INFORMATION REPORT

March 6, 2003 SECY-03-0032

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-03-0032 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2003

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B

Nuclear Regulatory Research C

Nuclear Security and Incident Response 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:

C. Glenn, OEDO
March 6, 2003 SECY-03-0032

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-03-0032 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2003

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B

Nuclear Regulatory Research C

Nuclear Security and Incident Response 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.

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

C. Glenn, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2003

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: C. Glenn, OEDO by E-mail: CJG1@nrc.gov. 

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CFO * Region IV *

HR 1 OEDO *

SB/CR * OCA *

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*No input this week
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Public Meeting to Discuss the Orders for Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Inspections

On February 24, 2003, NRC staff held a public meeting to discuss the Orders on Reactor

Pressure Vessel Head Inspections issued on February 11, 2003. After the issuance of the

Orders, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted a letter dated February 19, 2003, to the

NRC with 19 questions related to the Orders and requested that the staff address them during

the public meeting. The meeting was attended by about 55 people in Rockville, MD and an

additional 47 people participated by teleconference. The NRC made presentations on the

background to why the orders were issued, the inspections required by the Order, the effect the

Order had on the previously issued bulletins on this subject, and the required submittals the

licensees would be making in response to the Order. NEI gave a short presentation on nuclear

industry concerns. The NRC concluded the meeting after responding to NEI’s previously

submitted questions and taking questions from those in attendance and those on the

teleconferencing line.

Facilitated Workshop for Risk-Informing Associated Circuit Inspections

On February 19, 2003, the NRC hosted an all-day facilitated workshop on how to risk-inform the

associated circuit inspections. The associated circuits of concern are defined as those cables

that have a physical separation less than that defined in the appropriate section of the NRC’s

fire protection regulations. The public meeting was well attended by various stakeholders and

resulted in an open discussion of ideas. The staff, with the help of Brookhaven National

Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory will begin to draft inspector guidance in how to best

perform this as a portion of the fire protection triennial inspections. 

Diablo Canyon 2 Steam Generator Inspections

Division of Engineering staff are currently supporting a special inspection at Diablo Canyon Unit

2 to investigate the nature and cause of flaws identified during the licensee’s steam generator

tube inspections. 

During their inspections, the licensee identified circumferential indications in the U-bend region

of several tubes. These indications were found in tubes with various bend radii (small and large

radii). Operating experience at similarly designed and operated units have generally resulted in

the identification of circumferential flaws in the U-bend region of tubes with small bend radii only

(i.e., low row tubes). As a result of these findings, the licensee performed specialized probe

inspections of the U-bend region of all tubes. In-situ pressure testing of one of the larger flaws

in the U-bend region indicated that the tube had adequate structural and leakage integrity.

In addition to the indications in the U-bend, the licensee also detected axial flaws at the tube-totube support plate intersection which grew faster than anticipated. To investigate the

significance of these indications, the licensee plans to remove a portion of a minimum of two

tubes, including the tube with the largest voltage indication (i.e., the most severe indication). 
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE A

Given the inspection results, the licensee is evaluating the methodology for projecting and

assessing the significance of these flaws.

The staff is following the inspection findings at Diablo Canyon Unit 2 and evaluating the generic

implications of the results. A public meeting to discuss these issues with the licensee is

planned for the week of March 3, 2003.

Staff Participation in NEI Workshop on Operator Licensing

On February 19 - 20, 2003, managers and staff from the Division of Inspection Program

Management and the Operator Licensing branches from three of the NRC’s regional offices

participated in a national operator licensing workshop sponsored by the NEI in St. Pete Beach,

Florida. The workshop was widely attended by training and simulator managers representing

the majority of facility licensees. NEI convened the workshop to provide information to industry

stakeholders on Draft Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, “Operator Licensing Examination Standards

for Power Reactors,” and the use and testing of power plant simulators. The topics included

reviews of the more significant written examination and operating test changes in Draft Revision

9, a review of the November 2001 amendment to 10 CFR 55.46 (the simulator rule), and a

review of questions and answers related to the use and testing of plant-referenced simulators. 
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

NMSS/Regional Division Directors’ Counterpart Meeting

On February 24-25, 2003, Division Directors from the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards (NMSS) met with their counterparts from the regional Divisions of Nuclear Materials

Safety at NRC Headquarters. This was the first of two Division Director counterpart meetings

scheduled this year to enhance communication between NMSS and the regions. These

managers are responsible for nuclear materials, fuel cycle safety and safeguards, waste and

decommissioning, and spent fuel and transportation activities. The meeting discussed security

issues for NMSS and Agreement State licensees, Strategic Plan changes, the FY 2005 NMSS

and regional budgets, and various program status updates in the materials and waste arenas.

Approximately 50 managers, supervisors, senior staff, and NMSS interns attended the meeting. 

Representatives from the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, the Office of

Human Resources, and the Office of State and Tribal Programs also participated.

Louisiana State Hearing on Louisiana Energy Services Application

On February 26, 2003, an NRC staff member made a presentation at an information hearing

held by the Tennessee State Senate Environment, Conservation, and Tourism Committee on

the Louisiana Energy Services gas centrifuge enrichment plant project. The NRC staff member

provided an overview of the NRC regulations and licensing process applicable to uranium

enrichment facilities. The staff member also responded to questions on the adequacy of NRC

regulations, staff analyses, site decommissioning, and effluent releases. Other attendees

making presentations included: the Sumner County Executive; the Mayor of Lebanon,

Tennessee; the producer of the film “Stealing the Fire;” a local engineer, and representatives of

the Tennessee Environmental Council and Citizens for Smart Choices.

Meeting with the U.S. Enrichment Corporation

On February 25, 2003, staff from the Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, the Division

of Waste Management, the Office of the General Counsel, and the Office of Nuclear Security

and Incident Response met with staff from the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) in an open

meeting to discuss USEC’s application for a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment test and

demonstration facility (Lead Cascade) to be sited at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

site in Piketon, Ohio. Representatives from the offices of Governor Taft (Ohio) and Senator

DeWine (Ohio), an executive board member of the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative

(SODI), and a reporter from McGraw-Hill also attended the meeting. During the meeting,

USEC briefly described its Lead Cascade application and its progress related to the

development of gas centrifuge enrichment capability. NRC staff briefly outlined the process to

be followed in reviewing the Lead Cascade application. The representative from Governor

Taft’s office provided a letter from Governor Taft, Senators DeWine and Voinovich, and

Congressmen Portman and Ney to Chairman Meserve that supports USEC’s Lead Cascade

application. The executive board member of SODI provided NRC, for information purposes,

over 4,000 letters from the public to USEC that indicate support for the Lead Cascade.
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE B

Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Draft Environmental Impact Statement

On February 20, 2003, NRC issued its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concerning

construction and operation of a proposed mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility on the Department

of Energy’s Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. After weighing the costs and

benefits, the NRC staff, in the draft EIS, includes a preliminary recommendation that the action

called for is issuance of a license to construct and operate the plant, unless safety issues

mandate otherwise, with conditions for enhancing protection of the environment. NRC staff

plan to hold public meetings in Savannah, Georgia, North Augusta, South Carolina, and

Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 25-27, 2003, to discuss the draft EIS and facilitate

obtaining public comments on the draft EIS.

U. S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Panel Meetings on Seismic issues and the Waste

Management System

On February 24-25, 2003, NRC staff attended the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review

Board’s (NWTRB’s) Panel on the Natural System and Panel on the Engineered System Joint

Meeting on Seismic Issues. The Department of Energy (DOE) presented information on the

current DOE approach to seismic issues including probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for

Yucca Mountain, preclosure analysis and design, proposed ground motions for preclosure and

post-closure design, and response of the waste package and drip shield to seismic events and

their incorporation into the Total System Performance Assessment. After each presentation the

NWTRB posed questions to DOE. At the end of the day a round table discussion between

DOE and NWTRB touched on many of these topics. On February 25, 2003, the meeting

focused on the Waste Management System with presentations by DOE on waste acceptance,

developing a transportation plan, the design of surface facilities, and underground facilities

design and operations. The afternoon session focused on industry experience and views from

the State of Nevada, the corridor states, and local governments. 

2.206 Petition Review Board Meets with Viacom and Westinghouse on Waltz Mill

On February 20, 2003, the NRC Petition Review Board (PRB) held a meeting, open to the

public, on the October 30, 2002, §2.206 petition filed by Viacom, Inc., pursuant to the

decommissioning of the Waltz Mill Test Reactor facility near Madison, Pennsylvania. At the

meeting, lawyers representing Viacom and staff from Viacom provided additional information in

support of their petition. Lawyers representing Westinghouse Electric Company and staff from

Westinghouse also presented additional material at the meeting in support of their response to

the Viacom petition. The Westinghouse response had been sent to NRC on December 20,

2002. Following the meeting with the petitioner and the licensee, the PRB met to determine

the next actions required to address the §2.206 petition.

Meeting with Risk Communication Study Team of Tokai Works

On February 14, 2003, NRC’s special counsel for public liaison (Office of the General Counsel

(OGC)) and staff from the Division of Waste Management (DWM) met with members of the

Risk Communication Study Team of the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC)

located at Tokai, Japan, and with the director of the JNC Washington, D.C., office. This

meeting was held at the Washington, D.C., offices of Bisconti Research, Inc. Members of the
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE B

JNC Risk Communication Study Team were in Washington, D.C., as part of a fact-finding visit

to the U.S. on risk communication. The team was founded in 2001, in response to changing

public sentiment toward nuclear activities in Japan following the Tokai Mura criticality accident

of 1999. Team members were especially interested in NRC’s public outreach activities and

techniques for interacting with the public. OGC and DWM staff discussed NRC’s use of

facilitated public meetings and workshops, and gave specific examples concerning NRC’s

evolving outreach program for interacting with the public about the regulation of a potential

high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Agreement on Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance between the United

States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) and the Technical Research Centre of

Finland (VTT)

On February 24, 2003, the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) signed the international

agreement between the USNRC and the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) relating

to Cooperation in the Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance Program (CAMP)

and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research forwarded this agreement on February 26,

2003, to VTT Finland for counter-signature.

This Agreement defines the terms and conditions by which the USNRC and the VTT will

continue cooperation in the area of the Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance

Program (CAMP) and related research on the basis of mutual benefit and reasonable equity

and reciprocity which will contribute to our overall efficiency and effectiveness. The work

performed under this Agreement will also contribute to NRC’s goal of maintaining safety by

verifying the adequacy of the NRC thermal-hydraulic codes. This Agreement will enter into

force upon signature of both parties from August 31, 2002 and will remain in effect for a period

of 5 years.

Implementing Arrangement on Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance between

the USNRC and the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (UKHSE)

On February 24, 2003, the EDO signed the international agreement between the USNRC and

the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (UKHSE) relating to Cooperation in the

Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance Program (CAMP) and the Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research forwarded this agreement, on February 26, 2003, to the UKHSE

for counter-signature.

This Implementing Arrangement defines the terms and conditions by which the USNRC and the

UKHSE will continue their cooperation in the USNRC Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and

Maintenance Program (CAMP) on the basis of mutual benefit and reasonable equity and

reciprocity. As part of their participation, the UKHSE will provide a cash contribution plus two

code assessment reports per year for the duration of this Implementing Arrangement. The

UKHSE will contribute in-kind technical information in the area of code validation and

verification based on their nuclear plant designs. The work performed under this Implementing

Arrangement will contribute to the NRC goal of maintaining safety and enhancing our efficiency

and effectiveness in independently verifying the accuracy of the thermal-hydraulic analytical

codes. This Implementing Arrangement will enter into force upon signature from August 31,

2002, and remain in effect for a period of five years, contingent upon the timely renewal of the

USNRC-UKHSE Arrangement which expires on June 26, 2005.
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE D

Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-III-03-009, Scott Process Systems, Inc. - RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

DAMAGE.

2. PNO-IV-03-012, University of California Medical Center - THERAPEUTIC

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL MEDICAL EVENT.

3. PNO-IV-03-013, Alta Bates Medical Center - BRACHYTHERAPY MEDICAL EVENT.

4. PNO-IV-03-014, Framatome ANP, Inc. - REPORT OF SMALL FIRE IN FEED HOPPER

OF SOLID WASTE URANIUM RECOVERY INCINERATOR.

5. PNO-I-03-003, Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, Unit - UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO

A SAFETY INJECTION SIGNAL AND CLOSURE OF THE MAIN STEAM ISOLATION

VALVES (#39616).
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Administration 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending February 28, 2003

State of Nevada; Denial of a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM-63-1)

A document that denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by the State of Nevada was

published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2003 (68 FR 9023). The petitioner requested

that the Commission amend its regulations governing the disposal of high-level radioactive

wastes in a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The petitioner believes

that the present regulations in Part 63 are deficient because, in the petitioner’s view, they do not

provide the regulatory framework to ensure that the repository isolates high-level radioactive

waste over the long term primarily by geologic means and they do not demand that the

applicant present an “affirmative safety case” for the repository. The NRC is denying the

petition because the petitioner’s assertion that Part 63 is not in full compliance with the Nuclear

Waste Policy Act or the Atomic Energy Act is without substance, the petition does not appear to

present significant new factual information or policy recommendations that the Commission did

not consider in the rulemaking that established Part 63, and it would be an unwise expenditure

of resources to reconsider issues resolved in that rulemaking. 

Rulemaking on Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials: Scoping Process for

Environmental Issues and Notice of Workshop (Part 20)

A document requesting stakeholder participation in an enhanced participatory rulemaking on

alternatives for controlling solid materials that have no, or very small amounts of, radioactivity

resulting from licensed operations was published in the Federal Register on February 28, 2003

(68 FR 9595). The NRC is seeking stakeholder participation and involvement in identifying

alternatives that should be considered as part of this rulemaking and the environmental impacts

of these alternatives. A public workshop will be held on May 21-22, 2003. The comment period

for this action closes June 30, 2003.
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

FY 2002 Performance and Accountability Report

The FY 2002 Performance and Accountability Report was issued to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) on January 31, 2003. The agency received an unqualified opinion on its

financial statements for the ninth consecutive year. Agency distribution to branch chiefs and

above has been made. The Web site address is: www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/staff/sr1542

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

February 21 through February 27, 2003:

OI Report 1-2002-019 (FOIA/PA-2003-0175)

Interview of named individual regarding discrimination; records on phone conversations

(FOIA/PA-2003-0176)

Contract NRC3391980, Sections B and C, task orders, delivery orders, SOWs, Sections J, L

and M (FOIA/PA-2003-0177)
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Retirements

MENDELSOHN, Barry SR. SAFEGUARDS TECH.

ANALYST

NSIR

RIDGELY, Helen * HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT HR

Departures

GREEN, Stephen REACTOR ENGINEER RIV

* Actual Separation Date 2/22/03
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Media Interest

Davis-Besse dominated the headlines, especially the NRC’s preliminary finding of a “red” safety

significance to the reactor head damage, completion of refueling, and the licensee’s efforts to

obtain NRC approval to restart the power plant in April 2003.

Coverage of Indian Point focused primarily on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s

role in approving local emergency planning, especially a Congressional hearing on the subject. 

The New Yorker ran a lengthy feature on the facility’s emergency evacuation plans and history

of its safety problems.

The science program “NOVA” on PBS discussed the potential for terrorists to use a dirty bomb

and the dangers of missing radiological materials worldwide. Chairman Meserve was among

the experts featured. 

The Chairman’s travels in India received coverage, as did the temporary shutdowns at Beaver

Valley (PA) and Kewaunee (WI); the Utah legislature’s efforts to tighten controls on nuclear

waste shipments, and the proposed mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility in South Carolina.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

03-025 NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet March 6-

8 in Rockville, MD.

Regions:

III-03-006 Preliminary Safety Significance Determined for Reactor Head

Damage
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-02-0216 12/11/02 Proposed Process for Providing Information

on Significant Nuclear Materials Issues and

Adverse Licensee Performance

SRM on 02-0216 2/25/03 (same)

Commission Voting

Record on 02-0216

2/25/03 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-03-0018 2/6/03 Annual Report on Court Litigation (Calendar

Year 2002)

2. SECY-03-0026 2/21/03 SECY-03-0026 Weekly Information Report -

Week Ending February 14, 2003

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Notice of Denial: Petition for Rulemaking - State of Nevada.

2. Notice of Application for License to Export a Nuclear Utilization Facility.

3. ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena - Notice of Meeting.

4. ACNW Meeting on Planning and Procedures - Notice of Meeting.
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE P

Region I

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Regional Administrator Testifies Before House Subcommittee

On February 25, 2003, the Region I Regional Administrator testified before the House of

Representative’s subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency

Management (a subcommittee of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure). Also

testifying were: Congressman Eliot Engel, 17th District of NY; Congresswoman Nita Lowey, 18th

District of NY; Joseph Picciano, Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA); Edward Jacoby, Director, NY State Emergency Management

Office; Scott Vanderhoef, County Executive, Rockland County; Andrew Spano, County

Executive, Westchester County; and Ed Diana, County Executive, Orange County.

The focus of the hearing was the adequacy of emergency preparedness in the vicinity of the

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, at Buchanan, NY. Of particular interest to the

subcommittee was how the NRC and FEMA were responding to New York State Governor

George Pataki’s recently released draft report by James Lee Witt and Associates, A Review of

Emergency Preparedness at Indian Point and Millstone.
February 28, 2003 ENCLOSURE P

Region II

Items of Interest

Week Ending February 28, 2003

Special Strategic Plan Senior Leadership Group Session

On February 24, 2003, the Regional Administrator participated in the Special Strategic Plan

Senior Leadership Group Session in Headquarters. The Group continued to review the

Agency’s Strategic Plan and discuss potential areas for revision.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company Management Meeting

On February 27, 2003, the Regional Administrator and other regional managers participated in

a public management meeting at the Southern Nuclear Operating Company's Headquarters

office in Birmingham, AL. The purpose of meeting was to discuss licensee performance, new

initiatives, and other general issues pertaining to the Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle plants.

Florida Power and Light Company - St. Lucie Public Meeting

On February 25, 2003, representatives from Florida Power and Light Company were in the

Region II office to attend a management meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss

the licensee’s lessons learned and corrective actions for radiation protection issues that arose

during the last refueling outage at the St. Lucie, Unit 1 facility. 

End-of-Cycle Summary Meeting

On February 25, 2003, the Regional Administrator participated in an End-of-Cycle summary

meeting with the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The purpose of this meeting

was to discuss the reactor oversight process assessments for the performance of Region II

nuclear power reactors for calendar year 2002.

Federal Women's Program Presentation

As part of the regional activities in support of the NRC’s equal employment opportunity (EEO)

goals, the Region II Federal Women's Program lead a celebration of African-American or Black

History Month on February 26. The celebration included the showing of a movie about an

African-American sailor’s struggle to overcome obstacles and succeed.

Duke Energy - Press Release Regarding Application for MOX Fuel

On February 27, 2003, Duke Energy issued a press release, indicating that the company

submitted an application to the NRC for approval of the use of lead test assemblies containing

mixed oxide (MOX) fuel. The application was for the use of four assemblies for evaluation in

either the company’s McGuire or Catawba nuclear power reactors beginning in 2005.