SECY-20-0060, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending June 19, 2020
| ML20178A527 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/30/2020 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| C. COOK, 415-6397 | |
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| SECY-20-0060 | |
| Download: ML20178A527 (9) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JUNE 30, 2020 SECY-20-0060 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 19, 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 Office of Administration F Catherine Digitally signed by Catherine Haney Haney Date: 2020.06.30 16:06:22 -04'00' Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO
Contact:
C.Cook, OEDO 301-415-6397
ML20178A527 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME CCook CHaney DATE 6/26/20 6/30/20 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 19, 2020 ARRIVALS BECK, TYLER GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO BORDELON, JACOB GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO BRUNDAGE, HAYDEN GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO COLON-FUENTES, LUIS GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO CURRAN, COLEMAN PROJECT ENGINEER RIDP R-II DUKEHART, COREY GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO GLISAN, JORDAN GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO GRASSO, JOHN GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO GRAY, VALERIE GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO HAYWOOD, MARY GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO HINTON, DEVONTE GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO HOOKER, TIMOTHY GENERAL SCIENTIST NRAN OCHCO JU, DANIEL GENERAL SCIENTIST NRAN OCHCO MARCHLEWSKI, HENRY GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO MASSE, JOHN GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO MCGUFFIE, MELISSA GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO MILLER, HALEY STUDENT INTERN ADM NELSON, GIANNI GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO NEUBAUER, RACHEL SR CIVIL RIGHTS SPECIALIST SBCR PAGE, HAYDEN GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO SIDA, KAREN GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO SIDDIQUI, MUZAMMIL GENERAL ENGINEER NRAN OCHCO RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES NONE JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 19, 2020 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of June 15 - June 19 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2020- Ron Hartke Historical Performance Work 06/18/2020 000253 Statement (PWS)/Statement of Work (SOW) for existing contract -
NRCHQ4016C0002, and for existing contract, who is currently assigned:
PM (program manager), COR (customer of record), POC (point of contact), CO (contract officer), and CS (contract specialist).
2020- Brian Yale University Information about NRCs policies 06/19/2020 000254 Libgober regarding ex parte meetings during rulemaking, as specified.
JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 19, 2020 Staff Accepted Oklo Power LLCs Aurora Micro-Reactor Combined Operating License Application for Review On June 5, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff accepted for review a combined license application from Oklo Power LLC. (Oklo) to build and operate the companys Aurora reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory site in Idaho (ADAMS Accession No. ML20149K616). The proposed Aurora design uses heat pipes to transport heat from the reactor core to a supercritical carbon-dioxide power conversion system to generate electricity. Oklos application, submitted on March 11, 2020, seeks approval of the first NRC license for an advanced non-light-water reactor design. The NRC and Oklo have engaged in pre-application discussions since 2016. More information regarding the acceptance review is available at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2020/20-033.pdf.
Staff Hosted Public Meeting Regarding the Licensing and Oversight of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 Construction On June 18, 2020, the NRC staff held a public meeting to provide information on the role and activities of the Vogtle Readiness Group (VRG) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML20167A006). VRG members presented information on the licensing and oversight of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 construction as well as recent activities of the VRG.
Staff Approved Licensing Requests for Regulatory Relief Related to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency The NRC staff has reviewed and approved several licensing requests seeking temporary flexibilities to maintain the safe and secure operation of the U.S. nuclear fleet during the pandemic. A summary of approved licensing actions provided during this reporting period are summarized below. A complete list of licensing actions approved by the NRC in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency is available on the NRC public website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actions.html.
