Constellation Energy Generation, LLC - Request for Additional Information Regarding Fleet License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-541

Subject:  Constellation Energy Generation, LLC - Request for Additional Information Regarding Fleet License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-541

ADAMS Accession No.:  ML22041B536

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Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 341 and 344 Re: Change to Technical Specification 5.5.7, Ventilation Filter Testing Program (EPID L-2021-LLA-0078)

Subject:  Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 341 and 344 Re:  Change to Technical Specification 5.5.7, Ventilation Filter Testing Program (EPID L-2021-LLA-0078)

ADAMS Accession No.:  ML22004A258

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NRC Proposes to Amend Licensing, Inspection, and Annual Fees for Fiscal Year 2022

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release
No: 22-008 February 23, 2022
CONTACT: David McIntyre, 301-415-8200

NRC Proposes to Amend Licensing, Inspection, and Annual Fees for Fiscal Year 2022

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it would charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2022.

This year’s proposed fee rule, published today in the Federal Register, reflects a total budget authority of $887.7 million, an increase of $43.3 million from FY 2021. This is based on the FY 2022 Congressional Budget Justification, as a full-year appropriation has yet to be enacted. If the NRC receives an appropriation with a different budget authority, these amounts will be reflected in the final fee rule to be published this summer.

Under the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, the NRC is required to recover nearly all of its total budget authority in FY 2022, except for specific excluded activities. NEIMA also established a new cap for operating reactor annual fees and required three sets of actions related to invoices for service fees.

After accounting for the exclusions from the fee-recovery requirement and net billing adjustments, the NRC must recover approximately $752.2 million in fees in FY 2022. Of this amount, approximately $188.9 million will be recovered through Part 170 fees for service and $563.3 million through Part 171 annual fees.

Compared to FY 2021, proposed annual fees would decrease for fuel facilities and the agency’s lone uranium recovery licensee. Annual fees would increase for operating power reactors, spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning activities, non-power production or utilization facilities, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act Program, DOE transportation activities, and for 44 materials users fee categories. Even with the proposed increase, the operating power reactors annual fee would not exceed the cap established by NEIMA.

The proposed fee rule includes several other changes affecting licensees and applicants. The NRC’s hourly rate for services would increase from $288 to $291, and license application fees would adjust accordingly. In addition, the proposed rule would implement a public interest exemption and not assess fees for import and export licensing activities in FY 2022.

The Federal Register notice includes detailed instructions on how to submit written comments on the proposed rule. Comments will be accepted through March 25.

22-008.pdf

NRC OIG Releases Two Reports on Findings Regarding Counterfeit, Fraudulent, and Suspect Items in U.S. Nuclear Power Plants

NRC OIG Releases Two Reports on Findings Regarding
Counterfeit, Fraudulent, and Suspect Items in U.S. Nuclear Power Plants

ROCKVILLE, MD—Today, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued two reports on its audit and investigation findings regarding concerns that counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items (CFSI) are present in most, if not all, U.S. nuclear power plants. 

The OIG found that CFSI are present in operating plants, but the extent of CFSI is unknown because the NRC does not require licensees to track CFSI unless a situation rises to the level of being a significant condition adverse to quality, despite concern in the nuclear community about the potential dangers of CFSI. 

The OIG recommended that the NRC should improve its oversight of CFSI by clarifying and communicating how the agency collects, assesses, and disseminates information regarding CFSI, and by improving staff awareness of CFSI and its applicability to reactor inspections.

“The simultaneous issuance of these two reports represents the first time that our Audits and Investigations Divisions have collaborated so closely on a reporting program of this magnitude,” said NRC Inspector General Robert J. Feitel.  “These comprehensive reports are but one example of a new era for the OIG, where our superb teams of auditors and investigators will continue to work together in an integrated way, to fulfill our mission to ensure the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of the NRC.”

The OIG reports also identified potential gaps in the NRC’s regulatory framework, such as those resulting from a 2011 NRC working group that have since not been resolved. 

The OIG has sent these reports to the NRC’s executive leadership for review and response.  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.

