INFORMATION REPORT

January 3, 2007 SECY-07-0002

For: The Commissioners

From: Michael R. Johnson, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO /RA/

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

DECEMBER 15, 2006

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

New Reactors B

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C

Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs D

Nuclear Regulatory Research E

Nuclear Security and Incident Response F

Administration G

Information Services H

Chief Financial Officer I*

Human Resources J

Small Business and Civil Rights K*

Enforcement L*

Public Affairs M

International Programs N*

Secretary O

Region I P*

Region II P

Region III P*

Region IV P

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R*

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards/

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste S*

*No input this week.

/RA by Chris G. Miller Acting For/

Michael R. Johnson 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO
January 3, 2007 SECY-07-0002

For: The Commissioners

From: Michael R. Johnson, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

DECEMBER 15, 2006

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

New Reactors B

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C

Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs D

Nuclear Regulatory Research E

Nuclear Security and Incident Response F

Administration G

Information Services H

Chief Financial Officer I*

Human Resources J

Small Business and Civil Rights K*

Enforcement L*

Public Affairs M

International Programs N*

Secretary O

Region I P*

Region II P

Region III P*

Region IV P

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R*

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards/

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste S*

*No input this week.

/RA by Chris G. Miller Acting For/

Michael R. Johnson

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 15, 2006

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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FSME 6 SECY 19

RES 7 Region I *

NSIR 10 Region II 21

ADM 11 Region III *

OIS 12 Region IV 23

CFO * EDO *

HR 16 OCA *

SBCR * ACRS/ACNW *

*No input this week
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Committee Meetings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code for

Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants

On December 5-7, 2007, the staff participated in committee meetings with members of the

ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (OM Code) in St.

Petersburg Beach, FL. Discussions included inservice testing provisions for pumps, valves,

and snubbers specified in the ASME OM Code that are incorporated by reference in Section

50.55a of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.55a). The ASME OM Main

Committee reported on the status of its task group effort to prepare guidance for alternative

treatment of low-risk safety-related components for licensees planning to submit a request to

implement 10 CFR 50.69 for risk-informed treatment of nuclear power plant structures,

systems, and components. The ASME OM Main Committee also discussed the importance of

reviewing the ASME OM Code to ensure its effective implementation in the design and

operation of new nuclear power plants. 

Meeting with the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)

On December 11, 2006, staff from NRR and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research met

with NERC representatives in their Princeton offices. Subjects discussed included: (1) potential

methods for predicting grid problems in the future; (2) expanding grid models down to the

nuclear plant medium voltage safety bus; (3) NERC Readiness Audits; and (4) the Catawba

loss of off-site power event study being performed by NERC. 

General Electric (GE) Nuclear Energy Quality Assurance Inspection

On December 5-6, 2006, the staff conducted a followup inspection of the GE Nuclear Energy

quality assurance program for the Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR)

design certification at the Wilmington, NC offices. No new non-conformances or unresolved

items were identified. All non-conformances from the previous inspections are now considered

closed. The staff will issue an inspection report to document these findings. 

Staff Issues Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Draft Supplemental Generic

Environmental Impact Statement for Public Comment

On December 8, the staff issued draft NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement

for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 29, Regarding Pilgrim Nuclear Power

Station," for public comment. This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS)

includes the staff’s preliminary analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of

the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and

mitigative measures available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. The staff’s preliminary

recommendation regarding the proposed action is that the Commission determine that the

adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station are not so

great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would

be unreasonable. A 75-day public comment period began on December 15, 2006, with the
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Notice of Filing of the draft SEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The staff has

scheduled public meetings on January 24, 2007, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to present its

analyses and to solicit public comments on the draft SEIS.

