SECY-21-0059, Weekly Information Report Week Ending June 4, 2021
| ML21162A067 | |
| Person / Time | |
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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 |
| Sara Mroz, OEDO | |
| References | |
| SECY-21-0059 | |
| Download: ML21162A067 (8) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JUNE 11, 2021 SECY-21-0059 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 JUNE 4, 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 the Secretary E Signed by Haney, Cathy on 06/11/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21162A067 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO* OEDO/AO*
NAME SMroz CHaney DATE 6/11/2021 6/11/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 4, 2021 ARRIVALS ALEXANDER, JUSTYN STUDENT INTERN OIG AUEL, GEORGE STUDENT INTERN OIG CHU, DAVID IT SPECIALIST (INFO SEC) NMSS DUMAS, ANNETTE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NMSS EKLUND, GUNNAR STUDENT INTERN NRR HEINER, NICHOLAS STUDENT INTERN ADM MEJIA, JAMES REACTOR INSPECTOR R-IV O'CONNELL, EDWARD A CHIEF OF STAFF OIG RAMIREZ, OSCAR STUDENT INTERN R-IV SZUCHMAN, SANDRA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR RETIREMENTS BERNARDO JR., ROBERT J. PROJECT MANAGER NRR CUSHING, JOHN S SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER NMSS FRANKL, ISTVAN BRANCH CHIEF RES O'BRIEN, KENNETH G DEPUTY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR R-III SIU, NATHAN O SR TECH. ADVISOR FOR PRA ANALYSIS RES DEPARTURES BERENS, ANNIE STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) NSIR HARGLERODE, JAMES A STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) NMSS KRANSTUBER, NANCY K ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-III NELSON, ROBERT K HEALTH PHYSICIST NMSS RIVERA, ANGEL M. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI WIDENHOFER, ZACHARY A. STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) RES JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 4, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of June 1 - June 4 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000172 Ryan The Debrief Any and all declassified files or documents 06/01/21 Sprague pertaining to UAP [Unidentified Aerial Phenomena] incidents that occurred at the Indian Point Nuclear Planet in Buchanan, NY, on June 14th, 1984 and also on July 24th, 1984, and records that exist from local law enforcement or other agencies that is in the possession of the Nuclear Regulatory and is declassified 2021-000173 James Any information on the Coker Fire at the 11b 06/03/21 Barton Coker at the Amoco/BP Oil Refinery in Whiting Indiana (sometime in the 90s)
JUNE 11, 2020 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 4, 2021 NRC Held Public Meeting on August 2020 Derecho Risk Insights On May 27, 2021, the NRC conducted a public meeting (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21146A208) with industry representatives to exchange information pertaining to risk insights obtained from reviews of the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) derecho on August 10, 2020. Specifically, the NRC staff discussed NRCs regulatory response resulting from the event. The meeting objective was to share information related to the event that could further enhance licensees response to similar severe weather events. The meeting had an interactive panel session that provided an exchange of information. Several members of the public asked questions supporting further dialogue on ongoing NRC activities related to severe weather events, including issuing an Information Notice in 2021 on the risk insights following the DAEC evaluation.
NRC Withdraws Indian Point Generating Unit 3 Interim Compensatory Measure On May 28, 2021, the staff issued a determination letter to Entergy (ADAMS Accession No. ML21114A002), withdrawing Interim Compensatory Measure B.1.a of NRC Order EA 02 026, Order for Interim Safeguards and Security Compensatory Measures, for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 3 (IP3). The staff reviewed Entergys rescission request (ADAMS Accession No. ML19232A070) and determined that the licensee demonstrated good cause to withdraw the Order, considering the proper docketing of IP3 certifications for permanent cessation of operations and removal of fuel from the reactor vessel.
