SECY-20-0064, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending July 3, 2020
| ML20191A012 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/15/2020 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| C. COOK, 415-6397 | |
| References | |
| SECY-20-0064 | |
| Download: ML20191A012 (8) | |
Text
__________________
INFORMATION REPORT JULY 15, 2020 SECY-20-0064 FOR:
The Commissioners FROM:
Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 3, 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
Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO
Contact:
C. Cook, OEDO 301-415-6397 Catherine Haney Digitally signed by Catherine Haney Date: 2020.07.15 10:13:36 -04'00'
ML20191A012 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME CCook CHaney DATE 7/13/20 7/15/20 JULY 15, 2020 ENCLOSURE A Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 3, 2020 ARRIVALS CHOI, DON INTELLIGENCE ANALYST NSIR COMPTON, BREONNA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR DONLEY, AMBER PROJECT ENGINEER (RI-DP)
R-IV HO, DANNY IT SPECIALIST OCHCO RETIREMENTS BETTLE, JEROME O.
SAFETY AND PLANT SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR FLORY, SHIRLEY A.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RES KALMAN, KENNETH L.
PROJECT MANAGER NMSS LIPPARD, KATHERINE B.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-II RUTKOWSKI, JOHN E.
PROJECT ENGINEER R-III SHELDON, STUART N.
PROJECT ENGINEER R-III SINGAL, BALWANT K.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (ORL)
NRR TANG, DAVID T.
SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER NMSS TRAPP, JAMES M.
DIR DIV OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFETY R-I TURNER, MICHAEL A.
SENIOR CONTRACT SPECIALIST ADM DEPARTURES HERRERA, JEFFREY EMERGENCY SYSTEMS ENGINEER NSIR HOBBS, NICHOLAS P.
RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR)
R-II HODGE, TIA ALESIA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RES
JULY 15, 2020 ENCLOSURE B Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 3, 2020 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of June 29 - July 3 Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description as submitted by requester Received Date 2020-000259 Clayton Marsh Clayton S. Marsh, Esq.
Purchase Order NRCHQ1017P0021 and all modifications thereto, from 09-01-17 through the present.
06/26/2020 2020-000260 Clayton Marsh Clayton S. Marsh, Esq.
Purchase Order 31310018P0054 and all modifications thereto, from 08-01-18 through the present.
06/26/2020 2020-000261 Clayton Marsh Clayton S. Marsh, Esq.
Purchase Order 31310019P0022 and all modifications thereto, from 06-01-19 through the present.
06/26/2020 2020-000262 Lawrence Criscione ML18080A044, ML18081A607, ML18081A608, and ML18081A609.
06/29/2020 2020-000263 Kate Mishkin Any and all inspections, memoranda and/or commission communication regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant and its decommissioning between Jan. 1, 2012 and June 29, 2020.
06/29/2020 2020-000264 Jalen Benjamin Environment Risk Information Services Complete and exhaustive list of sites (active and inactive) that store radioactive materials subject to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, from as far as possible or 01/01/1980 to the current date.
06/29/2020
JULY 15, 2020 ENCLOSURE C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 3, 2020 Staff Issued Revision of the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Action Plan On June 22, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff issued Revision 1 of the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) Action Plan (AP) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19333B980). The AMT AP focuses on the NRC staffs recognition that the nuclear industry is likely to use AMT in applications that require regulatory oversight. Through the AMT AP, the NRC staff will assess the need for guidance updates and additional actions necessary to ensure its preparedness to review AMT applications.
Staff Hosted Public Meeting Regarding the Reactor Oversight Process On June 24, 2020, the NRC staff held a public meeting regarding the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) (ADAMS Accession No. ML20170B147). Discussion topics included the results of the 2019 ROP self-assessment program (ADAMS Accession No. ML20169A247), NRC staffs response to Performance Indicator Frequently Asked Question 20-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20170A638), and industry feedback on the ROP during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Staff Approved Amendments to Adjust the Scope of Structures, Systems and Components Subject to Special Treatment Requirements at Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 On June 26, 2020, the NRC staff approved the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, license amendment requests to adopt Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.69, Risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors (ADAMS Accession No. ML20077J704). The provisions of 10 CFR 50.69 allow adjustment of the scope of structures, systems and components (SSCs) subject to special treatment requirements based on an integrated and systematic risk-informed method of categorizing SSCs according to their safety significance.
Staff Hosted Public Meeting with the Risk-Informed Steering Committee On June 30, 2020, the NRC staff held a public meeting with the industry Risk-Informed Steering Committee to continue discussions on issues related to current risk-informed processes (ADAMS Accession No. ML20182A714). Discussion topics included: the Nuclear Energy Institute publication 20-04, The Nexus Between Safety and Operational Performance in the U.S. Nuclear Industry; risk-informed licensing reviews; the NRCs risk-informed process for exemptions initiative; COVID-19 public health emergency lessons learned; plans for an upcoming summit to discuss Diverse and Flexible Mitigation Capability operating experience and related activities; and aluminum high energy arc faults.
Staff Hosted Public Meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc.
On July 2, 2020, the NRC staff held a public meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc. (ADAMS Accession No. ML20170B064), to discuss its draft amendment request for Waterford 3
JULY 15, 2020 ENCLOSURE C regarding digital system upgrades (ADAMS Accession No. ML20168A903). The upgrades, if approved, would replace the existing instrumentation of the core protection and control element assembly calculator systems with a digital system based on an NRC-approved topical report.
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 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 and Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, (Pacific Gas and Electric Company)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel 06/08/2020 Non-public (security-related) 06/29/2020 ML20175A121 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Exelon Generation Company, LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel 05/29/2020 06/04/2020 Non-public (security-related) 06/29/2020 ML20164A210 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Exelon Generation Company, LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel 06/05/2020 ML20156A192 06/30/2020 ML20161A391
JULY 15, 2020 ENCLOSURE D Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 3, 2020 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized NUHOMS Horizontal Modular Storage System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1004; Renewed Amendment No. 16; Direct Final Rule; Part 72 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations [Regulatory Identifier Number 3150-AK39; NRC-2019-0202]
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 39049) amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the TN Americas LLC, Standardized NUHOMS Horizontal Modular Storage System (Standardized NUHOMS System) listing within the List of approved spent fuel storage casks to include Renewed Amendment No. 16 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1004. This amendment used a qualitative risk-informed approach (graded approach criteria) to streamline the format and content of the certificate of compliance. Renewed Amendment No. 16 does not include any design or fabrication changes to the Standardized NUHOMS System. The companion proposed rule was also published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39096). The direct final rule is effective September 14, 2020.
JULY 15, 2020 ENCLOSURE E Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 3, 2020 Document Released to Public Date of Document Subject Information Papers
- 1. SECY-20-0059 06/30/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 06/12/2020
- 2. SECY-20-0060 06/30/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 06/19/2020
- 3. SECY-20-0061 06/30/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 06/30/2020 Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) monthly Congressional Status Report for May 2020, dated June 24, 2020.
- 2. Letter to Mr. Michael E. Horowitz, Acting Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, submits the NRCs CARES Act plan, dated June 24, 2020.
- 3. Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the May 2020 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund, dated June 24, 2020.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Patient Release Criteria for Radioactive Iodine; 10 CFR Part 35; Petition for rulemaking; withdrawal (Docket No. PRM-35-21; NRC-2020-0037)