SECY-23-0073, Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 11, 2023
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| Issue date: | 08/23/2023 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| Download: ML23228A101 (8) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 23, 2023 SECY-23-0073 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 AUGUST 11, 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 Administration E Office of the Secretary F Meyer, Matthew signing on behalf of Bailey, Marissa on 08/23/23 Matthew Meyer for Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML23228A101 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur MMeyer for MBailey DATE 8/16/2023 8/23/2023 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending August 11, 2023 ARRIVALS ADEDIRAN, SIKIRAT SENIOR PROCUREMENT ANALYST ADM BAEK, INSEOK REACTOR ENGINEER - SEVERE ACCIDENT/SO NRR BROWN, ELIZABETH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OCHCO CHRISTIANO, AUDREY REACTOR ENGINEER R-I COLON-GONZALEZ, FRANCH PHYSICAL SCIENTIST RES CRAWFORD, FELICIA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NMSS DELOS REYES, JAMES PROJECT MANAGER NRR ESCOBAR VERAS, SAMUEL PHYSICAL SCIENTIST RES GUTIERREZ, JENNIFER HEALTH PHYSICIST NMSS IGNATOV, BOYAN DATA ARCHITECT OCIO KELLOGG, BENJAMIN HEALTH PHYSICIST RES MAJANO, JENNIFER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR MONTOYA, BRENDA MANAGEMENT & PROGRAM ANALYST R-I MUNDEN, ARIANO PROJECT MANAGER NMSS NWIDAG, BARISUA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST R-II SHIRLEY, EARLON HEALTH PHYSICIST R-IV SMETANA, KRISTOPHER REACTOR ENGINEER R-I WELLS, ELLIOTT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST R-II RETIREMENTS VANDEN BERGHE JR, RAYM SR. EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATOR NSIR DEPARTURES CAPPS, ELIJAH G STUDENT INTERN R-I CHUMPIROM, NATTHAPAT STUDENT INTERN R-IV CODY, SARA E. SUMMER INTERN OGC HICKEY, JAMES A SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER R-II HUNSBERGER, OLIVIA N STUDENT INTERN NMSS SPRIGGS, DONALD A III STUDENT INTERN ADM AUGUST 23, 2023 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending August 11, 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of August 7 - August 11, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA- Blanch, Paul - Requester is seeking a copy of the below 08/07/2023 2023- document. External Hazards: Information 000187 Compilation and Analysis: 2022 New Information Report Details Product ID 3002026415 Date Published Jun 27, 2023 FOIA- Hopkins, - Requester is seeking the name and 08/09/2023 2023- Michael address of all human healthcare facilities 000188 (like hospitals and other medical offices) that practice nuclear medicine. Nuclear medicine is defined as medicine that uses radiotracers to assess, image, diagnose, or treat human disease.
FOIA- Tarver, Julian - Requester is seeking the newest 100 08/10/2023 2023- pages of the FOIA log from the date of 000189 this letter.
CON- Durden, Nate Office of All communications, including 08/11/2023 2023- Management attachments, sent to the email address 000007 and Budget ofcio@omb.eop.gov by any email address ending in ".gov" that include the text "MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES" and/or "No TikTok on Government Devices Implementation Guidance." The date range for these communications is from Feb. 27, 2023 to the present date. All communications, with attachments, submitted using the CyberScope application, https://cyberscope.dhs.gov, under the tab M-23-13 No TikTok on Government Devices Implementation Guidance.
These communications also should fall within the Feb. 27, 2023, to the present date.
AUGUST 23, 2023 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending August 11, 2023 SHINE Technologies LLC, Informed NRC Staff that Substantial Completion of the Medical Isotope Production Facility is Further Delayed On August 7, 2023, SHINE Technologies LLC (SHINE), informed U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff that it plans to initiate cost cutting measures, such as reducing staff totals and repurposing other staff to revenue generating activities, due to continued challenges to obtain funding to support construction of its Medical Isotope Production Facility. As a result, substantial completion of the facility is further delayed. SHINE informed the NRC staff that it remained committed to completion of the facility and would provide an expected substantial completion date in the future.
NRC Staff Held a Public Meeting to Receive Industry Perspectives on the Staffs Proposed Alternative Evaluation for Risk Insights Requirement in the Draft Proposed Part 53 Rulemaking On August 9, 2023, the staff held a public meeting to receive industry perspectives on the staffs proposed Alternative Evaluation for Risk Insights (AERI) requirement in the draft proposed Part 53 rulemaking. Industry representatives presented the results of their analysis and shared their views on potential conservatism in the AERI entry conditions. The staff asked questions to better understand the assumptions and technical basis of the industrys analysis. The staff emphasized that, at this stage of the rulemaking, submitting comments during the designated comment period for the proposed Part 53 rulemaking will enable the staff to formally respond to these comments.
NRC Staff Issued the Final Safety Evaluation for Electric Power Research Institute Technical Report 3002018337, Use of Data Validation and Reconciliation Methods for Measurement Uncertainty Recapture On August 11, 2023, NRC staff issued the Final Safety Evaluation (SE) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23193A749) for Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Technical Report 3002018337, Use of Data Validation and Reconciliation Methods for Measurement Uncertainty Recapture. The ACRS reviewed the staff evaluation and issued their letter to the Commission on July 31, 2023, supporting issuance of the final SE. The EPRI report, along with the final SE, presents a roadmap for future use of data validation and reconciliation methods for measurement uncertainty recapture that could be used by power plant licensees to support license amendment requests for power uprates.
AUGUST 23, 2023 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending August 11, 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021-2022 Code Editions: Proposed Rule; 10 CFR Part 50 (NRC-2018-0289; RIN 3150-AK21)
On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR 53384) proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the 2022 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1: OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants. This action is in accordance with the NRC's policy to periodically update the regulations to incorporate by reference new editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and is intended to maintain the safety of nuclear power plants and to make NRC activities more effective and efficient. Comments are requested by October 23, 2023.
AUGUST 23, 2023 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Administration Items of Interest Week Ending August 11, 2023 Administrative and Security Support services for NRCs Office of Administration Personnel Security Branch On August 8, 2023, contract number 31310023C0015 was awarded to Midnight Sun Technologies LLC in Vienna, VA. The purpose of this contract is to procure administrative and security support services for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Administration Personnel Security Branch at the NRCs Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.
The period of performance is from August 26, 2023, through August 24, 2024, with four option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $7,162,933.14.
AUGUST 23, 2023 ENCLOSURE E
Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending August 11, 2023 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-23-0062 07/24/23 Proposed Rule: Decommissioning Financial Assurance for Sealed and Unsealed Radioactive Materials (3150-AK52; NRC-2017-0031)
- 2. SECY-23-0058 07/14/23 Request by the State of New York to Discontinue Authority to Evaluate and Approve Sealed Source and Device Applications
- 3. Staff Requirements 07/28/23 Request by the State of New York to Memorandum SECY-23-0058 Discontinue Authority to Evaluate and Approve Sealed Source and Device Applications
- 4. Commission Voting Record 07/28/23 Request by the State of New York to SECY-23-0058 Discontinue Authority to Evaluate and Approve Sealed Source and Device Applications
- 5. Commission Voting Record 04/18/23 Rulemaking: Final Rule: Emergency SECY-22-0001 Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies (Baran)
Information
- 1. SECY-23-0067 08/08/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 28, 2023 Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Marcy Kaptur, responds to letter regarding the license transfer application for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, responds to letter regarding the discontinuation of New Yorks authority to evaluate and approve sealed source and device applications Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Discontinuation of the State of New Yorks Sealed Source and Device Evaluation and Approval Authority [NRC-2023-0112]
AUGUST 23, 2023 ENCLOSURE F