INFORMATION REPORT

March 20, 2002 SECY-02-0049

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-02-0049 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING MARCH 15, 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:

T. Bergman, OEDO
March 20, 2002 SECY-02-0049

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-02-0049 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING MARCH 15, 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:

T. Bergman, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 15, 2002

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: T. Bergman, OEDO by E-mail: tab@nrc.gov. 

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NRR 2 STP *

NMSS 4 OPA 17

RES 5 IP *

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 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Tritium Production Program

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), established to preside over a proceeding

involving Tennessee Valley Authorityís license amendment requests to produce tritium at Watts

Bar and Sequoyah, previously received petitions to intervene from the Blue Ridge

Environmental Defense League, We the People of Tennessee, and Jeannine Honicker.

The ASLBís Memorandum and Order of February 7, 2002, provided for the filing of amended

petitions to intervene by February 21, 2002. On February 14, 2002, Jeannine Honicker

submitted an amended petition to intervene. The NRC staff sent to the ASLB its answer to

Ms. Honickerís amended petition to intervene concluding that Ms. Honicker had failed to

demonstrate standing, and failed to demonstrate that she should be granted discretionary

intervention in connection with the license amendment proceedings. Ms. Honicker entered her

contentions with the ASLB on March 7, 2002.

On March 6, 2002, We the People of Tennessee, with assistance from Dr. Kenneth Bergeron,

filed a motion with the ASLB to dismiss both of TVAís license amendment requests.

Davis Besse Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) Head Degradation

The licensee performed inspections of its CRDM nozzles last week and identified 5 nozzles in

need of repair. During repairs of a CRDM nozzle, the licensee identified significant RPV head

degradation adjacent to CRDM penetration number 3. The licensee continues to characterize

the area of degradation discovered on the Davis Besse RPV head. However, to date, an

approximately triangular shaped area with a height of approximately 5 inches and a base of

approximately 4 to 5 inches was degraded all the way to the cladding. The cladding is

nominally 3/8 inch thick stainless steel.

The licensee is currently removing permanently installed insulation above the reactor pressure

vessel head in order to better examine the RPV head. The licensee has formed a root cause

investigation team to determine what caused the degradation. 

Region III dispatched an Augmented Inspection Team to the Davis Besse site early this week. 

The staff issued Information Notice 2002-11, "Recent Experience with Degradation of Reactor

Pressure Vessel Head," on March 12, 2002. The staff is in communication with NEI and the

members of the industry Materials Reliability Program (MRP) to discuss generic implications of

the Davis Besse finding. The staff is also evaluating the need for additional generic

communications on this issue.

NRC Information Notice 2002-10: Non-conservative Water Level Setpoints on Steam

Generators dated March 7, 2002

The NRC is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to the potential for nonconservative setpoints for steam generator water level.
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

NRC Information Notice 2002-11: Recent Experience with Degradation of Reactor Pressure

Vessel Head dated March 12, 2002

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

inspections and examinations of the reactor pressure vessel head at Davis-Besse Nuclear

Power Station. 

Proposed Amendment to be Signed by the EDO

On March 1, 2002, the Executive Director for Operations approved a proposed amendment for

publication in the Federal Register to incorporate by reference three regulatory guides listing

NRC-approved code cases with alternatives to the requirements of the ASME Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code and the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power

Plants by amending 10 CFR 50.55a.

AP1000

On March 8, 2002, representatives from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and

Office of Research (RES) presented the staffís assessment of the AP1000 pre-application

review to the full Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS). The presentation

included the staffís conclusions that:

(1) the AP600 test program and analysis codes are, in general, applicable to the AP1000

standard design, with some exceptions (e. g., the adequacy of test data and code

modeling of liquid entrainment in the hot leg and upper plenum during a loss-of-coolant

accident), 

(2) Westinghouseís proposed use of design acceptance criteria (DAC) in lieu of providing

detailed design information, in the instrumentation and communication (I&C), control

room (human factors engineering), and piping design areas is acceptable, and 

(3) three exemptions from the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(10 CFR) Part 50, Section 50.34, Section 50.62, and Appendix A, General Design

Criteria 17, should be applicable to the AP1000 standard design (these exemptions were

granted for the AP600 standard design).

