SECY-25-0017, Weekly Information Report Week Ending February 28, 2025
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| Issue date: | 03/07/2025 |
| From: | Martin J NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| SECY-25-0017 | |
| Download: ML25065A190 (1) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT MARCH 7, 2025 SECY-25-0017 FOR:
The Commissioners FROM:
Jody C. Martin Associate Director for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2025 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
Jody C. Martin Associate Director for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642 Signed by Martin, Jody on 03/07/25
ML25065A190 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/ADO NAME JJolicoeur JMartin DATE 3/06/2025 3/07/2025
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending February 28, 2025 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS BAUER, CARL W.
SENIOR IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
OCIO BENNER, ERIC J.
DIRECTOR, DIV ENG AND EXT HAZ NRR DEBEY, TIMOTHY M.
RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR)
R-IV DOUGHERTY, JAY E.
SR TECHNICAL WRITER/EDITOR ADM GIACINTO, JOSEPH F.
HYDROLOGIST NMSS JARRIEL, LISAMARIE AGENCY ALLEGATIONS ADVISOR OE LOWMAN, DONALD B.
HEALTH PHYSICIST RES MOORE, SCOTT W.
DIRECTOR OF TRANSITION ACRS SEE, KENNETH R.
SENIOR HYDROLOGIST NRR WRAY, LINDA W.
SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST NSIR DEPARTURES NONE MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending February 28, 2025 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of February 24 - February 28, as submitted by requester.
Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date FOIA-2025-000436 Blind, Alan I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, for expedited access to records related to open items and related reviews outlined in the "Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Inspection Plan" (ML24228A195).
Specifically, I request the following: Requested Records 1. A detailed list of open items identified prior to the shutdown of the Palisades Nuclear Plant, as described in Section 02.04(a)(i) of the Inspection Plan, including: o Descriptions of each open item. o Corresponding resolution plans established by the licensee to address these items prior to restart. 2. Documentation of deferred licensing actions and corrective actions, as described in Section 02.04(a)(ii), including: o Implementation plans for each deferred licensing and corrective action. o NRC evaluations of these plans. 3. Records of historic site-specific issues requiring timely and effective resolution prior to restart, as described in Section 02.04(a)(iii),
including: o A list of open adverse condition monitoring plans that were in place prior to the plant shutdown. o Evaluations performed by the licensee and NRC to determine appropriate corrective actions to resolve these issues. 4. Any inspection reports, memoranda, or communications that document the status of these open items, deferred actions, and site-specific issues.
02/24/2025 FOIA-2025-000437 Blind, Alan I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, for expedited access to records related to the Palisades Nuclear Plant restart as described in the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2562, "Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program for Restart of Reactor Facilities Following Permanent Cessation of Power Operations" (ML24033A299).
Specifically, I request the following: Requested Records 1. A finalized and current Transition to Operational Status Issues List, as described in Section 06.02(e) of IMC 2562, including: o A description of each restart issue. o The status of each issue. o The corresponding status of NRC 02/24/2025 MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE B
Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date FOIA-2025-000437 (continued) regulatory actions. o Associated inspection report documentation for each issue. 2. Any additional documentation, memoranda, or communications related to updates or modifications to the Transition to Operational Status Issues List, including risk-significant issues reported to the Regional Administrator (RA) and Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).
FOIA-2025-000438 Blind, Alan I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, for expedited access to records related to the NRCs inspection activities for the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant as outlined in the "Palisades Restart Inspection Plan" (ML24228A195). Specifically, I request: 1. Copies of finalized and approved inspection plans for each inspection activity under the Palisades Restart Inspection Plan, approved by the Palisades Restart Team Lead and/or the inspectors Branch Chief. 2. Copies of finalized Requests for Information (RFIs) sent to the licensee, Holtec, as part of these inspections. As per Management Directive (MD) 3.4, finalized RFIs used in official NRC communications are no longer considered "pre-decisional" and are eligible for public release, as they form part of the NRC's regulatory actions. 3. A finalized listing of all inspection plans currently under development for the Palisades restart, clearly indicating: o Plans designated as pre-decisional (drafts not yet publicly available). o Plans that are finalized and approved, including their approval dates.
02/24/2025 FOIA-2025-000439 Shelly, Will FD Stonewater I would like to submit a request for the most recent NRC "Capital Plan", "Capital Programming Guide, and/or "Agency-wide Real Property Capital Planning" document.
02/25/2025 FOIA-2025-000440 Manibusan, Jennifer MRHFM Law Firm Our office requests any material specifications, schematics, maintenance records, anything required in the build and maintenance of units #1,
- 2, and #3 at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), California.
02/25/2025 FOIA-2025-000441 Dayley, Jason Idaho National Laboratory Requests the preoperational and operational REMP (radiological environmental monitoring program) for the Diablo Canyon I & II reactor 02/26/2025 FOIA-2025-000442 Gillum, Jack Wall Street Journal Any agreements with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), also known as the U.S. DOGE Service, 90 Fed. Reg. at 8441 (Jan. 29, 2025). This includes, but is not limited to, any memoranda of understanding (MOUs) 02/26/2025 FOIA-2025-000443
- Green, William All emails from agents of the NRC sent from February 22, 2025, up to the receipt of this email, 02/27/2025 MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE B
Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date FOIA-2025-000443 (continued) with the subject line "RE: What did you do last week?" and the recipient email address of hr@opm.gov.
FOIA-2025-000444 Moin, Md NOTIONIZE FOIA Coordinator, Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., I write to request a copy of all full-time employees' first, middle (if available) and last names, including their job title/position, their office location (city and state only), date of hire and email address. Please provide this information in an electronic format such as Excel or.csv. If these records do not exist in the requested format, please send them in the form in which they are held.
02/27/2025 FOIA-2025-000445
- Magnus, Madyson Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), I am requesting access to and copies of all records concerning incidents involving nuclear material during transportation within the state of Illinois. Specifically, I seek records related to: [1] The loss of nuclear material while in transit, [2] any accidental release or discharge of nuclear material or nuclear waste during transportation, [3] Incidents of environmental contamination linked to the transportation of nuclear material, [4] Cases of bodily harm or radiation exposure to individuals due to mishandling or improper transport, [5]
Violations of safety protocols or enforcement actions taken against carriers, contractors, or agencies responsible for transportation, and [6]
Any near-miss events or internal assessments identifying risks in nuclear material transportation.
02/27/2025 FOIA-2025-000446 Nihill, Caroline FedScoop A list of software and hardware systems that have been authorized to operate by NRC OIT since January 21, 2025.
02/28/2025 FOIA-2025-000447
- Lagura, Jordan Envirosite Corporation Requests an updated electronic list and details for sites in possession/use of radioactive materials regulated by NRC, to include all statuses. List should include License Number, Date OrgLic, License Date, Expiration Date, Licensee, Licensee Line 2, License Contact Street 1, License Contact Street 2, License Contact Street 3, License Contact, City, State, License Contact Zip, Contact Full Name, Contact Phone, Status, Agency Code.
02/28/2025 MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending February 28, 2025 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staff Issued a Letter to Inform US SFR Owner, LLC, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of TerraPower, LLC, of the Completion of the Draft Safety Evaluation with Holes for the Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 Construction Permit Application On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff issued a letter (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25055A019) to inform US SFR Owner, LLC (USO), a wholly owned subsidiary of TerraPower, LLC, of the completion of the draft safety evaluation (SE) with holes for the Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 construction permit application. Productive interactions between USO and the NRC staff facilitated completion of this milestone ahead of the scheduled March 2025 date. Additionally, the letter discussed that the NRC staff is targeting completion of the final SE by June 2026, ahead of the August 2026 date communicated in the original schedule letter (ML24162A063). The environmental review is scheduled for completion in May 2026, and the overall resource estimate remains on track, as described in the staffs November 25, 2024, letter (ML24304A977).
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Submitted a Public Letter of Intent Informing the NRC They Intend to Submit a Construction Permit Application Under 10 CFR Part 50 for a Research Reactor Based on the Westinghouse eVinci Design On February 28, 2025, Pennsylvania State University (PSU) submitted a public letter of intent (ML25059A029) informing the NRC they intend to submit a construction permit application under 10 CFR Part 50 for a research reactor based on the Westinghouse eVinci design. The research reactor is to be located on the PSU campus in University Park, PA. The letter states that PSU plans to submit a regulatory engagement plan to the NRC later in 2025. Westinghouse and PSU made a joint press release on the letter of intent. The NRC staff will engage in preapplication activities with PSU to support the planned application.
The NRC Issued an Acceptance Letter for a Request for Exemption to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2),
Termination of license, From NextEra Energy On February 28, 2025, the NRC issued an acceptance letter (ML25056A149) for a request for exemption to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2), Termination of license, from NextEra Energy (ML25023A270). This request is to support potential restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center facility.
MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending February 28, 2025 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC Multi-Purpose Canister (NAC-MPC)
System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment No. 9, and Revision to Amendment Nos. 6, 7, and 8; Direct Final Rule; 10 CFR 72 (NRC-2024-0200; RIN 3150-AL23)
On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the Federal Register (90 FR 10781) amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC Multi-Purpose Canister (NAC-MPC) System listing within the List of approved spent fuel storage casks to include Amendment No. 9 and revise Amendment Nos. 6, 7, and 8 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1025. The addition of Amendment No. 9 and the revisions to Amendment Nos. 6, 7, and 8 amend the description of the vertical concrete cask (VCC) in the CoC and technical specifications to make a distinction between the VCC body and the VCC lid, in terms of applicability of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Specifications ACI 349 and ACI 318. Comments are requested by March 31, 2025. The companion proposed rule was also published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2025 (90 FR 10799). The direct final rule is effective May 13, 2025.
MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE D
Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending February 28, 2025 Document Released to Public Date of Document Subject Decision Documents 1.
SECY-25-0010 2/12/2025 Proposed Agreement Between the State of Connecticut and the Commission Pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended Information 1.
SECY-25-0013 2/11/2025 2025 Implementation Plan Update for The Radiation Source Protection and Security Task Force Report 2.
SECY-25-0015 2/17/2025 Weekly Information Report Week Ending February 21, 2025 Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence 1.
Letter to the Honorable James Comer and Marjorie Taylor Greene, responds to request related to labor matters at the NRC Federal Register Notices Issued 1.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; Powertech Inc. vs. ASLBP No. 25-987-01-LR-BDOL; Docket No. 40-9075-LR 2.
Application for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information; [NRC-2025-0040]
MARCH 7, 2025 ENCLOSURE E