SECY-21-0077, Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 20 2021
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| Issue date: | 08/31/2021 |
| From: | Catherine Haney NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| Download: ML21239A061 (7) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT AUGUST 30, 2021 SECY-21-0077 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 AUGUST 20, 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 08/30/21 Catherine Haney Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Sara Mroz, OEDO 301-415-2900
ML21239A061 *via e-mail OFFICE OEDO* OEDO/AO*
NAME SMroz CHaney DATE 8/27/2021 8/30/2021 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending August 20, 2021 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS NONE DEPARTURES BIANCHI, KATHLEEN O. STUDENT INTERN R-III BRINSON, CHAZLYN K. STUDENT INTERN OCHCO CAVERLY, KEARA M. STUDENT INTERN OCIO FOX, CRAIG E. STUDENT INTERN OCFO GANDHI, ARJUN K. STUDENT INTERN OCIO GLADKOV, THEODORE STUDENT INTERN RES GRIFFIN, TREYVON STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) NRR HINES, LIAM SPENCER STUDENT INTERN NRR HUYNH, BRYAN V. SUMMER INTERN NSIR JASON, JONAS STUDENT INTERN NRR LICON, ETHAN PATRICK STUDENT LAW CLERK OGC MACKEY, NATHAN MARCUS STUDENT INTERN NMSS MITTRA, IPSA STUDENT INTERN OCIO PLATT, SAMANTHA JANE STUDENT INTERN NRR POONSAP, ADCHARAPORN STUDENT INTERN OCIO RIZZA, HAILEY RITA STUDENT INTERN NRR ROOT, TRAVIS R. STUDENT INTERN RES TADLOCK, MONTGOMERY R. STUDENT INTERN R-III TARRY, CAMERON DRAKE STUDENT LAW CLERK OGC THUMMALA, RAJIV K. STUDENT INTERN OCIO WANG, TANYA J. STUDENT INTERN RES WATKINS, HEATHER M. STUDENT INTERN RES AUGUST 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending August 20, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of August 16 - August 20 Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization as submitted by requester Date 2021-000228 Tony Conti A copy of named individuals TMS [Talent 08/17/21 Management System] transcript 2021-000229 Liudmyla EMD All available documents (RFP [Request for 08/17/21 Synhaivska Strategies Proposal], RFI [Request for Information],
SOW [Statement of Work], PWS
[Performance Work Statement], etc.)
related to Contract No. NRCHQ4015E0004 "Enterprise-Wide Onsite Nonpersonal Clerical, Secretarial, and/or Admin Support Services" (Vendor-Navar Inc., end 10/21/2020) 2021-000230 Sidney L. Pillsbury A copy of the entire investigation file for 08/18/21 Fowler Winthrop Shaw NRC Office of Investigations (OI) 2-2020-Pittman LLP 018, as described 2021-000231 Wood Smith A list of all Inspector General investigations 08/19/21 that were closed in 2019 and 2020, respectively, containing the subject matter of each investigation 2021-000232 Kayla I. Rogers l Access to records under the Privacy Act, 08/20/21 Jackson- Ehrhardt specifically, named individual's employment Williams Attorneys At and wage records Law AUGUST 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending August 20, 2021 NRC Held Technology Update Meeting with GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, Global Nuclear Fuel On August 17, 2021, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a virtual closed technology update meeting with GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH)/Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF).
During the meeting, GEH/GNF presented proprietary information regarding various topics related to fuel performance and future plans.
NRC Participated in the PWR Owners Group Risk Management Committee Meeting On August 18, 2021, the NRC staff presented at the PWR Owners Group Risk Management Committee meeting (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML21231A167). Subjects included the risk-informed process for evaluations, the treatment of FLEX in licensing actions, potential endorsement of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 1819-2016 - IEEE Standard for Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Electrical and Electronic Equipment at Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities (which covers risk informed categorization and treatment of electrical and electronic equipment at nuclear plants and facilities), and areas for consideration in future updates to Regulatory Guide 1.201, Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants According to Their Safety Significance.
AUGUST 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending August 20, 2021 Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation; Petition for Rulemaking; Denial; 10 CFR Part 20 (Docket Nos. PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30; NRC-2015-0057)
On August 17, 2021, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 45923) denying three petitions for rulemaking (PRMs), submitted by Dr. Carol S. Marcus, Mr. Mark L. Miller, Certified Health Physicist, and Dr. Mohan Doss, et al.
(collectively, the petitioners) in correspondence dated February 9, 2015, February 13, 2015, and February 24, 2015, respectively. The petitioners requested that the NRC amend its regulations based on what they assert is new science and evidence that contradicts the linear no-threshold (LNT) dose-effect model that serves as the basis for the NRCs radiation protection regulations.
The NRC docketed these petitions on February 20, 2015, February 27, 2015, and March 16, 2015, and assigned them Docket Numbers PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30, respectively. The NRC is denying the three petitions because they fail to present an adequate basis supporting the request to discontinue use of the LNT model. The NRC has determined that the LNT model continues to provide a sound regulatory basis for minimizing the risk of unnecessary radiation exposure to both members of the public and radiation workers. The dockets for PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30 were closed on August 17, 2021.
NRC Held a Public Meeting on the Indian Point Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report On August 18, 2021, the NRC staff held a follow-up virtual meeting to the July 29, 2021, Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report public meeting for the Indian Point facility (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21218A022). There were approximately 22 participants, 9 of whom provided comments.
Comments primarily focused on concerns regarding integrity of independent spent fuel storage installations, safety of the gas pipeline with spent fuel in storage and decommissioning activities, and groundwater contamination. Other comments were related to concerns about the ability to complete decommissioning of the site, use and adequacy of the decommissioning trust fund, and need for a full-time resident inspector onsite.
NRC Held a Public Meeting on the Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements Initiative On August 19, 2021, the NRC staff held an information public meeting on the Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements (RROAR) initiative (ADAMS Accession No. ML21208A374). This meeting was a follow-up to the June 30, 2021, public meeting to further discuss the results of RROAR including providing additional detail on how the Commission-approved RROAR screening criteria were applied in assessing comments collected from both NRC staff and external stakeholders and describing how the assessment results were documented in SECY-21-0056, Evaluation of Stakeholder Input on Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements - May 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21013026). The NRC staff also addressed questions from the public on the assessment results. The meeting was attended by over 50 individuals, representing the Nuclear Energy Institute, several nuclear power utilities, Senate committee staff, and members of the public. The NRC staff will use feedback from this meeting to inform the development of future rulemaking plans.
AUGUST 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending August 20, 2021 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-19-0008 01/15/19 Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking Regarding Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation (PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30)
- 2. Staff Requirements Memorandum 07/16/21 Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking Regarding Linear SECY-19-0008 No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation (PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30)
- 3. Commission Voting Record 07/16/21 Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking Regarding Linear SECY-19-0008 No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation (PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30)
- 4. COMSECY-21-0010 07/16/21 Revision of the Reactor Oversight Process Public Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process
- 5. Staff Requirements Memorandum 08/19/21 Revision of the Reactor Oversight Process Public COMSECY-21-0010 Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process
- 6. Commission Voting Record 08/19/21 Revision of the Reactor Oversight Process Public COMSECY-21-0010 Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process Information Papers
- 1. None Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Thomas Carper, et al., submits the report for the third quarter in Fiscal Year 2021 on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period of April 1 - June 30, 2021), dated August 8, 2021.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Proposed Rule: NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design Certification, Extension of Comment Period (RIN 3150-AJ98; NRC-2017-0029)
AUGUST 30, 2021 ENCLOSURE E