SECY-21-0075, Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 6, 2021
| ML21223A007 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/23/2021 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| S. Mroz, 301-415-2900 | |
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| SECY-21-0075 | |
| Download: ML21223A007 (8) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 23, 2021 SECY-21-0075 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING AUGUST 6, 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 08/23/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21223A007 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO* OEDO/AO*
NAME JJolicoeur CHaney DATE 8/13/2021 8/23/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 6, 2021 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES BURKE JR, JAMES M. STUDENT INTERN RES SALTUS, BRADEN STUDENT INTERN NMSS AUGUST 23, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 6, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of August 2 - August 6 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000216 Travis W. Any and all documents, photos, videos in 08/02/21 Roberts relation to any investigation into an "unidentified" object flying near any nuclear asset 2021-000217 Karen Hall Numark Copies of task order(s) or delivery order(s) 08/03/21 Associates, and all modifications thereto awarded in Inc. response to the following competitive task order solicitations: Competitive Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPs) issued under contract nos.
31310020D0002, 31310020D0003, and 31310020D0005 (Solicitation No. RES 0215, Area 3.4 Technical Support for Component Integrity Assessments (Scope includes xLPR) issued on or about 8/26/2020; and Solicitation No.
31310021R0049,- Area 3.4 Technical Support for Component Integrity Assessments Issued on or about 6/7/21 (if awarded)); Competitive Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPs) issued under contract nos. 31310020D0002, 31310020D0004, 31310020D0005, 31310020D0006, and 31310020D0007 (Solicitation No. 31310021R0002, - Area 3.2 Nuclear Fuel and Core Neutronics Support Issued on or about 11/25/20);
and Competitive Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPs) issued under contract nos. 31310020D0002, 31310020D0004, 31310020D0005, and 31310020D0007 (Solicitation No.
31310021R0017, - Area 3.1 Thermal Hydraulics Research Support Issued on or about 3/31/21)
AUGUST 23, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000218 Karen Hall Numark Copies of task order(s) or delivery order(s) 08/03/21 Associates, and all modifications thereto awarded in Inc. response to the following competitive task order solicitations: Competitive Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPs) issued under contract nos.
31310020D0009, 31310020D0010, and 31310020D0011 (Solicitation No. NMSS-21-0070, - Reviews of NRC Licensee Decommissioning Financial Assurance Issued on or about 4/15/21, and Solicitation No. 31310021R0042, -
Technical and Editorial Support for Marssim Rev -2 Issued on or about 6/7/21 (if awarded))
2021-000219 Bobby All records available; including 08/04/21 Vaughn, Jr. photographs, documents, memorandums, e-mails, reports, details etc., pertaining to the fire in the X-326 building at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant on December 9, 1998 2021-000220 Case A. Dam The Lanier Any and all records or documents that 08/05/21 Law Firm mention, reference or relate to Valley Engineers, Inc.'s contract with the Atomic Energy Commission and Valley Engineers, Inc.'s work in 1964 installing water transmission lines and the pumping plants located in or around Mercury, Nevada, including without limitation: engineering drawings, blueprints or design specifications related to this project; maps of the area identifying the project; contracts with Valley Engineers, Inc. for this project; any and all correspondence between Valley Engineers, Inc. and the Atomic Energy Commission mentioning, referencing or related to this project; documents identifying the names of any other contractors who were hired or worked on this project with Valley Engineers, Inc.; and any purchase orders, sales invoices, bills of lading, or shipping receipts for the pipes that were installed during this project AUGUST 23, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 6, 2021 NRC Issued a Letter to SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC Regarding the Revision of the Application Review Schedule On August 3, 2021, the NRC staff issued a letter informing SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC (SHINE) of the need to revise the operating license application review schedule beyond the 24-month schedule established in April 2020. This letter requested that SHINE provide updated submission dates for its phased approach supplement and subsequent request to receive and possess radioactive material, as well as the currently expected completion dates for each phase of construction by September 1. The NRC staff will use the dates provided by SHINE to establish a revised review schedule and projected level of effort to complete the detailed technical review of the operating license application.
Florida Power & Light Company Submitted a Subsequent License Renewal Application for Saint Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2 On August 3, 2021, Florida Power & Light Company submitted a subsequent license renewal application for Saint Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2, requesting an additional 20 years beyond the current license expiration dates which are March 1, 2036, and April 6, 2043, respectively.
NRC issued Information Notice 2021-02 entitled, Recent Issues Associated with Monitoring Occupational Exposure to Radiation from Licensed and Unlicensed Radiation Sources On August 4, 2021, the NRC issued Information Notice (IN) 2021-02 entitled, Recent Issues Associated with Monitoring Occupational Exposure to Radiation from Licensed and Unlicensed Radiation Sources, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML21152A239) to inform addressees of recent issues associated with monitoring occupational exposure to radiation from licensed and unlicensed radiation sources under the licensees control. No specific action or written response is required.
NRC Hosted Public Meeting with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)
On August 5, 2021, the NRC staff and the industry-led Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) conducted a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting (ADAMS Accession No. ML21203A015). During the meeting, technical issues and administrative processes related to TSTF Travelers were discussed. The next TSTF quarterly meeting will take place in November.
Westinghouses Accident Tolerant Fuel Lead Test Assemblies Arrived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Examination On August 2, 2021, Westinghouses accident-tolerant fuels lead test assemblies arrived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for examination after having been removed from the Byron, Unit 2 core. These test assemblies consist of chromium-coated zirconium alloy cladding and the ADOPT doped fuel pellets. Westinghouse reports that initial visual inspections of the fuel showed no signs of degradation.
AUGUST 23, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 6, 2021 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International NAC-UMS Universal Storage System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1015; Amendment No. 8; Direct Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 72 (NRC-2021-0052; RIN 3150-AK63)
On August 5, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 42681) amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International NAC-UMS Universal Storage System listing within the List of approved spent fuel storage casks to include Amendment No. 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1015. Amendment No. 8 revises the certificate of compliance to (1) add the storage of damaged boiling-water reactor spent fuel, including higher enrichment and higher burnup spent fuel; (2) change the allowable fuel burnup range; (3) expand the boiling-water reactor class 5 fuel inventory that could be stored in the cask; and (4) revise definitions in the technical specifications. The companion proposed rule was also published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2021 (86 FR 42751). This direct final rule is effective October 19, 2021.
AUGUST 23, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending AUGUST 6, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. Staff Requirements 08/04/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Enhanced Memorandum SECY-19-0095 Security of Special Nuclear Material
- 2. Commission Voting Record 08/04/21 Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Enhanced SECY-19-0095 Security of Special Nuclear Material
- 3. Staff Requirements 08/05/21 Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Memorandum SECY-18-0113 Oversight Process Engineering Inspections
- 4. Staff Requirements 08/05/21 Recommendations for Enhancing the Reactor Memorandum SECY-19-0067 Oversight Process
- 5. SECY-21-0067 07/23/21 Proposed Rule: Groundwater Protection at Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities (RIN 3150-AI40; NRC-2008-0421)
- 6. Staff Requirements 08/06/21 Request for an Exemption from the Memorandum SECY-21-0033 Decommissioning Schedule Requirements for Shutdown Reactors at the GE Hitachi Vallecitos Nuclear Center
- 7. Commission Voting Record 08/06/21 Request for an Exemption from the SECY-21-0033 Decommissioning Schedule Requirements for Shutdown Reactors at the GE Hitachi Vallecitos Nuclear Center Information Papers
- 1. None Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. None Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Protection of Digital Computer and Communication Systems and Networks (Docket No.
PRM-73-18; NRC-2014-0165)
- 2. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) Call for Nominations AUGUST 23, 2021 ENCLOSURE E