INFORMATION REPORT

August 7, 2002 SECY-02-0150

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-02-0150 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING AUGUST 2, 2002

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B

Nuclear Regulatory Research C*

Nuclear Security and Incident Response D

General Counsel E*

Administration F*

Chief Information Officer G

Chief Financial Officer H*

Human Resources I

Small Business & Civil Rights J*

Enforcement K*

State and Tribal Programs L*

Public Affairs M

International Programs N*

Office of the Secretary O

Region I P

Region II P*

Region III P

Region IV P*

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R*

*No input this week.

/RA/

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

T. Bergman, OEDO
August 7, 2002 SECY-02-0150

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: SECY-02-0150 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK 

ENDING AUGUST 2, 2002

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B

Nuclear Regulatory Research C*

Nuclear Security and Incident Response D

General Counsel E*

Administration F*

Chief Information Officer G

Chief Financial Officer H*

Human Resources I

Small Business & Civil Rights J*

Enforcement K*

State and Tribal Programs L*

Public Affairs M

International Programs N*

Office of the Secretary O

Region I P

Region II P*

Region III P

Region IV P*

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R*

*No input this week.

/RA/

John W. Craig

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

T. Bergman, OEDO

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

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August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

On July 26, 2002, the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) approved the sale of the Vermont

Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) to Entergy Nuclear. The PSB had previously

rejected a plan to split any excess decommissioning funds 50-50 between Entergy and the

plant’s ratepayers, and stipulated that 100% of the remaining funds be returned to Vermont

ratepayers. The PSB approved a new arrangement between Entergy and Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Power Corporation in which Vermont ratepayers will receive 100% of the Vermont

utilities’ share of any surplus remaining in the decommissioning fund and the non-Vermont

owners (approx. 45% ownership) will assign 100% of their excess to Entergy. Two

Vermont-based utility shareholders in Vermont Yankee agreed to contribute $1.5 million to the

non-Vermont utility owners.

On July 31, 2002, the NRC staff issued the conforming license amendment related to the Order

dated May 17, 2002, which approved the transfer of ownership and operating authority under

the facility operating license for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. Issuance of the

conforming amendment completed the transfer of the license to the extent held by Vermont

Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy

Nuclear Operations, Inc. The amendment revises the Facility Operating License and Technical

Specifications to reflect the new licensee.

Control Room Habitability Workshops

During July, the Probabilistic Safety Assessment Branch (SPSB) Dose Assessment Team

conducted 4 of 5 public workshops on Control Room Habitability. The workshops briefly

reviewed (1) the history of the issue, (2) proposed industry and NRC guidance, and (3) the four

areas of misalignment: Testing, Licensing, Technical Specifications, and Smoke and Toxic Gas. 

Each attendee expressed his or her thoughts, agreements, or concerns. Their comments were

recorded and prioritized. 

Reactor Oversight Process

On July 23-25, 2002, the Inspection Program Branch staff, in conjunction with members of the

Office of Research, conducted a public workshop in Chicago, Illinois for the pilot test of a set of

performance indicators referred to as the Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI). The

MSPI is a new risk informed performance indicator index that the NRC and the industry have

jointly proposed for a replacement for the current set of safety system unavailability

performance indicators. The purpose of the MSPI is to monitor the risk impact of changes in

the unavailability and unreliability of selected risk-significant systems. The key feature of this

index is the use of a risk-importance measure, which accounts for appropriate weighing of

diverse trains and unique plant design. The benefit of the MSPI to the NRC, industry, and other

stakeholders is to reduce the potential for false positive/negative findings relative to the

green/white threshold, and a resource savings by not also evaluating the MSPI findings using

the significance determination process. 
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

The goal of the Workshop was to familiarize the workshop participants with the concept of

MSPI and to define the scope of the MSPI in each participating pilot plant. About 100 people,

including many representatives from the industry and NRC, attended the workshop. As a result

of the Workshop, some issues were identified that need to be resolved prior to the start of the

pilot on September 1, 2002. These issues will be discussed in future public ROP meetings

scheduled on August 8, 2002, and August 21, 2002. The data collection phase of the pilot will

last 6 months (September 1, 2002 through March 1, 2003). Another six months is estimated to

be needed to assess the pilot results. The following plants have volunteered to participate in

the pilot: Salem Units 1 & 2; Hope Creek; Limerick Units 1 & 2; Millstone Units 2 & 3; Prairie

Island Units 1 & 2; Braidwood Units 1 & 2; Surry Units 1 & 2; Palo Verde Units 1, 2, & 3;

San Onofre Units 2 & 3; and South Texas Units 1 & 2.

Prairie Island Units 1 and 2

The staff has issued license amendments which replace the Prairie Island Units 1 and 2

technical specifications in their entirety with new technical specifications based on the improved

Standard Technical Specifications (iSTS). The licensee will implement these revised technical

specifications by October 2002. Issuance of these amendments completes an item in the

Commission Tasking Memorandum. 

