SECY-23-0065, Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 21, 2023
| ML23209A019 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/02/2023 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| Download: ML23209A019 (10) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 02, 2023 SECY-23-0065 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 JULY 21, 2023 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 Meyer, Matthew signing on behalf of Bailey, Marissa on 08/02/23 Matthew Meyer for Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML23209A019 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur MMeyer for MBailey DATE 7/28/2023 8/2/2023 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending July 21, 2023 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES MAHAMA, AYISHETU STUDENT INTERN OCIO AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending July 21, 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of July 17 - July 21, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA- Blanch, Paul - Requester is seeking a copy of the 07/18/2023 2023- Criticality Analyses of Record 000171 (CAORs) for the HOLTEC Hi Storm canisters in use at San Onofre.
Requester would like the documents in an electronic format, such as PDF, via email.
FOIA- Howell, Mike Heritage Requester is seeking the following 07/20/2023 2023- Foundation from 2021 to the present: All emails 000172 Oversight to/from/bcc Jeffrey M. Baran Project cmrbaran.resource@nrc.gov mentioning, on the background, off the record, off-the-record, on background, deep background, compliance, confidential, complaint, investigation, classified, LIMDIS, not for attribution, non-attribution, not attributed, source, anonymity, anonymous, sensitive, counsel, embargo, embargoed, policy draft, talking points, pre-read, briefing sheet, sitrep, memorandum draft, or memorandum. All calendar entries and internal Microsoft Teams or Lync messages from Jeffrey M.
Baran mentioning on the background, off the record, off-the-record, on background, deep background, compliance, confidential, complaint, investigation, classified, LIMDIS, not for attribution, non-attribution, not attributed, source, anonymity, anonymous, sensitive, counsel, embargo, embargoed, policy draft, talking AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE B
Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA-2023- points, pre-read, briefing sheet, 000172 sitrep, memorandum draft, (continued) memorandum, Republian, Democrat or nominee. To further narrow down the scope of the request, requester does not seek correspondence that merely forwards press clippings, such as news accounts or opinion pieces, newsletters, and published or docketed materials, if that correspondence has no comment or no substantive comment added by any party in the thread. The terms pertaining to, referring, relating, or concerning with respect to any given subject means anything that constitutes, contains, embodies, reflects, identifies, states, refers to, deals with, or is in any manner whatsoever pertinent to that subject. The term record means any written, recorded, or graphic matter of any nature whatsoever, regardless of how recorded, and whether original or copy, including, but not limited to, the following: memoranda, reports, expense reports, books, manuals, instructions, financial reports, working papers, records, notes, letters, notices, confirmations, telegrams, receipts, appraisals, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, prospectuses, inter-office and intra-office communications, electronic mail (emails), MMS or SMS text messages, instant messages, messaging systems (such as iMessage, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Google Chat, Twitter direct messages, Lync, Slack, and Facebook Messenger), contracts, cables, telexes, notations of any AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE B
Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA-2023- notations of any type of conversation, 000172 telephone call, voicemail, meeting or (continued) other communication. Please comply fully with 5 U.S.C. § 552(b).
FOIA-2023- O'Donnell, Development Requester is seeking records that are 07/21/2023 000173 Chris Essentials maintained by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Senior Procurement Executive Officer). The number of warranted contracting officers employed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending July 21, 2023 X Energy, LLC, Submitted a Request for a Preapplication Readiness Assessment of the Draft Preliminary Safety Analysis Report Portion for the Dow Chemical Company Seadrift Site Construction Permit Application On July 14, 2023, X Energy, LLC (X-energy), submitted a request for a preapplication readiness assessment of the draft preliminary safety analysis report portion for the Dow Chemical Company Seadrift site construction permit application. X-energy is proposing to begin the preapplication readiness assessment in a phased approach beginning in the fall of 2023. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will coordinate with X-energy to develop a detailed schedule to support this effort.
Fermi 2 Entered a 72-Hour Limiting Condition for Operation to Address the Unplanned Trip of the Division 2 Residual Heat Removal Service Water Mechanical Draft Cooling Tower D Fan Due to Excessive Vibrations On July 18, 2023, Fermi 2 entered a 72-hour limiting condition for operation (LCO) to address the unplanned trip of the Division 2 Residual Heat Removal (RHR) Service Water Mechanical Draft Cooling Tower (MDCT) D fan due to excessive vibrations. The LCO was set to expire at 0424 EDT on July 21, 2023. On July 20, 2023, the licensee requested a notice of enforcement discretion (NOED). Region III management, in coordination with the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, gave a verbal NOED for Fermi 2. The licensee requested discretion of an additional 115 hours0.00133 days <br />0.0319 hours <br />1.901455e-4 weeks <br />4.37575e-5 months <br /> (i.e., up to 2324 EDT on July 25) beyond the 72-hour Completion Time of Required Action A.1 of Fermi 2 technical specification 3.7.2 to complete the maintenance on the MDCT D fan.
NRC Staff Sent Constellation a Letter Informing the Licensee of the Change in the Completion Date for the Limerick Digital Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) License Amendment Request (LAR) Review Due to the Delays by Constellation in Completing its LAR On July 19, 2023, the NRC staff sent Constellation a letter informing the licensee of the change in the completion date for the Limerick digital I&C LAR review due to the delays by Constellation in completing its LAR. A copy of the letter is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at ML23187A096. The review completion date has been changed from March 11, 2024, to October 31, 2024.
X-energy and Energy Northwest Announced the Signing of a Joint Development Agreement for Up to 12 Xe-100 Advanced Small Modular Reactors at a Site Controlled by Energy Northwest Adjacent to Columbia Generating Station In a July 19, 2023, joint press release, X-energy and Energy Northwest announced the signing of a joint development agreement for up to 12 Xe-100 advanced small modular reactors at a site controlled by Energy Northwest adjacent to Columbia Generating Station. The press release AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE C
stated that Energy Northwest expects to bring the first module online by 2030. The staff will coordinate with both entities and encourage their submittal of a regulatory engagement plan to guide future interactions.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company Submitted the All ITAAC Complete Letter for Vogtle Unit 4 On July 20, 2023, Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) submitted the All ITAAC Complete letter for Vogtle Unit 4. This letter informs the NRC that all of the inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) in the Vogtle Unit 4 combined license are complete.
The staff completed inspections and ITAAC verifications to independently determine that all of the acceptance criteria have been met. The staff issued a memorandum to the Commission documenting the basis for this determination on July 25, 2023.
The staff made the 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding on July 28, 2023 (ML22348A094). The finding allows SNC to load fuel and begin operation of Vogtle Unit 4 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license.
NRC Staff Issued a Letter to Florida Power and Light Confirming Their Request to Suspend the Review of the Turkey Point Digital Instrumentation and Controls License Amendment Request On July 20, 2023, the NRC staff issued a letter (ML23188A124) to Florida Power and Light confirming their request to suspend the review of the Turkey Point digital instrumentation and controls license amendment request.
NRC Staff Issued the Final Safety Evaluation for the St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2, Subsequent License Renewal Application On July 21, 2023, the NRC staff issued the final safety evaluation for the St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2, Subsequent License Renewal Application (ML23200A146). An Office of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards meeting with the full Committee is planned to be held in September.
AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending July 21, 2023 Reporting Nuclear Medicine Injection Extravasations as Medical Events; Preliminary Proposed Rule Language; Extension of Comment Period; 10 CFR 35 [NRC-2022-0218; RIN 3150-AK91]
On July 18, 2023, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR 45824), extending the comment period for the preliminary proposed rule language published on April 19, 2023 (88 FR 24130), for rulemaking on the reporting of nuclear medicine injection extravasations as medical events. The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on July 18, 2023. The NRC has extended the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to submit their comments. The comment period now closes on September 1, 2023.
AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending July 21, 2023 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. Commission Voting Record 07/18/23 Proposed Rule: Risk-Informed, Technology-SECY-23-0021 Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors (RIN 3150-AK31) (Caputo)
Information
- 1. SECY-23-0059 07/17/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending June 30, 2023
- 2. SECY-23-0060 07/17/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 7, 2023 Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, et al., submits the NRCs monthly Congressional Status Report for June 2023 Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. None AUGUST 2, 2023 ENCLOSURE E