SECY-21-0058, Weekly Information Report Week Ending May 28, 2021
| ML21155A109 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/11/2021 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Jeff Baran, Annie Caputo, Christopher Hanson, David Wright NRC/OCM |
| S Mroz, OEDO | |
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| SECY-21-0058 | |
| Download: ML21155A109 (8) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JUNE 11, 2021 SECY-21-0058 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MAY 28, 2021 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 Administration E Office of the Secretary F Signed by Haney, Cathy on 06/11/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21155A109 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO* OEDO/AO*
NAME SMroz CHaney DATE 6/4/2021 6/11/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending MAY 28, 2021 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS CHERUVENKI, GANESH S MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR DEPARTURES HANNAH, ROGER D SENIOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER OPA JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending MAY 28, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of May 24 - May 28 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000169 Austin R. American All calendars or calendar entries for named 05/24/21 Evers Oversight Department of the Treasury's senior leaders between January 20, 2017 to the date a search is conducted, and any calendars maintained for the Secretary's and Deputy Secretary's Conference Rooms 2021-000170 Tovah Access to and copies of all letters denying 05/24/21 Strong license applications for the last ten years, including but not limited to the licenses and license renewals for reactors, fuel facilities, waste management and disposal 2021-000171 Isaac University of Documents that outline specific requirements 05/27/21 Reichow Michigan regarding the construction or engineering of nuclear facilities/equipment JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending MAY 28, 2021 NRC Held Meeting with Framatome on a High Burnup Topical Report On May 25, 2021, the NRC staff held a meeting (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21145A253 and ML21141A235) with Framatome to discuss its planned topical report supporting high burnup fuel. The topics discussed included the proposed radiological assessment approach, the intended contents of the report, and next steps. Framatome intends to have further interactions with NRC as they develop their topical report.
NRC Cancelled Beyond-Design-Basis Commitments for Indian Point Energy Center On May 26, 2021, the NRC staff responded to and acknowledged the cancellation of certain regulatory commitments from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) related to the post-Fukushima flooding and seismic hazard reevaluations for Indian Point (ADAMS Accession No. ML21132A200 and ML21132A201). With the permanent shutdown of Indian Point and cancellation of these commitments, Entergys response to the NRCs March 12, 2012, Request for Information for Indian Point (ADAMS Accession No. ML12053A340), is complete and no additional regulatory actions are needed. This completes the post-Fukushima lessons-learned activities for Indian Point.
NRC Held Periodic Advanced Reactor Stakeholder Meeting On May 27, 2021, the NRC staff held a public webinar (ADAMS Accession No. ML21134A182) with over 150 stakeholders on regulatory improvements to support the licensing of advanced reactors. Topics included the availability of ASME Section III Division 5 Design Tool Software, revisions to the NRCs pre-application engagement white paper, advanced reactor construction inspection and oversight framework, export control licensing, graded probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) approach for advanced reactors, and draft Licensing Modernization Project (LMP)-based Technical Specification guidance in support of the advanced reactor content of application project (ARCAP). This meeting was in support of Strategy 3 (regulatory framework),
Strategy 4 (codes and standards), and Strategy 5 (resolution of policy issues) of the advanced reactor Implementation Action Plans.
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending MAY 28, 2021 NRC Participated in Community Engagement Board Meeting on License Renewal Application On May 26, 2021, the NRC staff presented the status of NRCs safety and environmental review of Westinghouses license renewal application for its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) at the quarterly meeting of its Community Engagement Board (CEB). The CEB was established by Westinghouse and is composed of local and regional leaders from various organizations that have an interest in the CFFF. The purpose of the CEB meeting was for CFFF to provide the status and plans for site clean-up and environmental monitoring that are part of its consent agreement with the State of South Carolina. This was NRCs first time as a participant and is part of the staffs continuing public outreach efforts.
NMSS Staff Hosted a Government-to-Government Meeting on Materials Event Response On May 26, 2021, staff from the NRC and the Organization of Agreement States hosted a government-to-government meeting on materials event response. Topics discussed included perspectives on two exposure events in Agreement States; perspectives on receiving Agreement State events; the availability of dose calculation tools and resources at the NRC; lessons learned; and optimizing State-NRC interactions. The meeting was attended by approximately 150 NRC and Agreement State staff.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 15; Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective Date;10 CFR Part 72 [NRC-2020-0257; RIN 3150-AK53]
On May 26, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 28237) confirming the effective date of June 14, 2021, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2021 (86 FR 16291). This direct final rule amended the NRCs spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing within the List of approved spent fuel storage casks to include Amendment No. 15 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Amendment No. 15 amends the certificate of compliance to add a new overpack and a new transfer cask, revise allowed content for storage, and make other changes to the storage system. The effective date of June 14, 2021, for the direct final rule published March 28, 2021, is confirmed.
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Administration (ADM)
Items of Interest Week Ending MAY 28, 2021 NRC Awarded Contract for Palo Alto Hardware, Support, and Subscriptions On May 24, 2021, contract number NNG15SD11B/31310021F0046 was awarded to GovSmart, Inc., in Charlottesville, VA. The purpose of this contract is to provide Palo Alto hardware, support and subscriptions to support initiatives in the cloud and NRCs Continuity of Operations Plan site. The period of performance is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 with no option periods. The total potential value of the contract can be up to $785,185.62.
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE E
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending MAY 28, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-21-0023 03/01/21 Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences - Fiscal Year 2020
- 2. Staff Requirements 03/30/21 Report to Congress on Abnormal Memorandum Occurrences - Fiscal Year 2020 SECY-21-0023
- 3. Commission Voting Record 03/30/21 Report to Congress on Abnormal SECY-21-0023 Occurrences - Fiscal Year 2020 Information Papers
- 1. SECY-21-0053 05/24/21 Weekly Information Report Week Ending 05/14/2021
- 2. SECY-21-0055 05/27/21 Weekly Information Report Week Ending 05/21/2021 Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the April 2021 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information - [ NRC-2021-0109]
- 2. Industrial Radiographic Operations and Training [Docket No. PRM-34-6; NRC-2017-0022; NRC-2008-0173]
- 3. Evidence-Building and Evaluation Policy Statement (NRC-2020-0262)
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE F