SECY-23-0100, Weekly Information Report Week Ending November 17, 2023

SECY-23-0100: Weekly Information Report Week Ending November 17, 2023

ML23325A220
Person / Time
Issue date:	11/21/2023
From:	Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO
To:	Commissioners NRC/OCM
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SECY-23-0100
Download: ML23325A220 (8)

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INFORMATION REPORT NOVEMBER 21, 2023 SECY-23-0100 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 NOVEMBER 17, 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 Miotla, Sherri signing on behalf of Bailey, Marissa on 11/21/23 Sherri Miotla for Marissa G. Bailey Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642

ML23325A220 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur SMiotla for MBailey DATE 11/21/2023 11/21/2023 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending November 17, 2023 ARRIVALS ALLEN, ERIN PROJECT ENGINEER (RI-DP) R-IV AYERS, TIMOTHY REACTOR ENGINEER (RTR EXAMINER) NRR DAGOSTINO, AMY HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALIST NRR SHELTON, ANTHONY PROJECT MANAGER NRR SMITH, STEPHON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OGC RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES BRYANS, ROBERT THOMAS CHIEF OF STAFF COMM GOETZ, SUJATA PROJECT MANAGER (OP REACTOR LICENSING) NRR NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ENCLOSURE A

Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending November 17, 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of November 13 - November 17, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA- Lloyd, Marco - All communications between political 11/10/2023 2024- appointees employed or assigned to the 000033 agency and the Partnership for Public Service (Email Domain

@ourpublicservice.org). All agency memorandums, memorandums for record (MFRs), memorandums of understanding (MOUs), policies, directives, event flyers or descriptions, grants or contracts between the agency and the Partnership for Public Service, including all supporting or supplemental documents. Please limit the timeframe of the search from January 20, 2021 to present.

FOIA- Milov, Sarah - Requesting all materials relating to what 11/13/2023 2024- Kerr-McGee, the AEC and its successor 000034 agency the NRC knew about Silkwoods plutonium contamination. These materials were likely produced between 11/7/74 and 11/13/74 though they may not have been filed for several months. (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/7/1974 To 11/13/1974)

FOIA- De los IRSC, Inc. Requester is seeking a current listing of 11/13/2023 2024- Reyes, all of the non-medical radioactive 000035 Krystelle materials license data under NRC jurisdiction. Requesting the following data fields: COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP, RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER, PHONE, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND NRC PROGRAM CODE. We request that this data be emailed to us in Microsoft Excel Format.

FOPA- Tracy, - I am writing to request access to [an 11/14/2023 2024- Terrance individual's] reactor qualification records; 000001 specifically, a letter confirming [the individual's] qualification to operate the University of Virginia 2 MW Research Reactor (UVAR).

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ENCLOSURE B

Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOPA- Crouch, - I am looking for a copy of [a named 11/14/2023 2024- Donald individual's] Senior Reactor Operator's 000002 license (when this individual was a shift supervisor at the Beaver Valley Power Station.

FOIA- Butler, Darrin Requester is seeking the dates of travel 11/16/2023 2024- for govt business for named individual 000036 from June 2019 to the present date (Date Range for Record Search: From 6/1/2019 To 11/16/2023)

FOIA- Tarver, Requestor would like copies of the 2012, 11/17/2023 2024- Julian 2013, and 2014 Annual Threat Review.

000037 NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending November 17, 2023 Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) and NuScale Power Submit a Request to NRC to Withdraw the Limited Work Authorization Application, Topical Reports, and Exemption Request Associated with the CFPP Combined License Application On November 10, 2023, Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) and NuScale Power jointly submitted a request to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to withdraw the Limited Work Authorization Application, Topical Reports, and Exemption Request associated with the CFPP Combined License Application (COLA), following the November 8, 2023, announcement by Utah Associated Municipal Power System and NuScale Power on the termination of the CFPP (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23317A110). Accordingly, the NRC staff is in the process of closing out the Cost Activity Codes and Enterprise Project Identification Codes related to these CFPP project tasks.

Separately, NuScale Power informed the staff of its plan to request NRC staff to complete the CFPP COLA Readiness Assessment.

NRC Staff Presented to the West Virginia Legislature Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Manufacturing On November 14, 2023, staff from Region II, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, and Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards presented to the West Virginia Legislature Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Manufacturing at their interim meetings held in Wheeling, WV. The staffs presentations provided an overview of reactor licensing processes, preparations for advanced reactor licensing, oversight of fusion systems, and the reactor oversight process.

The briefing was provided at the Committees request as it considers nuclear power options for West Virginia.

NRC Hosts Public Meeting to Discuss Reactor Oversight Process Topics with the Nuclear Industry and the Public On November 16, 2023, the NRC staff hosted a routine public meeting related to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) to discuss planning for a public workshop to explore developing corporate level inspections (ML23305A166); NRC staffs initial review of draft NEI 99-02 Revision 8; inspection and assessment of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Configuration Control (ML23315A000) and the corresponding draft Operating Experience Smart Sample (ML23312A335); a recent revision to Inspection Procedure 71152, Problem Identification and Resolution (ML23313A148); an overview of the recent rulemaking related to Price-Anderson Act Provisions (ML23319A341); and an upcoming revision to Inspection Manual Chapter 0309, Reactive Inspection Decision Basis for Reactors. Industry representatives presented for NRC consideration a draft Frequently Asked Questions document for Turkey Point Unplanned Scrams Performance Indicator (ML23318A178). Attendees included representatives from Nuclear Energy Institute, NextEra Energy, Constellation, and members of the public. The next bi-monthly public meeting on ROP-related matters is tentatively scheduled for January 17, 2024.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending November 17, 2023 Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies:

Final Rule and Guidance; 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, and 72 [NRC-2015-0225; RIN 3150-AJ68]

On November 16, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a final rule in the Federal Register (88 FR 80050) amending its regulations to include new alternative emergency preparedness requirements for small modular reactors and other new technologies.

The final rule acknowledges technological advancements and other differences from large light-water reactors that are inherent in small modular reactors and other new technologies. The NRC is concurrently issuing Regulatory Guide 1.242, Performance-Based Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors, Non-Light-Water Reactors, and Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities. The final rule is effective December 18, 2023.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ENCLOSURE D

Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending November 17, 2023 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents

1. SECY-94-017 01/26/94 Options with Regard to Revising 10 CFR Part 100, Reactor Site Criteria

2. Staff Requirements 03/28/94 Options with Regard to Revising 10 CFR Part Memorandum 100, Reactor Site Criteria SECY-94-017 Information

1. SECY-23-0094 11/09/23 Weekly Information Report Week Ending November 3, 2023

2. SECY-23-0092 11/01/23 Annual Update on Activities to Modernize the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Digital Instrumentation and Controls Regulatory Infrastructure and License Amendment Requests Memoranda

1. None Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to the President and Congress, submits the NRCs Fiscal Year 2023 Agency Financial Report

2. Letter to the Honorable Edward J. Markey, et al., submits the NRC's Semiannual Status Report on the Licensing Activities and Regulatory Duties from the reporting period of April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023, and includes a list of rulemaking activities

3. Letter to the Honorable Thomas Carper, et al., submits the report for the fourth quarter in Fiscal Year 2023 on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC for the reporting period of July 1 - September 30, 2023 Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Kairos Power, LLC; Hermes 2 [Docket Nos. 50-611 and 50-612; NRC-2023-0138]

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ENCLOSURE E