SECY-21-0035, Weekly Information Report Week Ending March 19, 2021
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| Issue date: | 03/30/2021 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Jeff Baran, Annie Caputo, Christopher Hanson, David Wright NRC/OCM |
| Sara Mroz, OEDO | |
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| SECY-21-0035 | |
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INFORMATION REPORT MARCH 30, 2021 SECY-21-0035 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 19, 2021 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 Nuclear Security and Incident Response E Office of the Secretary F Signed by Haney, Cathy on 03/30/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21089A019 OFFICE OEDO* OEDO/AO*
NAME SMroz CHaney DATE 03/30/2021 03/30/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending MARCH 19, 2021 ARRIVALS ORDOYNE, MICHAEL PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTOR R-I RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES RIGATO, ANTONIO B STRUCTURAL ENGINEER NMSS MARCH 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending MARCH 19, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of March 15 - March 19 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000122 Eric M. Wood All complete and full Office of the 03/16/2021 Inspector General (OIG) investigative reports wherein named individual was named as the subject, with all attachments in accordance with FOIA 2021-000123 Alexander T. Therapist notes and letter concerning 03/18/2021 Abrahams named individual, submitted by Dr.
Francoise Eipper in 2018. Also, notes from OHSU on named individual for treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax, dated back in 2015 MARCH 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending MARCH 19, 2021 NRC Hosted Meeting on Higher Burnup Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Fuels On March 18, 2021, NRC held a partially closed meeting with Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF) to discuss their plans for higher burnup advanced Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) fuels, as part of the Accident Tolerant Fuel program (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21064A228). The topics discussed included risk-informed approach, submittal and approval strategy, and risk assessments for specific impacted analyses regarding GNF's planned higher burnup extension topical report submission. GNF and the NRC staff plan to have a follow-up meeting to complete the discussion on risk assessments for specific impacted analyses and high burnup core designs. A publicly available meeting summary is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML21081A200.
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.
Braidwood Station, Units 1and 2 (Exelon Generation Company, LLC)
Type Subject Incoming Request Decision License One-Time Deferral of the Steam 12/16/2020 03/10/2021 Amendment Generator Tube Inspections ML20351A433 ML21054A008 Request 02/09/2021 ML21040A281 MARCH 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending MARCH 19, 2021 Alignment of Licensing Processes and Lessons Learned From New Reactor Licensing:
Regulatory Basis; Request for Comment; Extension of Comment Period; 10 CFR Parts 2, 21, 26, 50, 51, 52, 55, and 73 (NRC-2009-0196; RIN 3150-AI66]
On March 18, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 14695) extending the comment period for a notice published on January 29, 2021, which requested public comment on a regulatory basis to support a proposed rule that would amend the NRC's regulations for the licensing of new nuclear power reactors. The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on April 14, 2021. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. The due date of comments requested in the document published on January 29, 2021 (86 FR 7513), is extended. Comments should be filed no later than May 14, 2021.
Enhancing Participation in NRC Public Meetings: Revision to Policy Statement; Issuance (NRC-2016-0178)
On March 19, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 14964) revising its policy statement, Enhancing Participation in NRC Public Meetings. The revised policy statement redefines the three categories of public meetings and identifies the level of public participation offered at each category of meeting. The revised policy statement also clarifies notification expectations for meetings that include physical presence in the meeting room and meetings that rely solely on remote access technology such as teleconferencing. The revisions will improve the consistency of the NRC's public meetings and help participants better prepare for NRC meetings. This policy statement is effective on March 19, 2021.
MARCH 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)
Items of Interest Week Ending MARCH 19, 2021 NRC Participated in Transportation Security Webinar On March 17, 2021, the NRC staff participated in the sixth Radiant Response webinar. Radiant Response is a virtual radiological transportation incident awareness series, sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that poses scenarios involving the theft/diversion of Category 1 or 2 radioactive materials for malicious purposes.
The exercises promote information sharing, discussion of response capabilities, problem resolution, and consequence management among Federal, State and local emergency response personnel. NRC staff presented information on the agency's mission and clarified the NRCs roles and responsibilities.
NRC Participated in Cyber Security Meeting On March 17, 2021, the NRC staff participated in a meeting of the Securing Energy Infrastructure Task Force (TF) Senior Technical Group (STG), led by DOEs Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. Members of the STG represent government organizations, utilities, academia, and national laboratories. The TFs Congressionally-mandated mission is to advise a two-year pilot program to isolate and defend critical industrial control systems from security vulnerabilities and exploits. The meeting included updates on the TFs efforts along with major milestones in support of developing the final report to Congress in June 2022.
NRC Discussed Security for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel On March 17, 2021, the NRC staff participated in a teleconference with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) staff who are examining physical protection implications of the use of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium fuel at reactor sites. Participants discussed the DOE-funded effort to understand the potential Category II special nuclear material security requirements beyond those in 10 CFR Part 73.67 that an NRC licensee could expect for physical protection of fresh fuel. NRC and BNL staff plan to maintain communications to support the development of the project.
MARCH 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE E
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending MARCH 19, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-21-0026 03/05/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Spent Fuel Reprocessing Information Papers
- 1. SECY-75-33 02/07/75 Letter from Ralph Nader Concerning Cost, Reliability and Availability of Nuclear Power Plants and Use of Other Energy Sources
- 2. SECY-75-178 04/21/75 Letter from President, Edison Electric Institute, W. Donham Crawford (Appendix B)
- 3. SECY-75-208 05/02/75 Proposed Reply to Mr. Crawford of EEI
- 4. SECY-21-0028 03/08/21 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 02/19/2021
- 5. SECY-21-0030 03/16/21 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 02/26/2021
- 6. SECY-21-0032 03/18/21 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 03/05/2021 Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements 03/15/21 Affirmation Session - SECY-21-0014:
Memorandum Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
M210315 (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 3); motion to reopen Commission Correspondence
- 1. None.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Enhancing Participation in NRC Public Meetings (NRC-2016-0178)
- 2. Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 [Docket No. 50-391; NRC-2021-0072]
MARCH 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE F