NRC Proposes $150,000 Civil Penalty for Violations at New Jersey Nuclear Power Plant Undergoing Decommissioning
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
SECY-21-0100 Decommissioning Program 2021 Annual Report
Dear Decommissioning Working Group,
Two Enclosures on Status of the Decommissioning Program 2021 Annual Report
For your review and reference
N2
Michael J. Keegan
Document Title: SECY-21-0100 - Enclosure 1 - Status of the Decommissioning Program 2021 Annual Report
Document Type: Commission SECY Paper
Document Date: 11/30/2021
Document Title: SECY-21-0100 - Status of the Decommissioning Program - 2021 Annual Report
Document Type: Commission SECY Paper
Document Date: 11/30/2021
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Decommissioning Funding Plans
Dear Decommissioning Working Group,
Two Enclosures on Status of the Decommissioning Program 2021 Annual Report
For your review and reference
N2
Michael J. Keegan
Document Title: SECY-21-0100 - Enclosure 1 - Status of the Decommissioning Program 2021 Annual Report
Document Type: Commission SECY Paper
Document Date: 11/30/2021
Document Title: SECY-21-0100 - Status of the Decommissioning Program - 2021 Annual Report
Document Type: Commission SECY Paper
Document Date: 11/30/2021
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Information Request to Support Triennial Baseline Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Inspection
PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 –
INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT TRIENNIAL BASELINE DESIGN- BASIS CAPABILITY OF POWER-OPERATED VALVES INSPECTION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000277/2022011 AND 05000278/2022011
INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT TRIENNIAL BASELINE DESIGN- BASIS CAPABILITY OF POWER-OPERATED VALVES INSPECTION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000277/2022011 AND 05000278/2022011
ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML21348A164
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Programs) Inspection Report 05000387/2021010 and 05000388/2021010
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Programs) Inspection Report 05000387/2021010 and 05000388/2021010
ADAMS Accession No. ML21347A036
Former U.S. NRC Senior Resident Inspector Found Guilty of Making False Statements
Former U.S. NRC Senior Resident Inspector Found
Guilty of Making False Statements
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—As a result of a joint investigation between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Public Integrity Section, a former NRC Senior Resident Inspector pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, before the Honorable Norman K. Moon, to making false statements on NRC inspection reports. Such false statements violate 18 U.S.C. § 1001, a federal crime that carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.
The former employee, Gregory Croon, 60, of Clarksville, Tennessee, produced intentionally falsified inspection reports when he worked as the NRC’s senior resident inspector at the North Anna Power Station in Mineral, Virginia, between 2016 and 2018; he retired from the NRC in 2020.
“The accuracy of NRC inspection reports is critical to the NRC’s oversight of licensees’ safe operation of nuclear power plants around the nation,” said NRC Inspector General Robert J. Feitel. “Croon’s false statements could have jeopardized that safety oversight function.”
NRC OIG Special Agent Adam Tierney, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Todd Walter, Technical Advisor Terri Spicher, and DOJ trial attorneys conducted the extensive investigation, which included numerous interviews of both NRC and licensee personnel, and the comprehensive review of NRC and licensee records. Sentencing in the case is scheduled for March 7, 2022.
“The combined efforts of the NRC OIG special agents and our law enforcement partners yielded an appropriate and just result in this case. Nonetheless, it is vital to remember that we must all remain vigilant, watch for fraudulent activity, and report it promptly,” said Feitel.
The OIG has a responsibility to independently and objectively conduct audits and investigations to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the NRC’s programs and operations.
NRC OIG Press Release_SRI Guilty_12132021.pdf
Monday, December 13, 2021
Summary of November 16, 2021, Meeting with Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regarding a Planned Request for an Alternative to Extend the Inservice Inspection Interval (EPID L-2021-LRM-0103)
Subject: Summary of November 16, 2021, Meeting with Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regarding a Planned Request for an Alternative to Extend the Inservice Inspection Interval (EPID L-2021-LRM-0103)
ADAMS Accession No.: ML21333A153
ADAMS Hyperlink: https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML21333A153
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Under “Value,” enter the Accession Number
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Saturday, December 4, 2021
Indian Point RAI on HI-LIFT Crane
ML21337A295
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.
Document Title: Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 3 - Subsequent Request for Additional Information re: License Amendment Request to Revise Licensing Basis for New Auxiliary Lifting Device (E-mail dated 12/3/2021) (EPID L-2020-LLA-0051)
Document Type: E-Mail
Request for Additional Information (RAI)
Request for Additional Information (RAI)
Document Date: 12/03/2021
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
NUREG-1055 1984 Report to Congress on Quality Assurance
Please peruse Abstract of NUREG-1055 1984 Report to Congress on Quality Assurance entitled:
Improving Quality and the Assurance of Quality in the Design and Construction of Nuclear Power Plants A Report to Congress (NUREG-1055) https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0630/ML063000293.pdf
ABSTRACT
At the request of Congress, NRC conducted a study of existing and alternative programs for improving quality and the assurance of quality in the design and construction of commercial nuclear power plants. A primary focus of the study was to determine the underlying causes of major quality-related problems in the construction of some nuclear power plants and the untimely detection and correction of these problems. The study concluded that the root cause for major quality-related problems was the failure or inability of some utility managements to effectively implement a management system that ensured adequate control over all aspects of the project. These management shortcoming arose in part from inexperience on the part of some project teams in the construction of nuclear power plants. NRC's past licensing and inspection practices did not adequately screen construction permit applicants for overall capability to manage or provide effective management oversight over the construction project.
The study recommends a number of improvements in industry and NRC programs. For industry, the study recommends self-imposed rising standards of excellence, treatment of quality assurance as a management tool, not a substitute for management, improved trend analysis and identification of root causes of quality problems, and a program of comprehensive third party audits of present and future construction projects. To improve NRC programs, the study recommends a heavier emphasis on team inspections and resident inspectors, an enhanced review of new applicant's capabilities to construct commercial nuclear power plants, more attention to management issues, improved diagnostic and trending capabilities, improved quality and quality assurance for operating reactors, and development of guidance to facilitate the prioritization of quality assurance measures commensurate with the importance of plant structures, systems, and components to the achievement of safety. This document should prove of value in critiquing the proposed changes in Quality Assurance in 2021
Thank you for review/consideration
Michael J. Keegan
Don't Waste Michigan
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