SECY-20-0076, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending August 7, 2020
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| Issue date: | 08/20/2020 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| C. COOK, 415-6397 | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 20, 2020 SECY-20-0076 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING AUGUST 7, 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 Catherin Digitally signed by Catherine Haney e Haney 09:56:55 -04'00' Date: 2020.08.20 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO
Contact:
C. Cook, OEDO 301-415-6397
ML20227A001 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME CCook CHaney DATE 8/14/20 8/20/20 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 7, 2020 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS RABINOVITZ, MICHAEL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST ADM DEPARTURES CASTILLO, BOBBIE D. STUDENT INTERN (MGMT ANALYST) OIG MARTINIC, KEAN C. STUDENT ENGINEER R-III AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 7, 2020 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of July 31- August 7 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2020- Douglas The complete 3-year list of drone 07/31/2020 000289 Johnson SIDs [Security Information Database]; responses pertaining to the number of drone SIDS events (as specified); the list of 57 SIDS since 12/27/2014; and a copy of the document with filename SID.pdf attached to a March 22, 2020 email with the subject SID Notice 9/30/2019.
2020- Sterling E. Access to any records that may 08/03/2020 000290 Pollard have been generated as a result of police report HV 195135, generated 3-13-2012.
2020- Douglas An unredacted copy of the email 08/03/2020 000291 Johnson chain between named individuals, dated October 22, 2019, subject line Palo Verde Security Event, including attachments; and an unredacted copy of NRC Daily Notes for October 11, 2019, provided as part of the production on NRC-2020-000181.
2020- Douglas Copies of the first and second 08/03/2020 000292 Johnson requests sent to the FBIs WMD Coordinator regarding the Palo Verde incidents referred to in an 10/1/19 email, redacted in response to NRC-2020-000181; and copies of all responses from the FBI sent in response to, and other subsequent communications received by these NRC staff persons from the WMD Coordinator or his associates, following up on, arising from, or referring to the Palo Verde incidents.
2020- Renee Records pertaining to named 08/03/2020 000293 Bebawi individual that are maintained in a Privacy Act System of Records, as specified.
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE B
2020- Rose Santos FOIA Group Copy of the contract, SOW/PWS 08/03/2020 000294 Inc. [Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement], all attachments, and purchase orders that list all equipment supported with attachment, relating to NRCHQ1016P0005.
2020- Dr. Quentin President of Appeal agencys response to NRC- 08/05/2020 000295 Jevar The United 2019-000382.
Crocheron States of America 2020- Angela Suhr Wise Morrissey All records, reports, statements and 08/05/2020 000296 any other documentation obtained in the OSHA investigation surrounding Exelon Generation Co., LLC and Underwater Construction Corp. and the occurrence of November 12, 2019, at the LaSalle Nuclear Station, 2601 N. 21st Road, Marseilles, IL, involving the death of Brett Roberts who was employed by Underwater Construction Corporation. OSHA Inspection Nos. 1444829 and 1444821.
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 7, 2020 Staff Hosted Public Meeting with Oklo Power, LLC on the Aurora Custom Combined License Application On August 4 and 5, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a public meeting with representatives from Oklo Power, LLC (Oklo) to discuss maximum credible accident and classification of structures, systems, and components for the custom combined license application of the Aurora Reactor (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20217L601). This meeting supported Step 1 application review activities that are intended to enable alignment between NRC staff and Oklo on the key safety and design aspects in the application and assist in developing the safety review schedule.
NuScale Submitted an Emergency Planning Zone Sizing Methodology Topical Report Revision On August 4, 2020, NuScale submitted Revision 2 of their Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) sizing methodology topical report (TR) (ADAMS Accession No. ML20217L422). NuScale stated the TR was updated to address comments from the NRC and the public, with major modifications associated with the single module screening criteria and defense-in-depth assessment. The updated TR includes a discussion of the NRCs ongoing emergency planning rulemaking, the approved methodology in the Tennessee Valley Authoritys (TVAs) early site permit for the Clinch River Nuclear site, as well as the EPZ exemptions granted at recent decommissioning nuclear power reactor sites.
Staff Issued Closure Letter Related to a Petition Regarding the Employee Concerns Program Restructuring at Tennessee Valley Authority On August 6, 2020, the NRC staff issued a closure letter to the petitioner of a Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.206 petition related to the Employee Concerns Program restructuring at TVA (ADAMS Accession No. ML20195A128). The purpose of the letter was to notify the petitioner that the NRCs Petition Review Board finalized its determination that the petition did not meet criteria to be accepted for further review, primarily because the NRC had already been engaged with TVA under different regulatory processes when the petition was received. The NRC continues to provide appropriate oversight of the safety-conscious work environment improvement effort at TVA. Additional information is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML19164A185.
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.
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE C
Licensing Request for Regulatory Relief Related to COVID-19 Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (PSEG Nuclear LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR 07/21/2020 08/03/2020 Part 73, Appendix B, General ML20204A724 ML20204A937 Criteria for Security Personnel LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 (Exelon Generation Company, LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision Exemption Select Requirements of 10 CFR 07/17/2020 08/03/2020 Part 73, Appendix B, General Non-public ML20203M233 Criteria for Security Personnel (security-related)
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 7, 2020 NMSS Staff Hold Government-to-Government Meeting with Shoshone Bannock Tribes On July 31, 2020, NMSS held a virtual, government-to-government meeting with the Shoshone Bannock tribes to discuss the Oklo COL application. The purpose of the meeting was to: (1) perform outreach to the tribes, (2) describe the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
and its safety and environmental review processes, and (3) provide points of contact for project management staff. The meeting was well attended by staff from the NRC, the tribes, and the Department of Energy (DOE). The staff shared details of the project, as well as future opportunities for tribal participation in the review process. The tribes were very thankful for the outreach and expressed a strong desire for continued communication regarding the project.
NMSS Staff Hold Teleconference on High-Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel On July 31, NMSS held a teleconference with representatives from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) to discuss NRCs general and specific comments on a draft NWTRB report on the DOEs research program for the behavior of high-burnup (HBU) spent nuclear fuel (SNF) during extended dry storage and transportation. The NWTRB has developed similar reports with recommendations for DOEs activities related to the packaging and transportation of SNF in the past and has recently sought NRC comment on new reports before publishing. The staffs comments are intended to ensure that the report appropriately reflects NRCs role in regulating the safety of the HBU SNF during storage and transportation. The NWTRB staff indicated they plan to revise the report, as appropriate, based on the NRC comments. NWTRB may publish the report by the end of Calendar Year 2020.
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 7, 2020 Documents Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-20-0065 07/20/20 Rulemaking Plan Categorical Exclusions from Environmental Review Information Papers
- 1. SECY-20-0071 07/31/20 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 07/17/2020 Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, responds to letter regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Task Force's final report, dated July 27, 2020.
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education, submits the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) fiscal year 2021-2022 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Competitiveness Plan, dated July 27, 2020.
- 3. Letter to the Honorable Jeanne Shaheen, et al., responds to concerns about recent incidents at Seabrook Station and requests for a public information session and congressional briefing, dated July 29, 2020.
Federal Register Notice Issued
- 1. Accident Source Term Methodologies and Corresponding Release Fractions [PRM-50-122; NRC-2020-0150]
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE E
Office of Administration (ADM)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 7, 2020 Tableau Software Licenses On July 31, 2020, contract number NNG15SD06B/31310020F0091 was awarded to 4 Star Technologies, Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA. The purpose of this contract is to provide the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with Tableau software licenses, implementation support services, and training. The period of performance is from July 21, 2020, to July 20, 2021, with two option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $2,693,938.29.
Telecommunications Operations and Support Services (TOSS) 2 On August 3, 2020, contract number 31310020C0020 was awarded to ASRC Federal Data Networx LLC in Beltsville, MD. The purpose of this contract is to provide the NRC with telecommunications operations and support services. The period of performance is from July 31, 2020, to August 31, 2021, with six option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $8,227,746.60.
AUGUST 20, 2020 ENCLOSURE F