Omaha Public Power District - Public Meeting Regarding Generic Safety Issue-191 Resolution

On December 12, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD, the licensee for Fort Calhoun) met with

the staff to discuss its proposal for resolution of GSI-191 issues. OPPD considered various

options for resolving GSI-191 issues and has determined several options are viable but

prohibitive due to space or cost limitations. Currently, OPPD believes its most attractive option

is to change the engineering safety feature actuation system logic to eliminate containment

spray for a loss-of-coolant accident and only run high-pressure safety injection during the

recirculation phase. This approach would double the time before entering the recirculation

phase and significantly reduce the loads on the filters. OPPD proposes to submit a license

amendment to implement this water management strategy by June 2007. The staff stated that

the approach appears reasonable. OPPD noted that to meet its commitment for the resolution

of GSI-191, the amendment would need to be approved by April 2008.

Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2006-23, “Post-Tornado Operability of Ventilating and Airconditioning Systems Housed in Emergency Diesel Generator Rooms”

On December 6, the staff issued the subject RIS to notify licensees of its regulatory position

regarding loading effects caused by natural phenomena on safety related systems and

components housed inside a structure partially exposed to the outside environment, specifically

ventilating and air-conditioning systems housed in the Emergency Diesel Generator room. The

staff expects that those receiving this RIS will review it for applicability to their facilities and

consider actions, as appropriate.
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE B

Office of New Reactors (NRO)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Final Environmental Impact Statement Issued for North Anna Early Site Permit

On December 15, 2006, the staff delivered NUREG-1811, “Environmental Impact Statement for

an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site,” to the Environmental Protection

Agency. This environmental impact statement (EIS) includes the staff’s environmental

recommendation that the ESP should be issued and that there are no environmentally

preferable or obviously superior sites. In addition, the staff concludes that the site preparation

and preliminary construction activities allowed by 10 CFR 50.10(e)(1) will not result in any

significant adverse environmental impacts that cannot be redressed. The document is on the

NRC public website and is available through ADAMS under the Accession No. ML063470314.

The staff will mail the final EIS to interested members of the public that requested a printed

version of the document. 

Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

On December 12, 2006, the Executive Director for Operations signed a Memorandum of

Understanding between NRC and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE). The MOU

establishes a mutual framework governing the respective responsibilities of USACE and NRC

related to USACE support for nuclear reactor-related activities, including those for new reactor

licensing. 

General Electric (GE) to Resubmit ESBWR Topical Reports

In a letter dated December 8, 2006, GE informed the staff that they will resubmit eleven topical

reports related to ESBWR instrumentation and control software development by April 30, 2007. 

These reports are being revised based on NRC staff feedback regarding the quality of the

reports provided during an audit. Because of the timing of the resubmittal, the reports will likely

be addressed as open items in the SER with open items that are scheduled for completion in

October 2007. 

In a separate letter dated December 8, 2006, GE informed the staff that an incorrect input was

used in the ESBWR Anticipated Transient Without Scram (ATWS) analysis that could

potentially affect the safety analysis results in ESBWR Design Certification Document Chapter

15 and the associated Topical Reports. It is anticipated that the containment peak pressure

and suppression pool temperature during the postulated ATWS event will increase when the

error is corrected. Affected topical reports will be revised to reflect the new analyses and

submitted by April 27, 2007. 
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

International Workshop on Regulating the Long-Term Safety of Geologic Disposal

From November 28-30, 2006, staff participated in an international workshop, “Regulating for the

Long-term Safety of Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Practical Issues and Challenges,”

in Paris, France. The workshop was sponsored by the Regulator’s Forum of the Nuclear

Energy Agency’s Radioactive Waste Management Committee. The U.S. was also represented

by DOE staff. NRC staff served as chair of a session entitled, “The Challenge for Regulatory

Policy and Decision Making”. A discussion paper will be updated to reflect the findings of the

workshop and will be published next year. The Nuclear Energy Agency will issue the

proceedings of the workshop as a separate volume. 

NRC Managers Meet with Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, on High-Level Waste

On December 5, 2006, NRC management and staff met with representatives of Clark County,

Nevada, in Las Vegas. On December 8, 2006, NRC management and staff met with members

of the Nye County Council and staff of the Nye County Nuclear Waste Project Office. Clark

County representatives asked NRC to consider holding another information workshop, for

affected units of local government, sometime in Spring 2007. To reach more Nevada

stakeholders, Clark County Nuclear Waste Program staff again invited NRC to take advantage

of various communication venues, including local television and pod casting. Rather than

locating the Hearing facility in Las Vegas, the Chairman of the Nye County Council noted that

he would have preferred the Hearing facility to have been located in the Nye county, whose

citizens live closest to the proposed repository. He noted that the County was now forced to

make major upgrades, at County expense, to provide videoconferencing capacity, so county

citizens could observe Yucca Mountain proceedings. Nye County recently updated its

Community Protection Plan. This plan describes the County’s vision and objectives for:

1) constructive engagement in the Nation’s development of a safe repository; 2) for local

oversight and monitoring; 3) responsibilities for emergency response; and 4) maximizing

economic and community development for the long term.

Public Meeting with DOE/Idaho National Laboratory on Standardized Canister Design

On December 6, 2006, staff from DOE/Idaho Field Office and staff members and their

contractors from Idaho National Laboratory (INL), met for the second time, as part of the preapplication interactions, to discuss the design of the Standardized Canister. DOE is designing

the canister for storage, transportation, and disposal of DOE-owned spent nuclear fuels (i.e.,

spent fuels discharged from research reactors, production reactors, etc.). DOE is planning to

submit a topical report that addresses the design aspects of the Standardized Canister, with

respect to the requirements in 10 CFR Part 71. The meeting focused on the canister’s ability to

exclude water, as the basis for criticality safety. DOE and INL presented their interpretations of

the regulatory requirements, structural and material designs, and the results of some criticality

analyses. The staff clarified the regulatory requirements regarding criticality safety, discussed

material and hydrogen gas-generation considerations, and mentioned that the staff is currently
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE C

assessing the technical and regulatory implications of moderator exclusion in transportation

packages. 

NRC Managers Meet with Timbisha Shoshone Elders on High-Level Waste

On December 6, 2006, NRC managers and staff met with Tribal Elders of the Timbisha

Shoshone Tribe, at the Timbisha Settlement in Death Valley, California, to listen to Tribal

concerns, and to discuss NRC’s role in regulating the proposed high-level waste repository at

Yucca Mountain. Staff learned the Tribe had resubmitted a petition to the U.S. Department of

Interior, seeking status as an Affected Indian Tribe, under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of

1982, as amended. The Tribe requested this status to receive resources to support the Tribe’s

participation in the site review, licensing, and other activities identified in the Act. In October,

2006, the National Congress of American Indians adopted a resolution of support for the

petition of the Timbisha, and those of other impacted Indian nations, for “Affected “ Tribe Status

in the Yucca Mountain repository process. 

Louisiana Energy Services Quadripartite Working Group Meeting

On December 6-7, 2006, staff members from NMSS, the Office of the General Counsel (OGC),

and the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response met in Bonn, Germany, with

representatives from the governments of Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom

(the Quadripartite Working Group), to discuss classified-matter security issues related to the

Louisiana Energy Services’ uranium enrichment project. Representatives from Urenco and

DOE also attended. The Quadripartite Working Group discussed activities related to classified

information technology networks and the transportation security plan for shipping classified

centrifuge components from Europe to the U.S. On December 8, 2006, NMSS, NRC and DOE

representatives met with Urenco staff at the Urenco uranium enrichment facility in Almelo, the

Netherlands, to discuss a technology guide being developed for classifying Restricted Data.

High-Level Waste Department of Energy (DOE) / NRC Quarterly Management Meeting

On December 7, 2006, in Pahrump, Nevada, NRC and DOE management and staff held a

quarterly management meeting on the high-level waste repository program. Discussions

included: (1) the current status of the development of a license application for a high-level

waste repository; (2) corrective action program plan improvement; and (3) transportation, aging,

and disposal cannister specification and implementation. The State of Nevada, other interested

stakeholders, and the public observed this meeting and had opportunities to communicate with

NRC. After the meeting, NRC management and staff met with members of the public,

informally to discuss matters of interest related to the Yucca Mountain Project, and NRC's role

in licensing a repository.

Public Meeting with Holtec International on HI-STORM 100 License-Amendment-Request

Structural Issues

On December 11, 2006, staff met with representatives from Holtec International (Holtec) to

discuss the licensee’s plans for resubmittal of a request for approval of the HI-STORM 100U

underground design concept. The meeting was held to discuss structural issues identified

during NRC staff review of the HI-STORM 100U design. The staff indicated that seismic
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE C

analyses performed for the HI-STORM 100U would not adequately reflect potential site-specific

conditions. Holtec discussed alternative analytical methods, to address the staff’s concerns. 

Prior to resubmittal of the request for approval of the HI-STORM 100U design. The staff and

Holtec agreed to have an additional preapplication meeting. Holtec indicated they would

potentially submitting the application in February 2007. 

Public Meeting with Holtec International on the HI-TRAC 100D-75 Light-Weight Transfer Cask

On December 11, 2006, staff met with representatives from Holtec International (Holtec) to

discuss the licensee’s plans for a light-weight transfer cask. Holtec developed the light-weight

transfer-cask design for specific reactor fuel that is shorter than standard fuel. Holtec indicated

that, based on a preliminary assessment, modifications to the transfer cask could be made

under the provisions of 10 CFR 72.48.

Louisiana Energy Services’ Management Meeting

On December 12, 2006, staff members from the NMSS, OGC, NSIR, and Region II held a

management meeting with management staff from Louisiana Energy Services (LES), on issues

related to the LES uranium enrichment project in Lea County, New Mexico. Discussions

involved current licensing and inspection activities and security issues, including issuance of

security orders, the transportation of classified matter, classified information technology

networks, and facility and personnel clearances. NMSS and LES management both recognized

the good cooperation and communications between the parties. 

Technical Exchange on Global Nuclear Energy Partnership

On December 12, 2006, staff members from NMSS, the Office of Research, and the Office of

New Reactors participated in a technical exchange with DOE, at its Germantown office, on

plans and regulatory approaches for the advanced-burner-reactor-concept supporting of the

Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). DOE presentations included a historical

perspective on sodium fast-reactor designs, licensing experience, safety considerations, and

fuel qualification. NMSS staff made presentations on the NRC licensing process and on

potential regulatory approaches for GNEP.
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Meeting

On December 12, 2006, as part of its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) development

process, NRC staff held an EIS scoping meeting, in Newfield, New Jersey, to obtain input from

local stakeholders on the environmental impacts associated with Shieldalloy Metallurgical

Corporation’s proposed decommissioning approach in its Newfield site. Most attendees

indicated that they were opposed to Shieldalloy’s proposal. In addition, U.S. Senator Menendez

and State Senator Madden each presented formal statements about their opposition to the

proposed decommissioning approach. During the meeting, NRC staff proposed to meet with

Senator Menendez and Senator Lautenburg, at a future date to discuss Sheildalloy’s proposal.

Stakeholders’ key issues concerned potential adverse effects on health, in an area that the

stakeholders already perceive as having an unusually high occurrence of tumors and cancerrelated deaths. Other issues were related to economic impacts, such as the loss of revenue

and the potential for stored radioactive waste to hamper future business development and

economic growth. 
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Publication of NUREG/CR-6913, “Chemical Effects Head-Loss Research In Support of Generic

Safety Issue 191”

On December 8, 2006, the staff published the subject report to the NRC public website. This

report describes studies conducted at Argonne National Laboratory on the effects of chemical

byproducts, formed in a simulated containment sump environment, on head loss across

pressurized-water reactor (PWR) containment sump screens. Results from this study are being

used to support resolution of Generic Safety Issue-191, "Assessment of Debris Accumulation

on PWR Sump Performance." 

Update of Reactor Operating Experience Information on the NRC Web Site

RES staff has posted updated studies and analyses of operating experience information and

data through Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to the Reactor Operating Experience Results and

Databases web page at (http://nrcoe.inel.gov/index.cfm). These studies provide industry-wide

estimates and trends in: (1) initiating event frequencies; (2) system reliability for major risksignificant systems; (3) component reliability for four major component types; (4) common

cause failure parameter estimates; and (5) fire event frequencies. 

Issuance of Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-24, "Revised Review and Transmittal Process for

Accident Sequence Precursor (ASP) Analyses”

On December 6, 2006, staff issued the subject RIS to inform addressees that a revised process

for accident sequence precursor analyses has been implemented. The NRC staff has

developed a more efficient ASP process to reduce the number of evaluations performed, and a

more risk-informed approach to the review and transmittal process to reduce administrative and

review burdens on the NRC staff and the licensees.

Meeting to Discuss Implementation Guidance for Subpart I of the Part 26 Fitness for Duty

Rulemaking Program

On December 13, 2006, RES staff held the subject meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute

(NEI,) the Professional Reactor Operator Society, and the International Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers, and other stakeholders. Discussion encompassed changes made to draft

guidance document Nuclear Energy Institute- 06-11 [draft 9], "Managing Fatigue at Power

Reactor Sites," since the last public meeting on November 9, 2006. The staff requested written

comments by January 15, 2007, with a followup meeting tentatively planned for mid- to

late-February 2007. 
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-IV-06-016, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., UNUSUAL EVENT AT DIABLO CANYON

POWER PLANT

2. PNO-IV-06-016A, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., UPDATE UNUSUAL EVENT AT DIABLO

CANYON POWER PLANT
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE G

Office of Administration (ADM)

Items of Interest 

Week Ending December 15, 2006

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NUHOMS® HD Addition (AH93 - Part 72)

On December 11, 2006, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (71 FR 71463)

that adds the NUHOMS® HD cask system to the list of approved spent fuel storage casks. The

final rule allows holders of power reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in this approved

cask system under a general license. The effective date of this final rule is January 10, 2007.

Public Meeting on Consideration of a Rulemaking To Reduce the Likelihood of Funding

Shortfalls for Decommissioning Under the License termination Rule (Part 20)

On December 13, 2006, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (71 FR 74847)

that announced a public meeting on a contemplated rulemaking that would amend regulations

pertaining to decommissioning funding. The contemplated rule would reduce the likelihood that

a licensee will have insufficient funds to decommission its facility. The meeting is intended to

provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide their views and interact with other interested

parties. The public meeting will be held January 10, 2007.

Andrew J. Spano and Joseph C. Scarpelli; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM-54-2 and

PRM-54-3)

On December 13, 2006, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (71 FR

7484854310) that denies essentially identical petitions for rulemaking submitted by Andrew J.

Spano, County Executive, Westchester County, New York (PRM-54-2) and Joseph C. Scarpelli,

Mayor of Brick Township, New Jersey (PRM-54-3). The petitioners requested that the NRC

amend its regulations to provide that a renewed nuclear power plant operating license will be

issued only if the plant operator demonstrates that the plant meets all criteria and requirements

that would be applicable if the plant was being proposed de novo for construction. The petitions

are denied because the issues raised were considered at length on the development of the

license renewal rule, these issues are adequately addressed under current regulations or are

beyond the Commission’s authority, and the petitioners did not present new information that

provides sufficient reason to modify current regulations.
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE H

Office of Information Services (OIS)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act Requests Received During the Period of

December 8 through December 14, 2006:

Theft of nuclear materials, GE facility, Wilmington, NC, 1979, records

between 1979 & 12-30-1980

FOIA/PA-2007-0053

St. Lucie County radiologic data re: surveys performed from 1990 to

2006

FOIA/PA-2007-0054

Wheeling Tile Company, 3107 Eoff Street, Wheeling, WV, license C04345, all recordsFOIA/PA-2007-0055

Refund of fees to Part 50 licensees, 2004 to present, all

correspondence

FOIA/PA-2007-0056

Incident report of June 2000 & dosimetry records on named individual FOIA/PA-2007-0057

Amarillo Power, March 13, 2006 letter to NRC re: combined license

application

FOIA/PA-2007-0058

Interagency report of 1998 re: terrorism, both foreign & domestic

(Referral by Department of Justice)

FOIA/PA-2007-0059
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE J

Office of Human Resources (HR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Arrivals

ARMENTROUT, DEBORAH SECTION CHIEF OIS

KALKMAN, ADAM STUDENT CLERK OI

LIANG, CHU-YU SR. REACTOR ENGINEER NRR

SULSER, DAVID IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) OIS

Retirement

FEDERLINE, MARGARET DEP DIR, OFFICE OF NUC MATL SAFETY &

SAFEGUARDS

NMSS
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following:

Polonium-210 and its uses in U.S. industry.

Potential impact on the NRC from operating on an extended continuing budget resolution.

Progress Energy’s announcement of a greenfield site for a potential new nuclear plant.

Other Public Affairs Items:

The Chairman held a press conference sponsored by Energy Daily.

OPA assisted in the launch of the agency’s new-look Web site.

OPA assisted staff at a public meeting in New Jersey regarding Shieldalloy’s decommissioning

plan.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

06-150 NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland,

Dec. 12-14 (12/12)

06-151 NRC Gives Web Site a New Look (12/15)

06-152 NRC’s 19th Annual Regulatory Information Conference to Be Held March 13-15,

2007, in Rockville, MD (12/15)

06-153 NRC Completes Staff Review of North Anna Early Site Permit Application

(12/15)

Regions:

I-06-063 NRC to Discuss Apparent Violation with Mt. Laurel, N.J., Company (12/13)

II-06-045 NRC Staff to Meet with TVA Officials In Alabama to Discuss Unit 1 Restart at

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (12/14)

III-06-034 NRC to Meet with Exelon Dec. 19 to Discuss Safety Issue at Clinton Nuclear

Plant (12/15)

IV-06-027 NRC Staff to Hold Two Public Meetings to Discuss License Renewal Process for

Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant (12/13)
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-06-0234 11/27/06 Final Rule: Secure Transfer of Nuclear

Material (RIN 3150-AH90)

2. SRM-SECY-06-0196 12/15/06 Issuance of Generic Letter 2006-XX, “PostFire Safe-Shutdown Circuits analysis

Spurious Actuations”

Voting Record on SECY06-019612/15/06 (same)

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congressman Bart Gordon, dated December 7, 2006, responds to inquiry about

the actions that the NRC has taken to incorporate lessons learned from prior studies into its

regulatory framework for new reactors.

2. Letter to Congresswoman Sue Kelly, dated December 7, 2006, responds to letter

conveying concerns with respect to Indian Point Energy Center and requested that NRC

authorize an Independent Safety Assessment to be conducted at Indian Point.

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the Subcommittee on

Plant License Renewal, notice of meeting (1/18/07). 

2. ACRS, Notice of renewal of the Charter of the ACRS.
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE P

Region II (RII)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

Region II Inspector Counterpart Meeting

From December 12-14, 2006, the Inspectors Counterpart Meeting was held in the Region II

Office. The Deputy Director, Office of New Reactors, met with the Region II staff to discuss

Agency Issues during the meeting. 
December 15, 2006 ENCLOSURE P

Region IV (RIV)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 15, 2006

River Bend Station Public Meeting

On December 12, 2006, Region IV management and staff held a meeting with representatives

from the River Bend Nuclear Station and discussed the licensee’s plans for improving

performance in the corrective action program. The meeting was conducted at the licensee's

request and was held in the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas. No members of the public or

media attended.