ML21204A130
| ML21204A130 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/04/2021 |
| From: | Niry Simonian NRC/NSIR/DPCP/RSB |
| To: | Anthony Bowers NRC/NSIR/DPCP/RSB |
| Simonian N | |
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| Download: ML21204A130 (6) | |
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August 4, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO:
Anthony Bowers, Chief Reactor Security Branch Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response FROM:
Niry Simonian, Security Specialist Reactor Security Branch Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF JULY 15, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS NEI COMMENTS ON REVISION 1 TO REGULATORY GUIDE 5.75, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AT NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR FACILITIES On July 15, 2021, an Observation Public Meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI).
The videoconference was noticed on the NRCs public website on June 29, 2021, and the meeting notice and agenda are available in the Agencywide Document and Access Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML21179A333. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.75, Training and Qualification of Security Personnel at Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities, as requested by the NEI. Specifically, the meeting addressed comments and questions posed by the NEI in a letter from William R. Gross dated April 14, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21175A174), and in an email from A.J. Clore dated June 8, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21180A259).
Discussion The NRC staff opened the meeting with introductory remarks. The NRC staff discussed the following topic areas during its slide presentation: (1) licensees commitment to RG 5.75, Revision 0 versus Revision 1; (2) Critical Task List and the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Matrix; (3) expectations related to the Mock Adversary Force; (4) RG 5.75 conflicts with RG 5.81, with respect to adversary interference; and (5) annual participation requirements. The NRC staffs response to NEIs comments and questions can be found in the presentation slides, which are located in ADAMS at Accession No. ML21194A092.
CONTACT:
Niry Simonian, NSIR/DPCP/RSB (301) 287-3636 Niry Simonian Digitally signed by Niry Simonian Date: 2021.08.04 16:17:21 -04'00'
Questions/Comments Provided to the NRC Staff indicated it was not actively soliciting comments toward regulatory decisions at this meeting; however, the Observation Meeting provided attendees with the opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff or make comments about the issues discussed. Two comments were received during the meeting. A.J. Clore, NEI, commented that NEI was appreciative for the public meeting and that NRCs slide presentation was responsive to their comments and questions. Edwin Lyman, Union of Concerned Scientists, commented that he was perplexed as to why the NRC would allow licensees to continue to use an older version of a regulatory guide (RG 5.75, Revision 0), when an update had been issued (RG 5.75, Revision 1).
The same question, posed by two different individuals, was provided during the meeting.
Chris Newton, Duke Energy, and Susan Perkins, NEI, both asked whether licensees who had committed to RG 5.75 prior to Revision 1s issuance in March 2021, but had failed to indicate a revision number in their licensing basis, needed to submit a security plan change to specify their commitment to Revision 0? During the meeting NRC staff indicated that if a licensee had committed to a regulatory guide in its licensing basis, but failed to indicate a revision number, the licensee should submit a security plan change to specify the revision number to avoid any potential confusion for NRC inspectors.
After the meeting, NRC staff internally discussed the question posed by Mr. Newton and Ms. Perkins. Staff determined that licensees do not need to update their security plans just to specify a revision number for RG 5.75. As long as a security plan is dated prior to March 2021 (i.e., the issue date for RG 5.75, Revision 1), the NRC and its inspectors will recognize that a licensee has committed to Revision 0. If a licensee should determine a security plan change is necessary on or after March 2021, licensees should take the opportunity at that time, to also specify which revision of RG 5.75 they committed to, if any. Staff has contacted NEI, Entergy, and NextEra Energy representatives to acknowledge that the NRC reconsidered its original response and decided the staffs revised position is a more efficient path forward.
Conclusion NRC staff successfully responded to the questions and comments submitted in NEIs correspondence, as well as those provided by attendees. The NRC staff made no regulatory decisions during the meeting. There were no follow-up items or actions resulting from the meeting.
Enclosure:
List of Attendees
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF JULY 15, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS NEI COMMENTS ON REVISION 1 TO REGULATORY GUIDE 5.75, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AT NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR FACILITIES DATED:
August 4, 2021 DISTRIBUTION:
ABowers, NSIR TKeene, NSIR BMekonen, NMSS NSt. Amour, OGC FBower, RI JWorosilo, RII SOrth, RIII RKellar, RIV ADAMS Accession Number: ML21204A130 OFFICE NSIR/DPCP/RSB NSIR/DPCP/RSB NAME NSimonian ABowers (PLee for)
DATE 08/04/2021 08/04/2021 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS NEI COMMENTS ON REVISION 1 TO REGULATORY GUIDE 5.75, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AT NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR FACILITIES Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Unknown Anonymous Unknown Anonymous Unknown Anonymous Unknown Anonymous Unknown Atack, Sabrina NRC/NSIR Asendorf, Patrick Joseph Tennessee Valley Authority Aurand, Chris Energy Harbor Nuclear Corporation Bayssie, Mekonen NRC/RES Beatty, Jeffrey A.
Unknown Bergman, Jana Curtiss-Wright Berkenpas, David Jay Unknown Blanchard, Shane Unknown Bower, Fred NRC/RI Bowers, Anthony NRC/NSIR Bayles, Bryan Unknown Clark, Jefferson NRC/NSIR Clore, Anthony Nuclear Energy Institute Coles, Charles STARS Alliance Colstrom, Quincy Unknown Conner, Teri M.
Unknown Cosenza, Mike Unknown Cronk, Russell Unknown
Crook, Christopher Unknown Cubellis, Louis NRC/NSIR Darlington, Melissa A Unknown Dexter, Robert NRC/NSIR DeYoung, Josh Unknown Eddy (Guest)
Unknown Egan, Nathan NRC/RIII Faith, Nathan Exelon Nuclear Fielding, Bruce NextEra Energy Gapp, Robert C.
Unknown Gilliam, Jasmine NRC/RIII Graf, Timothy Unknown Guthrie, Bill Unknown Hartnett, Christopher Exelon Nuclear Hendrickson, Todd R.
Unknown Hicks, Daniel W.
Dominion Nuclear Jamgochian, Kris NRC/NSIR Johnson, Dante NRC/OEDO Justice, Jared NRC/RII Keene, Todd NRC/NSIR Langer, Austin L.
Unknown LaPlante, Jon Entergy Nuclear Lee, Pete NRC/NSIR Lee, Samuel NRC/NSIR Lyman, Edwin Union of Concerned Scientists May, Fred Unknown McCarver, Sammy NRC/RI Miller, A D.
Xcel Energy Miller, Jim Unknown Nakanishi, Tony NRC/OCM Newton, Chris Duke Energy O'Rourke, Patrick K.
Unknown Perkins, Susan Nuclear Energy Institute Pientka, Andrew Unknown Reed, Jim Unknown Reynolds, Stephen A.
Unknown Shimulunas, Cory Indiana Michigan Power Company Simonian, Niry NRC/NSIR St. Amour, Norman NRC/OGC Stevens, Kayla Unknown Sullivan, Frederick NRC/NSIR Thomas, Brian NRC/NSIR Vitto, Steven NRC/NSIR Vollmert, Scott Unknown Washington, Trina PSEG Nuclear
Webert, Adam Unknown Whitlock, Michael L.
Dominion Nuclear Williams, Vince NRC/NSIR Wood, Gregory B.
Dominion Nuclear Young, John Exelon Nuclear Zartman, Brittany Unknown Ziolkowski, Michael NRC/RIII