SECY-22-0020, Weekly Information Report Week Ending March 4, 2022
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| Issue date: | 03/15/2022 |
| From: | Sherri Miotla NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| Jolicoeur J | |
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| Download: ML22073A146 (8) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT MARCH 14, 2022 SECY-22-0020 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Sherri Miotla Assistant for Operations (Acting)
Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 2022 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 Sherri Miotla Assistant for Operations (Acting), OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642 Signed by Miotla, Sherri on 03/14/22
ML22073A146 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO
NAME JJolicoeur SMiotla
DATE 3/14/2022 3/14/2022 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending March 4, 2022
ARRIVALS
NONE
RETIREMENTS
GILES, VANESSA A. SECURE COMMUNICATIONS SPEC NSIR HARRIS, WILLIAM K. SR. SPACE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST ADM LUPOLD, TIMOTHY SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER NRR PATEL, PRAVIN D. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER NMSS SMITH-BUTLER, BERTINIA M. FACILITIES SECURITY SPECIALIST ADM DEPARTURES
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MARCH 14 2022 ENCLOSURE A Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending March 4, 2022
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of February 28 - March 4, as submitted by requester
Tracking Requester Requesters Request Description Received Number s Name Organization Date 2022-Barry Quigley T. Tagami, "Interim Report on Safety Assessment 02/28/2022 000091 and Facilities Establishment Project in Japan for Period Ending June 1965 (No. 1)," prepared for the National Reactor Testing Station, February 28, 1966 (unpublished work), referenced in NUREG-75/087 Standard Review Plan, Chapter 6.2.1, Containment Functional Design 2022-Dustin Any and all records pertaining to sightings of 03/01/2022 000092 Slaughter unidentified flying objects, unidentified aerial phenomena, unidentified objects, and unidentified aircraft at or in the vicinity of the Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Power Plant.
The time frame for this request includes all responsive or otherwise segregable materials from June 30, 1977 up to and including the date this request is officially processed.
2022-Jesse Robert Any and all records related to named individual 03/02/2022 000093 2022-Jeffrey Alan Various records pertaining to the 50 items listed in 03/03/2022 000094 Permut regard to named individual, for time period January 1, 1988 until January 1, 2022 2022-Elijah T. Aguirre & Appeal the denial of information and adequacy of 03/04/2022 000095 Gaglio Severson, LLP search of "all communications between any agent, employee, or officer of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and any agent, employee, or officer of Southern California Edison regarding recommendations of FOIA Exemptions to assert regarding the following requests: NRC-2020-000163, NRC-2020-000194, NRC-2021-000235 and NRC-2022-000014", in response to NRC-2022-000038 2022-Elijah T. Aguirre & Appeal the denial of information and the adequacy 03/04/2022 000096 Gaglio Severson, LLP of search for "All of Southern California Edisons responses to the NRCs Request for Information dated September 12, 2018", in response to NRC-2022-000039 2022-Robert Records of the first five FOIA adverse determination 03/04/2022 000097 Hammond letters (other than full grant) processed by your agency for fiscal years (FY), FY 2016, FY 2017, FY 2018, FY 2019, FY 2020, and FY 2021 (seven fiscal years, 35 records); and a copy of this FOIA Request, which is an Agency record subject to FOIA that exists and is in the Agencys possession at the time of my FOIA request MARCH 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending March 4, 2022
NRC Holds Public Outreach Meeting with the University of Illinois to Discuss Current Projects and Career Opportunities
On March 1, 2022, staff from the Division of Risk assessment in NRR and the Division of Reactor Projects in Region III presented via Zoom to approximately 30 students in the University of Illinois's Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering Department. The staff provided an overview of opportunities available with the NRC and an in-depth look at some current projects. The students asked insightful questions and staff took the opportunity to highlight the various career paths available within NRC and to highlight some current job postings.
NRC Issues First Process for the Ongoing Assessment of Natural Hazards Information Annual Report
On February 24, 2022, the NRC staff published the first process for the ongoing assessment of natural hazards information (POANHI) annual report (ML22039A273) in accordance with LIC-208, Process for the Ongoing Assessment of Natural Hazards Information, (ML19210C288) to highlight the NRC staffs implementation of the POANHI framework over fiscal years 2020-2021. On March 1, 2022, the NRC staff made LIC-208 publicly available to increase the transparency of the POANHI framework for the public.
MARCH 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE C Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending March 4, 2022
Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Cases: Final Rule; Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50 [NRC-2017-0025; RIN 3150-AJ94]
On March 3, 2022, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register ( 87 FR 11934) amending its regulations to incorporate by reference revisions of three regulatory guides to approve new, revised, and reaffirmed code cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The NRC is also incorporating by reference one NRC NUREG associated with a condition on one of the regulatory guides. This action allows nuclear power plant licensees and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, standard design certifications, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses to use the code cases listed in these regulatory guides as voluntary alternatives to engineering standards for the construction, in-service inspection, and in-service testing of nuclear power plant components.
These engineering standards are set forth in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance Codes, which are currently incorporated by reference into the NRCs regulations. Further, this final rule announces the availability of a related regulatory guide, not incorporated by reference into the NRCs regulations, that lists code cases that the NRC has not approved for use. This final rule is effective on April 4, 2022. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulation is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of April 4, 2022.
Determining Which Structures, Systems, Components and Functions are Important to Safety: Petition for Rulemaking; Denial; 10 CFR Part 50 [NRC-2015-0213; PRM-50-112]
On March 3, 2022, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register ( 87 FR 11986) denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated July 20, 2015, and supplemented on August 31, 2015, submitted by Kurt T. Schaefer (the petitioner). The petition was docketed by the NRC on September 4, 2015, and was assigned Docket No. PRM-50-112. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations to define the term important to safety and provide a set of specific criteria for determining which structures, systems, components, and functions are important to safety. The NRC is denying the petition because the issue raised does not involve a significant safety or security concern, and the existing NRC regulations, guidance, and procedures adequately address the issue raised in the PRM. The NRCs current regulations continue to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment. The docket for the petition for rulemaking PRM-50-112 is closed on March 3, 2022.
MARCH 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE D Regulatory Improvements for Production and Utilization Facilities Transitioning to Decommissioning: Proposed Rule; 10 CFR Parts 20, 26, 50, 51, 52, 72, 73 and 140
[NRC-2015-0070; RIN 3150-AJ59]
On March 3, 2022, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register ( 87 FR 12254) proposing to amend its regulations that relate to the decommissioning of production and utilization facilities. The NRCs goals in amending these regulations are to maintain a safe, effective, and efficient decommissioning process; reduce the need for license amendment requests and exemptions from existing regulations; address other decommissioning issues deemed relevant by the NRC; and support the NRCs Principles of Good Regulation, including openness, clarity, and reliability. The NRC will hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of this proposed rule and to facilitate public comments. Comments are requested by May 17, 2022.
MARCH 14, 2022 2 ENCLOSURE D Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending March 4, 2022
Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-21-0112 12/20/21 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking on Determining which Structures, Systems, Components and Functions are Important to Safety (PRM-50-112; NRC-2015-0213)
- 2. SRM-SECY-21-0112 01/31/22 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking on Determining which Structures, Systems, Components and Functions are Important to Safety (PRM-50-112; NRC-2015-0213)
- 3. VR-SECY-21-0112 01/31/22 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking on Determining which Structures, Systems, Components and Functions are Important to Safety (PRM-50-112; NRC-2015-0213)
Information Papers
- 1. SECY-22-0016 02/28/22 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending February 18, 2022
- 2. SECY-22-0018 03/03/22 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending February 22, 2022 Memoranda
- 1. SRM-M220224B 03/02/22 Briefing on Regulatory Research Program Activities
Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the January 2022 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, et al., submits the summary of actions taken by NRC in response to recommendations contained in various GAO reports
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes - Notice of renewal of the Charter of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes
- 2. Regents of the University of California University of California - Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center Training, Research, Isotope, General Atomics Nuclear Reactor
[NRC-2022-0035]
MARCH 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE E