SECY-24-0065, Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 26, 2024
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| Issue date: | 07/31/2024 |
| From: | Martin J NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| SECY-24-0065 | |
| Download: ML24212A314 (7) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JULY 31, 2024 SECY-24-0065 FOR:
The Commissioners FROM:
Jody C. Martin Acting Associate Director for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 2024 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 the Secretary D
Jody C. Martin Acting Associate Director for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642 Signed by Martin, Jody on 07/31/24
ML24212A314 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/ADO NAME JJolicoeur JMartin DATE 07/30/2024 07/31/2024
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending July 26, 2024 ARRIVALS AREAS, JULIO BRANCH CHIEF OCFO BELEN OJEDA, AIXA SR REACTOR OPS ENGINEER (QA INSPECT)
NRR CHICAIZA, FREDDY BRANCH CHIEF OCFO DEJESUS SEGARRA, JONAT RELIABILITY AND RISK ANALYST RES FAIR, JOANNA ACMUI MEMBER NMSS HEALY, SHANNON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST NMSS HEIN, MICHAEL PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTOR R-IV LEATHERMAN, AMANDA ATTORNEY OGC LURVEY, CURTIS REACTOR ENGINEER RES MORRIS, EDDIE PROJECT ENGINEER (RI-DP)
R-II PENMETSA, RAVI DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR R-II THOMAS, BLAIR IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
OCIO RETIREMENTS KELLAR, RAY L BRANCH CHIEF R-IV WELCH, CHRISTOPHER R SENIOR REACTOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRR DEPARTURES FRITCHER, GARRETT S STUDENT INTERN NRR GIFFEN, AVA L STUDENT INTERN R-IV GRANCORVITZ, RICKY J SR. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST OIG HEWEY, MICHAEL J STUDENT INTERN NRR PERRY, MICHELE P STUDENT INTERN OCIO JULY 31, 2024 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending July 26, 2024 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of July 22 - July 26, as submitted by requester Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date FOIA-2024-000207 Hutchison, Joe The requester is seeking a public record that involves copy(s) of all documentation in the case that Bass Maintenance has supplied to the NRC to support their defense that they didnt discriminate against [listed individual].
07/22/2024 FOIA-2024-000208
The document year was dated as 1996. The incident occurred at 4270 US Highway 17N in Brunswick, Glynn County, GA.
07/22/2024 FOIA-2024-000209 Hartke, Ron Liona Enterprises Requester is seeking: 1. The first page (i.e.,
Face Page) of the current contract award, and first 15 pages of the Performance Work Statement or Statement of Work for the existing contract # 31310020C0040 https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/search.do?inde xName=awardfull&templateName=1.5.3&s=FP DS.GOV&q=31310020C0040 2. for the existing contract, who is currently assigned as:
PM/TM/POC (govt program manager, technical manager or govt owner of the requirement),
COR (Contracting Organization Representative), CO/KO (contract officer), and CS (contract specialist, if applicable) Fee Approval: We approve fees up to $28, as we are only requesting historical PWS and contacts, so this request is likely less than 15 pages of clearly releasable info.
Contact:
Liona FOIA Officer Email address:
foiarequest@lionaenterprises.com 07/25/2024 FOIA-2024-000210 Ravnitzky, Michael This is a request for records under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
Requester is seeking a copy of the following SECY Papers: SECY-81-005 SECY-81-013 SECY-81-025 SECY-81-083 SECY-81-176 SECY-81-247 SECY-81-262 SECY-81-291 SECY-81-298 SECY-81-349 SECY-81-392 SECY-81-553 SECY-81-641 SECY-81-651 SECY-81-652 SECY-81-697.
07/26/2024 JULY 31, 2024 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending July 26, 2024 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Exemptions from 10 CFR Part 37 On July 15, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff granted Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) exemptions from the requirement in 10 CFR 37.11(c)(2) to use a locked door or gate with a monitored alarm at the storage facilities where the old Browns Ferry steam dryers and old Sequoyah and Watts Bar steam generators are stored. Although EGM 2014-001 has provided for enforcement discretion on this issue since 10 CFR Part 37 became effective in 2014, TVA sought the exemptions to preclude continual minor violation citations and tracking in condition reports. These are the first operating power plant exemptions that have been granted to resolve issues identified in the EGM.
Technical Review Package (TRP) Tool Utilized by NRC to Increase Efficiency of License Renewal and Subsequent License Renewal Reviews On July 19, 2024, the Technical Review Package (TRP) Tool, an internal software tool that was modernized to increase the efficiency of the staffs review of license renewal and subsequent license renewal applications, went live for staff to utilize. The TRP Tool, revamped by Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Office of the Chief Information as described in the License Renewal Roadmap, introduces automatic processing and efficient organization, access, and assignment of review information for project managers and technical reviewers. Training will be provided to the staff and management soon.
Public Meeting with X-energy to Discuss their Geotechnical and Groundwater Investigation Approach On July 23, 2024, the staff held a meeting with X-energy to discuss their geotechnical and groundwater investigation approach that will be used to support the Project Long Mott construction permit application (CPA). X-energy indicated that the CPA submittal will be based on data available at the time of preparation, with plans to later supplement the application with additional data. The NRC staff discussed available guidance for expected content of advanced reactor applications and encouraged further pre-application activities with X-energy and Dow on this and other PSAR-related topics.
Training to U.S. Utility Executives and Japanese Participants on Nuclear Operations Risk Management (NORM)
From July 22-25, 2024, NRR staff provided training to a group of U.S. utility executives and several participants from Japan on nuclear operations risk management (NORM) at the annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Institute of Nuclear Power Operations NORM training course. The training provided the NRC staff an opportunity to convey to the participants how the NRC continues to leverage and expand the use of risk information in our licensing and oversight work. The presenters also used this forum to demonstrate how nuclear safety is enhanced by the appropriate application of risk-informed decision-making.
JULY 31, 2024 ENCLOSURE C
NRC Staff Granted an Exemption Using the Risk Informed Process for Evaluations (RIPE) for Shearon Harris On July 26, 2024, the staff granted an exemption using the Risk Informed Process for Evaluations (RIPE) from a provision in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 279-1971 that is required by 10 CFR 50.55a(h)(2) for Shearon Harris.
Specifically, the exemption removes the requirement for certain Reactor Protection System cables that terminate within Turbine Control System Cabinet G to be independent and physically separated in accordance with IEEE 279-1971, Section 4.6. This was NRRs second approval of an exemption request submitted under RIPE.
Public Meeting Related to a Partial Site Release of Property from the Clinton Power Station On July 24, 2024, the staff held a public meeting (required by 10 CFR 50.83(f)) to obtain public comment on Constellations request dated June 7, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23158A262), for a partial site release of property from the Clinton Power Station (CPS). Constellation had discovered that the required NRC approval was not obtained prior to the transfer of non-impacted land from the CPS site.
Specifically, on September 17, 2003, a Quit Claim Deed was executed by AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, a previous licensee, to transfer 172.7 acres of land for the Clinton Lake Marina to DeWitt County, Illinois. NRC representatives from NRR, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Resident Inspector Office were present at the meeting. No members of the public attended the meeting. The Federal Register Notice and the newspaper notice, published associated with the meeting, provided additional methods for public comment. The potential violation will be described in a future NRC inspection report for the site.
Staff Issues North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Subsequent License Renewal Site Specific Environmental Impact Statement On July 22, 2024, the staff issued NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Subsequent License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 7a, Regarding North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (ML24204A104). This site-specific Environmental Impact Statement includes the staff's analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and mitigative measures available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also includes the staff's recommendation that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for North Anna Power Station are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published the Notice of Availability Federal Register Notice on July 26, 2024 (89 FR 60616),
beginning the 30-day cooling off period before we can issue the renewed license.
JULY 31, 2024 ENCLOSURE C
Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending July 26, 2024 Document Released to Public Date of Document Subject Decision Documents 1.
SECY-24-0058 07/09/2024 Rulemaking Plan on Drug and Alcohol Testing: Technical Issues and Editorial Changes Information 1.
SECY-24-0064 07/24/2024 Weekly Information Report Week Ending July 19, 2024 Memoranda 1.
None Commission Correspondence 1.
Letter to the Honorable James Comer, et al., responds to letter regarding the use of official time by government employees Federal Register Notices Issued 1.
Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses - Environmental Review [Docket ID NRC-2018-2096; RIN 3150-AK32]
2.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; License Amendment Application [Docket Nos. 50-348 and 30-364; NRC-2024-0134]
JULY 31, 2024 ENCLOSURE D