|
Independent safety review is
covered through the following two groups:
Independent Safety Engineering Group (ISEG) and
Krsko Safety Committee (KSC).
1. ISEG is composed of at least five, dedicated,
full-time engineers located on site. The ISEG is
responsible for, but not limited to:
a. examination of unit-operating characteristics,
Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA)
issuance's, industry advisories, License Event
Reports, and other sources of unit design and
operating experience information, including units
of similar design, which may indicate areas for
improving unit safety;
b. detailed recommendations for revised procedures,
equipment modifications, maintenance activities,
operations activities, or other means of improving
unit safety to the NEK Board of Directors and
Director General.
2. The KSC is composed of 11 members including
Chairman and Deputy Chairman of whom 6 members are
not employees of Krsko NPP. The KSC is responsible
for the review of:
a. The safety evaluations for changes to
procedures, equipment or systems; and proposed
tests or experiments to verify that such actions
did not constitute an unreviewed safety question
or which involve an unreviewed safety question;
b. Proposed changes to Technical Specifications,
Safety Analysis Report (SAR) or the Operating
License;
c. Violations of codes, regulations, orders,
Technical Specifications, license requirements or
of internal procedures or instructions having
nuclear safety significance;
d. Significant operating abnormalities or
deviations from normal and expected performance of
unit equipment that affect nuclear safety;
e. All Reportable Events;
f. All recognised indications of an unanticipated
deficiency in some aspect of design or operation
of structures, systems, or components that could
affect nuclear safety.
|
