SECY-22-0045, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending May 6, 2022
| ML22132A160 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/17/2022 |
| From: | Sherri Miotla NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| Roque-Cruz C | |
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| SECY-22-0045 | |
| Download: ML22132A160 (10) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT MAY 13, 2022 SECY-22-0045 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Sherri Miotla Assistant for Operations (Acting)
Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING May 6, 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 05/16/22 Sherri Miotla Assistant for Operations (Acting), OEDO CONTACT: Carla P. Roque-Cruz, OEDO 301-415-1455
ML22132A160 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/AO NAME CRoque-Cruz SMiotla DATE 5/12/2022 5/13/2022 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending May 6, 2022 ARRIVALS COBBS, KAREN BRANCH CHIEF OCHCO CZERWINSKI, KENNETH CONSULTANT ACRS MOORER, FELECIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT R-II PALAPARTY, RAJA STUDENT INTERN RES PARKER, CORY MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR TONSFELDT, SCOTT PROJECT MANAGER NRR TRAN, CLAIRE STUDENT INTERN NRR VO, MINHTUAN IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK) OCIO WEST, ERNEST NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ENGINEER(HOO) NSIR RETIREMENTS HUDSON, SHARON M. PROGRAM ASSISTANT OCFO DEPARTURES ADKINS, BRANNEN J. SR. FUEL FACILITY PROJECTS INSPECTOR R-II CERVERA, MARGARET S. PROJECT MANAGER NMSS CRUZ PEREZ, ZAHIRA L. PROJECT MANAGER NMSS PRATT, DAVID W. MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR SHAFFER, VERED ANZENBE HEALTH PHYSICIST RES MAY 13, 2022 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending May 6, 2022 Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests, Appeals, and Consultations Received During the Period of April 29 - May 6, as submitted by requester Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date NRC-2022- Mr. Gregory Tully Rinckey, Please provide a certificate of authenticity to 5 4/29/2022 000154 Melus PLLC documents, including the statement that the custodian has custody of the original documents in his or her NRC-2022- Ms. Lauren Jenner & Block, Communications from January 1, 2017 to 5/5/2022 000155 Hartz LLP present with the White House, any DOJ component or federal agency, members of Congress, specified Canadian authorities, specified Reuters journalists, representatives of Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Motorola, Nortel, T-Mobile, Quintel Technology, InterDigital, Lemko, Akhan Semiconductor, Qualcomm, AT&T, HSBC Bank, or these companies' employees and affiliates, pertaining to the US's investigation or prosecution of Huawei Technologies and its affiliates, and named individuals.
NRC-2022- Mr. Richard C Q clearance paperwork of named individual 5/5/2022 000156 Riley May 13, 2022 Enclosure B
NRC-2022- Ms. Billie Clifford & Garde, The following documents received by the 5/5/2022 000157 Garde LLP NRC from Energy Northwest regarding the May 28, 2021, radiation exposure event at the Columbia Generating Stations, as well as the following documents reviewed by the NRC during its May 31 at December 2, 2021 Inspection:
- 2) The 6/16/2021 Investigation Template:
Airborne Radioactivity Event Results in 21 Positive Whole Body Counts (AR 420829);
- 4) The RWCU Event Dose Log 2021:
Summary of Exposure for RWCU Contamination Event (AR 00420829);
- 5) Corrective Action Documents, Action Requests 00420829, 00421167;
- 6) Personnel Exposure Report for Contamination Event (AR 00420829) [we do not object to the redaction of names besides our client];
- 7) The 10/21/2021 (Updated) Investigation Template: Airborne Radioactivity Event Results in 21 Positive Whole Body Counts;
- 8) The Root Cause Analysis performed by Energy Northwest regarding the incident;
- 9) Any notice, body count or other documents provided by Energy Northwest to the 21 individuals involved in the exposure event;
- 10) All documents reflecting notice to the NRC from Energy Northwest regarding the radiation exposure event;
- 11) Any information received by the NRC from Bechtel Hanford, Incorporated (BHI) connected to the exposure event; and
- 12) All documents reflecting notice to the NRC or allegations received by the NRC from any employees or contractors regarding the exposure event.
May 13, 2022 Enclosure B
NRC-2022- Ms. Billie P Clifford & Garde, This request is for the Region IV files 5/6/2022 000158 Garde LLP regarding allegation RIV-2021-A-0042 and the NRC Office of Investigations files regarding the investigation, if any, of the allegations made by a named individual.
NRC-2022- Abigail Gentry PSI - Intertek I am completing a Phase I Environmental Site 5/6/2022 000159 Assessment for a property in Cincinnati, OH.
Two nearby locations were flagged within the Material Licensing Tracking System. I would just like to know if either of these locations experienced releases to the environment that would affect neighboring properties and/or if they have any compliance/regulatory violations.
The two locations are: GRETR. CINN.
CARDIOVAS.CONS., INC.
