INFORMATION REPORT

August 20, 2003 SECY-03-0142

For: The Commissioners

From: William M. Dean, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

Subject: SECY-03-0142 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING AUGUST 15, 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/

William M. Dean

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Roche, OEDO
August 20, 2003 SECY-03-0142

For: The Commissioners

From: William M. Dean, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

Subject: SECY-03-0142 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING AUGUST 15, 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/

William M. Dean

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Roche, OEDO

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: L. Roche, OEDO by E-mail: lar2@nrc.gov. 

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ADM * Region II 21

CIO 11 Region III 22

CFO * Region IV 23

HR 12 OEDO *

SB/CR * OCA 24

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August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

D.C. Cook - Resignation of Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer 

On August 12, 2003, Mr. A. Christopher Bakken III, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear

Officer, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Nuclear Generation Group, announced his

resignation effective August 22, 2003, and his plans to return to PSEG. Mr. Bakken has been

responsible for oversight of American Electric Power’s (AEP’s) D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant in

Bridgman, Michigan and AEP’s 25 percent ownership of the South Texas Project Electrical

Generation Station in Bay City, Texas, since October 2001. Mr. Robert P. Powers, Executive

Vice President - Generation at AEP will assume Mr. Bakken’s responsibilities until the position

is permanently filled. Mr. Powers has held his current position of Executive Vice President -

Generation since March 2003. 

PSEG Nuclear Management Changes

Roy Anderson, PSEG Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO) announced the

appointment of A. Christopher Bakken, III as Senior Vice President - Site Operations for Salem

Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek. Bakken returns to PSEG following a four-year stint at American

Electric Power (AEP). At AEP, Bakken served two years as Site Vice President and two years

as senior vice president and CNO. Bakken, who will re-join PSEG on September 23, 2003, will

replace Timothy O'Connor who will be accepting a rotational assignment at the Institute of

Nuclear Power Operations.

Staff Holds Public Meetings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on License Renewal

for R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 

On August 7, 2003, the staff conducted two meetings to solicit comments from the public on the

draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) issued on June 25, 2003. The draft

SEIS is a plant-specific supplement to the "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for

License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants" (NUREG-1437). Approximately 65 people attended

the meetings, including representatives of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff, state and

local governments, Rochester Gas and Electric Company, the nuclear industry, news media,

and members of the public. About half of the comments were supportive of extending the

operating license for Ginna, with the remaining individuals expressing concerns for various

reasons. The public comment period ends on September 16, 2003.

Staff Issues Final Supplement 12 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement on License

Renewal for Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1.

The NRC staff has issued the final Supplement 12 to NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental

Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," regarding Fort Calhoun Station,

Unit 1. The supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) represents the completion of

the staff’s environmental review for the license renewal application submitted by the Omaha

Public Power District (OPPD). The NRC is still in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (FWS), under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, regarding the impact of the
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE A

operation of the Fort Calhoun Station on the pallid sturgeon. The NRC can continue with the

license renewal process while in consultation with FWS, because there is no irreversible or

irretrievable commitment of resources.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue the Notice of Filing of the final

SEIS in the August 22, 2003, Federal Register. The decision on issuing the license is

scheduled for November 21, 2003.

Differing Professional Views Related to Proposed 10 CFR 50.69 Rulemaking

On July 21, 2003, the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) issued a

memorandum closing three Differing Professional Views (DPVs) associated with the staff’s

proposed rulemaking for 10 CFR 50.69, Risk Informed Categorization and Treatment of

Structures, Systems, and Components. The DPVs, which had been submitted by three

employees in September 2002, raised specific issues about the staff’s proposed draft rule that

had been sent to the Commission for review earlier that month. The Office Director closed the

DPVs after meeting with the three staffers and discussing the steps that had been taken to

allow the individuals direct access to the Commission. The three individuals (along with other

staff members) also gave a formal briefing to the Commission on November 21, 2002, where

their concerns about specific attributes of the rule were heard by the Commission and members

of the public. 

The DPVs were closed after the Commission had given full consideration to the employees’

concerns and issued a final Staff Requirements Memorandum directing the staff to issue the

proposed rulemaking for public comment. The comment period for the proposed rule expires

on August 30, 2003.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Meeting with the U.S. Enrichment Corporation

On August 12, 2003, staff from the Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards (FCSS) met

with staff from the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) in a closed meeting to discuss financial

qualification information included in the proprietary portion of USEC’s license application for the

gas centrifuge uranium enrichment test and demonstration facility (Lead Cascade). USEC had

submitted its Lead Cascade license application to NRC on February 12, 2003. At the meeting,

FCSS staff requested USEC to provide additional information concerning its financial

qualifications to safely operate the Lead Cascade facility. USEC agreed to address the

additional information in its response to NRC’s Lead Cascade request for additional information

(RAI) letter dated July 17, 2003. NRC anticipates USEC will respond to the July 17 RAI by the

end of this month or early next month.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Implementing Agreement on Thermal-Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance between

the USNRC and the KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute of Hungary (KFKI AEKI)

On August 8, 2003, the EDO signed the international Implementing Agreement between the

USNRC and the KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute of Hungary (KFKI AEKI). The Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) forwarded this Implementing Agreement to Hungary on

August 12, 2003, for counter-signature.

This Implementing Agreement defines the terms and conditions by which the KFKI AEKI will

enter into a cooperative research program with the USNRC in the Thermal-Hydraulic Code

Applications and Maintenance Program (CAMP). The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority

(HAEA) has officially designated the KFKI AEKI as its representative for this program and has

authorized KFKI AEKI to enter into this Implementing Agreement with the USNRC. The work

performed under this Implementing Agreement will expand our data and knowledge base for

thermal hydraulic analysis and leverage NRC funds through a KFKI AEKI monetary contribution

to the NRC program. It will also enhance the quality of the reactor safety codes through the

expansion of the international user community, and through their subsequent applications and

feedback. These codes are used by the NRC for independently assessing calculations as part

of the licensing review process for applications such as power uprates, emerging safety issues,

and for advanced reactor design reviews. This Implementing Agreement will remain in effect

for a period of five years.

Implementing Agreement between the USNRC and the Japan Atomic Energy Research

Institute (IAEII) in the Field of Nuclear Reactor Safety Research

On August 12, 2003, the EDO signed the international Implementing Agreement between the

USNRC and the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) in the field of nuclear reactor

safety research. The Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research forwarded this Implementing

Agreement to Japan on August 13, 2003, for counter-signature.

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

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) will cooperate in the field of nuclear reactor

safety research. Under this Implementing Agreement, the USNRC and the JAERI will

exchange technical information in the areas of (1) thermal-hydraulic code development, 

(2) severe accidents, (3) plant aging, and (4) safety of high-burnup fuel for light water reactors. 

Analyses and test data that will be made available to RES will include 1) experiments for

advanced light water reactors with passive systems, 2) high temperature gas reactor (HTGR)

neutronics, 3) seismic and structural information conducted using their high temperature

engineering test reactor (HTTR) design, and 4) high-temperature metallic components and

nuclear graphite. It is understood that the ability of the Parties to carry out these activities is

subject to the availability of funds. The information exchange under this Implementing

Agreement will contribute significantly in expanding our knowledge base and technical support

for NRC’s safety reviews for current and new designs. This Implementing Agreement will enter

into force upon signature of both parties and will remain in effect for a period of five years.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE C

Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Workshop 

On August 7, technical staff from the Offices of Nuclear Regulatory Research and Nuclear

Reactor Regulation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other interested U.S.

government personnel participated in a one-day workshop on the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor

(PBMR). The DOE-sponsored workshop was held at DOE headquarters in Germantown, Md.,

and involved presentations by PBMR representatives from the Republic of South Africa. The

purpose of the seminar was to provide a technical and programmatic update of the PBMR

project. The topics included: the status of PBMR program; the design of the PBMR

demonstration plant to be built at the Koeberg nuclear plant site in South Africa; the fuel, core

design and thermal hydraulic design; and the component testing program, including the fuel

qualification testing program. The fundamental “safety case” licensing framework for the plant

design has been accepted by the licensing authority in South Africa and the four stage licensing

review for the demonstration plant is currently being implemented. The schedule anticipates

licenses to be issued for construction, equipment installation, fuel loading and operation in

July 2005, December 2005, May 2008 and July 2009, respectively. The PBMR project

schedule also involves the resumption of PBMR pre-application activities with the NRC in

mid-2004 and a PBMR design certification application by the end of 2006. 

NRC PRA Steering Committee Meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

On August 13, 2003, a joint meeting of the NRC PRA Steering Committee with the NEI riskinformed regulation working group was held. There was a brief summary of a CSNI/CNRA

workshop on the redefinition of the large-break loss of coolant accident (LOCA) which was held

in Zurich June 23-24, 2003. The general consensus of the Zurich meeting participants was that

there were good reasons for such a redefinition, and that such a redefinition had the potential to

both enhance safety and reduce the costs of nuclear power generation. Moreover, the

participants believed that an adequate technical basis for the redefinition could be developed. 

There was a presentation of the status and plan for risk-informing the materials and waste

areas. NRC indicated that the risk guidelines under development in these areas are very

preliminary. There was considerable discussion of the rulemaking on the redefinition of the

design basis LOCA, and the Commission direction to require a high quality, full scope PRA

including low power and shutdown, external events, and level 2 analysis; NEI indicated the

difficulty in meeting this requirement. Some of the potential uses of the redefined design basis

large break LOCA were identified by the industry. In addition, there was a brief discussion of

the mitigating system performance index (MSPI) program. NEI provided positive feedback

regarding the MSPI technical support that was provided by the Office of Research.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE D

Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Response to Grid Disturbance in the United States and Canada

In response to the widespread power outages that occurred on August 14, 2003, NRC staffed

its Headquarters and Regional Operations Centers (HOCs). Acting Chairman Merrifield led the

NRC response, as the NRC monitored the actions and conditions of the nine nuclear power

units that shutdown because of the grid instabilities. Monitoring of these plants continued

throughout the evening and into the next day. Staff involved included onsite inspectors

assigned to the affected nuclear plants. The response efforts were coordinated with other

Federal agencies, most notably the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland

Security. 

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-IV-03-022A, STP Nuclear Operating Company - REACTOR VESSEL BOTTOM

HEAD PENETRATION LEAKAGE - UPDATE.

2. PNO-II-03-015, Department of the Navy - LOST STRONTIUM-90 SEALED SOURCE.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Safeguards and Sensitive Information Processing Solutions Task

A computer security team from OCIO has completed a task focused on identifying procedures

and technologies that could be used to securely exchange Safeguards data and sensitive, but

unclassified data. The task included completing a requirements analysis; completing a market

survey that identified a product that potentially satisfies identified requirements; and preparing a

proposed plan for a pilot test of the identified product. On August 28, 2003, a briefing for the

CIO on the product functionality, including the capability for standalone encryption and

managing certificates, is scheduled. 

Internal NRC Web Site Redesign Steering Committee Established

The Intranet Steering Committee held its first meeting on August 12, 2003. OCIO briefed the

Steering Committee on the current status of the Intranet Redesign project, comments received

from meetings with offices, and results of usability tests with customers, and provided a demo

of the pre-production Intranet prototype. 

Demonstration of ADAMS to U.S. Mint

On August 6, 2003, OCIO conducted a demonstration of the Agencywide Documents Access

and Management System (ADAMS) to staff at the Department of Treasury, U.S. Mint. The U.S.

Mint is developing an electronic recordkeeping system which uses some of the software NRC is

using for ADAMS. The U.S. Mint staff have attended previous NRC presentations made at the

Department of Treasury and are interested in learning more about NRC’s experience with

implementing ADAMS. During the demonstration, the staff also shared pertinent NRC

documents, such as the ADAMS Desk Reference Guide and samples of Requests for Records

Disposition Authority. 

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

August 8 through August 14, 2003:

Allegation, RIV-96-A-0278, including all correspondence between

named individual and NRC

FOIA/PA-2003-0384

McGean-Rohco Site, 2910 Harvard Ave., Newburgh Heights, OH &

Bert Ave. at E. 27th & E29th Streets, all records

FOIA/PA-2003-0385

Spencer Chemical Co., unirradiated enriched uranium recovery

process performed by DOE 1950’s - 1960's; license SNM-329 and

SNM-154; inspection reports on Jayhawk Works site

FOIA/PA-2003-0386

Turkey Point Unit 4, 01/15/03 letter regarding Risk-Informed Inservice

Inspection

FOIA/PA-2003-0387
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE G

Indian Point, emergency preparedness plans (EPP), all records

related to NRC’s determination that the EPP meets reasonable

assurance criteria

FOIA/PA-2003-0388
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Arrivals

GALLUCCI, Raymond SR. FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER (PRA) NRR

GARTMAN, Michael SR. LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SPECIALIST OHR

PEABODY, Charles STUDENT ENGINEER CO-OP RII

Departures

BONAR, Alicia STUDENT CLERK RI

CRANE, Samantha STUDENT ENGINEER RES

FONG, Christopher STUDENT ENGINEER CO-OP RII

GARMOE, Alexander STUDENT ENGINEER RIII

GERARDI, Craig STUDENT ENGINEER CO-OP RES

HEIMERICKS, Craig STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

HOGAN, Kevin STUDENT ENGINEER RES

KANA, Angela STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

LANDER, Christine STUDENT CLERK RI

MARTIN, David STUDENT CLERK RIII

MONROE, Gilean STUDENT ENGINEER ACRS

MORENO, JEFFREY STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

MYERS, Stephen STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

NERRET, Amanda STUDENT CLERK NSIR

PAIGE, Jason STUDENT ENGINEER NSIR

REINERT, Dustin STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

SMITH, Katherine STUDENT ENGINEER RI

SPIVACK, Ian STUDENT ENGINEER CO-OP NMSS

STRINGER, Daniel STUDENT ENGINEER RIV

SULLIVAN, Margaret STUDENT CLERK RIII

WICHMAN, Adam STUDENT ENGINEER RII
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Media Interest - BLACKOUT

The Office of Public Affiars (OPA) staff in Headquarters and the Regions, especially Regions I

and III, fielded dozens of media inquiries, including several live interviews with broadcast media

around the world, about the status of nuclear power plants in the Northeast during the major

blackout of August 14. OPA staff manned Operations Centers in Headquarters and the in the

regions. OPA also posted a “Frequently Asked Questions” about the shut-downs on the

agency’s web site.

Other Items of Media Interest

- Chairman Nils Diaz’ letter to New York officials, in which he stated that the private

security force at Indian Point “successfully protected” the plant from a series of mock

terrorist attacks in a recent force-on-force drill.

- Contamination discovered on the surface of a transportation cask carrying spent nuclear

fuel from the Robinson nuclear plant in South Carolina to the Shearon Harris plant in

North Carolina for storage.

- OPA provided written answers to WCVB-TV (ABC) in Boston for a report on supposed

vulnerability of power plants and spent fuel pools to attack by small aircraft using nearby

general aviation airports. The report was to air Friday, August 15, at 11 p.m. ET.

- Continued interest in NRC’s review of an irradiator license for Bucks County, Pa., as the

agency announces plans to hold a public meeting August 21. OPA supported staff

discussions of the meeting.

- OPA Director William Beecher hosted a delegation from the Japan Nuclear Cycle

Development Institute to discuss how OPA deals with the press and public about events

at nuclear power plants.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

03-101 NRC to Hold Public Meeting August 19 on Issues Associated with Lower

Reactor Head Inspections (8/12)

03-102 NRC Monitoring Situation Involving Multiple Nuclear Plants Shut Down Due to

Grid Instabilities (8/14)

03-103 NRC Continues to Monitor Nuclear Power Plants in Shut-Down in Preparation

for Restart (8/15)
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE M

Regions:

I-03-047 NRC Special Inspection Team Begins Work at Indian Point (8/12)

I-03-048 NRC to Update Public on Review of Irradiator Application (8/13)

II-03-040 NRC Staff to Meet with SCE&G to Discuss Second Summer Plant License

Renewal Inspection (8/15)

III-03-056 NRC Oversight Panel to Meet with Davis-Besse Officials August 12 (8/11)

IV-03-035 NRC to Conduct Special Inspection at Diablo Canyon (8/8)
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. COMSECY-03-0038 7/25/03 Federal Register Notice - Utah Alternative

Groundwater Protection Regulations

SRM on COMSECY-03-

0038

8/11/03 (same)

Commissioner Votes on

COMSECY-03-0038

8/11/03 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-03-0136 8/8/03 Proposed Bulletin: "Leakage from Reactor

Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetrations

and Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary

Integrity"

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Dr. Edwin S. Lyman, Union of Concerned Scientists, dated August 7, 2003,

responds to expressed concerns regarding the Commission’s lack of objection to a

proposed legislation amendment to permit export of highly-enriched uranium targets. 

2. Letter to Paul Stepanek Boardman, President, Indiana Manufacturing, Inc., dated

August 7, 2003, responds to e-mail providing information on Indiana Manufacturing, Inc.

and he High Threat Steel Swing Gate product. 

3. Letter to Congressman Adam H. Putnam, dated August 7, 2003, concerns information

regarding the actions being taken by Federal agencies to comply with the requirements of

the Federal Information Security Management Act. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Fire Protection - Notice of Meeting.

2. ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures - Notice of Meeting.

3. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting - Notice of Meeting.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE P

Region I

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Watertown GSA (MA) Public Meeting

Region I staff and management attended a public meeting on the evening of August 11, 2003,

of the Watertown (MA) Restoration Advisory Board. The Restoration Advisory Board met to

discuss the status of decommissioning of the Watertown GSA property, which is on the NRC’s

Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP) List. The NRC made a presentation on its

review of submittals by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (responsible party for the GSA site)

that described how the site meets the NRC criteria for release for unrestricted use. 

Approximately 25 members of the public were present, including Board members and a local

news reporter.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE P

Region II

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Steering Committee Meeting

On August 13, 2003, the Regional Administrator participated in the PRA Steering Committee

meeting with representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and industry in

Headquarters. Discussion topics included the quality of risk assessments.

BWX Technologies

On August 11, 2003, Region II issued a Severity Level III violation to BWX Technologies for

failure to maintain a criticality monitoring system capable of energizing a clearly audible signal if

an accidental criticality occurred. This action is based upon licensee violations that occurred on

May 10-11, 2002, as a result of an electrical storm.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE P

Region III

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

NRC Davis-Besse Oversight Panel Public Meetings

On August 12, 2003, the NRC Davis-Besse Oversight Panel held two meetings at the Oak

Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The first meeting was between the panel and

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. officials to discuss the status of activities at the Davis-Besse

plant in response to the reactor vessel head degradation. The second meeting was an evening

public session to review NRC activities involving Davis-Besse and to respond to questions and

concerns from the public.
August 15, 2003 ENCLOSURE P

Region IV

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

Meeting with Entergy Operations Inc.

An annual meeting with Entergy Corporation was held on August 12, 2003, at Entergy

Corporate offices in Jackson, Mississippi. The meeting was a Category 1 open public meeting

but no members of the public attended. Attending the meeting were the Acting Region IV

Administrator, the Regional Administrator Designate, the Director Project Directorate IV,

Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and members of the RIV and NRR staffs. Attending from

Entergy were the Chief Executive Officer for Entergy Operations as well as several additional

corporate officers, the four site Vice Presidents, and other ENS staff members. Discussions

were conducted on items pertaining to the safe operation of RIV Entergy plants (Arkansas

Nuclear One, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, River Bend Station, and Waterford 3 Steam Electric

Station). 
August 15, 2003 

Office of Congressional Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 15, 2003

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING SCHEDULE, NO. 26

OCA

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Note: Congress is in recess; the Senate returns on September 2nd, and the House returns on Septemb