SECY-20-0006, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending January 17, 2020
| ML20027A080 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/20/2020 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| Sherri Miotla, 415-5914 | |
| References | |
| SECY-20-0006 | |
| Download: ML20027A080 (9) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT FEBRUARY 20, 2020 SECY-20-0006 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17, 2020 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
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Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO
Contact:
S. Miotla, OEDO 301-415-5914
ML20027A080 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME SMiotla CHaney DATE 2/19/20 2/20/20 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JANUARY 17, 2020 ARRIVALS DIMARCO, DANIEL J. HEALTH PHYSICIST NMSS RETIREMENTS PETERSON JR., GORDON S. COMPTROLLER OCFO DEPARTURES ARCHER, LYNNE KENDRICK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-II THOMAS, VICTOR G. PROJECT ENGINEER (RI-DP) R-IV FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JANUARY 17, 2020 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of January 13 - January 17, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date 2020-000113 Rebecca Copy of named individual's operator license 01/13/2020 Rust from Nuclear Power Training Command in Ballston Spa, NY, in 1996 (Knolls Atomic Power Lab).
2020-000114 Rachel Democratic Any and all correspondence between Kelly 01/13/2020 Williams Senatorial Loeffler and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Campaign Commission (NRC), and between NRC and Committee Intercontinental Exchange or Bakkt.
2020-000115 Dale Access to records associated with named 01/13/2020 Yielding individual's claim of a chilled environment, Reassignment(s) after resolving potential non-concurrence.
2020-000116 Clay Keys Copy of FOIA request, NRC-2018-000451, 01/14/2020 and NRC's response.
2020-000117 Charles Public Copies of all written correspondence, 01/15/2020 Langley Watchdogs handwritten notes, and meeting transcripts between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and employees of Southern California Edison or its legal representatives at Alston & Bird or other law firms from July 2012 through January 15, 2019.
2020-000118 Charles Public Copies of all written correspondence, 01/15/2020 Langley Watchdogs handwritten notes, and meeting transcripts between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and employees of Southern California Edison or its legal representatives at Alston & Bird or other law firms from January 16, 2019, through January 15, 2020.
2020-000119 Charles Public Copies of all written correspondence, 01/15/2020 Langley Watchdogs handwritten notes, and meeting transcripts between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and employees of Holtec International or its legal representatives, or its affiliated corporate entities (DBA "Holtec")
from January 1, 2018, through January 15, 2020; and copies of all photographs and videos of canisters inside and outside the Canister Enclosure Cavity taken after August 1, 2018.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE B
Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date 2020-000120 Manuel Swiss Federal Copy of the following documents: 1) Pepping, 01/17/2020 Lorenzo Nuclear R.E., M.S.Y. Chu, and M.D. Siegel, 1983. "A Sentis Safety simplified analysis of a hypothetical repository Inspectorate in a basalt formation, Volume 2," in Technical ENSI Assistance for Regulatory Development:
Review and Evaluation of the Draft EPA Standard 40 CFR 191 for Disposal of High-Level Waste, SAND82-1557, NUREG/CR3235, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; and 2)
Hunter, R.L.; Cranwell, R.M.; Chu, M.S.Y.,
Assessing compliance with the EPA high-level waste standard: an overview Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA) NUREG/CR--
4510, Oct 1986; 62 p; SAND--86-0121; Available from NTIS, PC A04/MF A01 - GPO as TI87002258.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JANUARY 17, 2020 Public Meeting to Discuss Inspection Procedure 71111.21N.02, Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves (POV) Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements On January 9, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 3 public meeting at the NRC Region IV office to discuss Inspection Procedure 71111.21N.02, Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves (POV) Under the Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 50.55a Requirements and sought industry and public feedback on the inspection.
The NRC staff discussed the reasoning for inspecting POVs, how the inspection will be implemented, and how the NRC used lessons learned during the Environmental Qualifications inspections to prepare for POV inspection implementation. The meeting announcement and meeting summary are located at ADAMS Accession No. ML20007E696 and ML20038A207, respectfully.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending JANUARY 17, 2020 Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2020: Final Rule; Parts 2 and 13 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Regulatory Identifier Number 3150-AK11; NRC-2018-0048 On January 15, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a document in the Federal Register (85 FR 2281) amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties it can assess under statutes enforced by the agency. These changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The NRC is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalty for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act from $298,211 to $303,471 per violation, per day. Additionally, the NRC is amending provisions concerning program fraud civil penalties by adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act from $11,463 to $11,665 for each false claim or statement. This final rule is effective on January 15, 2020.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending JANUARY 17, 2020 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-20-0005 01/13/20 Rulemaking Plan for Training and Experience Requirements for Unsealed Byproduct Material (10 CFR Part 35)
Information Papers
- 1. SECY-20-0002 01/14/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending December 27, 2019
- 2. SECY-20-0001 12/31/19 Summary of Staff Review and Findings of the 2019 Decommissioning Funding Status Reports from Operating and Decommissioning Power Reactor Licensees Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the November 2019 monthly status report on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund, dated January 6, 2020.
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Tom OHalleran, responds to letter regarding the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines throughout the Navajo Nation, dated January 6, 2020.
- 3. Letter to the Honorable John A. Barrasso and Shelley Capito, responds to request that the NRC establish new emergency preparedness requirements for Small Modular Reactors and other advanced nuclear technologies, dated January 7, 2020.
- 4. Letter to the Honorable John A. Barrasso and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits the report on the status of the licensing process for accident tolerant fuel, dated January 9, 2020.
- 5. Letter to the Honorable John A. Barrasso and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits the report on uranium recovery flat fee pilot initiative, dated January 9, 2020.
- 6. Letter to the Honorable Marco Rubio, et al., providing the status of the agency provision of "Compliance Guides" to small entities for rules that affect them in accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, dated January 9, 2020.
- 7. Letter to the Honorable John A. Barrasso and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits the report on preparing the licensing process for research and test reactors within the existing regulatory framework, dated January 9, 2020.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE E
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-2020-0020]
- 2. Requirements for the Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Petition for Rulemaking; Denial
[Docket No. PRM-72-8; NRC-2016-0017]
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE E