SECY-21-0063, Weekly Information Report Week Ending June 25, 2021
| ML21182A351 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/08/2021 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Jeff Baran, Annie Caputo, Christopher Hanson, David Wright NRC/OCM |
| Sara Mroz, OEDO | |
| References | |
| SECY-21-0063 | |
| Download: ML21182A351 (9) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JULY 08, 2021 SECY-21-0063 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 JUNE 25, 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 the Secretary E Signed by Haney, Cathy on 07/08/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21182A351 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME SMroz CHaney DATE 7/1/2021 7/8/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 25, 2021 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS SHYU, EUGENIA SENIOR IT SPECIALIST OCIO DEPARTURES NONE JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 25, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of June 21 - June 25 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000180 Kyle D. Reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon 06/21/21 Warfel and Unidentified Flying Objects appearing at or near nuclear facilities or test sites 2021-000181 Roald Teknisk Appeal the withholding of information in 06/23/21 Ramsdal Ukeblad response to NRC-2021-000099 2021-000182 Matthew G. Cohen, Any and all accidents and incidents that have 06/23/21 Connaughton Leder, occurred at the Oyster Creek facility, Lacey
, Esq. Montalbano & Township, NJ from 1/1/20 to the present Connaughton, LLC 2021-000183 Roald Teknisk In reference to released records in NRC- 06/24/21 Ramsdal Ukeblad 2021-000099: Possible written communication from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) regarding the alleged misconduct in the Halden Reactor affecting a US customer (sent after 3rd June 2020; possible correspondence between NRC and the US entity that was impacted by the discovery of the Institute for Energy Technologys (IFE's) research misconduct Electric Power Research Institute/Nuclear Fuel Industry Research (EPRI/NFIR) regarding the misconduct; and possible other records at NRC regarding the handling of the information from DSA about the misconduct affecting a US entity.
2021-000184 Michael A copy of the following "nonpublic" SECY 06/24/21 Ravnitzky papers: SECY-78-319, SECY-78-342, SECY-78-342A, SECY-78-350, SECY 402, SECY-78-476, SECY-78-492 2021-000185 Macee B. Cozen Copies of all documents and records of 06/24/21 Utecht OConnor named individual, including his military history and a full set of his service and unit records from 1958 to 1960 2021-000186 Carlos M. A copy of all background investigations and 06/25/21 Byrd standard forms of named individual JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 25, 2021 NRC Participated in American Nuclear Society Conference Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies On June 14-17, 2021, the NRC staff participated in the annual American Nuclear Society conference (https://www.ans.org/meetings/am2021/) and embedded topical meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (https://www.ans.org/meetings/view-329/). The NRC staff supported an educational workshop on the modernization of the NRCs digital Instrumentation and controls regulatory infrastructure.
Staff also hosted a diverse group of experts for a panel discussion on Common Cause Failure regulatory tools and challenges. Participation in this conference enhanced agency outreach on regulatory tools and insights covering issues ranging from human factors, digital technologies, and cyber security with the regulated and academic community.
NRC Approved Southern Nuclear Operating Company Fleet Request to Revise Quality Assurance Topical Report On June 22, 2021, the NRC staff approved the Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) request to revise the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, as well as the associated independent spent fuel storage facilities Quality Assurance Topical Report (QATR) to allow the use of remote audits and surveys during exigent conditions (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21161A201). SNC stated that the COVID-19-related QATR proposal was based on industry guidance in the Electrical Power Research Institute document entitled Remote Assessment Techniques:
Planning and Conducting Audits and Surveys Using Remote Techniques During Exigent Conditions. This action will also allow other licensees to revise their Quality Assurance programs using SNCs approved model without further NRC approval required.
NRC Hosted Meeting of the NRC and Industry Risk-Informed Steering Committees On June 22, 2021, the NRC and industry Risk-Informed Steering Committees participated in a public meeting to continue discussions on areas of mutual interest (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML21141A269 and ML21172A234). Specifically, the NRC staff and industry had discussions on status and next steps on Aluminum high energy arc faults, oversight of probabilistic risk assessment configuration and control, expansion of diverse and flexible coping strategies (FLEX), potential risk-informed initiatives, and the NRC planned internal Fall Risk Forum for staff. The meeting was well attended by staff, industry, and stakeholders and was successful in sharing insights and providing a forum for open discussion of these issues.
JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
NRC Hosted Meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute on Guidance Regarding Commercial Grade Digital Equipment On June 23, 2021, the NRC staff held a public meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) to discuss the NRC staffs endorsement review of NEI 17-06, Guidance on Using IEC 61508 SIL Certification to Support Acceptance of Commercial Grade Digital Equipment for Nuclear Safety Related Applications (ADAMS Accession No. ML21161A271). During the meeting, the NRC staff provided feedback on submitted guidance and discussed the schedule for developing a new regulatory guide. The NRC staffs presentation is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML21173A336.
NRC Hosted Town Hall Meeting on Vendor Oversight On June 24, 2021, the NRC staff held a Town Hall Meeting on Vendor Oversight (ADAMS Accession No. ML21172A275). The virtual meeting had over 220 participants from 10 different countries. NRC presentation topics included adjustments to the Vendor Inspection Program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of adhering to procurement specifications, regulatory alternatives for supplier oversight during exigent conditions, and an update on the NRCs recognition of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation accreditation process. During an open Question and Answer session, meeting participants had an opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff on a variety of quality assurance related topics.
JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 25, 2021 Retroactive Review of Administrative Requirements: Availability of Comment Evaluation Summary; Public Meeting and Status of Rulemaking Activities; 10 CFR Chapter I (NRC-2017-0214)
On June 23, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 32817) announcing the availability of the comment evaluation summary and providing the status of the NRCs Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements. On February 4, 2020 (85 FR 6103), the NRC had requested input from its licensees and members of the public on any administrative requirements that may be modified or eliminated without an adverse effect on public health or safety, common defense and security, protection of the environment, or regulatory efficiency and effectiveness. The public comment period ended on May 6, 2020, and the NRC evaluated the comments. The NRC staff plans to hold a public meeting to discuss the comment evaluation process and answer stakeholder questions. The comment evaluation summary is available on June 23, 2021. A public meeting will be held on June 30, 2021.
NRC Issued Certificate of Compliance for the Holtec International HI-STAR ATB 1T Package On June 24, 2021, the NRC staff issued the Certificate of Compliance No. 9375, Revision No. 0, for the Holtec International HI-STAR ATB 1T package, designed for transportation of low level waste and planned to be first deployed in Sweden to ship waste to the SKB repository. The HI-STAR ATB 1T has a unique rectangular-parallelepiped Type B(U)-96 package, with both internal and external impact limiters, and secondary containers. The total package payload is up to 60 Tons. To demonstrate the safety of the package under hypothetical accident conditions, Holtec performed physical drop tests of a one quarter scale model of the package.
Holtec plans to submit an application for a similar package design to be used in the United States at both operating and shutdown plants to transport segmented reactor internals and other operational waste.
JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 25, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-20-0063 06/14/20 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Measurement Standards Used at U.S.
Nuclear Power Plants (PRM-50-118; NRC-2019-0071)
- 2. Staff Requirements Memorandum 02/24/21 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking Regarding SECY-20-0063 Measurement Standards Used at U.S.
Nuclear Power Plants (PRM-50-118; NRC-2019-0071)
- 3. Commission Voting Record 02/24/21 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking Regarding SECY-20-0063 Measurement Standards Used at U.S.
Nuclear Power Plants (PRM-50-118; NRC-2019-0071)
- 4. Staff Requirements Memorandum 06/24/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Spent Fuel SECY-21-0026 Reprocessing
- 5. Commission Voting Record 06/24/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Spent Fuel SECY-21-0026 Reprocessing Information Papers
- 1. None Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements Memorandum 06/22/21 Affirmation Session - SECY-21-0048:
M210622A FirstEnergy Companies & TMI-2 Solutions, LLC (TMI 1 & 2), Motion to Hold the Proceeding in Abeyance; SECY-21-0051:
Interim Storage Partners, LLC (WCS CISF),
Fasken Petition for Review of LBP-21-2 Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Gerald Connolly and Jody Hice, responds to request to update the NRC's implementation of the Modernizing Government Technology Act
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRCs monthly Congressional Status Report for May 2021 JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE E
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Design Certification Renewal, Direct Final Rule
- 2. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Design Certification Renewal, Companion Proposed Rule
- 3. GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC Morris Operation [Docket No. 72-01; NRC-2021-0122]
- 4. NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design Certification, Proposed Rule (NRC-2017-0029; RIN 3150-AJ98)
JULY 8, 2021 ENCLOSURE E