Commission Correspondence – 2019

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11/21/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur from Chairman Svinicki submits the NRC’s October 2019 Congressional Status Report

11/20/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et al., submits the Report for the Fourth Quarter in FY 2019 on the Licensing Activities and Regulatory Duties of the NRC (July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019)

11/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Braun, et al., submits the NRC’s Semiannual Status Report on the Licensing Activities and Regulatory Duties from April through September 2019 and includes a list of rulemaking activities and their priority schedule

10/30/2019 Letter to Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB and Kevin McAleenan, Secretary of Homeland Security from Chairman Svinicki re: NRC's Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Report and Privacy Management Reports
10/23/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the September 2019 monthly status report on the NRC's activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

10/23/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRC's monthly Congressional Status Report for September 2019

10/11/2019

Letter to the Honorable Salud Carbajal, responds to concerns regarding proposed changes to the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process

10/08/2019

Letter to the Honorable Edward J. Markey, et al., responds to concerns related to the NRC staff recommendation regarding a request from Entergy for exemptions from emergency preparedness and planning requirements for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

09/23/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the August 2019 monthly status report on the NRC’s activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

09/20/2019

Letter to Mr. Mark Bradley, Director, Information Security Oversight, NARA, submits the annual report on the NRC’s delegations of original classification authority

09/20/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRC’s monthly Congressional Status Report for August 2019

09/10/2019

Letter to the Honorable Elijah Cummings, et al., submits the NRC’s third report in response to the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

09/09/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et al., submits the 32nd monthly status report on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through July 2019)

09/03/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the July 2019 monthly status report on the NRC's activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

08/21/2019

Letter to the Honorable Edward J. Markey, responds to his letter regarding the adequacy of the safety culture at Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear power plants

08/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et al., submits the 31st monthly status report on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through June 2019)

08/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Andy Kim, responds to his letter regarding the decommissioning of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

08/16/2019

Letter to Ms. Carol C. Harris, Director, Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues, GAO, et al., regarding release of GAO report GAO-19-241, "Data Center Optimization: Additional Agency Actions Needed to Meet OMB Goals"

08/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone Jr., et al., responds to letter expressing concerns regarding potential changes to the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process

08/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Salud O. Carbajal, responds to his letter regarding an exemption request from Pacific Gas and Electric Company for its Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

08/16/2019

Letter to Ms. Anne-Marie Fennell, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO, et al, response to a recommendation in the GAO report "Tribal Consultation: Additional Actions Needed for Infrastructure Projects" (GAO-19-22)

08/16/2019

Letter to Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, GAO, et al, responds to GAO-19-144 Report: "Cybersecurity Workforce: Agencies Need to Accurately Categorize Positions to Effectively Identify Critical Staffing Needs"

08/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Nita Lowey submits the third quarterly report in Fiscal Year 2019 related to the NRC's progress on certain licensing actions and right-sizing commitments

08/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRC's monthly Congressional Status Report for July 2019

08/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, congratulating his state on its 50th anniversary of becoming an Agreement State

08/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Governor of Georgia, congratulating his state on its 50th anniversary of becoming an Agreement State

08/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, congratulating his state on its 50th anniversary of becoming an Agreement State

07/29/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso and Mike Braun, responds to request that NRC initiate a process to develop a Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the construction and operation of advanced nuclear reactors

07/25/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the June 2019 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

07/23/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, responds to his earlier request for a full-time resident inspector at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)

07/22/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur, submits the NRC’s monthly Congressional Status Report for June 2019

07/12/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits report "Update on Radiological Emergency Preparedness Enhancement Activities Resulting from Lessons Learned Following September 11, 2001, and other Natural and Technological Emergencies"

07/12/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits reports describing "Approaches for Expediting and Establishing Stages in the Licensing Process for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Reactors" and "Increasing the use of Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Evaluation Techniques and Regulatory Guidance"

07/11/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et. al., from Chairman Svinicki re: submits the 30th Monthly Status Report on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through May 2019)

06/27/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et al., submits the NRC's "Report to Congress on the Security Inspection Program for Commercial Power Reactors and Category 1 Fuel Cycle Facilities: Results and Status Update" for calendar year 2018

06/21/2019

Letter to Maria Korsnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), responds to concerns regarding fee billing practices related to NEI Composite Adversary Force

06/20/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, et. al., submits the May 2019 monthly status report on the NRC activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

06/20/2019

Letter to the Honorable Gerald E. Connolly and Mark Meadows, responds to request for information regarding creation of a working capital fund for information technology at the NRC

06/18/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur from Chairman Svinicki submits the NRC's May 2019 Congressional Status Report

06/17/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, et. al., responds to request for the placement of a full-time inspector at the SONGS independent spent fuel storage installation

06/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Ron Johnson, et al., provides a report on the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018" as required by Public Law 115-91

06/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Barrasso, et. al., submits the 29th monthly status report on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through April 2019)

06/10/2019

Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, et al., provides the NRC's Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2018

06/06/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the April 2019 monthly status report on the NRC’s activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

06/05/2019

Letter to the Honorable Greg Abbott from Chairman Svinicki, responds to actions taken by U.S. Department of Energy and the NRC that could allow for disposal of more highly radioactive waste in Texas without approval from the State

