SECY-21-0071, Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 23, 2021
| ML21211A067 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/30/2021 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Jeff Baran, Annie Caputo, Christopher Hanson, David Wright NRC/OCM |
| Sara Mroz, OEDO | |
| References | |
| Download: ML21211A067 (8) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JULY 30, 2021 SECY-21-0071 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 23, 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 07/30/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21211A067 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO* OEDO/AO*
NAME SMroz CHaney DATE 7/30/2021 7/30/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 23, 2021 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES NONE JULY 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 23, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of July 16 - July 23 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000204 Mari C. Haley & Records pertaining to 466 Devon Park Drive, 07/16/21 Conlon Aldrich Inc. Wayne, Pennsylvania, formerly operated by Nycomed Amersham, including archived information, include correspondence, reports, sampling plans, data and/or documentation pertaining to the above referenced site, NRC license 37-30243-01 or Docket No. 030-33936 (licensed from 1995 through 2000).
Specifically we are seeking Form 314 and/or any records dated post August 26, 1999 regarding termination of the license and a radiological survey (requested by the NRC via the correspondence in August 1999) of the rooms where radiological material was used as well as sinks and drain pipes potentially exposed to radiological materials.
2021-000205 Michael A copy of the J&A (Justification & Approval) 07/19/21 Ravnitzky Log found in the NRC contracting/acquisition Office, covering the last three years, and a copy of each J&A document during calendar year 2021 to date 2021-000206 Lyndsi Idaho A copy of INPO 83-047 (NUTAC). 07/20/21 Watson National Component verification and system validation Laboratory guideline. Institute of Nuclear Power Operations/ CRDR NUTAC, December 1983 2021-000207 David E. Dominion A copy of NUTAC INPO 83-047 (Component 07/20/21 Nunberg Energy Verification and System Validation Guideline) 2021-000208 Kevin A. R.F. Feynman notes pertaining to topological 07/20/21 Spohn algorithms, nonsymmetric matrix equations, expectation values, the Møller-Plesser process of perturbation, Brillouin Theorem, quantum tunneling, the Gram-Schmidt Process (Lin. Alg.), trace algorithms, and/or quantum perturbation theory, from 1979-1988 2021-000209 Breton A copy of all Institute of Nuclear Power 07/21/21 Peace Operations (INPO) Peer Review Reports from 1996 to 1997 JULY 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 23, 2021 NRC Accepted a Subsequent License Renewal Application from Duke Energy Carolinas On July 22, 2021, the NRC staff accepted a subsequent license renewal application (SLRA) from Duke Energy Carolinas, requesting an additional 20 years for the already-renewed operating licenses of Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 (ONS). If approved for subsequent license renewal, ONS will extend its licenses to February 6, 2053, October 26, 2053, and July 19, 2054, for Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The review is scheduled to take 18 months. ONS is the sixth SLRA accepted for review.
NRC Held a Public Meeting on Draft Revision 1.2 of the Accident Tolerant Fuel Project Plan On July 22, 2021, the NRC staff held a public meeting with industry representatives to solicit stakeholder feedback on the draft Revision 1.2 of the Accident Tolerant Fuel Project Plan (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML21188A117).
Approximately 65 representatives from industry and members of the public attended the meeting. Representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and Framatome provided several high-level comments for the NRC staff to consider, and NEI stated their intent to submit a letter with further detailed comments by August 6. The NRC staff plans to consider the comments received while finalizing this revision of the plan.
JULY 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 23, 2021 NRC Staff Met with the State of Indiana on the Process to Become an Agreement State On July 20, 2021, the NRC staff met with members of the Department of Homeland Security of the State of Indiana to discuss Indiana's intent to become an Agreement State (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21180A467). Topics included an overview of the Agreement process, the content of an application, and the criteria used to evaluate the application. This orientation meeting was conducted in person at the States offices in Indianapolis. The State of Indiana submitted a letter of intent to become an Agreement State on June 11, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21166A134).
NRC Staff Met with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee On July 23, 2021, the NRCs Chief Environmental Review Permitting Officer, the Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs, and Environmental Center of Expertise staff met with the new Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee (FPISC)
Executive Director, Christine Harada, for introductory discussions. The NRC staff provided Director Harada with an overview of NRCs regulatory framework and discussed FPISC activities and priorities, including the recently introduced Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act. FPISCs goal is to ensure timely, high quality, environmental decisions across the federal government.
JULY 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 23, 2021 NRC Staff Participated in Nuclear Energy Institute Conference On July 14, 2021, the NRC staff made presentations at the annual Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) access authorization (AA) / fitness for duty (FFD) conference. For AA, topics included the various federal databases being used and planned for use by the staff to enhance the criminal history check process, and the process for licensees to participate in the FBIs Record of Arrest and Prosecution (RAP) Back service. For FFD, topics included a review of summary drug and alcohol testing and subversion attempt data, and updates on rulemaking activities.
NRC Held Observation Meeting on Training and Qualification Regulatory Guide On July 15, 2021, the NRC staff held an Observation Meeting to discuss Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 5.75, Training and Qualification of Security Personnel at Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML21179A333). The meeting addressed comments and questions from NEI.
The NRC staff provided a presentation during the meeting in response to these comments and questions, and addressed questions that attendees posed verbally during the meeting.
JULY 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE E
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending JULY 23, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. Staff Requirements Memorandum 07/20/21 Proposed Rule: Harmonization of SECY-20-0102 Transportation Safety Requirements with International Atomic Energy Agency Standards (RIN 3150-AJ85; NRC-2016-0179)
- 2. Commission Voting Record 07/20/21 Proposed Rule: Harmonization of SECY-20-0102 Transportation Safety Requirements with International Atomic Energy Agency Standards (RIN 3150-AJ85; NRC-2016-0179)
- 3. COMSECY-21-0009 07/22/21 Request to Solicit for the Appointment of a New Member on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
- 4. Staff Requirements Memorandum 07/22/21 Request to Solicit for the Appointment of a COMSECY-21-0009 New Member on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
- 5. Commission Voting Record 07/22/21 Request to Solicit for the Appointment of a COMSECY-21-0009 New Member on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Information Papers
- 1. SECY-21-0065 07/21/21 Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 9, 2021 Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to Mr. Geoffrey H. Fettus, NRDC, et al., responds to letter regarding request for NRC to hold in abeyance rulemaking for ground water protection at uranium in situ recover facilities (rulemaking Docket ID NRC-2008-0421), dated July 15, 2021.
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Thomas R. Carper, et al., submits the report completing a rulemaking to establish a technology-inclusive regulatory framework for optional use by commercial advanced nuclear reactor technologies in new reactor license applications and to enhance Commission expertise relating to advanced nuclear reactor technologies, dated July 15, 2021.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. None.
JULY 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE F