SECY-23-0079, Weekly Information Report Week Ending September 1, 2023

SECY-23-0079: Weekly Information Report Week Ending September 1, 2023

ML23250A033
Person / Time
Issue date:	09/11/2023
From:	Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO
To:	Commissioners NRC/OCM
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SECY-23-0079
Download: ML23250A033 (9)

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INFORMATION REPORT SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 SECY-23-0079 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 1, 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 Matthew Meyer for Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642 Meyer, Matthew signing on behalf of Bailey, Marissa on 09/11/23

ML23250A033 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO

NAME JJolicoeur MMeyer for MBailey

DATE 9/7/2023 9/11/2023 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending September 1, 2023

ARRIVALS

NONE

RETIREMENTS

KIM, ERIC T SPACE COORDINATOR ADM MALIK, SHAH N SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER RES SCHMIDT, COLLEEN M OPERATOR LICENSING ASSISTANT R-III WOODFIELD, JON N TRANS & STORAGE SAFETY INSPECTOR NMSS DEPARTURES

HISER, ALLEN L. JR SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR HOPKINS, MARK L. PROCUREMENT ANALYST ADM ROSSO, MALLORY R. STUDENT INTERN OGC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE A Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending September 1, 2023

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of August 28 - September 1, as submitted by requester

Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA-2023-Gurdziel, - In a Commission meeting on Digital I & 08/29/2023 000197 Thomas C held on 5-14-2019, mention is made of an effort over the next year to look at data and operating experience, believed to be related to common cause failure.

At 2:08:10 it was noted that it was stated that this work would be completed by FY 2020. If this work has been done, supply a printed copy of it including, in particular, all Lessons Learned, Conclusions, Suggestions, and an estimate of Digital I & C Common Cause Failure frequency of occurrence.

FOIA-2023-Keys, Clay - Requester is seeking the following: 1. A 08/29/2023 000198 copy of the last (5) newsletters of the "Inspector Newsletter" (NRR). 2*.A copy of the last (3) issues of the "The Vendor times/ ( NRC) newsletter. 3. FOIA Logs for the NRC for 7-31-21 to 12-31-22 in Fiscal year.

FOIA-2023-Jeffers, - Requester is seeking rules, regulations 08/29/2023 000199 David and statutes governing both nuclear power reactors and hydro electric.

Policies, permits and requirements, including costs. for the state of North Carolina. Qualifications and exemptions.

Qualifications and requirements for grant funding including application and procedural requirements and process for obtaining authorization for nuclear power reactor.

FOIA-2023-Jones, NuScale The dataset for NUREG/CR-0375. I have 08/29/2023 000200 Sophia Power found reports about this data that only have pdf plots and would like the tabular dataset for code benchmarking.

FOIA-2023-Williams, VERTEX Wed like to request records for the 08/29/2023 000201 Lauren following site:

• 10550 Marina Drive Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654

• 10600 Marina Drive Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 We request that a copy of the

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE B Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA-2023-following documents [or documents 000201 containing the following information] be (continued) provided: Specific Information Request: -

All reports regarding dumping incident at 10550 Marina Drive on 2010-04-05 and any assessments or remediation actions performed onsite regarding NRC Report

1. 937438 Site ID: 2010937438 -All reports regarding violation at 10600 Marina Drive on 1990-07-30 All records relating too: -Any other records pertaining to violations or incident reports. -Discharge or wastewater permits specifically historic discharge violations.

FOIA-2023-Tait, Daniel Energy and All electronic records (including emails 08/31/2023 000202 Policy sent, received, BCC and CC, email Institute attachments, text messages, encrypted messages such as Signal and/or WhatsApp, etc., messaging apps such as Slack, Trello and/or Asana, etc., cloud based file storage and document systems such as Microsoft One Drive, Google Drive, and/or Dropbox, etc.,

social media direct messages for professional purposes, such as Facebook and/or Twitter, etc.) between Kristine Svinicki and any NRC Commissioner, including their respective administrative assistants or chiefs of staff. You may exclude news articles, press clippings, and duplicate records.

(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2021 To 10/1/2021)

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending September 1, 2023

NRR Released the Draft White Paper on Micro-Reactor Licensing and Deployment Considerations

On August 29, 2023, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) released the draft white paper, Micro-Reactor Licensing and Deployment Considerations: Fuel Loading and Operational Testing at a Factory (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML23236A598 and ML23236A597), which discusses considerations for licensing fuel loading and operational testing for micro-reactors at a factory and related topics. The draft white paper will support a public meeting with stakeholders in mid-September, which will inform the final development of a related notation vote paper. The staff will update the Office of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on these micro-reactor topics during planned interactions in October.

NRC Staff Held an Observation Public Meeting to Discuss Workload Management, Licensing Performance, and Licensing Process Observations Following the April 2023 Regulatory Issues Task Force Meeting

On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a virtual, observation public meeting to discuss workload management, licensing performance, and licensing process observations following the April 2023 regulatory issues task force (RITF) meeting (ML23125A030). The meeting had over 30 attendees. The staff provided highlights of its data-driven licensing and workload management processes in response to the observations provided at the April 2023 RITF. NRC staff facilitated discussions and invited additional feedback with stakeholders, which included Nuclear Energy Institute, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Entergy, Energy Northwest, and Excel Services Corporation.

NRC Staff was Notified of a Temporary Change in Management at Westinghouse Electric Company

On August 28, 2023, NRC staff was notified of a temporary change at Westinghouse Electric Company. Jill Redmon, Westinghouse Executive Vice President (EVP) of Quality, Environment, Health, and Safety (QEHS) and Chief Quality Officer (CQO), has taken a temporary leave of absence. The EVP for QEHS is responsible for Westinghouses global regulatory affairs and employee concerns program in addition to CQO responsibilities. Rick Easterling will serve as the acting leader of QEHS and acting CQO. Rick will report to Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse President and Chief Executive Officer.

NRC finalized Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2014-06 Consideration of Current Operating Issues and Licensing Actions in License Renewal

On August 29, 2023, Revision 1 to Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2014-06 Consideration of Current Operating Issues and Licensing Actions in License Renewal was finalized. The RIS was revised to provide additional clarity on current operating experience and other technical information considered by the NRC staff in the license renewal process.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE C NRC Staff Held a Public Pre-submittal Meeting with Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC to Discuss their Regulatory Path to Potentially Request Reauthorization of Power Operation at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant

On August 29, 2023, NRR and the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) staff held a public pre-submittal meeting with Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI) to discuss their plan to submit an exemption request as part of their regulatory path to potentially request reauthorization of power operation at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant (ML23235A240). During the meeting, the staff provided feedback on the planned application, including questions about HDIs intent to request a categorical exclusion under 10 CFR 51.22.

HDI also stated its desire to transition from a decommissioned plant to an operating plant by August 2025. Approximately 130 people attended the meeting which included board members of local townships in Michigan, as well as members representing the Beyond Nuclear and Dont Waste Michigan organizations.

Oklo Announced that it had Received a Notice of Intent to Award a Contract to Site, Construct, and Operate a Power Reactor at Eielson Air Force Base

On August 31, 2023, Oklo announced that it had received a Notice of Intent to Award a contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, on behalf of the Department of Air Force (DAF), to site, construct, and operate a power reactor at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB). This award supports the DAF Micro-Reactor Pilot Program. If awarded, Oklo would own and operate the reactor and provide steam and electricity to Eielson AFB through a power purchase agreement established between Oklo and DLA Energy by the end of 2027. The NRC staff is supporting pre-application engagement activities with Oklo in its efforts to site, construct, and operate an Aurora X power reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory and is working with Oklo to understand how the Micro-Reactor Pilot Program will affect ongoing and subsequent licensing activities.

NRC Staff Attended Several Meetings in Fairbanks, Alaska Regarding the Eielson Micro-Reactor Pilot Program

During the week of August 27, 2023, NRC staff attended several meetings in Fairbanks, Alaska regarding the Eielson Micro-Reactor Pilot Program. NMSS and NRR staff gave presentations on the NRC licensing process to the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Commanding Officer of the 354th Fighter Wing and his staff, Tanana Chiefs Conference staff, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Council for the Alaska Micro-Reactor Program. Other participants included the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of Energy. On August 31, 2023, the NRC staff participated in a public meeting led by the Hon. Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment. The Air Force discussed the strategic importance of the program, the expected timeline, and announced the intent to award the contract to Oklo, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE C Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending September 1, 2023

American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021-2022 Code Editions: Correction; 10 CFR Part 50 [NRC-2018-0289; RIN 3150-AK21]

On August 29, 2023, the Office of the Federal Register published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 59471) correcting two printing errors in a document that was published on August 8, 2023 (86 FR 53384).

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE D Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending September 1, 2023

Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents

1. None.

Information

1. SECY-23-0076 08/28/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 18, 2023

2. COMDAW-23-0001/COMAXC- 08/29/23 Measuring NRC Success 23-0002 Memoranda

1. None.

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to the Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, et al., submits the July 2023 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

2. Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, et al., submits the NRCs monthly Congressional Status Report for July 2023

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Kairos Power LLC; Notice of Hearing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 ENCLOSURE E