Licensing Request for Regulatory Relief Related to COVID-19 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR 05/21/2020 06/15/2020 Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria Non-public (security- ML20153A011 for Security Personnel related)
JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE C
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4 (NextEra Energy Turkey Point, LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR 05/21/2020 06/15/2020 Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria Non-public (security- ML20149K606 for Security Personnel related)
South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 (STP Nuclear Operating Company)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR 05/21/2020 06/18/2020 Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria ML20142A520 ML20155K679 for Security Personnel JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 19, 2020 Individual Monitoring Devices: Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective Date; Parts 34, 36, and 39 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 3150-AK29; NRC-2019-0031 On June 16, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 36307) confirming the effective date of June 16, 2020, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on March 18, 2020 (85 FR 15347). The amendments in the direct final rule authorize the use of modern individual monitoring devices in industrial radiographic, irradiator, and well logging operations, and align personnel dosimetry requirements in these areas with the requirements for all other NRC licensees. The effective date of June 16, 2020, for the direct final rule published March 18, 2020, is confirmed.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC NUHOMS EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 1; Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective Date; 10 CFR Part 72 RIN 3150-AK40; NRC-2019-0224 On June 16, 2020, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 36307) confirming the effective date of June 17, 2020, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2020 (85 FR 18876). The direct final rule amends the NRCs spent fuel storage regulations by revising the TN Americas LLC NUHOMS EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System listing within the List of approved spent fuel storage casks to include Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1042. Amendment No. 1 adds new basket types and makes other additional revisions to the certificate of compliance and the technical specifications for consistency and clarity. The effective date of June 17, 2020, for the direct final rule published April 3, 2020, is confirmed.
Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2020: Final Rule; 10 CFR Parts 170 and 171; RIN 3150-AK10, NRC-2017-0228; Docket No. PRM-171-1; NRC-2019-0084 On June 19, 2020, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 37250) amending the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. These 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.
To mitigate the financial impact and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NRC has suspended billing of annual fees and fees for services for the 90-day period of April through June 2020. Deferred fees will be billed in July 2020. This final rule is effective on August 18, 2020.
JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 19, 2020 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Information Papers
- 1. SECY-20-0050 06/02/20 Planned Revisions to the Baseline Inspection Program for the AP1000 Reactor Design
- 2. SECY-20-0052 06/15/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending June 5, 2020
- 3. SECY-20-0053 06/18/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending May 29, 2020
- 4. SECY-20-0055 06/18/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending May 22, 2020 Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements 06/15/20 Affirmation Session - SECY-20-0047 -
Memorandum Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc. (Vogtle M200615 Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3) Request for Hearing in ITAAC Proceeding, Expedited Consideration Requested Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, et al., provides the NRCs report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2019, dated June 5, 2020.
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Gerald E. Connolly and Jody Hice, responds to request for an update on NRCs implementation of the Modernizing Government Technology Act, dated June 10, 2020.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences Fiscal Year 2019 Dissemination of Information, NUREG; issuance, [NRC-2020-0142]
JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE E
Office of Administration (ADM)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 19, 2020 Post- Critical Heat Flux (Chf) Heat Transfer Instrumentation and Experimentation On June 15, 2020, contract 31310020C0009 was awarded to the Regents of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. The purpose of this award is to provide fabrication and assembly of an advanced two-phase flow instrumentation system. With the capability to be used to aid in the development of constitutive models for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC)
TRAC RELAP Advanced Computational Engine (TRACE) code. This code is NRC's flagship thermal-hydraulics analysis tool which provides the experimental database necessary for the improvement of TRACE models for inverted-annular through dispersed-flow film-boiling regimes. The period of performance of this order is from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022.
The total potential value over the life of the award is $753,812.00.
High Energy Arcing Faults Testing Facility and Services On June 12, 2020, contract 31310020C0013 was awarded to the Kema-Powertest LLC. in Chalfont, PA. The purpose of this award is to provide High Energy Arcing Faults testing facilities and services. The test facility shall provide the electrical energy, thermal measurement instrumentation and data acquisition, as well as electrical measurement, equipment preparation facilities and testing facility. The period of performance of this order is from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025. The total potential value over the life of the award is $729,875.00.
JUNE 30, 2020 ENCLOSURE F