415 STRAIGHT STREET,7(f)
CINCINNATI OH 45219 Docket No: 3033017 License No: 34-26461-01 and, DEACONESS HOSPITAL 311 STRAIGHT STREET CINCINNATI OH 45219 Docket No: 3008440 License No: 34-03509-02 I have attached a parcel map of the subject property we are evaluating.
MAY 13, 2022 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Items of Interest Week Ending May 6, 2022 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Staff Issue Bulletin 2012-01, Design Vulnerability in Electric Power System, Closeout Letter to Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 On April 29, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff issued a closeout letter (Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22108A286) for Bulletin 2012-01, Design Vulnerability in Electric Power System, (ADAMS Accession No. ML12074A115) for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Diablo Canyon). The staff has reviewed the information submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) and verified that the licensee provided the necessary information requested for Diablo Canyon in reaching the closeout conclusion.
Florida Power and Light Submitted a Defense-In-Depth and Diversity Evaluation for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Digital Instrumentation and Controls Modernization On May 3, 2022, Florida Power and Light submitted a defense-in-depth and diversity evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML22123A231) for the planned digital instrumentation and controls modernization at the Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 for NRC staff review. The evaluation will be part of the planned Turkey Point license amendment request that the licensee plans to submit to the NRC in the second quarter of 2022.
NRR Staff Brief West Virginia Delegate on NRC Licensing and Inspection of Non-Power Reactors On May 4, 2022, staff from NRR provided a virtual presentation to West Virginia Delegate Brandon Steele and state legislative staffers on NRC licensing and inspection of non-power reactors. The attendees sought an overview of the NRCs non-power reactor programs, in consideration of possible plans for construction of a non-power reactor at West Virginia University. Attendees indicated that there will likely be a follow-up request for NRC staff to provide a similar presentation, also including an overview of the NRCs agreement state program, at a future meeting of the West Virginia House and Senate Energy Committees.
MAY 13, 2022 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Items of Interest Week Ending May 6, 2022 Regulatory Improvements for Production and Utilization Facilities Transitioning to Decommissioning: Proposed Rule; Correction; Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 20, 26, 50, 51, 52, 72, 73 and 140 [NRC-2015-0070; RIN 3150-AJ59]
On May 6, 2022, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 27025) correcting a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on March 3, 2022 (87 FR 12254).
The proposed rule would amend the NRCs regulations that relate to the decommissioning of production and utilization facilities to maintain a safe, effective, and efficient decommissioning process; reduce the need for license amendment requests and exemptions from existing regulations; address other decommissioning issues deemed relevant by the NRC; and support the NRCs Principles of Good Regulation. This action is necessary to correct a reference. The correction takes effect on May 6, 2022.
NMSS Staff Participated in Extended Storage Meeting On May 2, 2022, NMSS staff attended and presented at the spring 2022 Electric Power Research Institute Extended Storage Collaboration Program meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Staff presented on NRC activities related to Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation. Representatives from Department of Energy, industry, National Laboratories, and the International Atomic Energy Agency presented on a number of topics relevant to the status of research activities on US domestic spent fuel management. Topics included mitigation and repair, high burnup fuel rod testing, cask drop testing, seismic testing, and instrumented storage cask measurement.
NMSS Staff Completed the Review of the Indian Point Energy Centers Post Shutdown Decommissioning Report On May 2, 2022, the NRC staff issued a letter to Holtec Decommissioning International acknowledging the completion of the staffs review of the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC)
Post Shutdown Decommissioning Report (PSDAR). The staffs review concludes that the PSDAR contains the information required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i). The letter also contains a summary of the publics comments obtained from the PSDAR public meeting NRC held near IPEC on July 29, 2021.
NMSS Staff Held a Public Meeting on the Decommissioning Proposed Rule On May 4, 2022, the staff held a hybrid public meeting on the decommissioning proposed rulemaking in San Luis Obispo, California. There were 31 members of the public in attendance with 10 attending in person and 21 attending via Microsoft Teams. Attendees included 5 individuals from state or local government, 5 individuals affiliated with the nuclear industry, 3 from a non-governmental organization, 2 congressional staffers, 1 individual from another MAY 13, 2022 ENCLOSURE D
Federal agency, 1 member of the media, and 14 others with unknown affiliation. The staff discussed the proposed rule to facilitate submissions of public comments. All participant questions were addressed at the meeting. The staff is planning to hold one more hybrid meeting on May 9, 2022, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The public comment period on the proposed rule is being extended to August 30, 2022.
MAY 13, 2022 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending May 6, 2022 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. None Information Papers
- 1. SECY-22-0038 04/28/22 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending April 22, 2022
- 2. SECY-22-0042 05/05/22 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending April 29, 2022 Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements Memorandum 05/04/22 A Meeting with the Navajo Tribal Community M220422A Members of the Red Water Pond Road
- 2. Staff Requirements Memorandum 05/04/22 Discussion of the Ten-Year Plan to Address M220422B Impacts of Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation and Lessons Learned from the Remediation of Former Uranium Mill Sites Commission Correspondence
- 1. None Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. None MAY 13, 2022 ENCLOSURE E