INFORMATION REPORT

January 19, 2005 SECY-05-0018

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-05-0018 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING JANUARY 7, 2005

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 and 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:

T. Kim, OEDO
January 19, 2005 SECY-05-0018

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-05-0018 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING JANUARY 7, 2005

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 and 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:

T. Kim, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 7, 2005

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

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NRR 2 STP *

NMSS 4 OPA 17

RES * OIP *

NSIR * SECY 19

OGC * Region I *

ADM * Region II *

CIO 11 Region III *

CFO * Region IV 23

HR 15 OEDO *

SBCR * OCA 24

OE *

*No input this week
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-03, Rev. 1, “Risk-informed Approach for Post-fire

Safe-shutdown Associated Circuit Inspections”

On December 29, 2004, NRC issued Revision 1 of the subject RIS to inform all nuclear power

plant licensees that the NRC staff has revised its inspection procedure for post-fire safeshutdown circuit analysis inspections to concentrate inspections on circuit failures that have a

relatively high likelihood of occurrence, and that the NRC will resume inspection of these

circuits in January 2005. This revised RIS also describes the process the NRC will use to

implement the Reactor Oversight Process for inspection findings from the post-fire safeshutdown circuit inspection when the inspections are resumed in January 2005. In addition, this

RIS provides the steps that the NRC has taken regarding the use of enforcement discretion to

address non-compliances. This revision supercedes, in its entirety, the guidance provided in

the original RIS issued on March 2, 2004.

Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR-700) Status

By letter dated January 3, 2005, the AECL Technologies informed the NRC of their intent to

submit a design certification application for the ACR-700 by December 15, 2005. The AECL

Technologies will also provide a schedule by January 31, 2005, of the technical information that

will be submitted to the NRC to support continued discussion of pre-application key focus topics

referenced in the NRC’s ACR-700 Pre-Application Safety Assessment Report issued on

October 27, 2004. The AECL Technologies stated that it is their goal to obtain the NRC’s final

design approval for the ACR-700 within 31-36 months from the date of their design certification

application. The AECL Technologies also requested to meet with the NRC staff to explore

potential optimization of the ACR-700 design certification review by conducting review of

Dominion Energy's combined operating license application for a new reactor in parallel. 

Dominion Energy is currently forecasting submittal of a combined operating license at the North

Anna site in early 2007. 
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

Meeting with Department of Energy (DOE) and South Carolina Regarding Non-High-Level

Radioactive Waste Determinations

On January 4, 2005, representatives of the Division of Waste Management and Environmental

Protection met with representatives from DOE Headquarters, DOE-Savannah River offices, and

the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), to discuss the

implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2005, regarding NRC consultation

for non-high-level-waste (HLW) determinations at DOE sites. NRC, DOE, and DHEC

representatives shared their respective agency’s processes for fulfilling their responsibilities

concerning non-HLW determinations. Other topics of discussion included schedule efficiencies,

public interactions and document availability, and the status and content of the Interagency

Agreement that is currently being developed for reimbursement of NRC activities.
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests Received During the Period of

December 31, 2004 through January 6, 2005:

Yale New Haven Hospital, all records since 1995 FOIA/PA-2005-0092

FOIA requests since 10-01-04, include requester’s name, date of

request, detailed information on what was requested

FOIA/PA-2005-0093

Fermi Plant, all records related to an incident occurring on 4-25-02 FOIA/PA-2005-0094

NRC licensees, complete listing FOIA/PA-2005-0095
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

Arrivals

Royce D. Beacom Electronics Engineer (I&C) NRR

Brian Haagensen Operation Engineer R-I

Heather Jones Reactor Inspector (NSPDP) R-I

Valeria Jackson Secretary (OA) NRR

Tracy Karl Transportation Assistant R-IV

Robert J. Smith, Jr Consultant HR

Roger Swiger Sr. Information Management Analyst OCIO

Cale Young Reactor Engineer R-IV

Retirements

Jo Ann Carson Secretary (OA) R-IV

Donna A. Chaney Sr. International Policy Officer OIP

James R. Creed Safeguards Program Manager R-III

Lawrence Ellershaw Sr. Reactor Inspector R-IV

R. LaRue Mills Human Resources Assistant R-III

Raymond Mullikin Sr. Reactor Inspector R-IV

Gladys M. Ordaz Administrative Assistant NMSS

Lidia A. Roche Technical Assistant NMSS

Departures

Richard A. Berg Resident Inspector R-III

Erica Hardy Secretary (OA) NRR

Edward Robinson Student Engineer NMSS

Donita Trent Clerk ADM
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

Media Interest

The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) received significant media inquiries on the following:

NRC inspection of “B” recirculation pump vibration issue at Hope Creek.

Safety violations at Palo Verde.

Organizational changes in the Office of the Executive Director for Operations.

Contaminated equipment that left the Oconee nuclear plant.

The Commission’s Order that Private Fuel Storage must make certain documents publically

available.

NRC’s Special Inspection of pump issues at Perry.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

05-001 NRC Establishes Web Page for Information on Safety-Conscious Work

Environment at Salem/Hope Creek (1/5)

05-002 NRC Has Determined Contaminated Ash at Pennsylvania Site Meets NRC

Criteria for Unrestricted Use (1/5)

05-003 NRC Begins Implementing the New National Response Plan (1/6)

05-004 NRC Withdraws Proposed Rule on Dual-Purpose Casks for Spent Nuclear

Fuel (1/6)

05-005 NRC Revises Procedure for Inspection of Electrical Circuits for Safe

Reactor Shutdown (1/6)

05-006 NRC Realigns Office of the Executive Director for Operations (1/7)

Regions:

I-05-001 NRC Reschedules Meeting on Hope Creek Nuclear Plant to Jan. 12 (1/3)

III-05-001 NRC Begins Special Inspection of Pump Issues at Perry Nuclear Plant (1/7)
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-04-0223 1/4/05 Request for Approval of Staff Comments on

the 2005 Recommendations of the

International Commission on Radiological

Protection

Voting Record on 

SECY-04-0223

1/4/05 (same)

2. SECY-04-0215 1/5/05 Final Report on Results of the National

Materials Program Pilot Projects

Voting Record on 

SECY-04-0215

1/5/05 (same)

3. COMSECY-04-0079 12/23/04 Fire Protection Rule 10 CFR 50.48(c) 

Interim Enforcement Discretion Policy

Extension

SRM on 

COMSECY-04-0079

1/6/05 (same)

Commission Voting

Record on 

COMSECY-04-0079

1/6/05 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-05-0001 1/03/05 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending

December 17, 2004

2. SECY-05-0003 1/4/05 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending

December 24, 2004
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE O

Memorandum

1. M050105 1/5/05 Staff Requirements - Affirmation Session: I.

SECY-04-0184 - Private Fuel Storage

(Independent Spent Fuel Storage

Installation); Docket No. 72-22-ISFSI,

Unpublished Licensing Board Order Issued

March 31, 2004, and CLI-04-10; II. SECY04-0234 - Duke Energy Corp. (Catawba

Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2);

Unpublished Board Order (Dec. 17, 2004);

III. SECY-05-0002 - Motion by Rene Chun

for “Clarification and Amendment” of CLI04-34

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Denial of petition for rulemaking: 10 CFR Part 40, Docket No. PRM-40-28, Donald A.

Barbour, Philotechnics; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking. 

2. Final rule: 10 CFR Part 30, RIN: 3150-AH06, Security Requirements for Portable Gauges

Containing Byproduct Material. 
January 7, 2005 ENCLOSURE P

Region IV

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

Callaway Steam - Management Meeting

On January 6, 2005, NRC staff held a public meeting with representatives from Ameren UE, the

licensee for the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, in Region IV offices in Dallas, Texas. Major

topics consisted of scope for the replacement of the steam generators at the Callaway Plant,

followup inspection of the flaw indication previously identified in the Cold Leg weld of the reactor

pressure vessel piping, followup on the emergency classification of the September 18, 2004,

fire, and information on the licensee’s efforts in improving safety culture at the plant. 
January 7, 2005 

Office of Congressional Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 7, 2005

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING SCHEDULE, NO. 1

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 DATE & PLACE

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2:30pm Samuel W. Bodman Confirmation for Secretary of Energy Senators 

Energy a