ML25344A026
| ML25344A026 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/20/2026 |
| From: | Aida Rivera-Varona Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| To: | Pelton J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Galvin D, NRR/DORL/LPL2-2 | |
| References | |
| 200700062, CAC TM3058 | |
| Download: ML25344A026 (0) | |
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January 20, 2026 MEMORANDUM TO:
Jamie Pelton, Deputy Director (Acting)
Reactor Safety Programs and Mission Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Aida Rivera-Varona, Director (Acting)
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
200700062 - QUARTERLY JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2025 REPORT ON THE STATUS OF PUBLIC PETITIONS SUBMITTED UNDER TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, SECTION 2.206 (CAC NO. TM3058)
This memorandum transmits the quarterly status report of petitions being evaluated under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.206, Requests for action under this subpart. This report covers open and closed petitions from July 1 through September 30, 2025, including their age statistics.
Enclosure:
Quarterly 10 CFR 2.206 Status Report July-September 2025 cc: SECY EDO OGC OCA OPA OCFO CONTACT: Dennis Galvin, NRR/DORL 301-415-6256 HIPOLITO GONZALEZ Digitally signed by HIPOLITO GONZALEZ Date: 2026.01.20 11:25:33 -05'00'
Enclosure Quarterly Status Report of Public Petitions Submitted Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.206 July to September 2025 For each open or closed petition listed below, the individual status page summarizes the issues raised by the petitioner, the background, and the next steps.
When a petition is received, the submittal is evaluated against the screening criteria in Management Directive (MD) 8.11, Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML18296A043), to determine if consideration by a Petition Review Board (PRB) is warranted or if the submittal will be dispositioned outside of the 10 CFR 2.206 process. If a submittal is currently being screened, it will not be included in this report. If a submittal is screened out, it will be listed as a submittal that has been screened out.
If a PRB consideration is warranted, the petition will be referred to as an open petition under consideration in this report. If a PRB makes its final determination to not accept a petition for further review, the submitter will be notified, and the petition will be listed as a closed petition.
If a PRB accepts a petition for further review under 10 CFR 2.206, the petition will continue to be listed as an open petition under consideration until the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff formally grants or denies the requested actions in a Directors Decision (DD). After issuing a DD, the petition will be listed as a closed petition.
1 While the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 petition was closed on June 26, 2025, the petitioners submitted comments on the final directors decision and the NRC responded to the comments during this period.
SUBMITTALS SCREENED OUT DURING THIS PERIOD Licensee/Facility Petitioner/Ticket No.
Page Not Applicable Thomas Saporito OEDO-25-00397 3
PETITIONS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD Licensee/Facility Petitioner/Ticket No.
Page Palisades Nuclear Plant Beyond Nuclear, Michigan Safe Energy Future, and Dont Waste Michigan OEDO-24-00011 4
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 21 San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and Environmental Working Group OEDO-24-00083/OEDO-25-00381 6
OPEN PETITIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION Licensee/Facility Petitioner/Ticket No.
Page Palisades Nuclear Plant Alan Blind OEDO-25-00290 9
Palisades Nuclear Plant Terry Lodge and Wallace Taylor on behalf of Beyond Nuclear, Dont Waste Michigan, Michigan Safe Energy Future, Three Mile Island Alert and Nuclear Energy Information Service OEDO-25-00378 12 SUBMITTALS SCREENED OUT DURING THE PERIOD OEDO-25-00397 (Petition Age: 2 months)
Issues/Actions Requested:
The petitioner requested that the NRC take various enforcement action against non-licensed distributers of shrimp products in response to an August 19, 2025, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory regarding certain imported frozen shrimp from an Indonesian firm.
Background:
On August 20, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition to the NRC (ML25233A178).
On August 20, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the August 20, 2025, submittal.
On September 22, 2025, the petition was screened out (ML25267A066) of the 10 CFR 2.206 process consistent with MD 8.11, Directive Handbook (DH)Section II.A.2(d)(vi),
Requests to Impose a Requirement that is Outside of NRC Jurisdiction. The safety of the nations food supply (including potential radioactive contamination of food) is outside the scope of the NRCs authority under the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act (ERA) of 1974, as amended. The safety of the nations food supply is regulated by the FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended.
Facility:
NA Licensee Type:
NA Petitioner:
Thomas Saporito Date of Petition:
August 20, 2025 Screen Out Email Issued:
September 22, 2025 Last Contact with Petitioner:
September 22, 2025 Petition Manager:
Dennis Galvin Case Attorney:
Marcia Simon CLOSED PETITION OEDO-24-00011 (Petition Age: 21 months)
Issues/Actions Requested:
The petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement action against Holtec Palisades LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International (Holtec) alleging that Holtec misused decommissioning funds at the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
Background:
On December 5, 2023, the petitioners filed a request for hearing under 10 CFR 2.309 (ML23339A192).
On December 18, 2023, the request was referred to the 10 CFR 2.206 process, by the Office of the Secretary (ML23352A325).
On January 16, 2024, the petition was assigned to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, via ticket OEDO-24-00011.
On February 1, 2024, the petition manager informed the petitioners that the NRC had determined that immediate action was not warranted. The petition manager also informed the petitioners that the contention regarding the misuse of decommissioning funding had screened into the 2.206 process (ML24032A244).
On February 15, 2024, the petition manager provided a status update to the petitioners.
On February 29, 2024 (ML24061A014), the petition manager informed the petitioners that the PRBs initial assessment was that the petition did not meet the MD 8.11 criteria for accepting petitions under 10 CFR 2.206 and offered the petitioners an opportunity to address the PRB in a public meeting.
On March 20, 2024, the petitioners agreed to hold a public meeting on April 10, 2024 (ML24085A152).
On April 10, 2024, the petitioners addressed the PRB in a public meeting. The meeting transcript (ML24114A016) is considered a supplement to the petition.
On May 15, 2024 (ML24170A881), the petition manager informed the petitioners that the 2023 decommissioning funding misuse concern expressed during the April 10, 2024, public meeting is being accepted into the 2.206 process and will be held in abeyance (MD 8.11, DH Section III.C.3) pending the outcome of the NRC staff review of decommission funding use.
On June 4, 2024, the petition manager sent a status update to the petitioners.
Facility:
Palisades Nuclear Plant Licensee Type:
Power Petitioners:
Beyond Nuclear, Michigan Safe Energy Future, and Dont Waste Michigan Date of Petition:
December 5, 2023 DD to be Issued by:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Acknowledgment Letter Issued:
July 2, 2024 Proposed Directors Decision Issued:
June 18, 2025 Directors Decision Issued:
August 14, 2025 Last Contact with Petitioner:
September 9, 2025 Petition Manager:
Zach Turner Case Attorney:
Robert Carpenter On July 2, 2024, an acknowledgement letter (ML24137A014) was issued stating that the 2023 decommissioning funding misuse concern is being accepted into the 2.206 process and will be held in abeyance.
On November 25, 2024, the petition manager sent a status update to the petitioners which included the assignment of a new petition manager.
On February 20, 2025 (ML25052A070), the petition manager informed the petitioners that PRB will resume its assessment of the petition and that the PRB will next provide the proposed directors decision to the petitioner for comment.
On April 8 and June 10, 2025, the petition manager sent status updates to the petitioners.
On June 18, 2025, a proposed directors decision was issued to the petitioner and to the licensee for comment, with a comment period of 14 days.
Proposed directors decision: ML25097A167 Letter to Petitioner: ML25097A168 Letter to Licensee: ML25097A169 Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:
- On July 2, 2025, the petitioners submitted comments on the proposed directors decision (ML25183A399)
On August 14, 2025, the NRC issued the final directors decision (DD-25-02) that denied the petitioners request to take enforcement action as the issues raised in the petition have already been addressed through the NRCs inspection and enforcement process.
