SECY-19-0016, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending February 1, 2019
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| Issue date: | 02/07/2019 |
| From: | Robert Lewis NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| A. Barnes, 415-1720 | |
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| SECY-19-0016 | |
| Download: ML19037A169 (7) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT February 7, 2019 SECY-19-0016 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Robert J. Lewis Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 2019 CONTENTS Enclosure Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer A Office of the Chief Information Officer B Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Office of the Secretary D Region IV E
/RA/
Robert J. Lewis Assistant for Operations, OEDO
Contact:
A. Barnes, OEDO 301-415-1720
ML19037A169 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME ABarnes RLewis DATE 2/7/19 2/7/19 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending February 1, 2019 ARRIVALS ARIDI, NADINE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NMSS RETIREMENTS CHERNOFF, SENIOR REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR MARGARET H CRAVER, PATRICIA K CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW OFFICER SECY DAPAS, MARC L DIRECTOR OFC OF NUC MATL SFTY SAFGRDS NMSS KIRBY, JANICE H OPERATOR LICENSING ASSISTANT R-II MCGHEE, JAMES M SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR) R-III MUNROE, STACEY L SUPPORT SERVICES ASSISTANT R-IV ROTTON, SIETZE J. SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR(PWR/TL) R-II WILLIAMS SR., HEALTH PHYSICIST NRO STEPHEN E.
WILLIAMS, JOSEPH F SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRO DEPARTURES DIAZ, AMY S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I GARNSEY, JOHN W INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST ADM HAIR, CHRISTOPHER SENIOR ATTORNEY OGC C
HAJEK, BRIAN KEITH ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE ASLBP FEBRUARY 1, 2019 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending February 1, 2019 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of January 28 - February 1, as submitted by requester Copy of an un-redacted version of the Report of Investigation (ROI) No. 4-2017-020, and the transcripts of the Office of Investigation (OI) witness 2019-000180 interviews Copies of the following two documents from the 2001 bankruptcy case of PG&E: Court Case #: 01-30923, Debtor: Pacific Gas and Electric 2019-000181 Company, Documents: 07/02/2001 - Amended and Restated Schedules, Supplement to Schedules, and 07/31/2003 - Disclosure Statement Copy of the final report, report of investigation, closing memo, or other conclusory document from the 27 listed NRC Office of Inspector General 2019-000182 closed full investigations Digital/electronic copy of the bibliography/listing/database of "TIDC 2019-000183 Reports" (Technical Information and Document Control Reports) at NRC The Material Licensing Tracking System (MLTS) database 2019-000184 Any correspondence between NRC and named individual or any other employees of Starbucks Corporation and its affiliates, from November 2019-000185 1985 through June 2018, and between NRC and named individual or any other employees of Maveron LLC, from January 1998 to the present FEBRUARY 1, 2019 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending February 1, 2019 Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2019; Proposed Rule; Parts 170 and 171 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) [Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 3150-AJ99; NRC-2018-0192]
On January 31, 2019, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (FR) (84 FR 578) proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. These proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, which requires the NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its annual budget through fees, less certain amounts excluded from this fee-recovery requirement. President Trump signed the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act on September 21, 2018. That Act appropriated approximately $911.0 million to the NRC, which is a decrease of approximately $11.0 million from FY 2018. Based on that total budget authority, the NRC is proposing to collect $781.9 million in fees in FY 2019. Comments are requested by March 4, 2019.
Ground Water Protection at Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities: Request for Comment; 10 CFR Part 40 (RIN 3150-AI40; NRC-2008-0421)
On January 31, 2019, the NRC published a document in the FR (84 FR 574) requesting views from interested stakeholders on whether the NRC should resume rulemaking to amend its regulations governing the domestic licensing of source material by codifying general requirements to address ground water protection at uranium in situ recovery (ISR) facilities. The NRC currently regulates ISR operations through application of regulations that primarily focus on conventional uranium mills and site-specific license conditions. The NRC initiated rulemaking in 2006 to develop requirements to provide regulatory consistency and improve the efficiency of the ISR licensing process, but placed this rulemaking on hold in 2010. Information provided to the NRC during the public comment period will be factored into the decision as to whether the NRC will continue this rulemaking. Comments are due by March 4, 2019.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 ENCLOSURE C
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending February 1, 2019 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. COMSECY-16-0029 11/29/16 Final Rulemaking Plan
- 2. Commission Voting Record 1/29/19 Final Rulemaking Plan COMSECY-16-0029
- 3. Staff Requirements 1/29/19 Final Rulemaking Plan Template Memorandum COMSECY 0029
- 4. Staff Requirements 1/29/19 Proposed Controlled Unclassified Information Memorandum SECY-18-0097 Policy Statement
- 5. Commission Voting Record 1/29/19 Proposed Controlled Unclassified Information SECY-18-0097 Policy Statement Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements 1/31/19 Affirmation Session - SECY-18-0116:
Memorandum M190131 Powertech (USA), Inc. (Dewey-Burdock In Situ Uranium Recovery Facility), Response to Remand from D.C. Circuit in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. NRC Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur, submits the NRCs monthly Congressional Status Report for December 2018, dated January 22, 2019.
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, Juan Vargas, Harley Rouda and Scott Peters, California House Members, responds to their letter regarding request to relocate NRC pre-decisional enforcement conference scheduled for January 24, 2019 and potential related NRC enforcement actions, dated January 24, 2019.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information [NRC-2019-0025].
- 2. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) - Notice of Meeting -
February 26, 2019.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 ENCLOSURE D
Region IV Items of Interest Week Ending February 1, 2019 Summary of Decision on DPO 2018-001:
- On January 31, 2019, the Regional Administrator (RA) of Region IV issued a decision (Decision) on the subject Differing Professional Opinion (DPO). The DPO stated that the results of a supplemental inspection conducted at Columbia Generating Station (CGS) per NRC Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001 were not supported by the information documented in the associated inspection report (CGS report 2017-011 dated January 30, 2018), and that the NRC staff inappropriately closed the WHITE finding in the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone. The DPO also raised a concern that a potential violation 10 CFR 50.5 may have occurred. The Decision concluded that that the 95001 inspection team conducted a thorough review of the CGS staffs actions to assess the root and contributing cause(s) of the radioactive waste shipping incident that led to the WHITE finding, and to implement necessary actions to correct the identified deficiencies and preclude their recurrence. The Decision also stated that the inspection staff met the objectives of IP 95001 and that their basis for closing the WHITE finding was appropriate and sufficient. However, the Decision also concluded that the associated IP 95001 inspection report was not sufficient to enable an independent reader to attain the level of confidence necessary to conclude that the NRC staff fully and independently assessed the licensees actions. Given this determination, the RA directed the Region IV Division of Reactor Safety (DRS) staff to prepare and issue an addendum to the publicly available 95001 report which provides supplemental information that, in part, (1) affirms that the IP 95001 objectives were met, (2) explains the rationale for the minimal level of detail in the original report (e.g., notes that DRS management made a conscious decision to not reiterate assessments already reached in other publicly available NRC inspection reports), and (3) describes how the compendium of licensee work products (listed in the original inspection report) and NRC inspection activities led to the decision to close the WHITE finding. Finally, the Decision concluded that there was no evidence to support a 10CFR 50.5 violation at CGS.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 ENCLOSURE E