ML20112F438
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| Issue date: | 04/21/2020 |
| From: | Osiris Siurano-Perez Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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Cumulative Effects of Regulation Osiris Siurano-Perez Project Manager Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 1
Agenda 2
Time Topic Organization Lead Morning Session 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Break 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Lunch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Afternoon Session 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Public Questions/Comments 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Adjourn 2:30 PM Opening Remarks Andrea Kock, Director Division of Fuel Management, NMSS Janet Schlueter, NEI Integrated Schedule and Regulatory Activity Updates Integrated Schedule 10 CFR Part 61 Low Level Waste Disposal 10 CFR Part 73 Enhanced Security for Special Nuclear Material Enhanced Weapons Rulemaking 10 CFR Part 73 Cyber Security At Fuel Facilities ANS 57.11 Integrated Safety Analysis Osiris Siurano Martha Barillas, June Cai Edward Lohr, Kevin Ramsey Robert Beall, Kevin Ramsey Edward Lohr, James Downs April Smith Smarter Licensing Donnie Harrison Smarter Inspections Jonathan Marcano New Topics Non-Fee Billable Work Kevin Ramsey Process for Handling Regulatory Relief Requests Jacob Zimmerman, James Downs Unplanned Contamination Events:
Status and Path Forward Kevin Ramsey NMSS Prioritization Efforts Regarding Annual Fee Expenditures Jacob Zimmerman, Kevin Ramsey NRC Fuel Cycle Activities for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel Marilyn Diaz, J. Rubenstone Closing Remarks Andrea Kock
Opening Remarks Andrea Kock, Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 3
Opening Remarks Progress in last year Smarter licensing o
Charter approved April 26, 2019 o
Final report (with recommendations) to be issued in April 2020 Smarter inspection o
Final report issued March 18, 2020 Issuance of Honeywell 40 year renewal Expectations - meeting outcomes Continue making progress on additional long standing issues o
Reporting of unplanned contamination events Continued engagement Information sharing Response to COVID-19 Agency support Improved efficiency of regulatory relief requests reviews Developed process for handling relief requests 4
Cumulative Effects of Regulation Integrated Schedule 5
Integrated Schedule
- Updated April 10, 2020
- Regulatory activities
- List remains unchanged
- Public website
- Integrated Schedule o https://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/regs-guides-comm.html#cumeffects
- Supplement to Schedule o https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2000/ML20009C803.pdf 6
Integrated Schedule 7
Contact:
Osiris Siurano-Perez NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7827
10 CFR Part 61 Proposed Rule Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Martha Barillas Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards June Cai Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 8
10 CFR Part 61 Proposed Rule Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Contact:
Martha Barillas NMSS/REFS/RRPB 301-415-2760 Key Information The staff is currently considering options for moving forward with this and the Greater Than Class C Waste rulemaking and make its recommendations to the Commission.
Related Documents
- Draft 10 CFR Part 61 proposed rule package (SECY-13-0075) dated July 18, 2013 (ML13128A160).
- Staff requirements memorandum - SECY-13-0075 - proposed rule: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal (10 CFR Part 61) (RIN 3150-A192) dated February 12, 2014 (ML14043A371).
- Draft 10 CFR Part 61 final rule package (SECY-16-0106) dated September 15, 2016 (ML16188A290).
- SRM to SECY-16-0106 (ML17251B147) dated September 8, 2017.
- Transcript of Low-level Radioactive Waste Program Public Meeting (ML18088B087) and presentation (ML18088B012) dated March 23, 2018.
Meeting Information Expected to occur 30 to 60 days after publication of the proposed rule.
9 Part 61 - LLW Disposal POC: Gary Comfort 12/19/2019 Part 61 - LLW Disposal POC: Martha Barillas 04/10/2020
Enhanced Security for Special Nuclear Material Edward Lohr Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Kevin Ramsey Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 10
Enhanced Security for Special Nuclear Material
Contact:
Edward Lohr NMSS/REFS/MRPB 301-415-0253
Contact:
Kevin Ramsey NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7506 Key Information
- Staff provided recommendations to discontinue the rulemaking to the Commission in SECY-19-0095 (released to the public on October 17, 2019).
Related Documents
- Drafted Revised Regulatory Basis was published in the Federal Register (84 FR 6980) on March 1, 2019, for public comment. Comment period closed April 19, 2019.
- SECY-19-0095 - Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Enhanced Security of Special Nuclear Material, released to the public on October 17, 2019.
Meeting Information
- None Scheduled.
Part 73-Enhanced Security for SNM
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Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Rulemaking Robert Beall Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Kevin Ramsey Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 12
Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Rulemaking
Contact:
Robert Beall NMSS/REFS/RRPB 301-415-3874
Contact:
Kevin Ramsey NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7506 Key Information
- On May 22, 2018, the draft final rule, Federal Register Notice, Environmental Assessment, and a history of the rulemaking were sent to the Commission.
- On February 4, 2020, the staff sent a supplemental Commission Paper to the Commission that revises the draft final rule and supporting document.
Related Documents
- Supplemental Commission revising the draft final rule and supporting documents (ML16264A000).
- NEI (Bill Pitesa) comments on rulemaking dated August 22, 2018 (ML18236A763).
Meeting Information
- None scheduled.
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 Enhanced Weapons Rulemaking
POC: Robert Beall/Kevin Ramsey
l 12/19/2019 Enhanced Weapons Rulemaking
POC: Robert Beall/Kevin Ramsey
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10 CFR Part 73 Cyber Security Edward Lohr Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards James Downs Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 14
Contact:
James Downs NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7744
Contact:
Edward Lohr NMSS/REFS/MRPB 301-415-0253 Key Information
- The staff is awaiting Commission direction which is anticipated to follow related rulemaking applicable to reactors.
Related Documents
- Updated Preliminary Draft Proposed Rule Language and Related Draft Regulatory Guide (ML16273A130) to support the November 2, 2016, (ACRS) sub-committee briefing.
- Updated Draft Regulatory Guide (ML17031A018) to support February 23, 2017, ACRS sub-committee briefing.
- The NRC staff prepared a draft regulatory guide, Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities, (DG-5062) (ML17145A340).
- SECY-17-0099, submitted October 4, 2017, contains the Commission paper, Federal Register notice (FRN), Draft Regulatory Analysis, Draft Backfit Analysis, and Draft Environmental Assessment (ML17018A218).
Meeting Information
- None scheduled.
(Note: Additional public meetings will be conducted, as needed).
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 Part 73-Cyber Security Rulemaking
POC: Ed Lohr/James Downs 04/10/2020 15 Part 73-Cyber Security Rulemaking
POC: Gary Comfort/James Downs 12/19/2019
American National Standard 57.11 Integrated Safety Analysis April Smith Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 15
American National Standard 57.11 Integrated Safety Analysis
Contact:
April Smith NMSS/DFM/NARAB 301-415-6547 Key Information
- The working group is resolving comments from the subcommittee.
Related Documents
- www2.ans.org (search ANS 57.11) http://www2.ans.org/standards/committees/nfsc/calendar/files/ans-57-11pins(2)-
fornfscapproval.doc.
Meeting Information
- None scheduled.
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 12/19/2019 ANS 57.11 (ISA)
POC: April Smith 04/10/2020 ANS 57.11 (ISA)
POC: April Smith 17
Development of Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing Program Donnie Harrison Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 18
Development of Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing Program
Contact:
Donnie Harrison NMSS/DFM 301-415-2470 Key Information On March 13, 2019, the staff introduced the initiative at the NRC Regulatory Information Conference.
The staff created a working group to lead and execute this effort.
On April 2, 2019, the staff held a public meeting to discuss the working group draft charter which contained the working groups purpose, proposed tasks, and proposed completion schedule.
On April 26, 2019, the final working group charter was approved.
This phase of the working group project was completed at the end of March 2020 and the final report (with recommendations) issued in early May 2020.
An integrated implementation plan to address the thirty-seven individual recommendations is under development and will be issued by the end of May 2020.
Related Documents NRC meeting summary for September 25, 2019, Cumulative Effects of Regulation public meeting (ML19274D398).
NRC public meeting presentation dated November 15, 2019 (ML19318F609).
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019
12/19/2019 Smarter Licensing Charter POC: Donnie Harrison 19
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Development of Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing Program (cont.)
Contact:
Donnie Harrison NMSS/DFM 301-415-2470 Related Documents NRC meeting summary for November 15, 2019, public meeting (ML19338C823).
NRC internal memo Working Group Recommendations for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing Program - Final Draft Report, February 25, 2020 (ML20056C852).
NRC Meeting Notice: Meeting to provide an overview of the draft reports for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing and Oversight Program (ML20052E707).
NRC public meeting presentation dated March 5, 2020 (ML20065H300).
NEI Letter, "Industry Comments on Near Final Fuel Cycle Smarter Program Working Group Reports Post March 5, 2020 NRC Public Meeting," March 17, 2020 (ML20097E050).
NRC internal memo Working Group Recommendations for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing Program - Final Report, to be issued in April 2020.
Meeting Information Next stakeholder engagement during CER meeting on April 22, 2020.
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 20
12/19/2019 Smarter Licensing Charter POC: Donnie Harrison
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Development of Smarter Fuel Cycle Inspection Program Jonathan Marcano Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 21
Development of Smarter Fuel Cycle Inspection Program
Contact:
Jonathan Marcano NMSS/DFM/MSB 301-415-6731 Key Information
- On March 18, 2020, the working group issued its final report (see below).
Related Documents
- September 25, 2019, Summary of Meeting to Discuss Fuel Cycle Regulatory Activities and Cumulative Effects of Regulation https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1927/ML19274D398.pdf.
- October 17, 2019, Meeting with URENCO USA On Specific Recommendations For Building A Smarter Fuel Cycle Inspection Program https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1930/ML19303D270.html.
- November 15, 2019, Public Meeting: Building a Smarter Fuel Licensing and Oversight Program https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20191230.
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019
Smarter Inspection Charter POC: Jonathan Marcano 12/19/2019 22
Smarter Inspection Charter POC: Jonathan Marcano 04/10/2020
Development of Smarter Fuel Cycle Inspection Program (cont.)
Contact:
Jonathan Marcano NMSS/DFM/MSB 301-415-6731 Related Documents
- March 5, 2020, Meeting Notice: Meeting to provide an overview of the draft reports for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing and Oversight Program https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20052E707.
- NEI Letter, "Industry Comments on Near Final Fuel Cycle Smarter Program Working Group Reports Post March 5, 2020 NRC Public Meeting, March 17, 2020 (ML20097E050).
- Working Group Report: Proposed Recommendations for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Inspection Program, dated March 18, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20073G659).
Meeting Information
- None scheduled.
Regulatory Activity Revised Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marc April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 23
Smarter Inspection Charter POC: Jonathan Marcano 12/19/2019
Smarter Inspection Charter POC: Jonathan Marcano 04/10/2020
Cumulative Effects of Regulation For more information visit http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/regs-guides-comm.html#cumeffects 24
Cumulative Effects of Regulation New Topics 25
Efforts to Improve Tracking and Oversight of Non-Billable Work in the Fuel Facilities Business Line Kevin Ramsey Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 26
Efforts to Improve Tracking and Oversight of Non-Billable Work in the Fuel Facilities Business Line
Contact:
Kevin Ramsey NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7506
Background
During public meetings in 2018, licensees learned that only a quarter of budgeted resources are recovered from direct services such as licensing actions and inspections.
The majority of budgeted resources were expended on non-billable services recovered through annual fees.
When licensees asked what services their annual fees funded, NRC was challenged to provide a detailed list of the non-billable projects and their associated costs.
Meeting Information On November 5, 2018, a memorandum was issued directing DFM staff to begin opening Enterprise Project Identifiers (EPIDs) for non-billable projects.
In December 2018, staff were tasked with performing a self-assessment on non-billable (NB) work in the Fuel Facilities Business Line.
On April 15, 2019, a self-assessment report was issued with several recommendations to improve the tracking and oversight of NB resources.
Currently, reports of non-billable charges are reviewed each quarter by DFM management for progress on opening EPIDs and tracking NB work.
Developing computer tracking system for NB projects. This effort is ongoing.
Partner Offices briefed and provided guidance for NB projects.
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Process for Handling Regulatory Relief Requests Jacob Zimmerman Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards James Downs Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 28
Process for Handling Regulatory Relief Requests
- Staff developed internal guidance for handling regulatory relief requests
- Temporary Staff Guidance Fuel Facility Regulatory Relief Requests Related to COVID-19 29
Status of Exemptions from Reporting Unplanned Contamination Events Kevin Ramsey Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 30
Status of Exemptions from Reporting Unplanned Contamination Events
Contact:
Kevin Ramsey NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7506
Background
Applications Received:
Letter dated January 9, 2019, from GNFA (ML19009A271).
Letter dated April 24, 2019, from BWXT (ML19120A285).
Letter dated May 15, 2019, from NFS (ML19154A368).
Meeting Information Granting the exemption would reduce the level of transparency to the public of unplanned contamination events. An estimate of the resources saved is needed to make a finding that a reduced level of transparency is justified.
A request for additional information was issued to each applicant in March 2020.
GNFA response was received April 16, 2020 - currently under review.
NFS and BWXT requested more time to respond.
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NMSS Prioritization Efforts Regarding Annual Fee Expenditures Jacob Zimmerman Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Kevin Ramsey Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 32
NMSS Prioritization Efforts Regarding Annual Fee Expenditures Non-Billable Projects Currently Working Smarter Licensing Smarter Inspection Tracking and Oversight of Non-Billable Work DFM Workload Management Tool Accident Tolerant Fuel Support Advance Reactor Support Quarterly Barasso Report Draft Guidance - Licensing Greater Than Critical Mass Facilities DFM Guidance Consolidation COVID-19 Regulatory Relief Working Group 33
NRC Fuel Cycle Activities for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel Marylin Diaz Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards James Rubenstone Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 34
NRC Fuel Cycle Activities for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel
Contact:
Marilyn Diaz NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7110 NRC staff continues to assess regulatory framework to identify challenges and/or data needs
- NRC Regulations in 10 CFR Part 70 are adequate for conducting reviews of licensing actions associated with new technologies for enrichment and fabrication of fuel at higher enrichments (HALEU 5%-
20% U235)
NRC staff continues to improve its processes and conducting risk informed and efficient reviews.
Applicants are encouraged to engage early to ensure a common understanding of the implications of these advanced fuels.
NRC Fuel Cycle Activities for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel (cont.)
Contact:
Marilyn Diaz NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7110 Accident Tolerant Fuel
- NRC Letter to NEI regarding accident tolerant fuels (ML19235A261) identify timeline for NRC reviews to support industrys 2023 ATF goal.
- NRC is conducting research on criticality benchmarking data for higher enrichments and ATF cladding material properties to gain efficiencies in our reviews.
- NRC is efficiently reviewing licensing actions to allow enrichments above 5wt%U-235.
NRC Fuel Cycle Activities for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel (cont.)
Contact:
Marilyn Diaz NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7110 Advanced Reactor Fuel
- Physical Security Requirements for Category II facility will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
- We are conducting technical evaluations to assess necessary updates for the guidance o Updating NRC guidance for material control and accounting for Category II fuel cycle facilities.
o Completed report on possible material control and accounting approaches for a pebble bed reactor (ADAMS Accession No. ML20112F355)
Contact:
James Rubenstone NMSS/DFM/MCAB 301-415-7231
Contact:
Tim Harris NSIR/DPCP/MSB 301-287-3594
NRC Fuel Cycle Activities for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel (cont.)
Contact:
Marilyn Diaz NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7110 Advanced Reactor Fuel
- Technical reports addressing safety hazards will help staff risk inform their reviews.
o Hazards Associated with Molten Salt Reactor Fuel Processing Operations Presentation (ORNL, 2019) o Metal Fuel Fabrication Safety and Hazards Presentation (PNNL, 2019) o Review of Hazards for Molten Salt Reactor Fuel Processing Operations (ORNL, 2019) o Metal Fuel Fabrication Safety and Hazards Final Report (PNNL, 2019)
Contact:
James Rubenstone NMSS/DFM/MCAB 301-415-7231
Contact:
Tim Harris NSIR/DPCP/MSB 301-287-3594
Closing Remarks Andrea Kock, Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 39