INFORMATION REPORT

March 7, 2002 SECY-02-0039

For: The Commissioners

From: John W. Craig, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

Subject: SECY-02-0039 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING MARCH 1, 2002

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B

Nuclear Regulatory Research C*

Incident Response Operations D

General Counsel E*

Administration F

Chief Information Officer G

Chief Financial Officer H*

Human Resources I

Small Business & Civil Rights J*

Enforcement K*

State and Tribal Programs L*

Public Affairs M

International Programs N

Office of the Secretary O

Region I P

Region II P

Region III P*

Region IV P

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R

*No input this week.

 /RA/

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

H. Nieh, OEDO
March 7, 2002 SECY-02-0039

For: The Commissioners

From: John W. Craig, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

Subject: SECY-02-0039 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING MARCH 1, 2002

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B

Nuclear Regulatory Research C*

Incident Response Operations D

General Counsel E*

Administration F

Chief Information Officer G

Chief Financial Officer H*

Human Resources I

Small Business & Civil Rights J*

Enforcement K*

State and Tribal Programs L*

Public Affairs M

International Programs N

Office of the Secretary O

Region I P

Region II P

Region III P*

Region IV P

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R

*No input this week.

/RA/

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

H. Nieh, OEDO

DISTRIBUTION:

Central File

Public Document Name: C:\WIR\WEEK301.WPD

OEDO AO/OEDO

H. Nieh JWCraig

 3/7/02 3/8/02
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 1, 2002

The Weekly Information Report is compiled by the Office of the EDO and includes highlights of

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: H. Nieh, OEDO by E-mail: hkn@nrc.gov. 

Use GO TO (Ctrl+Home) to advance to the page number for a specific Office.

PgDn and PgUp can also be used to advance through the text.

OFFICE Page OFFICE Page

NRR 2 STP *

NMSS 4 OPA 17

RES * IP 18

IRO 9 SECY 19

OGC * Region I 20

ADM 10 Region II 21

CIO 11 Region III *

CFO * Region IV 23

HR 15 OEDO *

SB/CR * OCA 24

OE *

*No input this week
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Public Meeting with Stakeholders Concerning Development of a Proposed Worker Fatigue Rule

On February 21, 2002, the staff held a public meeting in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss the

development of a proposed rule intended to assure that personnel performing safety-related

functions at nuclear power plants are not impaired by fatigue. Participants in the meeting

included representatives from the Electric Power Research Institute, the Institute for Nuclear

Power Operations, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Nuclear Energy

Institute, the Professional Reactor Operator Society, the Union of Concerned Scientists,

individual utilities, and members of the public. The staff provided an overview of the current

regulatory framework, the proposed rulemaking option, and the guidance contained in the staff

requirements memorandum that provided the Commissionís approval for development of the

proposed rule. Stakeholders identified the thresholds for initiating work hour controls and the

scope of personnel to be covered by the proposed regulation as the priority areas for discussion

and resolution. The participants set April 19, 2002, as the date for the next public meeting to

discuss the rulemaking.

Reactor Oversight Process

The end-of-cycle (EOC) reviews for the assessment period that ended December 31, 2001, for

all power plants were completed on February 13, 2002. The Regions performed their reviews in

accordance with the guidance provided in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, ìOperating

Reactor Assessment Program.î The Inspection Program Branch (IIPB), along with other NRC

staff representatives, participated in the EOC reviews of all plants. An EOC Summary meeting

was conducted on February 20, 2002, with the Director of NRR and other members of the NRR

Executive Team, to summarize the results of all regionsí EOC reviews for those plants that met

the criteria specified in IMC 0305. The results of the EOC reviews will be issued via annual

assessment letters for all plants on March 4, 2002.

KI Update

As of February 21, 2002, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York have received their KI

shipments from Anbex, the NRCís KI contractor. FEMA has reviewed the KI requests

submitted by Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Arizona, and tablets have been

ordered for these states. Florida and Alabama have requested KI tablets and these requests

have been forwarded to FEMA for population verification.

Public Meeting on Emergency Preparedness Issues

A public meeting was held at FEMA Headquarters on February 20, 2002. The meeting was

between NRC/FEMA and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), nuclear utilities, and offsite

response organizations (ORO) that support nuclear utilities. Members of the media also

attended. Topics discussed during the meeting included: (1) the exercise evaluation

methodology (EEM) for evaluation of capability to notify the public during rapidly developing

scenarios; (2) whether the Alert and Notification System Reliability Performance Indicator
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

should be changed to use availability vice reliability; and (3) the need to change FEMA-REP-10

surveillance reporting guidance in conformance with the change to the PI.

NRC Information Notice 2002-09: Potential for Top Nozzle Separation and Dropping of a

Certain Type of Westinghouse Fuel Assembly dated February 13, 2002

The NRC is issuing this information notice to alert addressees of the recent nozzle separation

and dropping of a Westinghouse fuel assembly during movement. Even though the nozzle

separation affects only fuel of a type last manufactured almost 20 years ago, the fuel is perhaps

being moved to dry storage or high-density racks. 

Interim Compensatory Security Measure Orders for Power Reactor Plants

NRR issued orders to all 104 operating commercial power reactors on February 25, 2002. The

orders pertain to plant physical security and are effective immediately. The Commission

decided to issue the orders to require interim compensatory security measures to ensure the

security enhancements are maintained within the established regulatory framework. The

licensees have 20 days to provide a schedule for implementation, and must complete the

security enhancements by August 31, 2002. 

Power Uprates - January 2002 Survey for Planned Future Applications

The staff conducted a survey in January 2002 to obtain information regarding industryís plans

related to power uprate applications. The survey requested information for planned power

uprates over the next 5 years. Based on this survey, licensees plan to submit 38 additional

power uprate applications in the next 5 years. These include 23 measurement uncertainty

recapture power uprates (i.e., power uprates less than 2 percent), and 14 extended power

uprates (i.e., power uprates greater than about 7 percent). One licensee did not report a

magnitude for its planned power uprate. Planned power uprates are expected to result in an

increase of about 4777 MWt (1590 MWe) (equivalent to more than one large nuclear power

plant unit). Licensees also indicated that they are currently studying the feasibility of power

uprates for eight other units. In addition, the staff expects significant interest by pressurized

water reactor licensees in large power uprates as a result of ongoing work by pressurized water

reactor vendors. The staff will utilize this information for planning purposes.

Tritium Production Program

On February 21, 2002, the NRC staff issued an amendment to the Final Safety Analysis Report

and the licensing bases for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1. This amendment changed

Tennessee Valley Authorityís spent fuel pool (SFP) cooling analysis methodology to increase

the evaluated heat removal capacity of the SFP cooling system. The amendment also

addressed the following Tritium Production Program Interface Issues:

ó Issue 8, ìStation Service Water System ì

ó Issue 9, ìUltimate Heat Sinkî

ó Issue 11, ìSFP Cooling and Cleanup Systemî

ó Issue 12, ìComponent Cooling Water Systemî
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

Meeting with Industry on Vessel Head Penetration Nozzle Cracking

On February 21, 2002, the staff met with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Materials Reliability

Program (MRP), EPRI, various utility representatives, and other stakeholders to discuss areas

of mutual interest related to cracking of vessel head penetration (VHP) nozzles. This meeting

was a continuation of a public meeting held on February 20, in which the current status and

action plan for the VHP cracking issue was discussed. The industry described its progress on

several technical issues related to VHP nozzle cracking, including crack growth rate and

probabilistic fracture mechanics analyses. Both the staff and industry representatives

discussed plans for future collaborative work in these and other areas, with a goal of providing a

technical basis for long-term management of this issue. This collaborative work will be carried

out in public meetings to facilitate public participation.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Nuclear Material Reporting

On February 25, 2002, staff from the Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards and the

Office of the Inspector General met with staff from the Department of Energy (DOE). The

purpose of the meeting was to discuss actions that DOE performed last year to resolve several

reporting errors for facility data contained in the U.S. national nuclear material database, within

the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System. 

Meeting with Global Nuclear Fuel-America on Its Integrated Safety Analysis Plan

On February 26-27, 2002, staff from the Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards and the

Risk Task Group met with Global Nuclear Fuel-America (GNF-A) at its uranium fuel fabrication

facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss GNF-Aís

methodology for conducting an integrated safety analysis (ISA) for its Wilmington facility. 