Directors decision: ML25199A096 Letter to Petitioner: ML25199A095 Federal Register Notice: ML25199A103 (90 FR 40864)
- On September 9, 2025, the Office of the Secretary of the Commission informed the petitioners that the Commission has declined to review DD-25-02 (ML25253A389); thus, DD-25-02 became a final agency action on September 8, 2025.
CLOSED PETITION OEDO-24-00083/OEDO-25-00381 (Petition Age: 16 months2)
Issues/Actions Requested:
The petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement action against Pacific Gas and Electric Company by ordering immediate closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, due to the assertion that there is unacceptable risk of a seismically induced severe accident.
Background:
On March 4, 2024, the petitioners submitted a petition to the NRC (ML24067A066).
On March 12, 2024, the petition was referred to the 10 CFR 2.206 process, by the Office of the Secretary (ML24072A529).
On March 14, 2024, the petition was assigned to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, via ticket OEDO-24-00083.
On March 28, 2024, the petition manager informed the petitioners that the NRC had determined that immediate action was not warranted. The petition manager informed the petitioners that the petition screened into the 2.206 process (ML24088A238).
On April 11 and May 9, 2024, the petition manager sent the petitioners status updates.
On May 15, 2024 (ML24136A162), the petition manager informed the petitioners that the PRBs initial assessment was that the petition did not meet the MD 8.11 criteria for accepting petitions under 10 CFR 2.206 and offered the petitioners an opportunity to address the PRB in a public meeting.
On June 7, 2024, the petitioners supplemented the petition (ML24162A079) in response to the initial assessment dated May 15, 2024.
On July 17, 2024, the petitioners addressed the PRB in a public meeting. The meeting transcript (ML24218A164) and presentation (ML24198A105) are considered supplements to the petition.
2 2 The petition age reflects the duration from the date of the submittal of the petition, March 4, 2024, until its closure with the issuance of directors decision DD-25-01 on June 26, 2025. The petition age does not include the time period regarding the petitioners submittal of comments on the final directors decision and the NRC response.
Facility:
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2 Licensee Type:
Power Petitioners:
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and Environmental Working Group Date of Petition:
March 4, 2024 DD to be Issued by:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Acknowledgment Letters Issued:
August 27, 2024, December 5, 2024 Proposed Directors Decision Issued:
April 10, 2025 Directors Decision Issued:
DD-25-01, June 26, 2025 Last Contact with Petitioner:
September 23, 2025 Petition Manager:
Dennis Galvin Case Attorney:
Robert Carpenter On August 22, 2024 (ML24235A203), the petition manager informed the petitioners that the four primary concerns in the supplemented petition are being accepted into the 2.206 process (MD 8.11,Section III.C).
On August 27, 2024, an acknowledgement letter (ML24205A066) was issued stating that the 4 primary concerns in the supplemented petition are being accepted into the 2.206 process for further review.
- On September 11, 2024 (ML24262A246), the petitioners submitted a letter to the NRC which recommended that the NRC implement certain procedural measures for the PRB review.
- On October 24, 2024 (ML24298A234), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) submitted voluntarily information related to the specific concerns accepted for further review by the PRB.
- On October 29, 2024 (ML24269A012), the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation issued a response the petitioners letter dated September 11, 2024, stating that the PRB will be following the process outlined in MD 8.11.
- On October 30, 2024 (ML24305A187), the petitioners supplemented the petition in response, in part, to the licensees October 24, 2024, voluntary submittal.
- On December 5, 2024 (ML24317A038), a supplemental Acknowledgement Letter was issued stating that the PRB intends to address two supplemental concerns from the petitioners October 30, 2024, supplement and that the PRB may take as many as 120 additional days to issue the proposed directors decision.
- On December 31, 2024, the petition manager sent a status update to the petitioners and informed the petitioners that the PRB review is still underway.
- On January 29 and March 3, 2025, the petition manager sent status updates to the petitioners and informed the petitioners that the PRB review is still underway.
On April 10, 2025, a proposed directors decision was issued to the petitioner and to the licensee for comment, with a comment period of 14 days.
Proposed directors decision: ML24302A148 Attachment to the proposed directors decision: ML25093A060 Letter to Petitioner: ML24302A153 Letter to Licensee: ML24302A154
- On April 16, 2025 (ML25107A256), the petitioners requested an extension of the comment period on the proposed directors decision until May 15, 2025
- On April 17, 2025, the NRC staff approved the comment period extension to May 15, 2025 (ML25113A184) and informed the licensee (ML25113A183).
- On May 15, 2025, the petitioners submitted comments on the proposed directors decision (ML25136A355)
- On June 26, 2025, the NRC issued the final directors decision (DD-25-01) stating that the actions requested in the petition will not be granted in whole or in part.
Directors decision: ML24302A148 Attachment to the directors decision: ML25093A060 Letter to Petitioner: ML24302A153 Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:
- On July 23, 2025, the Office of the Secretary of the Commission informed the petitioners that the Commission has declined to review DD-25-01 (ML25204A179); thus, DD-25-01 became a final agency action on July 21, 2025.
- On July 31, 2025, the petitioners submitted comments on the final directors decision, DD-25-01 (ML25217A448).
- On September 23, 2025, the NRC issued a response (ML25233A125) to the petitioners letter dated July 31, 2025, stating that the PRB has reviewed the comments and determined that the comments did not provide new information beyond that considered in the preparation of DD-25-01. Therefore, DD-25-01 was not revised and the comments were not treated as a new petition.
OPEN PETITION UNDER CONSIDERATION OEDO-25-00290 (Petition Age: 5 months as of September 30, 2025)
Issues/Actions Requested:
The petitioner requested that the NRC take a range of enforcement actions against Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, and Holtec Palisades, LLC related to the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades). The NRC has grouped the submissions into several topics, as several of the submissions are related.
Date ADAMS No.
Topic May 15, 2025 **
ML25136A365 Submission of Steam Generator Condition Monitoring and Operational Assessments June 21, 2025 **
ML25183A334 July 22, 2025 **
ML25204A144 August 8, 2025 **
ML25223A096 June 3, 2025 ML25157A006 Inspection of a Previously Replaced Containment Tendon July 22, 2025 ML25204A143 July 17, 2025
- ML25199A177 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)-805 Related Fire Protection Modifications*
July 28, 2025 ML25209A504 Notification of Readiness for Transition to Power Operations Licensing Basis July 29, 2025
- ML25211A141 Implementation of License Condition C(3)(c)2 Regarding Fire Protection Modifications*
August 3, 2025
- ML25216A082 August 6, 2025 ML25218A228 Implementation of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 August 11, 2025 ML25224A084 Previously Required Technical Specification for Reactor Coolant System Vent Valves September 16, 2025 ML25260A068 Schedule for Completion of GL 2004-02 Actions
- The petitioner withdrew the submissions dated July 17, July 29, and August 3, 2025, on December 1, 2025 (ML25335A125).
- The petitioner withdrew submissions dated May 15, June 21, July 22, and August 8, 2025, on December 15, 2025 (ML25350A002)
Facility:
Palisades Nuclear Plant Licensee Type:
Power Petitioners:
Alan Blind Date of Petition:
May 15, 2025, to September 16, 2025 DD to be Issued by:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Acknowledgment Letter Issued:
Not Applicable Closure Letter Issued:
Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner:
September 30, 2025 Petition Manager:
Dennis Galvin Case Attorney:
Rob Carpenter Actions Completed through September 30, 2025:
On May 15, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the submission of steam generator condition monitoring and operational assessments (ML25136A365).
On May 27, 2025, the ticket OEDO-25-00290 was assigned for the petition.
On June 3, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the inspection of a previously replaced containment tendon (ML25157A006).
On June 5, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the May 15 and June 3, 2025, submittals.
On June 21, 2025, the petitioner supplemented the May 15, 2025, petition regarding the submission of steam generator condition monitoring and operational assessments (ML25183A334).
On July 17, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)-805 related fire protection modifications (ML25199A177).
On July 18, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the June 21 and July 17, 2025, submittals.
On July 22, 2025, the petitioner supplemented the May 15 and June 21, 2025, petitions regarding the submission of steam generator condition monitoring and operational assessments (ML25204A143).
On July 22, 2025, the petitioner supplemented the June 3, 2025, petition regarding the inspection of a previously replaced containment tendon (ML25204A144).
On July 22, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the two July 22, 2025, submittals.
On July 28, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the notification of readiness for transition to power operations licensing basis (ML25209A504).
On July 28, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the July 28, 2025, submittal.
On July 29, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the implementation of license condition 2.C(3)(c)2 regarding fire protection modifications (ML25211A141).
On July 30, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the July 29, 2025, submittal.
On August 3, 2025, the petitioner supplemented the July 29, 2025, petition regarding the implementation of license condition 2.C(3)(c)2 regarding fire protection modifications (ML25216A082).
On August 4, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the August 3, 2025, submittal.
On August 6, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the implementation of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 (ML25218A228).
On August 6, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the August 6, 2025, submittal.
On August 8, 2025, the petitioner supplemented the May 15, June 21, and July 22, 2025, petitions regarding the submission of steam generator condition monitoring and operational assessments (ML25223A096).
On August 8, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the August 8, 2025, submittal.
On August 11, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding a previously required technical specification for reactor coolant system vent valves (ML25224A084).
On August 11, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the August 11, 2025, submittal.
On September 16, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the schedule for completion of actions related to Generic Letter (GL) 2004-02, Potential Impact of Debris Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design Basis Accidents at Pressurized-Water Reactors (ML25260A068).
On September 16, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the September 16, 2025, submittal.
On September 30, 2025, the petition manager informed the petitioner that the petitions had screened into the 2.206 process (ML25329A215). The petition manager also informed the petitioner that the NRC had determined that immediate action was not warranted.
Next Steps The PRB is evaluating whether the petition should be accepted for review.
OPEN PETITION UNDER CONSIDERATION OEDO-25-00378 (Petition Age: 3 months as of September 30, 2025)
Issues/Actions Requested:
The petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement actions against Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, and Holtec Palisades, LLC regarding the Palisades Nuclear Plant related to the installation of sleeves into steam generator tubes.
Actions Completed this Quarter and Next Steps:
On July 29, 2025, the petitioner submitted a petition regarding the installation of sleeves into steam generator tubes (ML25212A137).
On July 30, 2025, the NRC staff acknowledged the receipt of the July 29, 2025, submittal.
On August 6, 2025, the ticket OEDO-25-00378 was assigned for the petition.
On September 30, 2025, the petition manager informed the petitioner that the petitions had screened into the 2.206 process (ML25328A037). The petition manager also informed the petitioner that the NRC had determined that immediate action was not warranted.
The PRB is evaluating whether the petition should be accepted for review.
Facility:
Palisades Nuclear Plant Licensee Type:
Power Petitioners:
Terry Lodge and Wallace Taylor on behalf of Beyond Nuclear, Dont Waste Michigan, Michigan Safe Energy Future, Three Mile Island Alert and Nuclear Energy Information Service Date of Petition:
July 29, 2025 DD to be Issued by:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Acknowledgment Letter Issued:
Not Applicable Closure Letter Issued:
Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner:
September 30, 2025 Petition Manager:
Dennis Galvin Case Attorney:
Rob Carpenter
ML25344A026 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/PM NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/LA NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NAME DGalvin ABaxter ZTurner DATE 12/16/2025 12/22/2025 12/16/2025 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/BC NRR/DORL/D (A)
NAME DWrona ARivera-Varona (HGonzalez for)
DATE 1/13/2026 1/20/2026