SECY-23-0081, Weekly Information Report Week Ending September 8, 2023
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| Issue date: | 09/18/2023 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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INFORMATION REPORT SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 SECY-23-0081 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 8, 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 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 09/18/23
ML23256A128 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO
NAME TKeene for JJolicoeur MMeyer for MBailey
DATE 9/13/2023 9/18/2023 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending September 8, 2023
ARRIVALS
BEAL, JOHNATHAN STUDENT CO-OP RES CHOI, CARRIE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR COOK-SMITH, KEVIN PROJECT ENGINEER (RI-DP) R-IV COOPER, SHELIA HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST OCHCO DANG, DZU PROJECT ENGINEER R-II DAY, MARGARET FUEL FACILITIES INSPECTOR R-II DINKIN, AMY PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST ADM EKECHUKU, JAMES BRANCH CHIEF OCFO HANSEN, MAX ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NSIR KINGSBURY, LANCE REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR LEE, JASON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR LOM, PETER LEGAL INTERN OGC MADLOCK, JEROME SENIOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OCIO MCDONOUGH, CATHERINE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I MILLER, ARIELLE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR NEELY, MARY RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SP OCIO NELLER, ALEC PROJECT MANAGER NRR ROHRMAN, RIVER PROJECT MANAGER NRR RUDD, JOSEPH PROJECT MANAGER NMSS SOLIZ, NICHOLAS REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR STAMLER, BRADLEY PROJECT MANAGER NRR TOWN, DUSTIN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST NSIR WEBB, JAHBARRIUS PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTOR R-II WILLIAMS, EMIILLII ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-II RETIREMENTS
HARVEY, SUSAN C. SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST NSIR DEPARTURES
DAUGHTRY-CRENSHAW, DA HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST OCHCO DOWLING, KATHRYN FAY ATTORNEY OGC
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE A DEPARTURES
HARVEY, EDWARD F HEALTH PHYSICIST RES VADELLA, ROBERT J PROJECT ENGINEER R-I WEST, STEPHANIE R PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER (SOCIAL MEDIA) OPA
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE A Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending September 8, 2023
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of September 4 - September 8, as submitted by requester
Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number1 Name Organization Date FOIA-Pai, Arjun Trileaf Requester is seeking a digital copy of the 09/05/2023 2023-following microform/microfiche documents:
000204 Accession Number: 8801130329 Docket Number: 03030096 Document
Title:
License 35-26889-01 for Haskell Lemon Const Co,authorizing use of 10 mCi Cs-137
& 50 mCi Am-241 in Troxler Model 3400 series moisture/density gauges to measure properties of matls & 330 mCi Am-241 in Troxler Model 3241. Accession Number:
9202140067 Docket Number: 03030096 Document
Title:
Matls licensing package for amend 1 to license 35-26889-01 for Haskell Lemon Const Co.Control: 463880.
Accession Number: 9306090538 Docket Number: 03030096 Document
Title:
Matls licensing package for amend 2 to license 35-26889-01 for Haskell Lemon Const Co.Control: 464280. Accession Number:
9008150190 Docket Number: 03030096 Document
Title:
Matls licensing package for corrected License 35-26889-01 for Haskell Lemon Const Co.
FOIA-Lokvancic, - Requester is seeking to obtain plans, 09/06/2023 2023-Mak diagrams, sections, and details for the 000205 radioactive waste building, diesel generator building, and turbine building of the Columbia Generating Station, as available in the Final Safety Analysis Report.
FOIA-Trentham, Henry L. Documents related to and associated with 09/08/2023 2023-Annie Stimson the dismissal, severance, or separation of 000206 Center Ashli Babbitt from the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in 2017; documents related to and associated with any disciplinary or corrective action regarding Ashli Babbitt at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant during her employment from 2015 to 2017.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE B
1 FOIA-2023-000203 was a nonsensical request submitted through the National FOIA Portal. The anonymous requester did not provide any contact information, or a valid description of records. The request was deleted.
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending September 8, 2023
NRC Sponsored the Fourth Annual Higher Burnup Workshop
On August 31, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sponsored its fourth annual Higher Burnup (HBU) Workshop, a key activity supporting communications on Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) concepts. The workshop provided an overview of reactor fuel HBU and increased enrichment (IE) topics through presentations by the staff and industry. The workshop provided a forum for public questions on ATF activities, specifically, on HBU and IE issues. The event also included an NRC and industry exchange on expectations for future submittals including HBU and IE for industrys planned batch loading of ATF by the mid-to-late-2020s. The staff committed to continued interactions with industry and the public regarding HBU and IE.
The workshop had over 102 attendees.
NRC Issued Acceptance for Docketing of the Carbon Free Power Project Limited Work Authorization Application
On September 5, 2023, the NRC staff issued a letter (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23236A263) to inform Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) that the NRC has completed its acceptance review of the CFPP application for a limited work authorization (LWA) and a related exemption request (ML23212A007 and ML23212A003, respectively.) The staff has determined that the LWA application is acceptable for docketing and the staffs goal is to complete its detailed review of the LWA application by August 2025. Regarding the staffs timeline for completing its review of the exemption request, although NuScale had requested the staff complete its review by December 2024, the staff plans to complete its review by August 2024. The exemption request and the LWA, if granted, would allow CFPP to begin certain early construction activities at the CFPP site.
SMR, LLC Informed the NRC Staff of Plans for Major Change to its Small Modular Reactor Design, SMR-160, in Response to Market Demand
On September 5, 2023, SMR, LLC (A Holtec International Company) informed the NRC staff that it plans a major change to its small modular reactor design, SMR-160, in response to market demand. The modified design will produce substantially more net electric power output than the current 160Mwe, while maintaining its passive safety features. SMR (Holtec) is actively engaged in preapplication activities with the NRC for a future submission of a construction permit application.
NRC Publicly Released a Risk Informed Assessment of the French Stress Corrosion Cracking Operational Experience Relative to the US Fleet
On September 8, 2023, NRC staff released a risk informed assessment of the French Stress Corrosion Cracking operational experience relative to US fleet (ML23236A052). Using the LIC-504 process, the staff conducted a Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics and Probabilistic Risk Assessment to assess the plant risk if the stress corrosion cracking in the safety injection system piping in the French fleet were to occur in the US pressurized water reactor fleet. The analyses, which included consideration of the geometric difference between the US and French fleet safety injection piping, expected susceptibility to this type of cracking, past inspections of
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE C these piping locations, and the industry proposed changes to the inspection program, suggest that the risk to the US fleet is low and performance monitoring and safety margins are maintained. Due to these conclusions, the staff recommended, and management approved, no direct action, but a continued monitoring of the industry response and verification that the inspection procedures at these locations are updated. The staff plans to conduct a public meeting to discuss these finding with the industry once the industry completes their assessment.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE C Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending September 8, 2023
Inflation Adjustments to the Price-Anderson Act Financial Protection Regulations: Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 140 [NRC-2023-0110; RIN 3150-AL01]
On September 5, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR 60565) amending its regulations to adjust for inflation the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums specified in the Price-Anderson Act. The NRC must perform this adjustment at least once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003, as mandated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. This final rule is effective on October 5, 2023.
Increased Enrichment of Conventional and Accident Tolerant Fuel Designs for Light-Water Reactors: Regulatory Basis; Request for Comment; 10 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 71
[NRC-2020-0034; RIN 3150-AK79]
On September 8, 2023, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register ( 88 FR 61986) requesting comments on a regulatory basis to support a rulemaking to amend the NRC's regulations related to the use of conventional and accident tolerant light-water reactor fuel designs. The NRC's goal is to establish effective and efficient licensing of applications using fuels enriched to greater than 5.0 and less than 20.0 weight percent uranium-235. The NRC will hold a public meeting to promote a full understanding of the planned rulemaking and facilitate public comment on the regulatory basis. Comments are requested by November 22, 2023.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE D Office of Administration Items of Interest Week Ending September 8, 2023
Electric Power Research Institute Materials Reliability Program and Boiling Water Reactor Vessels Internal Program In-Vessel Inspection Training Courses
On September 5, 2023, contract number 31310023C0016 was awarded to Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Inc. in Knoxville, TN. The purpose of this contract is for EPRI to conduct both the Materials Reliability Program and Boiling Water Reactor Vessels Internal Program In-Vessel Inspections courses for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff. The period of performance is from September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2027, with no option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $500,000.00.
Reconfigurable, Multi-Reactor Technology, Full-Scope Glass Panel Control Room
On September 6, 2023, contract number 31310023C0017 was awarded to Corys Thunder, Inc.
in Jacksonville, FL. The purpose of this contract is to procure a reconfigurable, multi-reactor technology, full-scope glass panel control room for the Technical Training Center in Chattanooga, TN. The period of performance is from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, with four option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to
$2,115,200.00.
Training and Specialized Equipment to Detect the Presence of Technical Surveillance Devices and Hazards
On September 5, 2023, contract number 31310023C0018 was awarded to the Research Electronics International LLC in Cookeville, TN. The purpose of this contract is to obtain training and specialized equipment to detect the presences of technical surveillance devices and hazards. The period of performance is from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, with four option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $675,625.00.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE E Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending September 8, 2023
Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document
Decision Documents
- 1. Commission Voting Record 09/01/23 Recommendation for Approval to Retire the SECY-23-0010 Reactor Oversight Process Performance Indicator for Licensee Alert and Notification System Availability and to Develop a Performance Indicator for Emergency Response Facility and Equipment Readiness Availability
- 2. SECY-23-0072 08/22/23 Final Agency Decision to Implement the Flexible Work Model
- 3. Staff Requirements 08/28/23 Results of Polling to Stay the Staff Action Memorandum SECY-23-0072 Described in SECY-23-0072, "Final Agency Decision to Implement the Flexible Work Model"
- 4. SECY-23-0075 08/24/23 Wyoming's Proposal to Amend the Existing Agreement to Regulate the Processing of Source Material to Extract Mineral Resources Other Than the Uranium or Thorium Content
- 5. Staff Requirements 09/01/23 Recommendation for Approval to Retire the Memorandum SECY-23-0010 Reactor Oversight Process Performance Indicator for Licensee Alert and Notification System Availability and to Develop a Performance Indicator for Emergency Response Facility and Equipment Readiness Availability
Information
- 1. SECY-23-0078 09/06/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 25, 2023 Memoranda
- 1. None
Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Thomas R. Carper, et al., responds to letter regarding the NRC staff's draft proposed rule to establish a risk-informed technology-inclusive regulatory framework for advanced reactors
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE F Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations
- 2. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Homestake Mining Company of California, (Denial of License Amendment Request) Docket No. 40-8903-LA; ASLBP No. 23-980-03-LA-BD01
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 ENCLOSURE F