What is the difference between the PSB’s role and the NRC’s role in ensuring safety of the plant?
The type of analysis recommended by the PSB focuses on the reliability of the plant and not the plant’s safety. The PSB is precluded under federal law from reviewing radiological concerns regarding the power upgrade. Specifically, the PSB’s stated concern is the effect that a large power uprate will have on the reliability of the plant output in light of recent difficulties that have been experienced by other boiling water reactors following extended power uprate implementation. NRC regulations and oversight process focus on ensuring nuclear safety regardless of the mode of plant operation. The NRC’s statutory authority does not extend to regulating the reliability of generator output. Decisions on power generation are left to the discretion of the licensee. The PSB’s concern focuses on the reliability of VY. To the extent that proper operation and maintenance of the plant affect the reliability of plant systems and, by extension, the reliability of plant output, the staff notes that m
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