PR_CFSI_021022.pdf​​​​​​​ 

Exelon SPIN: Commission Memorandum and Order (CLI-22-01)

In the Matter of
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EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC;
EXELON CORPORATION; EXELON
FITZPATRICK, LLC; NINE MILE POINT
NUCLEAR STATION, LLC; R.E. GINNA
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLC; and
CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT, LLC

E220214t015923_CLI-22-01 Final Order.pdf

Graphic Novel on TMI - Gabriela Epstein

A collection of stories from a variety of people touched by TMI.

https://www.tmi35.com/projects

FirstEnergy Agrees on Terms to Resolve Shareholder Derivative Litigation

https://investors.firstenergycorp.com/investor-materials/news-releases/news-details/2022/FirstEnergy-Agrees-on-Terms-to-Resolve-Shareholder-Derivative-Litigation/default.aspx

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Integrated Inspection Report 05000277/2021004 and 05000278/2021004

SUBJECT: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 – INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000277/2021004 AND 05000278/2021004

PBIR2021-004.Final_.pdf

Technical Review: TMI's Request for Water to Cleanup Nuclear Plants, (TMI-Alert, 1/3/22) -- SRBC RESPONSE - DOCUMENTS ATTACHED

TMI's Request for Water to Cleanup Nuclear Plants, (TMI-Alert, 1_3_22).pdf

Exelon - Three Mile Island (2021-054, 2021-055, 2021-056) Response Letter to Eric Epstein on 1-3-22 Comments 02-04-2022.PDF

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC - Issuance of Amendments Related to Order Approving Transfer of Licenses

Subject:  Braidwood, Byron, Calvert Cliffs, Clinton, Dresden, FitzPatrick, LaSalle, Limerick, Nine Mile, Peach Bottom, Quad Cities, Ginna, Salem, Three Mile - Issuance of Amendments Related to Order Approving Transfer of Licenses (EPID L-2022-LLM-0000) (Letter)

ADAMS Accession No.:  ML22021B659

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Subject:  Braidwood, Byron, Calvert Cliffs, Clinton, Dresden, FitzPatrick, LaSalle, Limerick, Nine Mile, Peach Bottom, Quad Cities, Ginna, Salem, Three Mile - Issuance of Amendments Related to Order Approving Transfer of Licenses (EPID L-2022-LLM-0000) - Enclosure 1

ADAMS Accession No.:  ML22021B660

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NRC Announces Opportunity to Request Hearing on Vogtle Unit 4 Notice of Intended Operation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release
No: 22-005 February 2, 2022
CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200

NRC Announces Opportunity to Request Hearing on Vogtle Unit 4 Notice of Intended Operation

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request a limited scope adjudicatory hearing regarding Southern Nuclear Operating Co.’s notice to load nuclear fuel into the Vogtle Unit 4 reactor in Georgia, beginning in September. The company has also submitted notifications describing the completion of inspections and other actions required before the fuel load.

Petitions requesting a hearing must be filed by April 4, by anyone with interests that might be affected by Vogtle Unit 4’s proposed operation who wants to participate as a party in the proceeding. This hearing opportunity is limited to petitions regarding the licensee’s conformance with the acceptance criteria in the combined license for the facility. Petitions requesting a hearing in this matter must show which acceptance criteria have not been or will not be met, as well as why failure to meet the criteria would prevent the NRC from having reasonable assurance that public health and safety will be adequately protected. Environmental contentions and other issues outside the scope of the proceeding will not be considered. The Commission will determine whether to grant the hearing request.

Information on Southern Nuclear’s completion of the required inspections and other actions, without proprietary details, is available on the NRC’s website. The NRC will consider this information when making a finding later this year on whether Vogtle Unit 4 can begin operating.

22-005.pdf 

Energy Solutions indirect license transfer application

Eric,
 
As we discussed yesterday, the publicly available Energy Solutions indirect license application submittal package is in ADAMS at accession number ML21344A114.  I should point out that the cover letter for the application identifies two other contacts besides Mr. van Noordennen that you might try to gain access to the SUNSI information provided with the application.  Let me know if you have any trouble accessing the documents in ADAMS.
 
Best Regards,
 
Jack D. Parrott
Senior Project Manager
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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