The Prairie Island Units are the 67th and 68th units that have been approved to convert to the

iSTS. This number includes Watts Bar which was originally licensed with the iSTS and Browns

Ferry Unit 1, but not the Zion units which were approved, but never implemented the iSTS. 

Application for conversion to iSTS for one additional unit is currently under review. Licensees

for 8 units are planning to make applications in the next two years and 27 are either undecided

or have indicated that they will not be converting.

Public Meeting to Discuss the International Nuclear Event Scale

On July 26, 2002, representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) met with NRC staff

and public participants. The meeting was requested by NEI following issuance of NRC

Regulatory Issue Summary 2002-01, "Changes to NRC Participation in the International

Nuclear Event Scale." NEI provided an overview of INES ratings and industry concerns with

INES application. NEI relayed its concerns that the on-site criteria for radiological barrier

damage (fuel damage) are unclear or overly conservative. The concern is that there could be

an overly conservative INES classification with respect to a relatively minor fuel cladding failure. 

Industry representatives told the Staff that an incorrect characterization could result in

damaging, unintended consequences such as a loss of public confidence and misinterpretation

of a non-risk significant event. They have asked the NRC staff to consider their written

comments on the INES User’s Manual. They would like to meet again in 3-6 months to discuss

the results of the NRC’s review.

Nuclear Energy Institute and Materials Reliability Program Alloy 600 Issue Task Group Meeting

At a public meeting on July 24, 2002, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and Electric Power

Research Institute (EPRI) Materials Reliability Program (MRP) Alloy 600 Issue Task Group

presented to the NRC revisions to their proposed industry inspection program for reactor

pressure vessel (RPV) heads and reactor vessel head penetrations (VHPs). The plan was
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE A

originally presented to the NRC during a public meeting on May 22, 2002. The stated purpose

for the proposed inspection program is to provide guidance and the basis for a graduated

inspection program that would provide degradation management of RPV heads and head

penetrations and early detection of leakage or cracking prior to challenging structural integrity. 

During the meeting, NEI and MRP explained the basis for the proposed inspection program and

stated that the basis would be documented in three reports. Two of the three reports were

submitted to the NRC in the beginning of July 2002. NEI plans to provide the third technical

basis document within several weeks. After receipt of the third technical basis document, the

NRC plans to begin a formal review of the proposed NEI and MRP inspection program.

The proposed NEI and MRP inspection program, technical basis documents, slide

presentations, and meeting notice are available through the NRC’s Agencywide Documents

Access and Management System (ADAMS). The accession numbers for the documents are

ML022100029, ML021860083, ML022100029, and ML021930018, respectively.

Public Meeting on Utility Implementation of BWRVIP Products

On July 25, 2002, a public meeting was conducted with NRR management and the Boiling

Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) Executive Committee to discuss utility

implementation of BWRVIP products. NRR requested this meeting to follow up on an

inspection finding that indicated weaknesses in BWRVIP program implementation. The

BWRVIP Executive Committee provided a presentation of the results of their self assessments,

the BWR Vessel and Internals Project Program Implementation Guide (BWRVIP-94) designed

to provide guidance to member utilities on program implementation, the results of the INPO

review visits, and lessons learned from the self assessments and the INPO review visits. The

staff will continue to monitor industry efforts to oversee and ensure implementation of the

BWRVIP program.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Issuance of Exemption to Support Fuel Loading Campaign at Yankee Rowe

On July 30, 2002, the staff issued an exemption from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214, to Yankee

Atomic Electric Company, for the Yankee Rowe Plant, to allow storage of spent fuel with

enrichment tolerances in excess of that specified in NAC-MPC Certificate of Compliance

No. 1025. The staff analysis concluded that the higher enrichment tolerances did not have an

impact on safety.

Issuance of Amendment to Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License

On July 31, 2002, the staff issued an amendment, to the Oconee Independent Spent Fuel

Storage Installation license, to change the frequency for submitting the radioactive effluent

reports from a semi-annual, to an annual, basis, in accordance with 10 CFR 72.44(d).

Staff Participates in National Research Council Meeting on Low-Activity Waste Study

On August 1, 2002, staff from the Division of Waste Management participated in a meeting

held by the National Research Council’s Board on Radioactive Waste Management (hereafter,

the Board). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Board’s plan for its study,

“Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low-Activity Radioactive Waste,” and to

hear the views of its sponsors concerning issues that need to be addressed. In addition to

funding by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the study is also being funded by the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, and the Southeast Compact Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact. The Board is

in the process of selecting members for the study committee. The study will last 20 months,

with an interim report after 10 months, and a final report. Many of the comments from the

sponsors focused on the disparate ways that low-activity waste, which includes technologically

enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM), uranium mill tailings, and some

low-level radioactive waste, is managed, and the need for more risk-informed practices.

