Transcript Quality Assurance National Nuclear Standards C. H. Moseley, Jr. 33

Quality Assurance
National Nuclear Standards
C. H. Moseley, Jr.
33rd National Energy & Environmental Conference
August 28, 2006
Outline
• American Nuclear Standards (ANS 3.2)
• American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME NQA -1)
• Path Forward
ANSI/ANS 3.2
Administrative Controls and Quality
Assurance for the Operational Phase of
Nuclear Power Plants
• 1972 and 1976 (ANSI 18.7)
– Most Utilities’ Commitment
– Endorsed by NRC (RG 1.33, Rev 2) in February 1978
• 1983 – Post TMI, NQA -79 References
• 1988 – First Performance Based Approach
• 1994 – Clean Up Performance Based
– Quality Initiatives Underway at NRC and NEI
• 1999 – Reaffirmed
– Initiatives Stalled
ANSI/ANS 3.2
Administrative Controls and Quality
Assurance for the Operational Phase of
Nuclear Power Plants
• 2006 Revision
– Committee – 45 nuclear plants represented
– Active NRC Participation
– Completely reformatted to 18 Criteria of Appendix B
– Risk Informed QA (South Texas Project) (10CFR 50.69 –
11/04)
– Upgrade to reflect 10+ years of Operating Experience
– Performance Based
– Eliminates prescriptive Requirements for Independent
Oversight and Audits
– Expectation – greater chance of Utility Adoption/NRC
Adoption
ANSI/ANS 3.2
Administrative Controls and Quality
Assurance for the Operational Phase of
Nuclear Power Plants
• Current Status
– ANS Committee Reviews 2004-2005
– Public Comment Summer 2005 – All
comments resolved except one
– 2005-2006 Addressing one commenter
– 2006 Reballoted by ANS Committees
– July 31, 2006 ANSI Approval
– Technical editing/Publication Process
ANSI/ASME NQA -1
Nuclear Quality Assurance
• Main Committee
– 35 Members
– Balance of Interest
• Designers, Owners, Manufacturers, Constructors
• Regulatory, Labs
• General Interest
– Old Guard/New Guard
• Subcommittees – Opportunities
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Interface and Admin, Program Management
Engineering and Procurement
Assessment and Verification
Applications, Waste Management
• Design and Construction
ANSI/ASME NQA -1
Nuclear Quality Assurance
• Early 70’s - ANSI N45.2 and Daughter
Standards
• 1979 – Initial Issuance; Seven Daughter
Standards
• 1983 Revision – Little Change
• 1983 – Post TMI
• NRC Endorsement of NQA 1 in 1985 (RG 1.28,
Rev 3)
• 1986 Revision – Little Change, Nuclear Facilities
• 1989 Revision – Scope expansion
• 1989 – NQA 3 – Nuclear Waste Management
ANSI/ASME NQA -1
Nuclear Quality Assurance
• 1994 Revision
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Consolidation of NQA 1 and NQA 2
Nuclear Facility Applications
Part I Basic and Supplements
Part III – Nonmandatory Guidance
Part IV – Matrices and White Papers
• 1997 Revision - Major – Performance Based
• Still Sparse Utility Endorsement
• 2000 Revision
– Some utility adoption – Exelon license
• DOE QA Rule Promulgation in 2001
ANSI/ASME NQA -1 -2004
Nuclear Quality Assurance
• 2005 - Present – Active engagement to
resolve NRC Comments on 2004 Version
– June 2005 – 45 NRC Comments
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Based on 1994 Comparison
25 Resolved for 06 Addenda
10 Accepted by NRC – Balloting by NQA Committee
10 Working
• Goal – Resolve all comments for 2007
Revision
ANSI/ASME NQA -1
Nuclear Quality Assurance
Other Efforts
• New Generation Task Force
– First Meeting in St. Louis this Fall
• NEI QA Task Group
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New Plant COL Process
Every new Plant
NSSS Vendors
AEs
NQA and ANS 3.2 Committees
New Standard Review Plan 17.5
Path Forward
• Pilot Projects (COL)
• Evaluate merger
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Eliminate duplication
One stop shopping
COL driver
Revenues?