NRC Issues Indian Point Generating Unit License Amendments on License Transfers On May 28, 2021, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENOI) informed the NRC (ADAMS Accession No. ML21147A553) of the successful purchase and sale transaction closing of the Indian Point facilities to Holtec International (Holtec). On the same day, the staff issued the final conforming license amendments (ADAMS Accession No. ML21126A004) for Indian Point Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in support of the transfer of the facility licenses from ENOI to Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC; Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC.
NRC Issued Risk-Informed License Amendment to LaSalle County Station Using Alternative Seismic Approach On May 28, 2021, an amendment approving the adoption of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.69 Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structure, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors was issued for LaSalle Generating Station (ADAMS Accession No. ML21082A422). The amendment includes the staffs acceptance of a first-of-a-kind alternative seismic approach, termed the Tier 2 approach, for addressing seismic risk in the adoption of 10 CFR 50.69. The Tier 2 approach leverages risk insights from various sources, including seismic probabilistic risk assessments (SPRAs), to address seismic risk commensurate with the safety significance of the site-specific seismic hazard. The approach relies on focused plant walkdowns, quantitative assessments, and qualitative evaluations. The approach excludes plants that were required to develop SPRAs in response to the agencys post-Fukushima actions.
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
NRC Held Pre-Application Meeting on Licensing Higher Burnup Fuels On June 2, 2021, NRC staff held a pre-submittal meeting (ADAMS Accession No. ML21152A063) with Nuclear Energy Institute and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on EPRIs plans to develop and submit a topical report detailing a risk-informed approach to licensing higher burnup fuels. The meeting was conducted as a webinar open to public observers where EPRI representatives provided information about the approach including methods to account for known high-burnup effects such as fuel fragmentation, relocation, and dispersal. EPRI plans on submitting the topical report for review and approval for use in power plant licensing by the fourth quarter of 2022.
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 4, 2021 NRC Responded to Correspondence Regarding License Amendment for Demonstration Program On May 28, 2021, the NRC staff responded to an e-mail (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21090A056) from Terry J. Lodge, Counsel for the Ohio Nuclear Free Network, raising concerns about an amendment application submitted by American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp., for approval of its high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) Demonstration Program at its leased facility in Piketon, Ohio. The NRC staff response highlighted a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) posted on the NRC website. These FAQs address topics regarding the HALEU Demonstration Program.
Industrial Radiographic Operations and Training: Notice of Interpretation; Request for Comment; 10 CFR Part 34 [PRM-34-6; NRC-2017-0022; NRC-2008-0173]
On June 1, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 11436) issuing a notification of interpretation on industrial radiographic operations at temporary radiography jobsites and an Agreement State Compatibility Category change. The interpretation and Compatibility Category change are effective immediately with a 30-day post-promulgation comment period. The NRC is taking this action to respond to a petition for rulemaking from the Organization of Agreement States. This interpretation and Compatibility Category change are effective June 1, 2021. Comments are due by July 1, 2021.
Evidence-Building and Evaluation Policy Statement: Policy Statement; Issuance; 10 CFR Chapter I [NRC-2020-0262]
On June 3, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 11637) issuing the Evidence-Building and Evaluation Policy Statement that describes the general standards that guide the NRCs evidence-building activities, consistent with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018. The policy statement is intended to provide agency personnel and stakeholders with a clear understanding of the expectations related to the NRCs standards for evidence-building activities, which includes analyses, research, assessments, and evaluations performed by the agency for programmatic, operational, regulatory, and policy decision making. These standards include rigor, relevance and utility, transparency, collaboration, independence and objectivity, and ethics. This policy statement is effective on June 3, 2021.
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending JUNE 4, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. None Information Papers
- 1. None Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements Memorandum 06/02/21 Strategic Programmatic Overview of M210525 the Fuel Facilities and the Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRCs monthly Congressional Status Report for April 2021, dated May 24, 2021.
- 2. Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, GAO, responds to letter on open recommendations to which GAO believes the NRC should give high priority, dated May 27, 2021.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences; Fiscal Year 2020; Dissemination of Information [NRC-2021-0116].
JUNE 11, 2021 ENCLOSURE E