ML22082A244

M220331: Agenda - Joint Meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

ML22082A244
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Issue date:	03/31/2022
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AGENDA

Title:

JOINT MEETING OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION(FERC) AND THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION( NRC) (Public Meeting)

Scheduled: March 31, 2022 9:00 am - 11:35 am

Duration: Approx. 2.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br />

Location: Microsoft Teams

Participants:

FERC Chairman and Commissioners: NRC Chairman and Commissioners:

Chairman Richard Glick Chairman Christopher T. Hanson Commissioner James P. Danly Commissioner Jeff Baran Commissioner Allison Clements Commissioner David A. Wright Commissioner Mark C. Christie Commissioner Willie L. Phillips

FERC Directors and Staff David Ortiz, Acting Director of the Office of Electric Reliability (OER)

Elin Katz, Director, Office of Public Participation Barry Kuehnle, Energy Infrastructure and Cyber Security Advisor, Division of Cyber Security David Huff, Electrical Engineer, Division of Operations and Planning Standards, OER Heather Polzin, Attorney Advisor, Division of Investigations, Office of Enforcement

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Staff Howard Gugel, Vice President, Engineering and Standards

NRC Staff Andrea Kock, Deputy Office Director for Engineering, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Eric Benner, Director, Division of Engineering and External Hazards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Jim Beardsley, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

1 Topics Presentation

• Introductions and Opening Statements 15 mins.

Grid Reliability, Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) & Other Topics 1hr 45 mins.

NERC Howard Gugel, NERC, Vice President, Engineering and Standards 20 mins.

o State of Reliability o Long Term Reliability Assessment o Energy Reliability Assessment Task Force

Q&A 15mins.

FERC Elin Katz, Director, Office of Public Participation 10 mins.

o New initiative to assist the public navigating FERC proceedings David Ortiz, Acting Director of the Office of Electric Reliability 10 mins.

David Huff, Electrical Engineer, Office of Electric Reliability Heather Polzin, Attorney Advisor, Office of Enforcement o Cold Weather Inquiry

Q&A 15 mins.

NRC 20 mins.

Andrea Kock, Deputy Office Director for Engineering, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation o Current Fleet of Operating Reactors o Advanced Reactors Update o Subsequent License Renewal o Decommissioning

Eric Benner, Director, Division of Engineering and External Hazards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation o Recent weather-related operating experience impacting NPP availability o Dam Safety Program Interagency Agreement o Opportunities to leverage NRC and FERC (DOE) research activities on electromagnetic pulse

Q&A 15 mins.

2 CyberSecurityActivities 35mins.

FERC Barry Kuehnle, Energy Infrastructure and Cyber Security Advisor, Division 10 mins.

of Cyber Security, OER o Cybersecurity Updates (recent Orders/notices of proposed rulemaking) o Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Audits Lesson Learned Report

NRC 10mins.

Jim Beardsley, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response o NRC Cybersecurity Program Accomplishments o Continued focus on risk-informing cyber security program implementation o Continued innovation for the future

Q&A and Wrap-Up 15mins.

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