Operating Experience Smart Sample (OpESS) Program

The OpESS program is designed to provide NRC inspection staff a detailed synopsis of selected operating experience which the agency considers to have generic safety implication. The OpESS is designed as an additional tool to be used by agency staff in ROP baseline inspection preparation. The information and trends identified from OpESS inspections may provide further indication that a specific issue warrants additional agency action.

Operating Experience Smart Samples

Each OpESS has a unique and sequential identifier. The designator FY is "Fiscal Year," which will support tracking by the NRR Operating Experience Branch for determining OpESS utilization and effectiveness.

2000s: FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2012 | FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | FY2007

OpESS Title Applicable to Inspection Procedure(s) Issue Date Reference Doc CN Number Word
FY2007/01 PWR Containment Sump Recirculation Pipe Foreign Material Blockage IP 71111.15
IP 71111.17
IP 71111.20
IP 71111.21
IP 71152
11/20/06      
FY2007/02
Rev 3
Analysis of Flooding Vulnerabilities IP 71111.01
IP 71111.06
IP 71111.19
09/11/18   18-031  
FY2007/03
Rev 3
Crane And Heavy Lift Inspection, Supplemental Guidance to IP 71111.20 and IP 71111.13 IP 71111.13
IP 71111.20
09/11/18   18-031  
FY2007/04 BWR Core Power / Flow Map – supplemental inspection guidance for MC 2515D IP 71111.15
IP 71152
08/27/07 R    
FY2008/01 Negative Trend and Recurring Events Involving Emergency Diesel Generators IP 71111.04
IP 71111.15
IP 71111.19
IP 71111.22
IP 71152
11/29/07      
FY2009/01 Inspection of Electrical Connections for Motor Control Center, Circuit Breakers, and Interfaces IP 71111.12
IP 71111.19
IP 71111.21
IP 71111.22
IP 71152
10/29/08      
FY2009/02 Negative Trend and Recurring Events Involving Feedwater Systems IP 71111.04
IP 71111.15
IP 71111.19
IP 71111.22
IP 71152
12/23/08      
FY2010/02 Sample Selections for Reviewing Licensed Operator Examinations
and Training Conducted on the Plant-Referenced Simulator
IP 71111.11 08/16/10     .docx
FY2012/01 High Wind Generated Missile Hazards
(Redacted Version)
IP 71111.01
(IP 71111.18)
IP 71111.21
(IP71111.22)
(IP 71152)
12/29/11     .docx
FY2012/02
Rev 1
Technical Specification Interpretation and Operability Determination IP 71111.15 05/17/12     .docx
FY2018/01 Evaluation of Licensee Actions Taken in Response to 10 CFR Part 21 Notification of the Potential Existence of Defects Related to Control Rod Drive Mechanism (CRDM) Thermal Sleeves IP 71152 11/19/18 R 18-040 .docx
FY2019/01 Commercial Grade Dedication, Procurement, and Design Control IP 71111.12
IP 71111.18
IP 71111.21M
IP 71111.21N
07/30/19   19-025 .docx
FY2020/01 Flex Equipment Design Control, Maintenance, and Testing IP 71111.12
IP 71111.13
IP 71111.18
IP 71111.19
IP 71111.21M
IP 71111.22
IP 71152
10/21/20   20-053