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Forwards Monthly Status Rept on Licensing Activities & Regulatory Duties of NRC for Mar 1999.Targets for Licensing Action Age & Completion Rates & License Renewal Process for Calvert Cliffs Remains on Schedule
ML20205P128
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Site: Calvert Cliffs  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 04/08/1999
From: Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman
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To: J. J. Barton, Domenici P, Inhofe J, Packard R
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  • April 8, 1999 CHAIRMAN The Honorable James M. Inhofe, Chairman Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety Committee on Eisvironment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Senate Report 105-206, directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide a monthly report on the status of its licensing and regulatory duties. I am pleased to transmit the fcurth report which covers the month of March (enclosed).

I am also pleased to report to you that the staff continues to complete milestones within the improvement initiatives outlined in the Tasking Memorandum, as well as make progress on other important initiatives. We continue to meet our targets for licensing action age and conipletion rates, and the license renewal process for Calvert Cliffs remains on schedule. I am particularly pleased to inform you that, during this reporting period, the NRC staff issued on time the safety evaluation report documenting the technical review of licensee submittals through March 5,1999, for the Calvert Cliffs license renewal a;. plication.

Since the fast report, the Commission and NRC staff also:

  • published the reviscJ source term rulemaking in the Federd Register for potlic comment, which, when completed, Mil provide licensees the ability to pursut, risk-informed licensing actions through the use of the revised source term
  • issued improved standard technical specifications for Comanche Peak Units 1.& 2
  • published Federal Register Notice for the Direct Final Rule modifying 10 CFR 50.54(a) governing quality assurance change control
  • developed and proposed to the Commission a pilot plan with success criteria for implementing the new reactor oversight process  ;
  • developed and proposed to the Commission modifications to the Senior Management Meeting process to transition to the new oversight process f '.

> developed and proposed to the Commission the elimination of the use of " Regulatory , . .

Significance"in enforcement

> published a draft regulatory guide fo public comment endorsing Nuclear Energy Institute Report 98-03 on Final Safety Analysis Report guidance

  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a posclble future license application for an enrichment facility employing laser technology, such as the United States Enrichmcot Corporation's Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) process c

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  • issued an independent spent fuel storage facility license to DOE for dry storage of the TMI-2 fuel debris at the Idaho Natiorial Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for a vitrification facility for immobilizing highly radioactive waste in underground tanks at DOE's reservation in Hanford, Washington
  • issued a " white paper" special report outlining Commission expectations rega ding risk-informed, performance-based regulation of nuclear safety
  • issued a safety evaluation report approving the use of an improvad device for measuring feed water flow, which will enable licensees that elect to install the device to increase plant electrical output by 1 percent
  • received three Hammer Awards from the National Partnership for Reinventing Government for our procurement reform initiatives and development of guidance on site surveys I have enclosed the March update to the Tasking Memorandum which d "neates the specific initiatives completed by the agency since August 1998 and future milestones.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may provide additional information. .

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Enclosures:

1. March Monthly Report
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    1. April 8, 1999 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Joe Barton, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Senate Report 105-206, directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide a monthly report on the status of its licensing and regulatory duties. I am pleasoci to transmit the fourth report which covers the month of March (enclosed).

I am also pleased to report to you that the staff continues to complete milestones within the improvement initiatives outlined in the Tasking Memorandum, as well as make progress on other important initiatives. We continue to meet our targets for licensing action age and completion rates, and the license renewal process for Calvert Cliffs remains on schedule. I am particularly pleased to inform you that, during this reporting period, the NRC staff issued on time the safety evaluation report documenting the technical review of licensee submittals through March 5,1999, for the Calvert Cliffs license renewal applicadon.

Since the last report, the Commission and NRC staff also:

  • published the revised source term rulemaking in the Federal Register for public comment, which, when completed, will provide licensees the ability to pursue risk-informed licensing actions through the use of the revised source term
  • issued improved standard technical specifications for Comanche Peak Units 1 & 2

- published Federal Register Notice for the Direct Final Rule modifying 10 CFR 50.54(a) governing quality assurance change control j

  • developed and proposed to the Commission a pilot plan with success criteria for implementing the new reactor oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission modifications to the Senior Management Meeting process to transition to the new oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission the elimination of the use of "Reguistory Significance"in enforcement

- published a draft regulatory guide for public comment endorsing Nuclear Energy Institute Report 98-03 on Final Safety Analysis Report guidance

- issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for an enrichment facility employing laser technology, such as the United States Enrichment Corporation's Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) process

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  • issued an independent spent fuel storage facility license to DOE for dry storage of the .

TMI 2 fuel debris at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL).

  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for.

a vitrification facility for immobilizing highly radioactive waste in underground tanks at DOE's reservation in Hanford, Washington

  • issued a " white paper" special report outlining Commission expectations regarding risk-inforrned,' performance-based regulation of nuci'ar safety
  • issued a safety evaluation report approving the use of an improved device for measuring f9ed water flow, which will enable licensees that elect to install the device to increase plant electrical output by 1 percent
  • received three Hammer Awards from the National Partnership for Reinventing Government for our procurement reform ir.itiatives and development of guidance on site surveys I have enclosed the March update to the Tasking Memorandum which delineates the specific initiatives completed by the agency since August 1998 and future milestones.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may provide additional information.

Sincerely,

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Shirley Ann Jackson ec: Ralph M. Hall

Enclosures:

1. March Monthly Report
2. Tasking Memorandum

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\ ** ..+ / April 8, 1999 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Ron Packard, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and' Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Senate Report 105-206, directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide a monthly report on the status of its licensing and regulatory duties. I am pleased to transmit the fourth report which covers the month of March (enclosed).

I am also pleased to report to you that the staff continues to complete milestones within the improvement initiatives outlined in the Tasking Memorandum, as well as make progress on other important initiatives. We continue to meet our targets for licensing action age and completion rates, and the license renewal process for Calvert Cliffs remains on schedule. I am particularly pleased to inform you that, during this reporting period, the NRC staff issued on time the safety evaluation report documenting the technical review of licensee submittals through March 5,1999, for the Calvert Cliffs license renewal application.

Since the last report, the Commission and NRC staff also:

  • published the revised source term rulemaking in the Federal Register for public comment, which, when completed, will provide licensees the ability to pursue risk-informed licensing actions through the use of the revised source term
  • issued improved standard technical specifiestions for Comanche Peak Units 1 & 2
  • published Federal Register Notice for the Direct Final Rule modifying 10 CFR 50.54(a) governing quality assurance change control
  • developed and proposed to the Commission a pilot plan with success criteria for implementing the new reactor oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission modifications to the Senior Management Meeting process to transition to the new oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission the elimination of the use of " Regulatory Significance"in enforcement
  • published a draft regulatory guide for public comment endorsing Nuclear Energy Institute Report 98-03 on Final Safety Analysis Report guidance

- issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for -

an enrichment facility employing laser technology, such as the United States Enrichment Corporation's Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) process

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  • issued an independent spent fuel storage facility license to DOE for dry storage of the TMI-2 fuel debris at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for a vitrification facility for im.nobilizing highly radioactive waste in underground tanks at DOE's reservation in Hanford, Washington
  • issued a " white paper" special report outlining Commission expectations regarding risk-informed, performance-based regulation of nuclear safety
  • issued a safety evaluation report aperoving the use of an improved device for measuring feed water flow, which will enable licensees that elect to install the device to increase plant electrical output by 1 percent e received three Hammer Awards from the National Partnership for Reinventing vernment for our procurement reform initiativec and development of guidance on site eveys I have enclosed the March update to the Tasking Memorandum which delineates tho specific initiatives completed by the ency since August 1998 and future milestones.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may provide additionalinformation.

Sincerely, Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Representative Peter J. Visclosky

Enclosures:

1. March Monthly Report
2. Tasking Mernorandum

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    • se CHAIRMAN Apri1 8, 1999 The Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. Senate % port 105-206, directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide a monthly report on the status of its licensing and regulatory duties. I am pleased to transmit the fourth report which covers the month of March (enclosed).

I am also pleased to report to you that the staff continues to complete milestones within the improvement initiatives outlined in the Tasking Memorandum, as well as make progress on other important initiatives. We continuo to meet our targets for licensing action age and completion rates, and the license renewal process for Calvert Cliffs remains on schedule. I am particularly pleased to inform you that, during this reporting period, the NRC staff issued on time the safety evaluation report documenting the technical review of licensee submittals through March 5,1999, for the Calvert Cliffs license renewal application.

Since the last report, the Commission and hRC staff also:

- published the revised source term rulemcking in the Federal Register for public comment, which, when completed, will provide licensees the ability to pursue risk-informed licensing actions through the use of the revised source term

  • issued improved standard technical specifications for Comanche Peak Units 1 & 2
  • published Federal Registe'r Notice for the Direct Final Rule modifying 10 CFR 50.54(a) governing quality assurance change control
  • developed and proposed to the Commission a pilot plan with success criteria for implementing the new reactor oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission modifications to the Senior Management Meeting process to transition to the new oversight proce .s
  • developed and proposed to the Commission the elimination of the use of Tagulatory Significance"in enforcement
  • published a draft regulatory guide for public comment endorsing Nuclear Energy Institute Report 98-03 on Final Safety Analysis Report guidance
  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for an enrichment f acility employing laser technology, such as the United States Enrienment Corporation's Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) process m
  • issued an independent spent fuel storage facility license to DOE for dry s'torage of the TMI-2 fuel debris at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory '

(INEEL)

  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for a vitrification facility for immobilizing highly radioactive waste in underground tanks at DOE's reservation in Hanford, Washington

> issued a " white paper" special report outlining Commission expectations regarding risk-informed, performance-based regulation of nuclear safety

  • issued a safety evaluation report approving the use of an improved device for measuring feed water flow, which will enable licensees that elect to install the device to increase plant electrical output by 1 percent

- received three Hammer Awards from the National Partnership for Reinventing Government for our procurement reform initiatives and development of guidance on ".e surveys I have enclosed the March update to the Tasking Memorandum which delineates the specific-initiatives completed by the agency since August 1998 and future milestones.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may provide additional information.

Sincerely, h"

Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Senator Harry Reid

Enclosures:

1. March Monthly Report
2. Tasking Memorandum o

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' United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Domenici The Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Senate Report 105-206, directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide a monthly report on the status of its licensing and regulatory duties. I am pleased to transmit the fourth report which covers the month of March (enclosed).

I am also pleased to report to you that the staff continues to complete milestones within the improvement initiatives outlined in the Tasking Memorandum, as well as make progress on other important initiatives. We continue to meet our targets for licensing action age and completion rates, and the license renewal process for Calvert Cliffs remains on schedule. I am particularly pleased to inform you that, during this reporting period, the NRC staff issued on time the safety evaluation report documenting the technical review of licensee submittals through March 5,1999, for the Calvert Cliffs license renewal application.

Since the last report, the Commission and NRC staff also:

  • published the revised source term rulemaking in the Federal Register for public comment, which, when completed, will provide licensees the ability to pursue risk-informed licensing actions through the use of the revised source term

- issued ;mproved standard technical specifications for Comanche Peak Units 1 & 2

  • published Federal Register Notice for the Direct Final Ru'e modifying 10 CFR 50.54(a) governing quality assurance change control
  • developed and proposed to the Commission a pilot plan with success criteria for implementing the new reactor oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission modifications to the Senior Management Meeting process to transition to the new oversight process
  • developed and proposed to the Commission the elimination of the use of " Regulatory Significance"in enforcement
  • published a draft regulatory guide for public comment endorsing Nuclear Energy institute Report 98-03 on Final Safety Analysis Report guidance
  • iscued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for an enrichment facility employing laser technology, such as the United States Enrichment Corporation's Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) process
  • issued an independent spent fuel storage facility license to DOE for dry storage of the TMI-2 fuel debris at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.

(INEEL) .

  • issued a draft standard review plan for reviewing a possible future license application for a vitrification facility for immobilizing highly radioactive waste in underground tanks at -

DOE's reservation in Hanford, Washington

  • issued a " white paper" special report outlining Commission expectations regarding risk-informed, performance-based regulation of nuclear safety ,
  • issued a safety evaluation report approving the use of an improved device for measuring feed water flow, which will enable licensees that elect to install the device to increase .

p' ant electrical output by 1 percent

  • received three Hammer Awards from the National Partnership for Reinventing Government for our procurement reform initiatives and development of guidance on site -

surveys I have enclosed the March update to the Tasking Memorandum which delineates the specific initiatives completed by the agency since August 1998 and future milestones.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may provide additional information.

Sincerely, I

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Enclosures:

1. March Monthly Report
2. Tasking Memorandum i

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