SECY-22-0011, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending January 28, 2022
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| Issue date: | 02/04/2022 |
| From: | Sherri Miotla NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| Download: ML22033A208 (9) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT FEBRUARY 04, 2022 SECY-22-0011 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Sherri Miotla Deputy Assistant for Operations (Acting)
Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 28, 2022 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 Signed by Miotla, Sherri on 02/04/22 Sherri Miotla Assistant for Operations (Acting), OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML22033A208 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME JJolicoeur SMiotla DATE 2/03/2022 2/04/2022 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending January 28, 2022 ARRIVALS CHESHARECK, DANA SUPPORT SERVICES ASSISTANT R-III GUILLARD, JENNIFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANT R-II HAGEN, MARK REACTOR INSPECTOR R-II HUDSON, JUSTIN PROJECT MANAGER NRR THOMSON, BERNADINE* DEP DIR DIV OF NEW AND RENEWED LIC NRR RETIREMENTS DEMBEK, STEPHEN SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS MONARQUE, STEPHEN R. RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR) R-I WEIDNER, TARA L. SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST R-I DEPARTURES ZIMET, LORI K. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT OCIO
- Repeated from last week due to change in reporting date FEBRUARY 04, 2022 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending January 28, 2022 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of January 21 - January 28, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date 2022- Ashley M. Any and all records related to 01/21/2022 000071 Gjovik 825 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California, timeframe 1963-2000 2022- Chris Nelson Judicial Watch, Any and all records maintained 01/24/2022 000072 Inc. by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission including memoranda, draft memoranda, reports, email communications, email chains, investigative reports and other communications or data concerning instances of lost or stolen radioactive materials, transport of unlicensed radioactive material through U.S. ports of entry, radiation overexposures, leaking sources of radioactive material, or other adverse events involving radioactive material. Please provide records for the period January 1, 2019 to January 24, 2022.
2022- Neel Nayar Solon High Your agencys previous Fiscal 01/27/2022 000073 School Year (FY) 21 and current (FY22) contract for your FOIA case processing software with cost information included. Any additional contracts and costs directly related to FOIA processing (for example, Adobe, Video/Audio redaction software, contract support).
Your agencys Annual Budget for your FOIA team- looking for a total cost of operation.
Training materials on FOIA case processing.
FEBRUARY 04, 2022 Enclosure B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending January 28, 2021 NRC Grants COVID-19 Related Exemption to Arizona Public Service Company On January 21, 2022, the NRC granted an exemption (Agencywide Document Access Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML22020A040) to Arizona Public Service Company for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, Section 26.205, Work hours. This exemption is related to COVID-19. The staff reviewed the proposed exemption and determined that pursuant to 10 CFR 26.9, the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest.
NRC Staff Share Risk Information with Federal Agencies On January 21, 2022, the NRC staff briefed the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) committee that is independently examining the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAAs) risk assessment approach. The U.S. Congress mandated the FAA to enter into an agreement with the NAS to develop a report regarding the methodology and effectiveness of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (TARAM) process. The FAA uses TARAM to identify potential risks in currently operating airplanes; and inform FAA officials if they need to take action to prevent potential accidents. Per the NAS committees request, the NRC staff presented on the application of risk informed decision making (RIDM), probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) technology, and human reliability assessment (HRA) methods in the NRCs oversight and inspection of reactors. The staff presented on the NRCs evolutionary use of PRA and RIDM in the agencys work, the Reactor Oversight Process and incident investigation framework, related infrastructure, decision making process, and treatment of emergent safety issues including use of enterprise risk management and the BeRiskSMART initiative. Staff presented the technology inclusive Integrated Human Event Analysis System for Event and Condition Assessment methodology. This advanced HRA method is a planned upgrade to NRCs existing HRA tools used to support the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) and other programs.
NRC Approves a Notice of Enforcement Discretion (NOED) for Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 On January 26, 2022, Region I approved a NOED request from Dominion Energy for Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3. The NOED provides additional time to allow the licensee to make necessary repairs to a charging and reactor plant cooling water pump area exhaust fan.
Specifically, the NRC determined that it was appropriate to exercise discretion for 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> beyond the technical specification allowed outage time to allow the licensee to perform repairs to the affected component, restore the affected system to operable status, and avoid an unnecessary shutdown of the reactor without a corresponding benefit to public health and safety of the environment.
FEBRUARY 04, 2022 ENCLOSURE C
NRC Conducts COVID-19 Lessons Learned Public Meeting On January 26, 2022, NRR and Regional staff conducted a public meeting on the operating reactor oversight program COVID-19 Lessons Learned assessment. The purpose of the meeting was to hear information and receive perspectives from external stakeholders with the intent to identify lessons learned and best practices from the COVID-19 pandemic that could be beneficial to consider in operating reactor oversight activities for routine use and for future environments that may limit or prevent access to nuclear power plant sites.
NRC Holds Pre-Submittal Meeting on Lead Test Assemblies On January 27, 2022, the NRC staff held a pre-submittal meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company to discuss the licensees plans to submit licensing actions requesting approval to load accident tolerant fuel lead test assemblies (LTAs) in 2023. The licensee discussed possible amendment and exemption requests to load 16 fuel rods (4 assemblies with 4 rods/assembly) with an enrichment of 6 weight-percent Uranium-235 (U-235). This will be a first-of-a-kind licensing review involving an operating reactor proposing to load LTAs greater than the 5 weight-percent U-235.
NRC Holds Reactor Oversight Process Public Meeting On January 26, 2022, the NRC staff hosted a public meeting to discuss: Next Steps for the Withdrawn SECY-19-0067, Recommendations for Enhancing the Reactor Oversight Process and SECY-18-0113, Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspection (ADAMS Accession No. ML22025A132), Updates on Changes to the Problem Identification & Resolution Inspection, NRC staff response to Nuclear Energy Institute White Paper, Proposal to Replace the ANS-PI with an ERFER-PI (ADAMS Accession No. ML22021B190) and NRC Involvement in Light Water Reactor Sustainability Plant Modernization (ADAMS Accession No. ML22021B308). Attendees included the industrys Reactor Oversight Process Task Force, NextEra, Entergy, and members of the public. The next bi-monthly public meeting on ROP related matters is scheduled for March 23, 2022.
FEBRUARY 04, 2022 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending January 28, 2022 NMSS Staff Issued a License Amendment to Duane Arnold Energy Center On January 21, 2022, the NRC issued Amendment No. 315 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR 49, for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The amendment consists of revisions the Technical Specifications that reflect the permanently shut down status of the facility, as well as the reduced scope of structures, systems, and components necessary to ensure plant safety once all spent fuel has been permanently moved to the DAEC Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, an activity which is currently scheduled for completion by mid-2022.
NMSS Staff Hosted Forum on Radioactive Material Shipments On January 26, 2022, the National Materials Program Co-Champions from the NRC and the Organization of Agreement States hosted a virtual forum to discuss the challenges associated with misplaced shipments of radioactive material and potential resolutions to those challenges.
Some of the challenges raised included the oversight of the common carriers, the process for reporting missing material to the NRC or Agreement State, and concerns about radiation exposure if packages are damaged. Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs and Agreement State staff plan future actions and interagency coordination regarding the issues raised during the forum. Over 130 NRC and Agreement State staff attended the forum.
NMSS Staff Met with Members of the Osage Nation On January 27, 2022, the NRC staff met with the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Osage Nation and other members of her staff. During the meeting, the NRC staff and members of the Osage Nation discussed the Agreement State program, lessons learned from tribal interactions during the Wyoming Agreement, opportunities for direct dialogue between the NRC and the Tribe after the Agreement goes into effect, and the NRCs responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Osage Nation has ancestral lands in 15 States.
FEBRUARY 04, 2022 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending January 28, 2022 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-19-0100 10/09/19 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Requirements
- 2. Staff Requirements 08/04/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Independent Memorandum Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security SECY-19-0100 Requirements
- 3. Commission Voting Record 08/04/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Independent SECY-19-0100 Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Requirements
- 4. SECY-21-0072 08/02/21 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 2021 Report to Congress on the Price-Anderson Act
- 5. Staff Requirements 10/12/21 United States Nuclear Regulatory Memorandum Commission's 2021 Report to Congress on SECY-21-0072 the Price-Anderson Act
- 6. Commission Voting Record 10/12/21 United States Nuclear Regulatory SECY-21-0072 Commission's 2021 Report to Congress on the Price-Anderson Act
- 7. Commission Voting Record 01/27/22 Final Rule: Enhanced Weapons, Firearms SECY-18-0058 Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications
- 8. Staff Requirements 01/27/22 SECY-20-0005: Rulemaking Plan for Training Memorandum and Experience Requirements for Unsealed SECY-20-0005 Byproduct Material (10 CFR Part 35)
- 9. Commission Voting Record 01/27/22 SECY-20-0005: Rulemaking Plan for Training SECY-20-0005 and Experience Requirements for Unsealed Byproduct Material (10 CFR Part 35)
Information Papers
- 1. SECY-22-0007 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 01/14/2022 Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements 01/27/22 Affirmation Session - SECY-18-0058 - Final Memorandum Rule: Enhanced Weapons, Firearms M220127A Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications FEBRUARY 04, 2022 ENCLOSURE E
Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRCs monthly Congressional Status Report for December 2021 Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Access to the Decommissioning Trust Fund for the Disposal of Large Components [Docket No. PRM-50-119; NRC-2019-0083]
- 2. U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No.52-026; NRC-2008-0252]
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4; Hearing Opportunity Associated with Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria FEBRUARY 04, 2022 ENCLOSURE E