SECY-19-0080, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending August 9, 2019
| ML19227A085 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/19/2019 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| Roger Rihm, 415-1717 | |
| References | |
| SECY-19-0080 | |
| Download: ML19227A085 (10) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 19, 2019 SECY-19-0080 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Cat~erine Haney . e~~
Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT -WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9, 2019 CONTENTS Enclosure Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer A Office of the Chief Information Officer B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation C Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D Office of the Secretary E Office of Administration F Catherine Haney .
Assistant for Operations, OEDO
Contact:
R. Rihm, OEDO 301-415-1717
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 9, 2019 ARRIVALS NONE DEPARTURES ADAMS, CHRISTOPHER BENJAM STUDENT ENGINEER R-11 ARCHER, ALEXANDER L. STUDENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERN OCHCO
- BISBEE, MATTHEW MATERIALS ENGINEER (Co-Op) RES CIESLEWICZ, EMILY K. STUDENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERN OCHCO
- COURY, JUSTIN REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (Co-OP) RES METTER, DARLENE F ACMUIMEMBER NMSS NELSON; ALEXIS B SUMMER ENGINEER NRR PARKER, JONATHAN STUDENT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPEC NSIR PILE, MICAH R. STUDENT ENGINEER RES RICHARDS, WILLIAM STEPHEN STUDENT ENGINEER NRR SLOAN, KIMBERLY T. ENFORCEMENT/INVESTIGATIONS ASSISTANT R-11 RETIREMENTS NONE
- LWOP AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest
- Week Ending AUGUST 9, 2019 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of Au gust 5 - August 9, as submitted by requester Tracking Requester's Requester's Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date 2019-000386 Theresa Albuquerque The June 19, 2019, letter from New Mexico 08/05/2019 Davis Journal state land commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard that was sent to Holtec International and CC'd to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and any materials related to an investigation by the NRC into Holtec International that was opened after Garcia Richard accused Holtec of making statements that "mislead federal regulators and the public alike" regarding Holtec's proposed consolidated interim storage facility in Lea County, New Mexico, as wen as the results of that investigation by the Nuclear Requlatorv Commission 2019-000387 Chris EMC A copy of the FOIA request, NRC-2018- 08/05/2019 Carlucci Solutions LLC 000557, and the response to the request (description: an updated copy of any and all outstanding/stale dated check lists, which may also be known as Limited Payability Cancellation Report of refunds and cr~dits.
(Undeliverable checks) specifically the undeliverable funds due individuals, businesses and vendor checks for fiscal year 2014-2018) 2019-000388 Ron Wheeler Request NRC BWR [Boiling Water Reactor] 08/06/2019 GFE [Generic Fundamentals Examination]
Exams. for September 2018 and March 2019 2019-000389 Clay Keys FOIA/PA-2011-00135, 2014-00052, and copy 08/06/2019 of Inspector General's investigation report 13-046 2019-000390 Robert Requesting that the specified Hst of INPO, 08/07/2019 Leyse NSAC and NSAC/INPO docun:,ents compiled from NED0-33262 be placed in the PDR
[Public Document Room] for access by the public. The public needs these documents in order to assess NED0-33262 2019-000391 Donald Arcadis US, Any available records pertaining to 08/09/2019 Smith Inc. CoorsTek/Coors Porcelain located at 600 Ninth Street in Golden, Colorado 2019-000392 Sana Corporate Background screening and the release of 08/09/2019 Memon Research and records of named individual AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE B
Investigations Ltd.
2019-000393 Michael A copy of the Records Management self- 08/09/2019 Ravnitzky assessment report for each federal agency.
You may limit this request to the most recent self-assessment re porting year available AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 9, 2019 Public Meeting with the Reactor Oversi ght Process Task Force On July 31 , 2019, the staff held a public meeting with the industry's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Task Force to discuss the status of ROP topics. Discussion topics included feedback from industry on SECY 19-0067, "Recommendations for Enhancing the Reactor Oversight Process" (ADAMS Accession No. ML19070A036); updates on Phase 2 activities for the ROP enhancement project; probabilistic risk assessment oversight initiatives (ADAMS Accession No. ML19197A293); the staff's final response to Frequently Asked Question 19-02 related to the Brunswick Cryofit Coupling Failure (ADAMS Accession No. ML19198A226); Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0609, Appendix D and IMC 0609, Attachment 4 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML19198A183 and ML19198A195); and updates on the engineering inspection program. The meeting was well attended by members of the public and media representatives who were active participants during the ROP enhancement topics. The next public meeting between the staff and the ROP Task Force is scheduled for August 28.
