An NRC licensee`s view of regulatory practices
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Columbia, SC (United States)
The Westinghouse Commercial Fuel Fabrication Facility in Columbia, South Carolina, falls under the jurisdiction of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region II. Nuclear criticality safety (NCS) inspections at the facility are conducted by both Region II (operations review) and Headquarters Operations Branch [criticality safety evaluation (CSE) and data analysis review]. Last year, the NRC Headquarters Licensing Branch approved Westinghouse`s license renewal application. Westinghouse`s assessment of the current regulatory climate is that from a criticality safety technical standpoint, both the inspection and licensing areas may be lacking because of the difficulty the NRC seems to be having attracting and retaining experienced NCS personnel. In the past few years, several experienced personnel either have gained other employment or retired. During the recently completed license application renewal process, the NRC review was performed with the assistance of outside contractors. Also, during a recent NCS inspection conducted jointly by Region II and Headquarters Inspection Section, an outside contractor accompanied the NRC inspection team to provide technical NCS expertise. These two areas of regulation (licensing and inspections) are discussed further in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 426452
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961103--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 75; ISSN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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