ML21194A375

Incoming Fee Waiver Request for Remote ERO White Paper

ML21194A375
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Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	08/16/2021
From:	Perkins S Nuclear Energy Institute
To:	Clay Johnson NRC/OCFO
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SUSAN H. PERKINS Senior Director, Nuclear Security & Incident Preparedness 1201 F Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004 P: 202.739.8016 shp@nei.org nei.org July 12, 2021 Ms. Cherish K. Johnson Chief Financial Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

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Fee Exemption Request for NEI White Paper, Enabling Remote Response for Members of an Emergency Response Organization Project Number: TBD

Dear Ms. Johnson:

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 1 has submitted a draft version of NEI White Paper, Enabling Remote Response for Members of an Emergency Response Organization, for review by the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to support public meeting engagements leading to an eventual endorsement of the document. The white paper provides guidance that may be used by a power reactor licensee to enable selected members of an Emergency Response Organization (ERO) to respond to an emergency remotely (i.e., from a location other than the assigned emergency response facility).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 170.11, Exemptions, NEI requests a fee waiver for the NRC's review of the white paper, including reviews of any subsequent submittals necessary to address staff review comments. The document meets the exemption requirement in 10 CFR 170.11(a)(1)(ii) in that it will assist the NRC in generic regulatory improvements or efforts. NEI plans to make the final version of the white paper available for use by both members and non-members; therefore, NRC review and endorsement of the white paper will promote a consistent approach to the implementation of a remote ERO response by power reactor facilities. This outcome will increase the efficiency of licensing actions (e.g., staff review of License Amendment Requests related to this topic) and emergency preparedness inspection activities performed under the Reactor Oversight Process.

1 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is responsible for establishing unified policy on behalf of its members relating to matters affecting the nuclear energy industry, including the regulatory aspects of generic operational and technical issues. NEIs members include entities licensed to operate commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, nuclear plant designers, major architect and engineering firms, fuel cycle facilities, nuclear materials licensees, and other organizations involved in the nuclear energy industry.

Ms. Cherish Johnson July 5, 2021 Page 2 Questions concerning this request should be directed to Mr. Zachary Smith (570-640-7795 or zas@nei.org).

Sincerely, Susan H. Perkins c: Mr. Jessie Quichocho, NSIR/DPR/RLB, NRC Mr. Ray Hoffman, NSIR/DPR/RLB, NRC NRC Document Control Desk