Safety Analysis Working Group FY2010 EFCOG Semi-Annual Meeting

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Safety Analysis Working GroupFY2010 EFCOG
Semi-Annual Meeting

• Brad Evans, Chair
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Rob McKeehan, Vice-ChairOak Ridge National
  Laboratory
• December 8, 2009

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FY09 Key Achievements

• Conducted Safety Basis Workshop, Albuquerque,
  October, 2008 DOE-STD-1189 implementation
  panel, Independent Validation Review (IVR) panel,
  DNFSB 2008-1 regarding fire protection design
  requirements
• Conducted 19th annual Safety Analysis Workshop,
  Las Vegas, May, 2009 training of 100
  participants, technical exchange, papers,
  speakers, panel discussions
• Continued support of STD-1189 implementation
  (e.g., training development, DOE directive and
  standards updates)
• Established the Criticality Safety Subgroup to
  advance integration of activities undertaken by
  DOE-HQ, DOE Field elements, DOE contractors, and
  the American Nuclear Society
• Supported key DOE Initiatives in the areas of
  Specific Administrative Controls (DNFSB item),
  IVRs (development of new DOE guidance), and
  update of the DOE Unreviewed Safety Question
  (USQ) Guide

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FY09 Key Achievements

• Continued liaison with the DOE Safety Basis
  Academy at Los Alamos and the National Training
  Center, to coordinate delivery of safety analyst
  training, maintain a course schedule on the EFCOG
  webpage, and provide classes at the Safety
  Analysis Workshop
• Established an interest group in the area of
  Hydrogen Safety to develop a common approach to
  address hazards associated with hydrogen
  generation in radioactive waste process streams,
  and related flammable gas issues.
• Initiated participation with the DOE Nuclear
  Safety Research and Development Coordinating
  Group (NSRD CG) and hosted a panel discussion at
  the 2009 Safety Analysis workshop to identify
  potential areas of research
• Initiated review and feedback on DNFSB
  Recommendation 2009-1, Risk Assessment
  Methodologies at Defense Nuclear Facilities.

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FY 10 Key Achievements To Date

• Held the 2009 Safety Basis Workshop in Oct. in
  Albuquerque, NM. Primary areas of focus included
  
• USQ process improvements
• Nuclear Criticality Safety integration
• Guidance on Safety Instrumented Systems
• Issues related to DNFSB 2009-1
• Hydrogen Safety initiative
• Site reports
• Workshop deliverables and other SAWG Action
  Items are being tracked by the SAWG Steering
  Committee.

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FY10 Forecast of Activities

• Expand upon a pilot project undertaken by
  management of Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge for the
  development and implementation of the
  Expert-Based USQ process. This pilot
  demonstrated significant cost savings in the
  performance of the USQ process without
  compromising effectiveness.

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FY10 Forecast of Activities

• Hold the 20th annual Safety Analysis Workshop in
  Knoxville, TN on April 24-29, 2010. The theme
  for the workshop is Streamlining for Safety and
  Risk Performance.
• Support implementation of DNFSB Recommendation
  2009-1, Risk Assessment Methodologies at Defense
  Nuclear Facilities, and provide review and
  feedback on potential applications.

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FY10 Forecast of Activities

• Work with DOE to develop revisions of the
  following for cost savings throughout DOE
  complex
• DOE USQ Guide (supporting innovations such as the
  Y-12 pilot study improvements to the USQ process)
• DOE-STD-3007, to integrate common safety basis
  and criticality safety practices
• 10 CFR 830, Section 830.203, Unreviewed Safety
  Question Process (long-term strategy to reform
  the USQ process at the source)
• DOE Standard on Hazard Categorization (long-term
  strategy to reform the hazard categorization
  process at the source)

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FY10 Forecast of Activities

• Continue DOE-STD-1189 implementation activities,
  including
• Revise SAWG training based on DOE pilot course
  and deliver to project managers, design
  engineers, and safety analysts at a variety of
  venues, including the 2010 Safety Analysis
  Workshop, and at contractor locations (e.g.,
  WIPP).
• Support revision of DOE Directives and Technical
  Standards to incorporate DOE-STD-1189 principles,
  including
• DOE-STD-3009, Preparation Guide for U.S.
  Department of Energy Nonreactor Nuclear Facility
  Safety Analysis,
• DOE G 420.1-1, Nonreactor Nuclear Safety Design
  Criteria and Explosive Safety Criteria Guide for
  use with DOE O 420.1 Facility Safety,
• DOE G 420.1-2, Guide for the Mitigation of
  Natural Phenomena Hazards for DOE Nuclear
  Facilities and Nonnuclear Facilities.

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FY10 Forecast of Activities

• Interface with Nuclear Safety RD Coordinating
  Group to continue initiative to identify and
  prioritize areas of nuclear safety RD
  activities.
• Complete work with the DOE Safety Software Expert
  Working Group (SSEWG) for the Toolbox Code VV
  effort.
• Continue support for development of Technical
  Standard on Design of Safety Instrumented
  Systems.
• Develop one or more EFCOG Best Practices.

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Collaboration with other WGs

• Work with the EFCOG Engineering Practices WG in
  supporting revision of DOE Technical Standard for
  System Design Descriptions (DOE-STD-3024)

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Problems/Issues

• Budgets continue to constrain participation,
  especially by junior personnel