"A 50.69 program provides benefits beyond the gains made by past programs by actively involving utility staff in practical assessments of SSC to ultimately produce a balanced application of surveillance, testing and maintenance practices that improve overall plant safety."

Ryan Griffin

Systems Engineering Categorization

"The 10 CFR 50.69 voluntary rule permits risk insights and other qualitative considerations to be used to determine the safety significance of structures, systems, and components (SSCs). This adjusts the scope of equipment that is required to comply with current special regulatory treatment (controls) to better focus licensee, and NRC attention and resources on equipment that has safety significance."

Kyle Hope

Probabilistic Risk Assessment

"The 50.69 program is great for the industry because not only is it a cost saver, it also increases focus on the most risk-significant SSCs, which will ultimately lead to a safer plant."

Richard Rolland

Tool for Risk-Informed Operations (TRIO)

"10 CFR 50.69 allows the industry to focus on improving safety of high safety-significant components while lowering the expenditures on low safety-significant components. This will improve the industry’s objective of Delivering the Nuclear Promise."

Ryan Vanston

Alternative Treatments

"The 10CFR50.69 program uses information and technology available to the industry, and allows for a step-change in plant operational efficiency and cost improvements while continuing with nuclear safety in the forefront."

Westinghouse 50.69 Program

Consistent with the tenets of the “Delivering the Nuclear Promise” initiative, Westinghouse has developed a streamlined approach to promote cost-effective, standardized implementation of the 10CFR50.69 (50.69) regulation throughout the industry.

Phase 1: Preparation

Phase 2: Licensing Requirements

Phase 3: Categorization

Phase 4: Establish Treatment for Categorized Components

Phase 5: Periodic Reviews

Training

Meet Some of Our Team Members

Frank Ferraraccio

Ryan Griffin

Kyle Hope

Richard Rolland

Ryan Vanston

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