ML23044A398
| ML23044A398 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/16/2023 |
| From: | Andrea Veil Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Ginsberg E Nuclear Energy Institute |
| References | |
| RIS 2022-02 | |
| Download: ML23044A398 (3) | |
See also: RIS 2022-02
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March 16, 2023
Ellen C. Ginsberg
Sr. Vice President
General Counsel and Secretary
Nuclear Energy Institute
1201 F Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20004
SUBJECT: DECEMBER 12, 2022, LETTER TO U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION REGARDING REMAINING CONCERNS RELATED TO
ISSUANCE OF REGULATORY ISSUE SUMMARY 2022-02, OPERATIONAL
LEAKAGE
Dear Ms. Ginsberg:
I am responding to your December 12, 2022, letter requesting information on the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs issuance of Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2022-02
Operational Leakage, dated November 3, 2022. This letter serves only to articulate the
viewpoint the NRC staff has previously expressed and does not constitute a change in its
position.
The NRC issued RIS 2022-02 along with the staffs response to public comments regarding the
draft RIS. This included a response to the Nuclear Energy Institute public comment dated
March 15, 2022. The RIS and responses to public comments state the basis for the NRC staffs
position on operational leakage. In addition, the Committee to Review Generic Requirements
(CRGR) reviewed the RIS and concluded that the staffs position in the RIS is not a backfit. The
CRGRs conclusion is publicly documented in a September 16, 2022, memorandum, which also
summarizes the three CRGR meetings related to RIS 2022-02 and provides references to the
materials presented. We have listed the documents described above in the enclosure, including
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Numbers for
your convenience.
Sincerely,
Signed by Veil, Andrea
on 03/16/23
Andrea D. Veil, Director
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
List of References
ML23044A398 NRR-106
OFFICE DNRL/NPHP: TR DNRL: LA QTE DNRL/NPHP: BC
NAME JCollins SGreen Azariah-Kribbs MMitchell
DATE 2/06/23 02/15/23 2/15/23 2/16/23
OFFICE DSS/STSB OGC DNRL: D NRR: D
NAME CTilton SClark BSmith AVeil
DATE 2/06/23 03/09/23 02/18/23 3/16/23
List of References
1. Letter from Ellen Ginsberg, Nuclear Energy Institute, Remaining Concerns Related to
Issuance of Regulatory Issue Summary 2022-02: Operational Leakage, dated
December 12, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML22349A101)
2. Draft NRC Regulatory Information Summary, Operational Leakage, January 6, 2022
3. Letter from Jennifer Uhle, Nuclear Energy Institute, Industry Comments on Draft
Regulatory Issue Summary, Operational Leakage, 87 Fed. Reg. 2361 (Jan. 14, 2022)
(Docket ID NRC-2021-0173, March 15, 2022 (ML22074A264)
4. Memorandum from Stephanie M. Coffin, Chairman, Committee to Review Generic
Requirements, to Daniel H. Dorman, Executive Director for Operations, Committee to
Review Generic Requirements Minutes of Meeting No. 460, 461, and 462,
September 13, 2022 (ML22256A171)
5. NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2022-02, Operational Leakage, November 3, 2022
6. NRC document, Analysis of Public Comments on Draft NRC Regulatory Issue Summary
2021-XX Operational Leakage, November 3, 2022 (ML22167A003)
Enclosure