SECY-25-0073, Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 15, 2025
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| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/21/2025 |
| From: | Martin J NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| SECY-25-0073 | |
| Download: ML25232A189 (7) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 21, 2025 SECY-25-0073 FOR:
The Commissioners FROM:
Jody C. Martin Associate Director for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15, 2025 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
Jody C. Martin Associate Director for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Erin Deeds, OEDO 301-415-2887 Signed by Martin, Jody on 08/21/25
ML25232A189 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/ADO NAME EDeeds JMartin DATE 8/20/2025 8/21/2025
August 21, 2025 Week Ending: August 15, 2025 ENCLOSURE A Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest ARRIVALS NANK, TIM D.
SENIOR ADVISOR OEDO NELSON, GILLEN C.
PROJECT ENGINEER (RIDP)
R-III SKATES, RAYMOND C.
SENIOR ADVISOR OEDO RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES LALLY, CHRISTOPHER M.
SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-I PALMER, ERIC G.
MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR
August 21, 2025 Week Ending: August 15, 2025 ENCLOSURE B Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of August 11 - August 15, as submitted by requester.
Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date FOIA-2025-000662
- Gonzalez, Andrew Im requesting an email sent to Christopher T. Hanson from a White House/OMB email address regarding his termination from his position on June 13, 2025 08/11/2025 FOIA-2025-000663 Criscione, Lawrence I request all records pertaining to [Listed individual] pertaining to the case that is the subject of the attached Employee Notice of Inquiry Outcome.
08/15/2025 FOIA-2025-000664 Moo, Patrick Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), I am requesting copies of any records related to the NRCs attempted inspection of J Foster &
Associates, LLC in Blackfoot, Idaho, during which entry to the facility was denied in February of 2025. All available details regarding the follow-up inspection are also requested. Specifically, I request: Any inspection reports, field notes, or internal memoranda regarding the denied entry and follow-up inspection. Emails, letters, or other correspondence between NRC staff and J Foster & Associates or its representatives related to this denied entry. Any photographs, logs, or travel reports documenting the inspection attempt and follow-up inspection. If the inspection prompted an enforcement action or case file, any releasable portions of that file.
08/15/2025 FOIA-2025-000665 Criscione, Lawrence I request all records in the possession of Jeanne Dempsey, Sue Adams (a.k.a.
Cathy Adams) and Shirleta Washington that pertain to the investigation of [listed individual] regarding an email sent on Sept. 5, 2023.
08/15/2025
August 21, 2025 Week Ending: August 15, 2025 ENCLOSURE C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and The Industry-led Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Quarterly Meeting On August 7, 2025, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation staff and the industry-led Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) conducted a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting, as noticed at (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25195A298.) TSTF presented information on four new travelers theyre developing and plan to submit later this calendar year. The new travelers are: TSTF-605, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Water Inventory Control (WIC), TSTF-606, Revise the Actions Associated with an Inoperable Rod Worth Minimizer (RWM), TSTF-607, Changes to the Quadrant Power Tilt Ratio Technical Specification (PWROG-22021), and TSTF-608, Main Steam Line (MSL) Area Temperature. The next TSTF quarterly meeting will take place in November 2025.
Non-public Interagency Meeting with the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was rescheduled to August 22, 2025 The hybrid, non-public interagency meeting originally scheduled for August 14, 2025, with the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was rescheduled to August 22. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss actions related to Section 5(b) of Executive Order (EO) 14300, which directs the NRC to adopt science-based radiation limits and reconsider reliance on the linear no-threshold model and As Low as Reasonably Achievable principle. The meeting will focus on two key objectives: (1) DOE will present an overview of the DOE Interim Final Rule (10 CFR Part 835) and updated DOE Order 458.1, and (2) participants will have the opportunity to ask clarifying questions of Idaho National Laboratory regarding their July 2025 report, Reevaluation of Radiation Protection Standards for Workers and the Public Based on Current Scientific Evidence.
August 21, 2025 Week Ending: August 15, 2025 ENCLOSURE D Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Abnormal Occurrence Reporting; Policy Statement; Issuance; 10 CFR Chapter I [NRC-2023-0075]
On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a document in the Federal Register (90 FR 38828) issuing a limited revision to its policy statement on reporting abnormal occurrences (AOs) to Congress. The revised policy statement provides more specific language to the medical event criteria to better identify those incidents and events that the Commission considers significant from the standpoint of public health or safety. The revised AO criteria contain additional language to add clarity, helping to delineate abnormal occurrence events from nonreportable events which may have been reviewed under the previous criteria.
Interim Enforcement Policy for Enforcement Discretion for General Licensee Adoption of Certificate of Compliance Holder-Generated Changes; Policy Statement; Issuance; 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC-2025-0064]
On August 15, 2025, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (90 FR 39308) issuing an Interim Enforcement Policy (IEP) titled, Enforcement Discretion for General Licensee Adoption of CoC Holder-Generated Changes. The IEP allows enforcement discretion for certain general licensee violations related to their adoption of a change generated by the Certificate of Compliance holder.
August 21, 2025 Week Ending: August 15, 2025 ENCLOSURE E Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Document Released to Public Date of Document Subject Decision Documents 1.
SECY-25-0068 07/30/2025 Section 274b. Agreement with the State of Connecticut Information 1.
SECY-25-0072 08/15/2025 Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 8, 2025 Memoranda 1.
None Commission Correspondence 1.
None Federal Register Notices Issued 1.
Interim Enforcement Policy for Enforcement Discretion for General Licensee Adoption of Certificate of Compliance Holder-Generated Changes (NRC-2025-0064) 2.
Long Mott Energy, LLC; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Docket No.
50-614-CP; ASLBP No. 25-991-01-CP-BD01