PMNS20211342, Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Proposed Rulemaking on Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power Plants

Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Proposed Rulemaking on Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power Plants

ML21288A427
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Issue date:	10/15/2021
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Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Proposed Rulemaking on Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power Plants" November 04, 2021, 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM ET Date(s) and Time(s):

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This is a Comment-Gathering Meeting. The purpose of this meeting is for NRC staff to meet directly with individuals to receive comments from participants on specific NRC decisions and actions to ensure that NRC staff understands their views and concerns.

Purpose:

To engage with the public regarding the issues to consider during the development of the Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power Plants rulemaking.

Contact:

George Tartal 301-415-0016 George.Tartal@nrc.gov NRC NRC-Wide

Participants:

External Public Teleconference:

Bridge Number Pass Code (301) 576-2978 897597835#

Webinar:

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The Commission approved this rulemaking in the staff requirements memorandum (ADAMS Accession No. ML21209A947) for SECY-20-0109, Petition for Rulemaking and Rulemaking Plan on Immediate Notification Requirements for Nonemergency Events (PRM-50-116; NRC-2018-0201) (ADAMS Accession No. ML20073G004).

The NRC provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in a meeting or need a meeting notice or the transcript or other information from a meeting in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please contact Anne Silk, NRC Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator, at Anne.Silk@nrc.gov or call directly at 301-287-0745.

Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Ten (10) days advance notice is requested to try to ensure availability; however, every effort will be made to address a request for reasonable accommodations with less notice.

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Proposed Rulemaking on Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power Plants" November 04, 2021, 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM ET Webinar

Topics for Discussion at the Public Meeting to Discuss the Proposed Rulemaking on Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power Plants" November 4, 2021 The following five questions are from the NRCs notice of docketing and request for comment on petition for rulemaking PRM-50-116 (83 FR 58509; November 20, 2018). The NRC received 16 public comment submissions (available here), and it considered these comments during the evaluation of the petition as discussed in the petition closure notice published August 12, 2021 (86 FR 44290). Additional public input on these questions is welcome.

1. The NRC publishes the event notifications it receives from licensees on the NRCs public website every weekday. Do you or does your organization regularly review these event notifications? If so, please describe your use of this information and explain how the elimination of all nonemergency event notification requirements would affect you or your organization.

2. If all nonemergency event notification requirements were removed from § 50.72, the NRC would still receive licensee event reports within 60 days of discovery of the event as required by § 50.73 unless there is no corresponding § 50.73 report. These reports typically contain a more detailed account of the event and are released to the public in ADAMS after receipt. There is no corresponding § 50.73 report for § 50.72(b)(2)(xi) for a news release or notification to other government agencies, § 50.72(b)(3)(xii) for transportation of a radioactively contaminated person, and § 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) for major loss of emergency assessment capability. Would the public release of licensee event reports alone meet your needs? Please explain why or why not.

3. The petitioner asserts that the nonemergency notifications under § 50.72 create unnecessary burdens for both the licensee and the NRC staff, and should be eliminated. What specific provisions in § 50.72, if any, do you consider to be especially burdensome (e.g., the timing requirements for submittal of event notifications, certain types of event notifications)? Please provide a supporting justification, as appropriate.

4. The petitioner asserts that § 50.72 nonemergency notifications are contrary to the best interests of the public and are contrary to the stated purpose of the regulation. Do you agree with this assertion? Please explain why or why not.

5. Are there alternatives to the petitioners proposed changes that would address the concerns raised in the petition while still providing timely event information to the NRC and the public? Please provide a detailed discussion of any suggested alternatives.

The NRC staff has the several follow-up questions to support development of the regulatory basis:

6. If the NRC altered the timing requirements for any specific nonemergency notifications in 10 CFR 50.72 (for example, to allow 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to report), how would this change affect you or your organization? Would the change in timing requirements for nonemergency notifications affect members of the public?

7. Would changes to NRC implementing guidance, NUREG-1022, Rev 3, Event Report Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13032A220) or NUREG-1022, Rev 3, Supplement 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14267A447) address the concerns raised in the petition while still providing timely event information to the NRC and the public?

ADAMS Accession Number: ML21288A427 Distribution:

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20211342 Link to meeting details:

Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings" 86 FR 14964, March 19, 2021 ADAMS No. ML21050A046 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/index.html