SECY-23-0076, Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 18, 2023
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| Issue date: | 08/28/2023 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| SECY-23-0076 | |
| Download: ML23236A603 (7) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 25, 2023 SECY-23-0076 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 18, 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 08/25/23 Matthew Meyer for Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML23236A603 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur MMeyer for MBailey DATE 8/25/2023 8/25/2023 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending August 18, 2023 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES WARD, BRANDON J. FINANCIAL ANALYST NMSS CAMP, DAVID J STUDENT INTERN NRR CODY, SARA E. SUMMER INTERN OGC HEFFERLE, NICHOLAS J STUDENT INTERN NMSS NEAL, ZORAH L STUDENT INTERN OCIO NIK FARJAM, NIMA STUDENT CO-OP RES RUEI, GRACE C. STUDENT CO-OP OCIO SCOTT, BENJAMIN R STUDENT INTERN R-III AUGUST 25, 2023 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending August 18, 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of August 14 - August 18, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA- Grillo, Vincent American At 10:00 AM EDT on 7/11/2023 there was 08/14/2023 2023- University a meeting on NRC International Activities.
000190 My request is for any documentation presented to, created as a result of, or tied to this meeting that is releasable under FOIA. This is the closed "Executive Branch Briefing on NRC International Activities" meeting listed at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/tr/2023/index.html.
FOIA- Lowery, Paul Sellafield LTD Requester is seeking information 08/14/2023 2023- regarding the Davis Besse reactor head 000191 event highlighted in this Davis-Besse Video Tapes which is from ML023010080.
FOIA- Hill, Lance - Requester is seeking all documents 08/17/2023 2023- regarding the investigation of the activities 000192 and influence in Lawrence, Kansas in the period of 1940-1965 of the following organizations: 1. The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) also known as the American Communist Party. 2. The Socialist Party of America (SPA) 3. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 4. The Oread Daily (newspaper)
AUGUST 25, 2023 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending August 18, 2023 Wolf Creek Generating Station Agreed to Make the Final International Atomic Energy Agency Operational Safety Review Team Report Public On August 7, 2023, Wolf Creek Generating Station agreed to make the final International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) report public. The NRC staff will make the report publicly available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The IAEA conducted an OSART mission at Wolf Creek from March 6 - 23, 2023. A follow-up mission is typically conducted approximately 18 months following the mission.
NRC Staff Held a Hybrid Annual Meeting with GE Hitachi-Americas/Global Nuclear Fuels-Americas to Discuss Fuel Performance and Future Plans On August 8-9, 2023, NRC staff held a hybrid annual meeting with GE Hitachi-Americas (GEH-A)/Global Nuclear Fuels-Americas (GNF-A) to discuss fuel performance and future plans. On August 8, 2023, GEH-A/GNF-A provided updates on fuel performance, the accident tolerant fuel program, higher burnup (HBU) and higher enrichment for low-enrichment uranium plus (LEU+)
PRIME LEU+/HBU licensing, ARMOR coated cladded system, BWRX-300 technology, and an overview of the planned submittals. On August 9, 2023, the staff that attended the meeting in-person in Wilmington, NC, participated in a tour of the facility.
Duke Energy Informed the NRC that they Intend to Submit an Early Site Permit Application for Belews Creek On August 16, 2023, Duke Energy submitted a public letter of intent ADAMS Accession No. ML23228A149) informing the NRC they intend to submit an Early Site Permit (ESP) application for an advanced nuclear plant at the Duke Energy Belews Creek steam plant in Stokes County, NC. The letter states that if a decision to build a new nuclear plant at the site is made, the online date is expected by 2035. The letter further states that the ESP application will be submitted by August 31, 2025, and will use the plant parameter envelope concept. The NRC staff will continue to engage in preapplication activities with Duke Energy to support the planned application.
NRC Staff Issued an Emergency License Amendment for Fermi Unit 2 to Adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-568, Revision 2, Revise Applicability of BWR/4 TS 3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2.
On August 17, 2023, the NRC staff issued an Emergency License Amendment for Fermi Unit 2 to adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-568, Revision 2, Revise Applicability of BWR [boiling-water reactor]/4 TS 3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2. DTE Electric Company submitted the amendment request on an emergency basis to address an emergent plant condition related to unidentified leakage within primary containment. Specifically, implementation of the license amendment will allow the licensee additional time at power to enter containment and correct the leakage without requiring a reactor shutdown.
AUGUST 25, 2023 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending August 18, 2023 NMSS Staff Received License Renewal Application from National Institute of Standards and Technology On August 10, 2023, the staff received an application, dated August 8, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23221A162), for the renewal of license number SNM-362 for the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Under the license, NIST is authorized to use radioactive sources for research and development, calibration and testing, and training activities. If approved by the staff, the license will be renewed for a period of 10 years.
NRC Amends Financial Protection Requirements for Certain Reactors On August 14, 2023, the Executive Director for Operations signed a final rule (ML23158A173) to amend the NRCs financial protection requirements for certain reactors at 10 CFR 140.11 to adjust for inflation the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums specified in the Price-Anderson Act. The inflation adjustment issued in this final rule is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index between March 2019 and April 2023. The final rule will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register on August 29th for publication on or about September 5, 2023. The rule will be effective upon publication.
AUGUST 25, 2023 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending August 18, 2023 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. Commission Voting Record 08/14/23 Rulemaking: Final Rule: Emergency SECY-22-0001 Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies Information
- 1. SECY-23-0069 08/14/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 4, 2023 Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements 08/14/23 Affirmation Session - SECY-22-0001:
Memorandum M230814 Rulemaking: Final Rule: Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies Commission Correspondence
- 1. None.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. 708th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) - September 6-8, 2023 AUGUST 25, 2023 ENCLOSURE E