During the meetings, GNF-A described a revised ISA methodology that will be included in the

ISA Plan which GNF-A expects to resubmit to the NRC in early March 2002. 

Meeting with U.S. Customs Service

On February 27, 2002, staff representing the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,

Office of International Programs, and Office of the General Counsel met with staff from the U.S.

Customs Service. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange information on organizational

structure and functions, to discuss current programs and initiatives, and to establish staff level

points of contact for ongoing items of mutual interest. A follow-up meeting to review existing

NRC export and import control programs is being planned.

International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Committee Meeting

On February 18-21, 2002, staff from the Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety and

the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research participated as the U.S. representatives in a

technical committee meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency. The meeting was to

discuss a draft Safety Guide on "Specification of Radionuclide Content in Commodities

Requiring Regulation for Purposes of Radiological Protection." In addition to representatives

from Member States, meeting participants included representatives from the European Union,

Pan American Health Organization, International Labor Organization, World Health

Organization, and Food and Agricultural Organization. The draft document was revised, based

on comments from the participants. The revised Safety Guide will be discussed further at the

joint Radiation Safety Standards Advisory Committee/Waste Advisory Committee meeting

scheduled for March 2002.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

Observation of the Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC, Audit of Senior Flexionics, Incorporated

On February 19-21, 2002, Division of Waste Management staff observed the Bechtel SAIC

Company (BSC), LLC, quality assurance (QA) audit of Senior Flexionics, Incorporated, Pathway

Division (SFIPD) in New Braunfels, Texas. SFIPD is a supplier to BSC, which is the

Department of Energyís (DOEís) Maintenance and Operating Contractor for the Yucca

Mountain Project. SFIPD fabricates weld samples simulating the weld-package closure weld

for BSCís weld-test program. 

Meeting to Discuss Status of Decommissioning Plan for Kiski Valley Water Pollution

Control Authority

On February 21, 2002, staff from the Division of Waste Management and the Office of the

General Counsel met with Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority (KVWPCA) and

contractors at NRC Headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the status of the

decommissioning plan, which is due to NRC by the end of September 2002. KVWPCA

discussed the Remedial Investigation Report and the various options that are being considered. 

One of the options that was discussed was a disposal in a sanitary landfill (similar to a

10 CFR 20.2002 request). KVWPCA provided the Remedial Investigation Report to both NRC

and the State of Pennsylvania, for review and comment. 
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE D

Incident Response Operations

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Meetings with Representatives of the Coordination Center for the Office of Homeland Security

On February 22, 2002, the staff of Incident Response Operations (IRO) met with

representatives of the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) Coordination Center to discuss

NRCís event response capabilities and the transmission of necessary information to OHS. IRO

provided OHS with an overview of the Operations Center and Incident Response capabilities,

followed by initial discussions on the type of information OHS needs to support their mission.

Meeting with Department of Justice

On February 27, 2002, staff from IRO and the Office of State and Tribal Programs met with a

representative of the Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The meeting

purpose was to discuss radiological dispersal device (RDD) scenarios, and planning issues for

the Top-Officials 2 (TOPOFF2) exercise to be conducted in May 2003. At OJPís request, the

staff drafted concepts for three scenarios involving different types of RDD events. These

scenarios are to be used in OJPís initiative to improve radiological emergency preparedness at

Federal, state, and local levels. OJP found that the scenarios developed met its needs, and

asked if the staff could provide technical review when the details of the final scenarios were

developed by the OJP contractor. TOPOFF2 is the Congressionally-mandated, large-scale

exercise involving multiple government agencies. OJP explained that TOPOFF2 will be

conducted in May 2003, and involve separate locations across the country including an event at

a commercial nuclear power plant. The extent of participation by NRC and, potentially, a

licensee will be addressed in future planning meetings. 

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-I-02-005, Danbury Hospital, MISADMINISTRATION INVOLVING A CESIUM-137

BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT.

2. PNO-I-02-006, Rhode Island Hospital, INTRA VASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY

MISADMINISTRATION.

3. PNO-II-02-008, V. A. Medical Center - Birmingham, RECEIPT OF CONTAMINATED

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE.

4. PNO-II-02-009, McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company, DAMAGE TO FIXED GAUGE.

5. PNO-II-02-010, Nucor Steel, NUCLEAR GAUGE FOUND IN SCRAP METAL.

6. PNO-IV-02-013, ACS Engineering Group Construction, LOSS OF CONTROL AND

RECOVERY OF A MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Administration 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 1, 2002

New Federal-Wide Procurement Database

Division of Contracts and Property Management staff participated in an interagency group

organized to complete the functional requirements necessary to fully re-engineer and replace

the current federal-wide database on governmental agency procurement activities. A new

federal-wide procurement database is part of the Presidentís E-Government Initiative, also

known as the Quicksilver Initiative. The current database, maintained by the General Services

Administration, uses forms to collect data about procurement activities and accepts batch input. 

Procurement information is often not available for analysis for several weeks. The newly

designed database will be based on relational database concepts, will allow instantaneous input

of procurement activities, and will provide real-time data for analysis of procurement activities.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Release 4 of the Redesigned Public Web Site

On February 28, 2002, Release 4 of the redesigned public web site was activated. The release

adds new sections to What We Do, additional information on Nuclear Reactors including

power uprates and Fitness for Duty information, and additional information on Nuclear

Materials including information about Sealed Source and Device Registration, Medical Uses,

Veterinary Uses, Industrial Uses, Academic Uses, Orphan Sources, and Licensee toolkits for all

categories of material licensees. Also additional document collections were placed in the

Electronic Reading Room including the Electronic Hearing Docket, Regulatory Issues

Summaries issued in 2001 and selected Regulatory Guides in Division 1. A detail listing of

additions to the public web site in Release 4 can be found at

http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/new-content.html.

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Requests received during the Period of

February 22, 2002 through February 28, 2002:

Personnel manual, handbooks and directives since 03/2001. (FOIA/PA-2002-0146)

Moab Uranium Millsite, Moab, UT, transfer agreement (Settlement Agreement between NRC,

State of Utah, Atlas Corp., et al.). (FOIA/PA-2002-0147)

OI report no. 3-2000-009 and supporting documents. (FOIA/PA-2002-0148)

Security procedures for citizens regarding nuclear safety. (FOIA/PA-2002-0149)

NRC employees, all records for last 5 years related to employees experiencing heart attacks

while performing their occupational duties. (FOIA/PA-2002-0150)

Availability of Official Records, final rule. (FOIA/PA-2002-0151)

Daily plant status reports, 10/1/01 through 12/31/01. (FOIA/PA-2002-0152)

Records regarding previous requests/appeals, scientology, 9/11/01 terrorists, anthrax, and

Columbine High School shootings. (FOIA/PA-2002-0153)

Site assessment, Medford 3, 30 North Dunton Avenue, Medford, Suffolk County, NY. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0154)

James Inhofe, Representative 1/1/86-12/3/94; Senator 1/1/95 to present, all correspondence

to/from NRC. (FOIA/PA-2002-0155)

Oregon, identified State representatives and senators, all communications to/from NRC for

period 1/1/99 through 2/21/02. (FOIA/PA-2002-0156)
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE G

St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, all nuclear power sources located on or stored on the island. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0157)

Atomic testing, all manner of associated records. (FOIA/PA-2002-0158)

Power plant discharges made into Lake Ontario, 1968 to 1984 by Nine Mile Point One and

Fitzpatrick plants. (FOIA/PA-2002-0159)

Site assessment, Edison 8, Route 287 Southbound and Exit 3, Mile Marker 3.2, Township of

Edison, Middlesex County, NJ. (FOIA/PA-2002-0160)

Site assessment, NY-East Houston 2, 262 East 2nd Street a/k/a 15-16 Avenue C, New York, NY

County, NY. (FOIA/PA-2002-0161)
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Arrivals

MALONE, George OPERATIONS ENGINEER RI

Retirements

PLEASANT, Eugenia PROJECT MANAGER ADM

RIANI, Louis SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER ADM

SHOEMAKER, Jeannie CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW OFFICER SECY

Departures

SHOARS, Esther SECRETARY RII
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Media Interest

Chairman Richard A. Meserve was interviewed by CNN-TV regarding nuclear power plant

security.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

 02-025 NRC Orders Nuclear Power Plants to Enhance Security

Regions:

 I-02-008 NRC Releases Report on Special Inspection into Missing

Millstone Fuel

I-02-009 NRC Proposes $3,000 Fine Against N.J. Firm over Loss of

Nuclear Gauge

I-02-010 NRC Issues "Yellow" Finding on Indian Point 2 Operator

Training Issue

I-02-011 NRC to Meet with Public on Maine Yankee License

Termination Plan And Partial Site Release Request

 IV-02-006 NRC Proposes $6,000 Fine For Decisive Testing, Inc.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE N

Office of International Programs

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Visit of Alain Bucaille

Mr. Alain Bucaille, Special Assistant for Strategy, Communications, and Marketing to the

Chairman of AREVA Group of France, visited the NRC on February 22, to obtain views on the

role of nuclear power in future U.S. electricity generation. Mr. Bucaille met with Chairman

Meserve, Commissioner Dicus, and Commissioner McGaffigan, where he focused on issues

facing the future of the French nuclear industry. He indicated that Franceís main issues are

nuclear waste and the safety of operating power stations--primarily the prevention of core

meltdown. He also discussed the obstacles to improving public perception of nuclear power in

France. AREVA plans to conduct a large-scale survey in order to gauge the publicís perception

of nuclear power and determine causes for public opposition. Throughout the meetings,

Mr. Bucaille complimented the U.S. on its ability to propagate public acceptance.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Information Papers

1. SECY-02-0025 2/5/02 Submission of the Annual Freedom of

Information Act Report

2. SECY-02-0031 2/21/02 SECY-02-0031 Weekly Information Report -

Week Ending February 15,2002

Memoranda

1. M020219 2/28/02 Meeting with the Advisory Committee on the

Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI)

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representative Edward J. Markey, dated February 19, 2002, concerns

regulations and requirements used to ensure that radioactive materials are properly and

legally shipped into the U.S. from abroad. 

2. Letter to Congress dated February 20, 2002, provides the December 2001 report on the

status of NRCís licensing and regulatory duties. 

3. Letter to Joe F. Colvin, NEI, dated February 20, 2002, advises of results of the joint

NRC/industry effort to develop and test replacement performance indicators (PIs) for the

existing ìunplanned scrams per 7,000 critical hoursî and ìunplanned scrams with loss of

normal heat removalî Pls.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region I

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Interim Reorganization of the Executive Leadership at Exelon

On February 27, 2002, Mr. John Rowe, Exelon Corporation, announced that, as a result of

Corbin A. McNeillís impending retirement, a number of organizational changes are being made

on an interim, transitional basis. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr., Executive Vice President (EVP) Exelon

Corporation, President & Chief Nuclear Officer is appointed EVP Exelon Corporation, President

& CEO, Exelon Generation. Mr. Kingsley will also provide broad oversight to Exelon

Enterprises and Business Services Company. In that capacity, George H. Gilmore, Senior Vice

President (SVP) Exelon Corporation and President Exelon Enterprises, will report to

Mr. Kingsley as will Honorio J. Padron, SVP Exelon Corporation and President Exelon Business

Services Company. Messrs. Gilmore and Padron will continue in their roles as members of the

Executive Management Committee, accountable to Mr. Rowe. In addition, John L. Skolds, SVP

Exelon Generation and Chief Nuclear Operating Officer is appointed to SVP Exelon Generation

and President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear. 

Indian Point 2

Region I staff and NRR representatives met with Entergy Nuclear Operations, NorthEast 

(L. Temple, G. Schwartz, et al) on February 27, 2002, in the Region to discuss Entergyís

progress on its 2002 IP2 Fundamentals of Improvement Plan. The meeting was a useful

exchange of information about Entergy progress to date on its improvement plan, including a

review of its performance indicators.

Calvert Cliffs

On February 28, 2002, Constellation Generation Group (CGG) President Mike Wallace

announced several management changes that affect the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. 

Charlie Cruse, currently Site Vice President, will become Senior Vice President of CGG. 

Pete Katz, currently Plant General Manager, will become Site Vice President. Kevin J.

Nietmann, currently Manager of Calvert Cliffsí Nuclear Performance Assessment Department,

will become Plant General Manager. In addition, Tom Pritchett, currently Manager of Nuclear

Engineering, will become Vice President - Business Services for CGG. These changes will not

take effect until completion of the Unit 1 refueling outage in May.

Heritage Minerals, Inc. (HMI) Site Visit

The Region I Director, DNMS, and Project Manager for the HMI site, met with HMI licensee and

contractor staff at the site in Lakewood, NJ, on February 26, 2002, to discuss issues related to

final site remediation. Licensed site areas requiring further cleanup were identified during the

December 2001 confirmatory survey performed by the NRC's contractor, Oak Ridge Institute

for Science and Education (ORISE). A tour of selected indoor and outdoor areas around the

site followed the discussions. This site is listed on the Site Decommissioning Management Plan

list due to extensive contamination from thorium in monazite sand piles and abandoned

buildings from prior processing operations.
March 1, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region IV

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Predecisional Enforcement Conference with High Mountain Inspection Services, Inc.

The Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Division, and members of the Region IV staff

held a Predecisional Enforcement Conference with the President of High Mountain Inspection

Services, Inc., along with a staff member and a consultant, on February 27, 2002, in Casper,

Wyoming. The meeting, open to the general public, was conducted to discuss several apparent

violations of NRC requirements including failures to: (1) limit the annual occupational dose to

two adult radiographers to 5 rem, total effective dose equivalent (TEDE); (2) investigate all

instances where personnel exceed 500 millirem (mrem) in any one month and an average of

350 mrem per month in a calendar year; and (3) submit a written report to the NRC within 30

days after learning of doses in excess of the occupational dose limits.

Augmented Inspection Team Public Exit Meeting at the Callaway Plant

The Regional Administrator and members of the Region IV staff conducted an exit meeting,

open to public observation, with licensee representatives at the plant site on February 27, 2002. 

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) results. The

AIT, which was conducted during the period January 31 through February 6, 2002, reviewed the

circumstances surrounding the failure of a motor-driven auxiliary feedwater pump. There was

significant media interest in the meeting.
March 1, 2002 

Office of Congressional Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 1, 2002

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING SCHEDULE, NO. 43

OCA

Contact

DATE

&

PLACE

TIME WITNESS SUBJECT 

Combs Mid-March TBA DOE and others Yucca Mountain Reps. Barto

Energy and Energy and 

KeelingClosedBriefing

03/05/02S-407

 3:00 Chairman Meserve*, NNSA, Cal Tech,

Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore

Radiological Dispersal Devices Senators B

Foreign Affa

Combs 03/06/02

SD-419

10:00 Chairman Meserve, NNSA, Cal Tech,

Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore

Waste Convention**, Radiological DispersalDevices

Senators BForeign Affa

Gerke 03/06/02

SH-216

 9:30 TBA Monitoring of the Federal and Service

Contract Workforce

Senators LiGovernmen

Gerke 03/06/02 10:00 OMB Government Information Security Reform Act Reps. Horn

Govít EfficieGovernmen

Portner 03/06/02

2362B RHOB

10:00 DOE Secretary Abraham DOEís FY03 Budget Reps. Calla

Energy and Appropriatio

Gerke 03/07/02

2154 RHOB

 2:00 TBA Encourage Contracting Out of Federal

Services 

Reps. DavisTechnology Governmen
March 1, 2002 

Combs 03/14/02

2362B RHOB

10:00 DOE FY03 Appropriations for Nuclear Waste

Management and Disposal

Reps. CallaEnergy and Appropriatio

Combs 03/15/02

SD-138

10:00 DOE: ONE & OCRWM Nuclear Energy and Yucca Mountain Senators R

Energy and Appropriatio

* Chairman Meserve is present as a resource, he is not presenting information. ** Chairman Meserve is speaking only which is expected to be just a short session to satisfy Committee hearing requirements.