ANS/NESCC Standards Prioritization Effort
JK AugustANS Standards Board Vice Chair
November 29, 2012ANSI Office, Washington, DC
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Background/Overview Definition Reasons for Using Voluntary Consensus Standards ANSI Introduction National Standards ANSI SDO process SDO Value Nuclear Standards Priorities ANS Standards Current Interests Nuclear Facilities Safety Committee (NFSC) ANS/ASME JCNRM (Risk/PRA) Consensus Committee Concerns (Excel Integrated SDO Priorities List)
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Technical standard An established norm or requirement about technical
systems (Wikipedia) Something established for use as a rule or the basis of
comparison for measuring or judging…. (Webster’s) A document established by consensus and approved
by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context (ISO/IEC Guide 2:1996, definition 3.2)
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Standards Information Standard operating procedure: a step-by-step
instruction to achieve a desired result Standardization: the process of establishing technical
standards Open standard: a standard that’s publicly available Standards organization: an entity concerned with
developing and maintaining standards International standard: standards suitable for
worldwide use
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Reasons for Using Consensus Standards Simplify guidance Promote safety Certify quality Promote interchangeability; standardization Provide confidence Control costs Develop common specifications (for contracts, etc.) Help non-informed users Foster innovation and sharing Help manage diversity, fairly Spread knowledge
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ANSI Founded in 1918 by five engineering societies and
three government agencies Administrator and coordinator of the United States
private sector voluntary standards system A private, nonprofit membership organization
supported by a diverse constituency Private and public organizations ANSI represents roughly 1,000 company,
organization, government agency, institutional and international members
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ANSI Facilitates the development of American National
Standards (ANS) Accredits procedures of standards development
organizations (SDOs)◦ An ANSI-accredited organization standards developer is an
"ANSI Accredited Standards Developer" or an "ASD." SDOs work cooperatively to develop voluntary
national consensus standards ANSI Accreditation signifies that procedures used
meet openness, balance, consensus and due process requirements
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Numbers Total number of standards setting bodies in the U.S.
today estimated in hundreds of “traditional” standards developing organizations
The 20 largest SDOs produce 90% of the standards - hundreds more “non-traditional” standards development bodies, such as consortia, exist.
Individual experts committees comprise groups addressing the technical requirements of standards within their specific area of expertise
About 200 standards developers accredited by ANSI; with more than 10,000 American National Standards (ANS).
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SDO (ANSI) process Governs the consensus development process Assures due process ensuring that ANSI standards are
developed in an equitable environment Make SDOs accessible, accountable to stakeholders and
responsive to their requirements Develops and approves standards using an open process
◦ By a recognized body (ANSI member) ANSI “openness” refers to an approval process that is
◦ collaborative◦ balanced, and ◦ consensus-based
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ANSI process assures: Consensus reached by representatives from interested
parties Standards undergo public reviews Comments must be responded to in good faith Provides an appeals process Due process requirements Approval verifies
◦ openness and due process principles have been followed, and ◦ a consensus of all interested stakeholder groups has been
reached
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Nuclear Standard’s Prioritization Bring focus/work smarter Help the Federal Government’s Nuclear Sectors achieve goals Load Resources Do what’s needed, first Use limited resources wisely
◦ Doing the most important standards first◦ Resources?◦ Who?
Resources: Government, NIST, NRC, DOE; Industry, AEs, NSSS, Operating Entities; SDOs
How will priority be used? ◦ for whom?◦ by what Criteria?
Go back to NTTAA/OMB A-119 reasons supporting standards
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ANS Standards Organization ANS maintains a Standards Organization Work depends on projects foreseen
◦ Yucca Mountain, NRNG/ANS-53.1 Gas Reactors, SMRs, etc…. Fukushima New designs and construction Work tends to avoid new LWR issues ANS Participants support new standards Organizations that want standards lead ANS projects:
◦ Example: General Atomics, MHRs/ANS-53.1, Safety Process for MHRs Four ANS Consensus Committee (CC)Areas
◦ Nuclear Facilities Safety Committee (NFSC)◦ Joint Committee on Nuclear Risk Management (JCNRM)--jointly with ASME◦ Criticality Safety CC N16: no concerns ◦ Special Facilities CC N17: no concerns
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Areas of Current Interest Existing Standards
◦ Seismic Flooding Siting ◦ Emergency Planning
New Standards◦ Risk◦ Fukushima bias
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Nuclear Facilities Standards Committee (NFSC)
◦ ANS-2.3 (Reg Guide 1.76; 1.221), Standard for Estimating Tornado and Extreme Wind Characteristics at Nuclear Power Sites, Historical
◦ ANS-3.11 (Reg Guide 1.23), Determining Meteorological Information at Nuclear Facilities. Current
◦ ANS-2.17 (Reg Guide 1.206), Evaluation of Subsurface Radionuclide Transport at Commercial Nuclear Power. Production Facilities, current
◦ ANS-3.11, Determining Meteorological Information at Nuclear Facilities, Current
◦ ANS 2.26, Categorization of Nuclear Facility Structures, Systems, and Components for Seismic Design, Current
◦ ANS 2.27, Criteria for Investigations of Nuclear Facility Sites for Seismic Hazard Assessments, Current
◦ ANS 2.29, Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) for the design and construction of nuclear facilities
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ANS/ASME JCNRM (Risk/PRA) Consensus Committee PRA: all levels, 1 – 3 Organizations can prioritize as they want, if they are
funded ◦ NESCC can reprioritize, comment or suggest guidance◦ “Short List” summary results◦ Complete, allows us to see what’s missing (if anything)◦ Basically, the list is based on what the SDOs report they are
going to support, and do
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ANS/ASME JCNRM (Risk/PRA) Consensus Committee PRA: all levels, 1 – 3 JCNRM Standards next two years
◦ Standard for Low Power Shutdown PRA Methodology
◦ Standard for Severe Accident Progression and Radiological Release (Level 2 PRA) Methodology to Support Nuclear Installation Applications
◦ Standard for Radiological Accident Offsite Consequence Analysis (Level 3 PRA) to Support Nuclear Installation Applications
◦ Standard for PRA for Light Water Reactors in the Design and Construction Stages
◦ Standard for PRA for Non-LWR Power Reactors
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SDO Prioritization Organizations can prioritize as they want, based on
their funding NESCC can reprioritize, comment or suggest guidance ‘Short List’ summary results As a ‘complete list’, it allows us to see what’s missing
(if anything) Basically, the list is based on what SDOs report they
are going to support, and do
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Concerns Non SDOs worry new standards will open areas already “solved” Manufacturing trade organizations generally not accredited by
ANSI, typically not SDOs: ◦ Cooling Tower Institute (CTI)
SDOs have their priorities (See Excel List)◦ ANS, ASME, IEEE, ACHE, ASQ, ASTM
Priorities skewed towards current crises◦ balanced by strategic nuclear vision
ASME offering, separately◦ PRA issues (jointly ANS/ASME) JCNRM
Users’ needs (NIST, NRC, DOE -- industry)◦ Are we covering New Plants adequately?
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