Fitness for Duty Web Page

The Reactor Safeguards Policy Section has posted a new NRC external web page for Fitnessfor-Duty. The FFD web page describes the history of the program, information related to

previous FFD programs at licensee facilities, background information about the FFD program,

and current information about FFD rule making activities. The link is:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/fitness-for-duty.html
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

Reactor Oversight Process

The Inspection Program Branch staff conducted another of a continuing series of public

meetings on February 28, 2002, with the NRC/industry working group on the Reactor Oversight

Process (ROP). The key issues discussed included: NEI 99-02, ìRegulatory Assessment

Performance Indicator Guideline,î Revision 2, safety system unavailability performance

indicator(PI) policy issues; status update of NRC ROP web page changes; recent planned

changes to Inspection Manual Chapters and inspection procedures; time line meeting status of

the safety system unavailability (SSU) PI pilot program; radiation protection significance

determination process(SDP); draft steam generator tube degradation SDP; and frequently

asked questions. In addition, the working group discussed the recent decision to not adopt

changes to the scram PI. The proposed changes had been pilot tested in 2001. The working

group discussed the feasibility/desirability of reconsidering previous options and any alternative

approaches that could be pursued. Based on the discussions, the working group did not

identify any potential replacement candidates that could potentially address the concerns by the

industry. The working group agreed to address this issue further as an agenda item at the

May 2002 meeting. The next industry/staff ROP public meeting is scheduled for March 21,

2002. 

The NRC has issued annual assessment letters along with a 12-month inspection plan for all

operating nuclear power plants and posted them to its web site on March 4, 2002. A press

release was issued on March 6, 2002, by the NRCís Office of Public Affairs announcing the

issuance of annual assessment letters for all 103 operating nuclear power plants. The

assessment letters sent to each licensee are available on the NRC web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html and through ADAMS, the

Agencywide Documents Access and Management System. Public meetings at each plant are

planned. Details of the meetings, which will be open to the public, will be announced as they

are scheduled. The performance period to be discussed is April 1, 2001, to December 31,

2001. 

Potassium Iodine (KI) Update

As of March 12, 2002, 10 states have requested KI tablets. The most recent state to request KI

was Delaware, with a request for about 90 thousand tablets. Delawareís request has been

forwarded to FEMA for review. Upon approval by FEMA, the appropriate number of tablets will

be ordered. 
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Denial of Petition for Rulemaking from the States of Nevada and Minnesota

On March 11, 2002, the NRC denied a petition for rulemaking submitted on behalf of the States

of Nevada and Minnesota (67 FR 10853). The petition, and a subsequent amendment, were

docketed, respectively, as PRM-60-2 and PRM-60-2A. In PRM-60-2, the petitioners requested

that NRC adopt a regulation, governing the implementation of certain generally applicable

environmental standards for high-level radioactive waste (HLW), that had been proposed by the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1982. Subsequently, in PRM-60-2A, the petitioners

amended their original petition after EPA issued final standards in 1985. The amended petition

was placed on hold, pending development of new disposal standards specifically applicable to

the Yucca Mountain site, by both EPA and NRC, as directed by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 

During the development of 10 CFR Part 63 for HLW at Yucca Mountain (66 FR 55732;

November 2, 2001), NRC considered the substantive issues the petitioners raised. However,

NRC has decided not to revise, at this time, the generic regulations dealing with disposal of

HLW in Part 60, which is the subject of the amended petition.

Staff Participates in University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Seminar on Yucca Mountain

On March 8, 2002, the NRCís On-Site Representatives participated in a continuing education

seminar at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The staff gave a presentation in

response to an invitation by the UNLV faculty. The topic of the evening seminar series was

ìWhat is Being Done to Protect Nevada.î The evening seminar included two presentations. 

The Department of Energy staff presented information on the design for the potential Yucca

Mountain repository. The presentation by the On-Site Representative addressed NRCís

responsibilities, independent oversight role, and licensing process. The audience appreciated

NRCís presentation, and the question and answer session that followed. The seminar provided

an opportunity for NRC staff to interact with students and members of the community. This

opportunity allowed the attendees to learn more about NRCís role as regulator of the proposed

repository at Yucca Mountain. Because this seminar is part of a continuing education series,

the UNLV faculty pointed out potential topics that NRC could be invited to address in future

seminars. The staff plans to support such requests.

Regulators Meeting on Decommissioning of West Valley Site

On March 8, 2002, NRC staff met with the Region 2 Environmental Protection Agency, the New

York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the New York State

Department of Health, to address issues related to decommissioning of the West Valley

Demonstration Project (WVDP). Discussion topics included: the NRC Final Policy Statement

on decommissioning criteria for WVDP; the regulatorsí communication plan for the

decommissioning of the West Valley site; the staffís response to previous NYSDEC issues; and

planning for the upcoming public meeting on the NRC Policy Statement. Representatives from

the Department of Energy and the New York State Energy Research and Development

Authority also participated in an afternoon session of this meeting via teleconference. As a

result of this meeting, the regulators agreed to finalize revision 1 of the regulatorsí
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

communication plan, and schedule an April 17, 2002, public meeting on the NRC Policy

Statement on decommissioning criteria for WVDP. This public meeting will be held in the

vicinity of the West Valley site and will provide an overview of the policy statement and allow

time to address public questions/comments.

Regional Training on Environmental Review Guidance

Staff from the Division of Waste Management recently provided training on the NRCís

environmental protection regulations in 10 CFR Part 51 and the use of NUREG-1748,

"Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs." 

Training focused on the application of categorical exclusions and the preparation of

environmental assessments. To date, the training has been provided for Regions I, III, and IV,

with a Region II presentation being planned for the end of March.

MDS Nordion Model No. F-430/GC-40

On March 5, 2002, the Spent Fuel Project Office issued a Certificate of Compliance for the

MDS Nordion Model No. F-430/GC-40 transport package. This package is designed to

transport MDS Nordionís Gammacell-40 irradiator containing cesium-137 sealed sources in

special form. The Gammacell-40 is a research irradiator with lead shielding and a lead-filled

source drawer.

Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Application

On March 14, 2002, the Spent Fuel Project Office issued an acceptance letter and review

schedule for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility application submitted by the Foster Wheeler

Environmental Corporation (FWENC), under contract to the Department of Energy. FWENC

will construct, operate, and license this facility, which will provide repackaging capability and

interim dry storage for spent fuel, from previous operations of the Peach Bottom Unit 1 hightemperature gas-cooled reactor and the Shippingport light-water breeder reactor, and a limited

number of TRIGA spent fuel assemblies. As the proposed facility will incorporate certain fuelhandling features beyond those associated with typical interim spent fuel storage facilities, the

staff anticipates a more complex technical review and has established the schedule with a

completion date of March 2004.

Proposed Rule Signed by the Executive Director for Operations

On March 13, 2002, the Executive Director for Operations approved a proposed rule revising

10 CFR Part 72.214, îList of approved spent fuel storage casks,î revising the Holtec

International HI-STORM 100 cask system listing within the ìList of approved spent fuel storage

casks.î This amendment will modify the present cask system design, under a general license,

to: (1) add four new multipurpose canisters - three for pressurized water reactor fuel and one

for boiling water reactor fuel; (2) add new containers for damaged fuel; (3) add the HI-STORM

100S overpack and the 100A and 100SA high-seismic anchored overpacks; (4) allow the

storage of high-burnup fuel; (5) delete the Technical Specifications for special requirements for

the first systems in place and for training requirements and relocate these requirements to the

main body of CoC 1014; and (6) allow the storage of selected nonfuel hardware. The

amendment will also use revised thermal analysis tools to include natural convection heat
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

transfer, revise the helium backfill requirements to allow a helium density measurement to be

used, allow a helium drying system rather than the existing vacuum drying system, and require

soluble boron during canister loading for certain higher enriched fuels. In addition,

modifications will be made to Conditions 1.a., 1.b., 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, and 11 of the CoC; Sections

3.0 and 5.0 of Appendix A to the CoC; and Sections 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 of Appendix B to the CoC

to reflect the changes. 
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Annual Radiation Exposure Reports can now be Submitted Electronically on REIRS.com

The 10 CFR 20.2206 requires licensees to submit annual dose records for individuals

monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation. These records must be submitted to the Radiation

Exposure Information and Reporting System (REIRS) project manager by April 30 each year for

the previous calendar yearís radiation exposures.

In the past, this has been done by sending an NRC Form 5, ìOccupational Exposure Record for

a Monitoring Periodî (either paper copies or an electronic version on a diskette or CD) for each

employee to the REIRS project manager at NRC Headquarters. The REIRS project manager

forwards the data to the REIRS database administrator in Oak Ridge where the data is input

into the REIRS database. Due to irradiation and delays in receiving mail (several computer

disks were received corrupted), the contractor accelerated the process to provide a secure

mechanism to submit the dose records electronically directly to Oak Ridge via the REIRS web

site. This new feature enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of this reporting system. An

e-mail was sent to many of the licensees who submit large numbers of dose records to

announce the availability of this new process. For licensees who choose not to submit

electronically, additional instructions for submittal have been added to the REIRS web site to

address mail irradiation issues since the anthrax mail contamination cases. 
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE D

Incident Response Operations

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

National Response Team Annual Meeting

On March 5-7, 2002, the Director of Incident Response Operations participated in the annual

National Response Team (NRT) and Regional Co-Chairs meeting. The NRT chaired by the

Environmental Protection Agency, consists of 16 Federal agencies, including the NRC. Much

of their focus has involved hazardous chemical releases, oil discharges, and other toxic spills. 

The annual meeting activities focused on national response issues over the past year, with

emphasis on terrorism and homeland security. Although some agencies have been actively

engaged with the Office of Homeland Security (OHS), there was general consensus that

increased interaction between the NRT and OHS would be highly beneficial to OHS and the

NRT. Other significant areas of emphasis included continuing activities to assure alignment of

various Federal response plans and re-enforcing the incident command system/unified

command system as a response management approach.

Nuclear Event Scale Training

On March 12-13, 2002, two representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency

(IAEA) provided training to staff members from the offices of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards and Nuclear Reactor Regulation on the International Nuclear Events Scale (INES). 

This training is the next step in having NMSS and NRR become the lead organizations for

conducting INES ratings of events at NRC-licensed facilities. The training was well received by

the staff, who proposed numerous corrections and enhancements to the INES User's Manual. 

Feedback from the IAEA regarding the staff attending the training sessions was extremely

positive. On March 14, 2002, representatives from Federal Emergency Management Agency

met with the IAEA representatives and IRO personnel to discuss the potential uses of INES by

other agencies involved in the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan.

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-I-02-007, Yale University, MISSING ìEXITî SIGNS CONTAINING HYDROGEN 3

(TRITIUM).

2. PNO-1-02-008, Fox Chase Cancer Center, REPORT OF A MISSING VIAL CONTAINING

PHOSPHORUS-32.

3. PNO-II-02-011, ATC Associates, STOLEN PORTABLE MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE.

4. PNO-II-02-012, Roadway Express, MEDIA INTEREST IN TRUCK ACCIDENT.
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Administration 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Conference on Competitive Sourcing

On March 12-13, 2002, four members of the NRC A-76 Core Team attended the Governmentwide Conference on Competitive Sourcing sponsored by the Procurement Executive Council at

the Department of the Interior. Presentations included sessions on in-house estimates, human

resource considerations, and the Armyís cost comparison software win.COMPARE2. 

Presentation materials for this paperless conference are available at http://www.pec.gov/.

States of Nevada and Minnesota; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM-60-2 and

PRM-60-2A)

A document that denies petitions for rulemaking submitted by the States of Nevada and

Minnesota was published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2002 (67 FR 10853). In PRM60-2, the petitioner requested that the NRC adopt a regulation governing the implementation of

certain generally applicable environmental standards for high-level waste that had been

proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. In PRM-60-2A, the petitioners amended

their original petition after the final EPA standards had been issued. The NRC denied the

petition because the NRC considered and partially addressed the petitionersí concerns in the

development of site-specific standards for a proposed repository at Yucca Mountain, and

amending the NRCís generic repository licensing at this time would unnecessarily expend

limited Commission resources because there is no current expectation that the generic

regulations will be used in their current form.

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC-MPC Revision (Part 72)

A direct final rule that revises the NAC-MPC cask system listing in the list of approved spent

fuel storage casks was published in the Federal Register on March 15, 2002 (67 FR 11566). 

This action allows for modification of the design of the cask system to accommodate a new type

of fuel. The direct final rule becomes effective May 29, 2002.

The companion proposed rule to this direct final rule was published in the Federal Register on

March 15, 2002 (67 FR 11629). The comment period closes April 15, 2002.
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

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

March 8, 2002 through March 14, 2002:

OI report 1-2000-045 and all other documents related to the case. (FOIA/PA-2002-0170)

Proposed rule, Site Criteria for the Evaluation of Proposed Sites for Nuclear Power and Test

Reactors, published 5/23/59, all comments received and all site criteria documents for 1957-

1962. (FOIA/PA-2002-0171)

Investigation related to Florida and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the anthrax investigation in

South Florida. (FOIA/PA-2002-0172)

OIG report related to alleged harassment incident in 1992 against named individual. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0173)

Indian Point 2, 5-year extension on containment integrated leak rate test, Entergyís response to

2/5/2002 NRC directive. (FOIA/PA-2002-0174)

University of Connecticut, harassment allegations made by named individual, all related

documents. (FOIA/PA-2002-0175)

Security clearance file on self. (FOIA/PA-2002-0176)

Contract, acquisition of microcomputer hardware/software support, solicitation RS-IRM-96-177. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0177)

Mailing List, NRC publications. (FOIA/PA-2002-0178)

Information regarding terrorist in the USA and other countries, mind control/hypnosis, and

remote control germs. (FOIA/PA-2002-0179)

Westinghouse nuclear fuel facility, Hematite, MO, materials handled at site, possible or known

radiological or chemical contaminants, and what materials are believed buried on the site. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0180)

BNFL Fuel Solutions, OI report 4-1999-066. (FOIA/PA-2002-0181)

Research reactor programs, report authored by Nils Diaz between July 2001 and October 2001,

regarding advice on how NRC can best interact with research reactor communities. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0182)

Comsecy-01-0030 (10/29/01), Staff Requirements Memorandum (1/25/02), and all

commissioner vote sheets related to criteria for release of information to public. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0183)
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE G

Indian Point power plant, Differing Professional View (DPV) related to performance and restart

of Unit 2, all related documents. (FOIA/PA-2002-0184)

Material licensees in Camden County, NJ, all reports of complaints, inspections, accidents and

incidents, including those at Cooper Hospital/University Medical or Coriell Institute. 

(FOIA/PA-2002-0185)
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

U.S. Savings Bonds Campaign Kick-Off

On March 12, 2002, Henry Rubin attended the U.S. Savings Bonds Campaign Kick-Off at the

U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. The meeting was chaired by Robert C.

Roane, Executive Vice President of Riggs Bank, who is the Chairman of the Washington area

U.S. Savings Bonds Campaign. The keynote speaker was Knight Kiplinger, editor of the

Kiplinger Report. There was a training session for all the Agency Savings Bonds Coordinators

following the Kick-Off. 

Arrivals

FLEMMING, Jason NUCLEAR SAFETY INTERN NRR

HUGHES, Daniel PROJECT MANAGER NRR
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Media Interest

There was interest in the reactor pressure vessel head degradation found at Davis-Besse.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

02-028 NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet March 19-21, 2002 in

Rockville, Maryland

02-029 NRC Issues Confirmatory Action Letter on Davis-Besse; Schedules Meetings;

Establishes Web Link for Info on Reactor Vessel Degradation

Regions:

I-02-015 NRC to Discuss Millstone Performance with Dominion Nuclear

I-02-016

NRC Issues Confirmatory Action Letter to Pennsylvania Medical Firm

I-02-016 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Millstone Unit 2

II-02-004 NRC to Meet With FPL Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at St. Lucie

Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-005 NRC to Meet with TVA Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at Sequoyah

Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-006 NRC to Meet with Florida Power & Light Officials to Discuss Safety

Performance at Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-007 NRC Staff Proposes $7,500 Civil Penalty Against Hospital In Hato Rey, Puerto

Rico, for Noncompliance with Regulations

II-02-008 NRC to Meet with Virginia Power Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at

North Anna Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-009 NRC to Meet with Southern Nuclear Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at

Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-010 NRC to Meet with Duke Energy Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at

Catawba Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-011 NRC to Meet with Virginia Power Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at

Surry Nuclear Power Plant
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE M

II-02-012 NRC to Meet with Duke Energy Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at

McGuire Nuclear Power Plant

II-02-013 NRC to Meet with TVA Officials to Discuss Safety Performance at Browns

Ferry Nuclear Power Plant

III-02-02 NRC to Conduct Augmented Inspection Of Davis-Besse Reactor Vessel

Damage

III-02-003 NRC to Meet With Exelon March 18 to Discuss Clinton Nuclear Plant

Performance

III-02-04 NRC to Meet with Nuclear Management Co. March 18 to Discuss Duane Arnold

Energy Center Performance

IV-02-008 NRC to Meet with Entergy To Discuss Safety Performance at Waterford 3
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-02-0009 1/14/02 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking (PRM-60-

2/60-2A) - The States of Nevada and

Minnesota

2. SECY-02-0033 2/27/02 Amergen's Request to Consolidate the

Clinton Power Station Emergency

Operations Facility (EOF) into the

Centralized EOF Operated by Exelon

Generation Co.

SRM on SECY-02-0033 3/15/02 (same)

Voting Record on

SECY-02-0033

3/15/02 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-02-0039 3/7/02 SECY-02-0039 Weekly Information Report -

Week Ending March 1, 2002

Memoranda

1. M020304 3/11/02 Staff Requirements - Briefing on Status of

Nuclear Waste Safety

2. M020206B 3/12/02 Staff Requirements - Briefing on EEO

Program (SECY-02-0011)

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Kenny C. Guinn, Governor of Nevada, dated March 7, 2002, responds to

objection to the process by which the NRC concurred on the U.S. Department of Energyís

(DOEís) draft final ìGeneral Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear

Waste Repositoriesî (10 CFR Part 960) and its ìYucca Mountain Site Suitability

Guidelinesî (10 CFR part 963). 

2. Letter to Dr. Victor H. Ransom dated March 7, 2002, offers an appointment to a four-year

term on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

3. Letter to Adam Vonnegut dated March 7, 2002, congratulates on completion of

requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout. 
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE O

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Earthline Technologies ìEstablishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board,î dated

March 6, 2002. 

2. The States of Nevada and Minnesota; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking, 10 CFR Part 60,

dated March 5, 2002. 

3. Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, Notice of Meeting, dated March 5, 2002. 
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region I

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

NRC Holds Public Meeting on Maine Yankee License Termination Plan and Partial Site Release

On the evening of March 11, 2002, NRC representatives from NRR, NMSS, and Region I held a

public meeting in Wiscasset, Maine, to receive comments on and input to the License

Termination Plan and Partial Site Release Request for the Maine Yankee Atomic Power

Station. In addition to the NRC presentations, representatives from Maine Yankee, the State of

Maine, the USEPA, and the Friends of the Coast also made presentations. The meeting was

held at the Wiscasset Middle School and was moderated by State Senator Marge Kilkelly,

Chairman of the Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel. A question and comment period

for the public followed the prepared presentations. Approximately 60 members of the public,

local government officials and local media representatives were in attendance.

Keeping America Safe

On the morning of March 12, 2002, A. Randolph Blough, Director, Division of Reactor Projects,

Region I, made a presentation to the conference on Homeland Security: ìKeeping America

Safe,î which was presented by Cape May County, New Jersey. Guest speakers included

Congressman Frank LoBiondo, an F.B.I. representative, and State and local officials. The

conference was well attended and did not involve any question and answer sessions. 

Indian Point 2

Senior NRC and Entergy management conducted a public annual assessment meeting the

evening of March 14, 2002. IP2 performance for the period 4/1/01 through 12/31/01 was

reviewed. IP2 has remained in the multiple degraded cornerstone column of the NRCís action

matrix throughout this period. During the meeting, Entergyís management stated they were in

agreement with NRCís annual assessment, and recognized the challenges that remain for

them. They reviewed progress in implementing their 2002 IP2 Fundamentals of Improvement

Plan (FIP). The meeting provided a useful exchange of information regarding Entergyís actions

to address areas of weakness, which include human performance issues and corrective action

effectiveness. A review of several performance indicators was included. NRC was represented

by Messrs. W. Kane, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor Programs, H. Miller, Regional

Administrator, and others. Entergy was represented by F. Dacimo, Vice President - Operations,

L. Temple, General Manager - Operations, Paul Rubin, Operations Manager, and Geoff

Schwartz, Director, Design Engineering, IP2. Other Senior Entergy managers were also in

attendance. Following the meeting, the NRC responded to a variety of questions from the

public and media over a 2-hour period. Topics discussed included concerns regarding

performance of the plant, emergency planning, and security. 

Advanced Medical Imaging, Inc. -- License No. 37-30690-01

A Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) was issued to Advanced Medical Imaging, Inc. (AMI), an

NRC licensee in Hazleton, PA on March 13, 2002. In the CAL, the licensee committed not to

use NRC licensed material until a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) was obtained.
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

On March 14-15, 2002, the licensee responded to the CAL and supplied the name of the

individual who would be the RSO. Region I requested additional information concerning the

individual and is awaiting a response. The NRC will perform an inspection of the facility prior to

issuing the amendment and permitting the resumption of licensed activities.
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region II

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Commissioner Diaz Visited the Region II Office

On March 13, 2002, Commissioner Diaz visited the Region II office to attend the Region II

Counterpart meeting. He met with the Regional Administrator, other senior managers, and

spoke to the regional staff on Agency issues.

Florida Power and Light Company - St. Lucie and Turkey Management Meetings

On March 15, 2002, representatives from Florida Power and Light Company were in the

Regional Office to attend a management meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss

the engineering initiatives and activities at the St. Lucie and Turkey Point facilities. 

Browns Ferry Meeting - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

On March 14, 2002, in a meeting open to the public in the Region II Office, Tennessee Valley

Authority representatives discussed plans for the dry storage of spent fuel at the Browns Ferry

Nuclear facility. The meeting was beneficial and provided the NRC with an understanding of

the project schedule so that adequate resources could be more effectively scheduled to

conduct pre-operational inspection activities. 
March 15, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region IV

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

Public Meeting to Discuss Operator Licensing

A public meeting was held in Arlington, Texas, on March 13, 2002, between NRC and power

reactor licensees. At the meeting, representatives from Region IV, the Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation, and utilities discussed the NRC operator licensing program policies,

requalification inspections, the operator requalification human performance significance

determination process, and examination schedules. 

Region IV Administrator Briefs NPPDís Board of Directors (Nuclear Committee)

On March 14, 2002, the Region IV Regional Administrator met with the Nebraska Public Power

District (NPPD) Board of Directors Nuclear Committee, in Columbus, Nebraska. The purpose

of the meeting was to brief the board members on the reactor oversight process and the

Cooper Nuclear Stationís current performance assessment. This meeting was held at the

request of the NPPD president.

Deputy Director NRR Visits the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

On March 14, the Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, visited the San Onofre

Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). He was accompanied by the branch chief who is

responsible for the site. The purpose of the visit was to meet with the site resident inspectors,

tour the facility, and meet with SONGS management. 
March 15, 2002 

Office of Congressional Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending March 15, 2002

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING SCHEDULE, NO. 45

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