SECY-22-0111, Weekly Information Report Week Ending December 9, 2022
| ML22348A152 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/14/2022 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| Download: ML22348A152 (7) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT DECEMBER 14, 2022 SECY-22-0111 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 9, 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 Signed by Bailey, Marissa on 12/14/22 Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML22348A152 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur MBailey DATE 12/14/2022 12/14/2022 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending December 9, 2022 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS ZOIA, CHARLES D. SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-III DEPARTURES NONE DECEMBER 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending December 9, 2022 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests, and Appeals Received During the Period of December 5 - December 9, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA- Christian, G Payment Please provide a list (in spreadsheet 12/06/2022 2023- Harold Processing format) of all cancelled, uncashed checks 000034 Services, LLC (in all amounts) with a cancel date between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022, including but not limited to Uncashed checks with open payables, recovered or returned checks, returned, held, undeliverable, or mutilated U.S.
Treasury checks in the possession of the FPA Or Fiscal Service, Limited Payability Cancellation, etc. (Not just 'uncashed checks with open payables')
FOIA- Tuhus- - A copy of the OIG response to FOIA 12/07/2022 2023- Dubrow, request FOIA-2023-000022.
000035 Rebecca FOIA- Ben-Eliezer, Leadership A list of all current Nuclear Regulatory 12/07/2022 2023- Daniela Connect Commission appointees, including the 000036 following:
- Career Senior Executive Service,
- Non-Career Senior Executive Service, and
- Schedule C appointees.
Specifically, please provide the first and last name, title, start date, and office for each person.
FOIA- Ruch, Jeff Public A copy of any report of an Office of 12/08/2022 2023- Employees for Inspector General (IG) investigation or 000037 Environmental inquiry in connection with the substance Responsibility or circumstances of Dr. Michael Peck's Dissenting Professional Opinion (DPO) and/or nonconcurrence findings; and documents reflecting what if any actions NRC took to address the issues raised in Dr. Peck's DPO and/or nonconcurrence findings.
REF1- Tarver, - Complete Staff Directory/roster of all 12/08/2022 2023- Julian NRC staff showing title of their position, 000003 office/department.
REF- Tarver, - Copies of all agreements, MOU/MOA 12/08/2022 2023- Julian between FLETC and NRC that are 000004 current or active as of this date.
DECEMBER 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE B 1 REF = Referral from another agency for direct response to FOIA requester.
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending December 9, 2022 NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Staff Participates in the INPO New Radiation Protection Manager Seminar On December 7, 2022, NRR staff participated in the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) New Radiation Protection Manager Seminar at the INPO Office in Atlanta, GA. The staff provided an overview of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) radiation protection regulatory framework and insights into the inspection and assessment of radiation safety performance at operating nuclear power plants. The staff discussed recent inspection issues and reviewed the process for dispositioning inspection findings using recent examples involving radiation monitoring and radiation material transportation. Attendees and representatives from INPO provided positive feedback and expressed their appreciation of the staffs participation in this seminar.
NRC to Host Public Meeting on Diablo Canyon License Renewal On December 8, 2022, a public meeting with Diablo Canyon will be held to discuss technical issues as they prepare information to submit to the NRC in support of license renewal. Although the licensee will be present at headquarters, the meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format to allow observation and participation by California stakeholders.
NRC Issues Acceptance Letter for Limerick Digital Instrumentation and Controls License Amendment Requests On December 9, 2022, NRC staff issued a letter (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System Accession No. ML22339A064) to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, (CEG) accepting for review (i.e., docketing) the Limerick Generation Station, Units 1 and 2 (Limerick) digital instrumentation and controls license amendment requests. In the letter, the NRC staff listed information that CEG needs to provide to the NRC staff to complete the review of its amendment requests. The Limerick amendment requests were submitted by Constellation Energy on September 26, 2022. The proposed amendment requests would permit the use of a new single digital instrumentation and control system to replace analog instrumentation of the reactor protection system, nuclear steam supply shutoff system, emergency core cooling system, reactor core isolation cooling system, and end-of-cycle recirculation pump trip at Limerick.
X-energy Merges and Continues Activities with NRC Staff On December 6, 2022, X-energy, LLC announced that it would merge with Ares Acquisition Corporation, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The merger, expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023, would establish a publicly traded company valued at approximately $2 billion. The combined company will be named X-energy, Inc. and listed on the New York Stock Exchange following completion of the merger. X-energy received an award of approximately $1.2B through the Department of Energys Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program as part of a cost-sharing agreement to develop, build, and demonstrate operation of its Xe-100 high temperature gas reactor. X-energy is currently engaged in pre-application activities with the NRC staff in support of future licensing of its Xe-100 reactor design. X-energys license application for its TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility is currently under review by the NRC staff.
DECEMBER 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending December 9, 2022 Notice of Request for Public Comment on draft NUREG-2212 On December 8, 2022, a notice requesting public comments on the draft NUREG-2212, Standard Review Plan for Applications for 10 CFR Part 70 Licenses for Possession and Use of Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass but Not Subject to the Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, Subpart H, was published in the Federal Register (87 FR 75295) with a 60-day comment period. The public comment period closes on February 6, 2023.
DECEMBER 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending December 9, 2022 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. COMSECY-22-0013 10/17/22 Renewal of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Charter
- 2. Staff Requirements 11/22/22 Renewal of Advisory Committee on Reactor Memorandum Safeguards Charter COMSECY-22-0013
- 3. Commission Voting Record 11/22/22 Renewal of Advisory Committee on Reactor COMSECY-22-0013 Safeguards Charter
- 4. SECY-22-0102 11/18/22 Request by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC for Exemptions from Certain Emergency Planning Requirements for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
1, 2, and 3 Information None Memoranda
- 1. Follow-up to Staff Requirements 11/22/22 A Mtg. w/the Navajo Tribal Community Memorandum M220422A Members of the Red Water Pond Rd. and SRM-M220422BDiscussion of the 10 Yr.
Plan to Address Impacts of Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation &
Lessons Learned from the Remediation.......
- 2. Staff Requirements 12/08/22 Meeting with the Advisory Committee on the Memorandum Medical Uses of Isotopes M221206 Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the October 2022 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. None DECEMBER 14, 2022 ENCLOSURE E