05/31/2019

Letter to the Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand, responds to request that the NRC hold a public meeting near the Indian Point Energy Center

05/30/2019

Letter to the Honorable William R. Keating, responds to request that NRC hold a public meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts

05/29/2019

Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Nita Lowey, submits the third quarterly report in FY 2019 related to the NRC’s progress on certain licensing actions and right-sizing commitments

05/17/2019

Letter to the Honorable Philip B. Scott, Governor of Vermont, responds to letter requesting an agreement be established between the NRC and the State of Vermont

05/17/2019

Letter to Mr. Paul Ray, Office of Management and Budget, submits the NRC’s Statement of Regulatory Priorities for Fiscal Year 2020

05/17/2019

Letter to the Honorable Philip B. Scott, Governor of Vermont, responds to letter requesting an agreement be established between the NRC and the State of Vermont

05/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, et. al., responds to request that NRC hold a public meeting near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

05/16/2019

Letter to the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, responds to letter requesting that the NRC hold more public meetings near the Indian Point Energy Center

05/22/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRC's monthly Congressional Status Report for April 2019

05/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein from Commissioner Jeff Baran, provides individual views regarding the May 1st hearing questions on NRC’s Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events rulemaking

05/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein from Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner Annie Caputo and Commissioner David A. Wright, provides explanation to concerns raised at the May 1, 2019 hearing regarding the Commission’s approach in the final Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events (MBDBE) rule

05/08/2019

Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, responds on the status of the NRC’s actions to address priority open GAO recommendations

05/03/2019

Letter to the Honorable Thomas R. Carper and Sheldon Whitehouse, responds to letter requesting information regarding the Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events rulemaking

05/03/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Braun, et al, submits the NRC’s Semiannual Status Report on the Licensing Activities and Regulatory Duties from October 2018 through March 2019

04/26/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et. al., submits the March 2019 Monthly Status Report on the NRC Activities and Expenditures of Unobligated Carryover Funds Appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

04/23/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRC’s Monthly Congressional Status Report for March 2019

04/10/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso and Frank Pallone, Jr. submits report on "Uranium Recovery License Issuance and Amendment Reviews – Duration and Recommendations to Improve Efficiency and Transparency"

04/10/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et al., submits the 27th monthly status report on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through February 2019)

04/09/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso and Frank Pallone, submits the report on the status of "Baffle-Former Bolt Guidance"

04/09/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et. al., submits report on the status of a "Study of Reprisal and Chilling Effect for Raising Mission-Related Concerns and Differing Views at the NRC"

04/08/2019

Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, et al., submits the Fiscal Year 2018 annual report on the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No Fear) Act of 2002

04/08/2019

Letter to the Honorable Ana Matosantos from Chairman Svinicki re: Response to request to confirm that NRC will continue to exercise its authority over Diablo Canyon to maintain safety during decommissioning and to be kept informed of issues that arise

03/20/2019

Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Nita Lowey, submits the report entitled, "Preparations for Efficient and Effective Licensing of Accident Tolerant Fuel Designs" as directed by the Joint Explanatory Statement

03/29/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the February 2019 monthly status report on the NRC’s activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

03/19/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur, submits the NRC’s monthly Congressional Status Report for February 2019

03/18/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Braun et al., submits the NRC’s Congressional Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2020

03/15/2019

Letter to the Honorable Salud O. Carbajal, response to letter requesting that the NRC hold a public meeting near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to help inform the NRC’s work on identifying best practices for establishment and operation of local decommissioning community advisory boards pursuant to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

03/11/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, et. al., submits the 26th monthly status report on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through January 2019)

03/07/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Braun et al., provides the summary of actions taken by the NRC in response to recommendations contained in various GAO reports that address NRC activities

03/07/2019

Letter to Congressman Salud Carbajal, response to letter regarding the continued safe operation and decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant following the bankruptcy filing by Pacific Gas and Electric Company

02/26/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, et. al., submits the January 2019 monthly status report on the NRC's activities and use of the unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

02/21/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur from Chairman Svinicki provides the NRC's Monthly Congressional Status Report for January 2019

02/14/2019

Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Nita Lowey, submits the seventh quarterly report related to the NRC’s progress on certain licensing actions and right-sizing commitments

02/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, Mike Braun and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits the 25th monthly Status Report on the NRC’s Licensing Activities and Regulatory Duties of the NRC (for the reporting period through December 2018)

02/13/2019

Letter to the Honorable Marco Rubio, et. al., provides the status of the agency provision of Compliance Guides to small entities for rules that affect them in accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996

01/29/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the December 2018 monthly status report on the NRC’s activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

01/24/2019

Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, et al., responds to their letter regarding request to relocate NRC pre-decisional enforcement conference scheduled for January 24, 2019 and potential related NRC enforcement actions

01/22/2019

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marcy Kaptur submits the NRC's monthly Congressional Status Report for December 2018

01/10/2019

Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, and Frank Pallone, Jr., submits the 24th monthly status report of the NRC's Licensing Activities and Regulatory Duties

01/04/2019

Letter to the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., et al., submits the November 2018 monthly status report on the NRC's activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund