INFORMATION REPORT

January 17, 2002 SECY-02-0012

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-02-0012 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING JANUARY 11, 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 Debra J. Corley Acting For/

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Scholl, OEDO
January 17, 2002 SECY-02-0012

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-02-0012 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING JANUARY 11, 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 Debra J. Corley Acting For/

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Scholl, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 11, 2002

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: L. Scholl, OEDO by E-mail: lls@nrc.gov. 

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NRR 2 STP *

NMSS 4 OPA 17

RES 8 IP 18

IRO 9 SECY 19

OGC * Region I 20

ADM 10 Region II 21

CIO 11 Region III *

CFO * Region IV *

HR 15 OEDO *

SB/CR * OCA *

OE *

*No input this week
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

NRC Information Notice 2002-01: Metalclad Switchgear Failures and Consequent Losses of

Offsite Power Dated: January 8, 2002.

The NRC is issuing this information notice to inform addressees of electrical equipment failure

modes and design vulnerabilities identified following recent transients at the San Onofre

Nuclear Generating Station and at a foreign nuclear power station.

NRC Information Notice 2002-02: Recent Experience with Plugged Steam Generator Tubes

Dated: January 8, 2002.

The NRC is issuing this information notice to inform addressees about findings from recent

inspections and examinations of steam generator tubes at Three Mile Island Unit 1 (TMI-1).

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2

The NRC continues to monitor the progress regarding the labor contract between FirstEnergy

Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Union, Local 29, at Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS-1 and 2), which

expired on September 30, 2001. Personnel covered by this contract include reactor operators,

plant equipment operators, most maintenance staff, health physics staff, and some clerical

staff. Security personnel are not covered by this contract.

Management Changes at Exelonís Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, LaSalle and Quad

Cities Generating Stations

Bruce Williams, Exelon Nuclearís Vice President of Nuclear Oversight, has been named Site

Vice President for Three Mile Island, Unit 1 (TMI-1) effective January 8, 2002. He replaces

Mark E. Warner who is leaving the company for other opportunities in the Nuclear Industry. 

Joel P. Dimette, Jr., Vice President of Operational Projects, will replace Mr. Williams as the

Vice President of Nuclear Oversight. 

Charles G. (Chip) Pardee, Site Vice President of LaSalle Generating Station, Units 1&2, has

been named Senior Vice President of the Exelon Nuclear Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating

Group in Kennett Square, PA effective February 4, 2002. Joe Hagan, the current Senior Vice

President, will retire on February 4, 2002. Mr. Pardee was the Director of Nuclear Plant

Operations at Crystal River Unit 3 prior to joining Exelon. 

George P. Barnes, formerly plant manager at Quad Cities, is the new site vice president at

LaSalle effective January 8, 2002. Mike Perito, currently the Quad Cities operations manager,

will be the acting plant manager at Quad Cities until a permanent replacement is named.
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Quarterly Meeting of Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards

On January 8, 2002, the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS)

held its quarterly meeting at the Department of Energy (DOE) Forrestal Building. ISCORS

members from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency,

DOE, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Office of Management and

Budget, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense participated, along

with staff from the States of New Jersey and Illinois. In addition to reports on a variety of

projects that ISCORS subcommittees are working on, the agenda included a presentation by

Dr. John Till of the Risk Assessment Corporation on activities of the National Council on

Radiation Protection (NCRP) Scientific 64 Committee on Environmental Issues, and NCRP in

general. 
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Publication of a New Comparative Analysis of Light Water Reactor (LWR) Fuel Designs

In 1980, NRC published a report that provided a comparative analysis of LWR fuel designs and

served as a handy reference for typical design and operating parameters for all types of fuel

then in operation in U.S. power reactors. During the past twenty years, significant changes

have been made in fuel designs, burnups, and analytical computer codes. The present report

is an update of the earlier report and typical fuel design parameters are tabulated for almost all

fuel types in current operation. 
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE D

Incident Response Operations

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Inaugural NSEPC Meeting

On January 9, 2002, the Incident Response Operations (IRO) and the Office of the Chief

Information Officer (OCIO) participated in the inaugural meeting of the Committee for National

Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications (NSEPC). The NSEPC was created

under Executive Order 13231 dated October 8, 2001. The Executive Order created the Critical

Infrastructure Protection Board to coordinate federal activities related to the protection of the

nation's critical infrastructure. The NSEPC was formed by renaming the National

Communications System's Committee of Principles as the NSEPC and establishing it as a

standing committee under the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. The NRC continues to

support this activity as an invited member of the committee with full voting privileges. The

inaugural meeting included a presentation on Federal communications following the

September 11 events and establishing administrative protocols for the NSEPC.

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-II-02-001, South Broward Hospital District, MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION.

2. PNO-III-01-039A, Spectrum Pharmacy, MULTIPLE MISADMINISTRATIONS INVOLVING

UNDERDOSAGES OF SAMARIUM-153 (UPDATE).

3. PNO-IV-02-001A, Source Production and Equipment Company, HIGH RADIATION

LEVELS DETECTED ON IMPORTED PACKAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

(UPDATE).
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Administration 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Jeffery C. Angel; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking (PRM-35-15)

A document that denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by Jeffery C. Angel was published

in the Federal Register on January 3, 2002 (67 FR 274). The petitioner requested that the NRC

amend its regulations concerning the medical use of byproduct material to prohibit the handheld administration of radiopharmaceuticals by injection and to require the use of the Angel

Shield, a device to administer radioactive substances. The NRC is denying the petition

because the requested action would limit the flexibility of licensees to use other strategies,

including those that may be more effective than the specified device, to achieve doses that are

as low as reasonably achievable.
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

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

January 4, 2002 through January 10, 2002:

Amount of nuclear missiles built in United States in the past year. (FOIA/PA-2002-0080)

Allegation No. RII-2001-A-0084, all related documents. (FOIA/PA-2002-0081)

Allegation No. RII-1997-A-0159, all related documents. (FOIA/PA-2002-0082)

Enforcement Action No. EA-01-261 and Individual Action No. IA-01-055. (FOIA/PA-2002-0083)

Temeline power plant, Temeline, Czech Republic, all documents related to 1993 upgrade by

Westinghouse Power Corp. (FOIA/PA-2002-0084)

Project Sapphire, Kazakhstan, 1994 through 2001 documents related to highly-enriched

uranium processing by BWX Technologies. (FOIA/PA-2002-0085)

San Onofre power plant, Southern California Edison, OI report of investigation 4-2000-063. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0086)

Radiation exposure records on self. (FOIA/PA-2002-0087)

Senior Reactor Operator listing from 1997 to present. (FOIA/PA-2002-0088)

Daily plant status reports, 12/01/01 through 01/08/02. (FOIA/PA-2002-0089)
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Group Sessions to be Offered by the Employee Assistance Program for Employees Who Have

Lost Significant Persons in Their Lives

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is offering a series of small group sessions targeted

to employees who have lost a significant person in their lives. Specifically, group members will

have the opportunity to process difficult feelings including sadness and anger; deal with barriers

to healthy grieving such as denial, avoidance, and irrational guilt; get help with trauma-based

reactions to the loved oneís death; diffuse feelings of isolation and alienation; take stock of how

they have been affected (at home and at work) by the loss; and share coping strategies and

comforting ways to remember the loved one. For additional information, employees may

contact Vicky Balenger, EAP Consultant, via e-mail (vjb), or by phone (301-415-3869).

Arrivals

BLOUNT, Thomas EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPECIALIST NRR

CORBETT, James BRANCH CHIEF OCIO

CLARK, Rosa SENIOR SYSTEMS ACCOUNTANT OCFO

FORD, Tanya GENERAL ENGINEER/SCIENTIST NRR

KLUG, Thomas PHYSICAL SECURITY/EMERGENCY

PREPAREDNESS INSPECTOR

RIV

LUO, Ming IT SPECIALIST (CUSTOMER SERVICE) RIII

MILLER, Erin SECRETARY (SPAC) HR

TIFFT, Doug ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RES

Retirements

TURDICI, James DIRECTOR OCFO

Departures

ANDERSON, Angel STUDENT CLERK RIII

BAKHSH, Sarah STUDENT ENGINEER RIII

FERNANDES, Ricardo SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR RI

HORACE, Eddie TECHNICAL INTERN RIV

MORENO, Jeffrey STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

O'KELLY, Kevin OFFICE ASSISTANT RIII

ZACK, Michael PROGRAM ANALYST OCFO
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Media Interest

Chairman Meserve was interviewed by CNBC-TV about nuclear power plant security.

There was media interest in the arrest of a California pipefitter with an arsenal of 300 weapons

who threatened employees at the San Onofre nuclear plant after he was fired there.

A container of Iridium-192, shipped from Sweden, emitted high levels of radiation on arrival in

New Orleans, prompting some press reports.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

02-004 NRC Renews License For Hatch Plant for An Additional 20 Years

Regions:

I-02-002 NRC Special Inspection Team to Report on Review Related To

Loss of Spent Fuel Rods at Millstone Unit 1 Nuclear Plant
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE N

Office of International Programs

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia

On January 7, 2002, the Office of International Programs (OIP) participated in an interagency

meeting at the State Department with John M. Ordway, the new U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. 

The primary purpose of this meeting was to brief Ambassador Ordway on nuclear safety-related

activities and issues with Armenia, including Armenia's current plans to restructure and privatize

its electricity generating and distribution assets.
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-01-0223 12/17/01 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1

and 2, Renewal of Full-Power Operating

Licenses

SRM on 01-0223 1/7/02 (same)

Commission Voting

Record on 01-0223

1/7/02 (same)

2. Revised SRM on 01-

0113

1/10/02 Fatigue of Workers at Nuclear Power Plants

SRM on 01-0113 1/8/02 (same)

Commission Voting

Record on 01-0113

1/8/02 (same)

3. SRM on 01-0137 1/8/02 Enhancing Public Participation in NRC

Meetings

Commission Voting

Record on 01-0137

1/8/02 (same)

4. SECY-01-0206 1/10/02 Proposed Rule: 10 CFR Part 63:

Specification of a Probability for Unlikely

Features, Events, and Processes

SRM on 01-0206 1/10/02 (same)

Commission Voting

Record on 01-0206

1/10/02 (same)

5. SRM on SECY-01-0209 1/10/02 Framework Document for International

Activities

Commission Voting

Record on 01-0209

1/10/02 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-02-0004 1/9/02 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending

January 4, 2002

2. SECY-01-0228 12/21/01 Annual Report on Feedback from Licensees

Regarding the Impact of NRCís Activities on

Licenseesí Operations
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE O

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Angus S. King, Jr., Governor of Maine, dated December 20, 2001, concerns the

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station in Wiscasset, Maine. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting.
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region I

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Management Meeting with Connecticut Yankee and Yankee Rowe

On January 10, 2002, senior managers from Connecticut Yankee and Yankee Rowe met with

Region I management at the King of Prussia office. In addition, representatives of NRR, the

State of Connecticut, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Citizens Decommissioning

Advisory Committee (CDAC) participated in the meeting. The meeting was open to public

observation. The purpose of the meeting was for Connecticut Yankee and Yankee Rowe to

discuss the status of decommissioning activities at each site. The topics presented were Safety

Performance, Fuel Storage and Transfer Preparations and Activities, Oversight of Work,

Radiological Work Performance, Dose Reduction Improvements, License Termination Plan,

Ground Water Characterization, Security Enhancements, Public Participation, and End State

Strategic Planning. No members of the public were in attendance. 
January 11, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region II

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 11, 2002

Emergency Preparedness/Terrorism Conference

On January 9-10, 2002, the Regional State Liaison Officer participated in an emergency

preparedness/terrorism conference, jointly sponsored by the U. S. Environmental Protection

Agency and U.S. Coast Guard, in Mobile, Alabama. 

Town Hall Meeting at Crystal River

On January 12, 2002, the Senior Resident Inspector and Regional State Liaison Officer

participated in a Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the Democratic League of Women Voters, in

Crystal River, Florida.

The purpose of the meeting was to address concerns voiced by the local community relative to

nuclear plant safety, with emphasis placed on security, as an aftermath of the events of

September 11, 2001. 

The principal topics discussed at the meeting centered around plant operations, security, spent

fuel pool accidents, potassium iodide, and emergency plans and response. The meeting was

well attended, and provided an excellent forum for Citrus County officials, Florida Power Corp.,

and the Commission to exchange current information and to interact with the local community in

a beneficial manner.