standard for Trial UseEvolution of Trial Use Process, interaction with Trial Use Standard usersEventual Issuance of Trial Use standards as ANSI Standards

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Subcommittee Maintenance

Chair Paul Amico/Vice Chairs Andrea Maioli, Gareth ParryWorking Groups: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Parts 5-10Project Teams: 8 PTs addressing groups of cross cutting issues.Primary focus 2014 – 2016 is new edition of RA-S. Expect to inherit new standards and WGs beginning in 2016

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Subcommittee on Risk Applications

Chair Ken Kiper/Vice Chair Stanley Levinson Project Teams - New PT on interface with BNCS Board Committee Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA) to facilitate and improve 50.69 implementationPrimary Focus 2014-2016 - Establish POCs with key stakeholder organizations & national consensus committees with risk initiatives

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Strategic Plans

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ASME BNCS Risk Management Strategic Plan

MISSION

Factor risk, as well as performance, into all ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards, as appropriate, to further ensure, on a worldwide basis, that they protect public health and safety and meet the needs of users

ACTION PLAN

Identify and track short-term (1-2 years) and long-term (3+ years) risk-informed initiatives within the Committee on Board Operations and across all BNCS Committees

PRA STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

Identify needs to enhance or develop PRA Standards to support applications defined in the action plan

UPDATES

Plan is updated and approved at each BNCS meeting (~4 months) and is then placed on the ASME website for public access

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ANS Standards Board Risk Management Strategic Plan

• The American Nuclear Society Standards Board (SB) has established the Risk Informed and Performance Based Principles Policy Committee (RP3C) as a committee that reports directly to the SB.

• The RP3C is responsible for the identification and oversight of the development and implementation of the ANS Risk Informed and Performance Based Standards Plan that establishes the approaches, priorities, responsibilities and schedules for implementation of risk informed and performance based principles in American Nuclear Society (ANS) standards.

• The RP3C is also responsible for reviewing standards being developed by other standards developing organizations as assigned by the ANS SB on related topics to ensure consistency.

JCNRM Action Plan

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Risk-Informed Applications Support

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Regulatory InfrastructureRG 1.200 endorses PRA Standards Other supporting RGs for applications are

RG 1.174, Risk Informed Licensing ChangesRG 1.175, Risk Informed Inservice InspectionRG 1.177, Risk Informed Technical SpecificationsRG 1.201, Risk Informed Categorization & Treatment of SSCsRG 1.205, 50.48(c) Fire Protection, NFPA 805RG 1.206, 10CFR52, New Plants

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Use of PRA Results in Regulatory Applications

• NRC has adopted a risk-informed approach to use of

PRA in regulatory decision-making (Risk Informed

Regulation)

• The philosophy is discussed, in the context of

changes to licensing basis, in RG 1.174

• PRA analyses are one, but not the only, input to the

decision

• NUREG-2150 describes a proposed risk management

regulatory framework

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Risk Informed Regulatory Areas

Maintenance Rule (10CFR50.65),

Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI),

Reactor Oversight Program/Significance

Determination Process

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Risk-Informed Applications used by US NPPs• On-Line Maintenance, Configuration Risk

Management, Risk Informed Inservice Inspection

(prior to PRA Standard)• 10CFR50.69, Risk Significance Categorization• Risk-Informed Technical Specifications

– Risk-Managed Tech Specs (Flexible Allowed

Outage Times) (RITS 4B)– Surveillance Frequency Control Program

(RITS 5B)• NFPA-805 (Risk Informed Fire Protection)• Risk-Informed GSI-191

Industry PRA Applications

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PRA Standard Utility Interfaces

Utility PRAs use the guidance in the Standard for establishing in part or in whole:

• Role of Peer Reviews

• Risk-Informed Application Process

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Communication & Contact Paths

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Communication VenuesOwners Group MeetingsEPRI meetingsTwo JCNRM Meeting weeks per year (February, September)

Monday/Tuesday (WGs, Exec Committee)Tuesday/Wednesday (Subcommittees)Thursday (Main Committee)NRMCC Meetings (two per year)ASME & ANSMany telecons at all levels

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Contact InformationUTILITY REPRESENTATIVES

ASME JCNRM committee website

http://cstools.asme.org/csconnect/CommitteePages.cfm?Committee=100186782

Officers

Co-Chairs: C.R. (Rick) Grantom, Bob Budnitz

Vice Chairs: Dennis Henneke, Pamela Nelson

SDO Secretaries

Oliver Martinez (ASME), martinezo@asme.org

Pat Schroeder (ANS), pschroeder@ans.org

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Opportunities to Participate

SubcommitteesWorking Groups (permanent JCNRM technical groups)Project Teams (temporary teams chartered to address or resolve a specific short term activity)

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INSIGHTSCodes & Standards are the consensus mechanism to develop guidance and requirements for industry use and subsequent regulatory endorsementMany areas need attention and further developmentOpportunities to help ensure that technical requirements ultimately to be imposed on Users are accurate, efficient, and effectiveWhat is contained in C&S typically become requirements (participation is important)Good opportunity for younger professionals to have a voice in their future

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QUESTIONS?

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