SECY-22-0088, Weekly Information Report Week Ending September 16, 2022
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| Issue date: | 09/21/2022 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| Jolicoeur J | |
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| Download: ML22264A011 (9) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 SECY-22-0088 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16, 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 Administration E Office of the Secretary F Signed by Stahl, Eric on 09/21/22 Eric Stahl Assistant for Operations (Acting), OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML22264A011 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur EStahl for MBailey DATE 9/21/2022 9/21/2022 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending September 16, 2022 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES BAKER, REBECCA ANN STUDENT CO-OP NMSS TU, JOY XIANGHONG SENIOR ACCOUNTANT OCFO SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending September 16, 2022 Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of September 12 - September 16, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date 2022- Erasmo Passaro I would like any and all 09/14/2022 000233 documents pertaining to the investigation conducted in the late 1980s following [a named individual]'s requests for NRC investigation into the Nuclear Power Plant at Crystal River.
Any documents pertaining to this investigation, including those submitted by Florida Power and Light, are included in the scope of this request.
Furthermore, I would like access to any and all documentation regarding potential concern over the safety of Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Reactors.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending September 16, 2022 NRC Conducts a Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Configuration Control Tabletop at Waterford During September 12-15, 2022, NRR/Division of Risk Assessment staff, supported by NRR and Region 4 staff, conducted a PRA Configuration Control tabletop at Waterford. This was the third tabletop conducted of the eight planned, as part of a voluntary effort that was coordinated between Nuclear Energy Institute and industry. The information and insights gleaned from the tabletops will be used to inform potential future inspection efforts in this area.
NRC Holds a Public Meeting with NuScale and Carbon Free Power Project on Volcano Hazards Analysis Methodology On September 14, 2022, the staff held a public meeting with NuScale and Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) to discuss CFPPs White Paper, entitled, Volcano Hazards Analysis Methodology, Rev. 0, dated August 12, 2022 (Agencywide Document and Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22224A196). At the meeting, NuScale and CFPP provided an overview of the methodology and highlighted that the White Paper methodology follows the staffs guidance provided in Regulatory Guide 4.26, Volcanic Hazards Assessment for Proposed Nuclear Power Reactor Sites.
NRC Holds a Public Meeting with NuScale and Carbon Free Power Project on Limited Work Authorization Requests On September 13, 2022, the staff held a public meeting with NuScale and CFPP to discuss CFPPs plans for submitting several limited work authorization requests. Publicly available versions of the public meeting slides can be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML22251A399.
On September 14, the staff also responded to CFPPs August 2, 2022, letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML22214A172), which requested that the staff clarify whether abandoning-in-place the excavation support would be considered construction. The staffs response can be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML22222A012.
NRC Holds a Public Meeting on Turkey Point Digital Instrumentation and Control On September 13, 2022, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a public meeting with Florida Power & Light to discuss information missing and other review challenges that have been identified in the NRC acceptance review of the Turkey Point digital instrumentation and control license amendment request (ADAMS Accession No. ML22251A173). During the meeting, the NRC staff informed Florida Power & Light that it will be given an opportunity to supplement its amendment request by October 5, 2022, to address missing information needed for the NRC staff to accept the application for review.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE C
NRC Conducts Meetings with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on Vogtle Units 1 and 2 Online Monitoring On September 13, 2022, a partially open and partially closed meeting was held between the NRC and representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC). The purpose of the meeting was for SNC to describe its plan to submit a license amendment request (LAR) for online monitoring (OLM) for Vogtle, Units 1 and 2. The proposed Vogtle Units 1 and 2 LAR would revise Technical Specification (TS) 1.1, Use and Application Definitions and add TS 5.5.22, Online Monitoring Program. SNC proposes to use an OLM methodology as the technical basis to switch from time-based surveillance frequency for channel calibrations to a condition-based calibration frequency based on OLM results. The proposed change will be based on the topical report by Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) with topical report number AMS-TR-0720R2-A, Online Monitoring Technology to Extend Calibration Intervals of Nuclear Plant Pressure Transmitters, for which the NRC transmitted its final Safety Evaluation dated August 11, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21179A061). SNC will be the first licensee to submit a LAR to use this OLM approach and methodology, for Vogtle Units 1 and 2.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending September 16, 2022 Harmonization of Transportation Safety Requirements with IAEA: Proposed Rule and Guidance; Request for Comment; 10 CFR Part 71 (NRC-2016-0179; 3150-AJ85)
On September 12, 2022, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, published a notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 55708),
proposing to amend its regulations for the packaging and transportation of radioactive material.
The NRC has historically revised its transportation safety regulations to ensure harmonization with the International Atomic Energy Agency standards. These changes are necessary to maintain a consistent regulatory framework with the U.S. Department of Transportation for the domestic packaging and transportation of radioactive material and to ensure general accord with International Atomic Energy Agency standards. Concurrently, the NRC is issuing for public comment Draft Regulatory Guide DG-7011, which would become Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 7.9, Standard Format and Content of Part 71 Applications for Approval of Packages for Radioactive Material. Comments are requested by November 28, 2022.
NMSS Staff Issued Renewed License for Westinghouse Electric Company, LLCs Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility On September 12, 2022, the staff issued a renewed special nuclear material (SNM) license (SNM-1107) to Westinghouse Electric Company, LLCs Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility to continue to operate for an additional 40 years (Agencywide Document and Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22157A348), as well as a Record of Decision (ADAMS Accession No. ML22180A221) for the final Environmental Impact Statement (ADAMS Accession No. ML22201A131). The NRC staff notified Congress, state and local officials, tribes, and other stakeholders. A notice of availability of the renewed license and associated safety evaluation was published in the Federal Register. The facility manufactures commercial reactor fuel and is located in Hopkins, South Carolina.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Administration (ADM)
Items of Interest Week Ending September 16, 2022 Operations Center Information Management System (OCIMS) Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
On September 9, 2022, contract number 31310022D0001 was awarded to RI Solutions LLC in Washington, DC. The purpose of this contract is to acquire OCIMS operations and management support. The period of performance is from September 9, 2022, through September 8, 2027, with no option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $13,000,000.00.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE E
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending September 16, 2022 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. None Information
- 1. None Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden, responds to letter regarding transparency needed to ensure that the NRC fulfills its responsibility to ensure patients are protected from unintentional irradiation during medical procedures Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information [NRC-2022-0161]
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ENCLOSURE F