Public Meeting on Proposed Revisions to Branch Technical Position (BTP) 7-19 On August 1, 2019, the staff held a public meeting to discuss proposed revisions to Branch Technical Position (BTP) 7-19, "Guidance for Evaluation of Diversity and Defense-In-Depth in Digital Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control Systems." The discussion focused on clarifications of the guidance to add res~ spurious actuation as part of the evaluation of diversity and defense-in-depth in digital instrumentation and control systems. Prior to the meeting, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) provided suggested wording related to spurious actuation for the staff's consideration for inclusion in the next version of BTP 7-19 (ADAMS Accession No. ML192118057). During the meeting, the staff presented examples that illustrate the need to consider spurious actuation in this guidance. NEl's input and the staff's presentation on spurious actuation considerations were discussed during the meeting (ADAMS Accession No. ML19212A112). The staff plans to finalize the draft revision of BTP 7-19 by August 15, 2019, and hold a public meeting on August 29, 2019, to discuss the draft guidance.
Public Meeting on Revisions Made to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC)- 0326 on Operability Determinations On August 1, 2019, the staff held a public meeting to present an overview of revisions made to inspector guidance document IMC 0326, "Operability Determinations." At that meeting, NEI presented an overview of revisions made to industry guidance document NEI 18-03, "Operability Determinations." NRC and NEI staff also shared feedback regarding the respective document revisions. NRC staff anticipates having the revised IMC in the final concurrence process by the end of August.
AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE C
Quarterly Meeting with the Technical Specifications Task Force On August 1, 2019, the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) and staff conducted the regularly scheduled TSTF Quarterly meeting. During _this meeting, staff and industry discussed proposals for future TSTF Travelers to modify the Standard Technical Specifications (STS),
status, and technical topics related to active Travelers currently under review, and paths to resolution for technical or programmatic issues with Technical Specifications, Travelers, and related regulatory documents. The TSTF also provided positive feedback on the NRC staff's review and approval of TSTF-563 for DC Cook.
Public Meeting on Accident Tolerant Fuel Interim Staff Guidance On August 6, 2019, the staff held a public meeting to seek feedback on draft interim staff guidance (ISG) on chromium-coated cladding accident tolerant fuel (ATF) .
- The staff noted the ISG's purpose, in line with the ATF Project Plan, was to provide consistency and transparency of the staff's review. Stakeholders present at the meeting included the NEI ATF working group, nuclear fuel vendors, DOE, and reporters. The NEI ATF working group provided a prepared presentation and stated that their members were aligned with the majority of the draft ISG and identified areas for further discussion, including: 1)'the need for clarity regarding the staff's expectations for initial licensing (without margin recovery) versus later licensing to leverage expected performance improvements into economic benefit, and 2) concerns that the staff appeared to be proposing changes to the fuel licensing and manufacturing oversight processes. Based on the discussion held with stakeholders at the meeting, the staff understood the concerns raised and intends to clarify the guidance to address the feedbaqk received.
AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 9, 2019 Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events: Final Rule; Parts 50 and 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (Regulatory Identifier Number 3150-AJ49; NRC-2011-0069, NRC-2011-0189 and NRC-2014-0240; Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM ) 50-96, PRM-50-97, PRM-50-98, PRM-50-100 1 PRM-50-101 and PRM-50-10~]
On August 9, 2019, the NRC issued a final rule in the Federal Register(84 FR 39684) amending its regulations that establish regulatory requirements for nuclear power reactor applicants and licensees to mitigate beyond-design-basis events. The NRC is making generically applicable the requirements in NRC orders for mitigation of beyond-design-basis events and for reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation. This rule also addresses PRMs submitted to the NRC following the March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi event. This rulemaking is applicable to power reactor licensees and power reactor license applicants. This final rule is effective on September 9, 2019.
AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 9, 2019 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. Staff Requirements 08/06/19 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Access Memorandum SECY-19-0033 Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty Determinations
- 2. Commission Voting Record 08/06/19 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Access SECY-19-0033 Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty Determinations
- 3. Staff Requirements 08/07/19 Recommended Change to Verification of the Memorandum SECY-18-0093 Design Reliability Assurance Program 4 . Commission Voting Record 08/07/19 Recommended Change to Verification of the SECY-18-0093 Design Reliability Assurance Program Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso and Mike Braun, responds to request that NRC initiate a process to develop a Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the construction and operation of advanced nuclear reactors, dated July 29, 2019 Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. ACMUI Notice of Meeting September 10-11, 2019 AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE E
Office of Administration Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 9, 2019 Public Site Content Management System (CMS Public Site Content Management System (CMS ) services On July 31, 2019, contract 31310019C0015 was awarded to COMPETITIVE INNOVATIONS LLC in Arlington , VA The purpose of this firm fixed price contract is to implement a hosted solution to Web content management services that supports improved mission support, IT investment management, and consistent and repeatable service delivery. The base period of performance of this contract is from August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020, with four one-year option periods. The total potential value over the life of the award is $2,058,960.32.
AUGUST 19, 2019 ENCLOSURE F
ML19227A085 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME RRihm CHaney DATE 8/15/19 8/19/19