ML20113E972
| ML20113E972 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/30/2020 |
| From: | Michael Mahoney Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Markley M Plant Licensing Branch II |
| Mahoney M | |
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| Download: ML20113E972 (5) | |
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April 30, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Michael T. Markley, Chief Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Michael Mahoney, Project Manager /RA/
Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF APRIL 15, 2020, PUBLIC MEETING WITH NUCLEAR INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS COVID-19 REGULATORY IMPACTS RELATED TO 10 CFR PART 20 On April 15, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a public teleconference with representatives from the nuclear industry, including the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), NextEra, and Entergy. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation, regulatory impacts due the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The meeting notice can be found in Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML20104C010, and additional information related to the meeting can be found in ADAMS at Accession No. ML20106E970.
At the start of the meeting, the NRC staff stated that the meeting was an information gathering dialogue only and as with all NRC public meetings, no regulatory decisions will be made.
Additionally, the NRC stated that none of the information provided in todays meeting should be taken to be a request by any licensee or a decision by the NRC.
After Andrea Veil, Deputy Director for Engineering, in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) made opening remarks, the meeting was turned over to Janet Schlueter of NEI, Ron Gaston of Entergy, and Chris Martin of NextEra to make opening remarks.
After opening remarks, Dave Garmon, a health physicist in the Division of Risk Assessment in NRR discussed details of an NRC letter in development, regarding potential expedited 10 CFR, Part 20 exemption requests from licensees, and NRC review of the 10 CFR Part 20 exemption requests. Items discussed included:
Draft criteria for expedited reviews for exemption from medical evaluations.
o Statement that the licensee cannot meet medical examination evaluation requirements of 10 CFR 20.1703(c)(5)(iii).
o Statement that licensee will manage personnel with overdue medical evaluations.
o Estimate of number of impacted personnel, including positions.
M. Markley o Estimate of date and time which the licensee will no longer be able to comply with regulatory requirements.
o Statement that the licensee has completed or will complete all applicable respiratory protection program medical evaluation requirements, with exception to the physical medical evaluation at medical facilities.
o Statement that a license physician has reviewed the medical history questionnaire prior to expiration of the current medical evaluation and determines the wearer remains qualified to use assigned respiratory protection equipment during the proposed exemption period.
o A statement that impacted employees have been informed of the general risks of wearing respiratory protection.
Draft criteria for expedited reviews for exemption from respirator fit-testing requirements.
o A statement that the licensee cannot meet the meet the fit-testing requirements of 10 CFR 20.1703(c)(6).
o Statement that licensee will manage personnel with overdue respiratory protection fit-tests.
o Estimate of number of impacted personnel, including positions.
o Estimate of date and time which the licensee will no longer be able to comply with regulatory requirements.
o Statement that employees covered by the exemption would receive refresher training on donning their assigned respirator.
NRC staff stated that, in considering exemption requests from 10 CFR Part 20, additional requirements may be imposed to provide continued reasonable assurance of public health and safety.
Janet Schlueter of NEI lead a discussion of industry questions to the NRC related to the following:
What nuclear power plant personnel or working groups would the expedited exemption process be expected to address (i.e. fire brigade)?
Possible templates and formats licensee exemption requests might be expected to follow.
No regulatory decisions were made in the meeting.
During the public question and answer session of the meeting, NRC staff addressed questions on the following topics:
Applicability for outage workers, Cleaning techniques for respiratory protection masks at nuclear power plants, Number of respiratory protection masks at nuclear power plants, Use of voluntary dusk masks and related requirements to dusk masks, Does the current 90-grace period for respiratory protection mask fit tests require NRC verbal approval, Potential NRC correspondence related to 10 CFR Part 20 to include decommissioned facilities and fuel facilities, Recording of NRC public meetings, and Respiratory mask fit test applicability with masks of various material.
M. Markley
Enclosure:
List of Attendees
List of Attendees April 15, 2020, Public Meeting with the Nuclear Industry Regarding COVID-19 Regulatory Impacts Related to 10 CFR, Part 20 Name Organization Andrea Veil NRC Mirela Gavrilas NRC Craig Erlanger NRC Mohamed Shams NRC Scott Burnell NRC Ed Miller NRC Greg Bowman NRC Mike Franovich NRC Dave Garmon NRC Maggie OBanion NRC Nathan Sanfilippo NRC Juan Peralta NRC Michael Markley NRC Michael Mahoney NRC Harold Anagnostopoulos NRC Adam Gendleman NRC Matt Young NRC Jim Danna NRC Bernadette Baca NRC Jonathan Rowley NRC Janet Schlueter NEI Hillary Lane NEI Tom Basso NEI Marty Phalen NEI Ron Gaston Entergy Brad Cole Entergy Chris Martin NextEra Steve Catron NextEra Doug Jones Cooper Nuclear Station Betsy Langille TVA Janise Stoliarova FEMA Daniel Cronin University of Florida Clinton Gross WCNOC Erica Gray Individual Bob Porter Individual Bill Bullard Individual Brian Henderson Individual Paul Gunter Beyond Nuclear Scot Wright Individual
ML20113E972 *via e-mail OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/LA NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/BC NAME MMahoney KGoldstein MMarkley DATE 04/23/2020 04/23/2020 04/29/2020 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NAME MMahoney DATE 04/30/2020