Technical Exchange and Management Meeting with the Department of Energy to Discuss Key

Technical Issue Agreement Item Planning for FY 2003-2005

On July 23, 2002, staff members from the Division of Waste Management took part in a

Technical Exchange and Management Meeting with the Department of Energy (DOE), in Las

Vegas, Nevada, to discuss DOE’s Key Technical Issue (KTI) Agreement Item Planning Strategy

and the KTI agreements DOE plans to address in FY 2003-2005. During the meeting, DOE

discussed the process it used for binning agreements, how DOE developed the schedule for

addressing agreements, and the method used to document the work scope needed to address

the agreements. No new agreements were reached at this meeting. The staff plans to interact

with DOE on each of the remaining open agreements, to understand the DOE approach for

addressing the issue. To date, 52 of the 293 agreements are listed as complete. The staff

currently has 43 agreements under review and DOE plans to address another 15 agreements

before the end of FY 2002.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

Staff Attends Clark County Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee Meeting

On July 25, 2002, the On-Site Representatives attended a public meeting of the Clark County

Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee. Items discussed at this meeting included

updates on the status of Nevada’s lawsuits against the Department of Energy, the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the Environmental Protection Agency. The meeting also

included a presentation by Dr. Anthony Hechanova, of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,

about transmutation technology and transport of radioactive waste. Specifically, Dr. Hechanova

discussed the technical options associated with transmutation of high-level radioactive waste

and presented the results of a recent transportation study commissioned by the Nuclear Waste

Advisory Board of Pahrump. This study examined radioactive waste transportation issues and

potential radiation doses to members of the public resulting from non-accident conditions. The

Clark County Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee stated that the presentations

were informative and helped it understand the risk associated with transportation of radioactive

waste. Several of the Committee members also expressed their appreciation for NRC’s

presence at the meeting. 

Observation of Quality Assurance Audit of the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses

On July 23-26, 2002, staff from the Division of Waste Management observed a Quality

Assurance Audit of the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (hereafter, the Center)

in San Antonio, Texas. Auditors from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Quality Systems

Department performed the audit. Technical specialists from SwRI and a local university also

took part in the audit. The audit scope was to evaluate the Center quality assurance program

to find out whether it meets the applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, and is

being effectively implemented. The activities audited were License Support Network, Container

Life and Source Term, Total System Performance Assessment and Technical Integration, Issue

Resolution Status Report, and Mixed Oxide Facility Technical Assistance. The audit identified

three nonconformances in the areas of calculations; technical report assumptions, justification,

and references; and trending frequency. The nonconformances identified are unlikely to have

adverse impacts on technical products. The Center program is being effectively implemented,

and appears to provide effective controls for technical product development.

10 CFR Part 71 Proposed Rule Meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute

On July 25, 2002, staffs from the Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety and the

Spent Fuel Project Office participated in the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI’s) Transportation

Task Force meeting at its offices in Washington, D.C. NEI invited Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) staffs to the meeting for

discussions and for rule clarifications, to help with their comments on the 10 CFR Part 71

proposed rule. During the meeting the staff responded to many NEI and licensee comments,

questions, and concerns. Staff from ICF Consulting, an NRC Contractor that prepared the

Regulatory Analysis and Environmental Assessment for the Part 71 rule, attended the meeting

and supported the staff. The meeting was also attended by several licensees and the

Department of Energy, but DOT did not attend. NEI and licensees plan to send written

comments soon.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE B

American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting

On July 13-18, 2002, a staff member from the Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety

attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Positions of the AAPM on various safety issues of

importance to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) medical regulation were discussed at

the meetings of several AAPM Committees whose areas of responsibility for AAPM relate to

and impact on NRC medical programs. The activities and actions of these committees are

currently particularly important to NRC because of stakeholder concerns about the structure

and implementation of the revised NRC medical regulations.

NRC was represented at the meetings of the Legislation and Regulation, Nuclear Medicine, and

Radiation Protection Committees, where implementation of the revised 10 CFR Part 35 was a

focus of discussion. Since this AAPM annual meeting was held in association with annual

meetings of Canadian counterpart organizations, the Canadian Organization of Medical Physics

(COMP), and the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM), the meeting also

provided an opportunity for exchange of safety information with members of the COMP and the

CCPM.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE D

Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee

The Division of Incident Response Operations (DIRO) and the Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation representatives participated in a Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating

Committee (FRPCC) meeting with representatives from other Federal agencies on July 30,

2002, at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters. The meeting,

chaired by FEMA, consisted of a formal session open to the public and an informal closed

session. The formal session included introduction of the new chairperson, Craig Conklin, and

update on activities of the FRPCC subcommittees: Federal Response; Transportation

Accidents; Training; Protective Action Guides; Exercises; Environment, Food & Health; Offsite

Instrumentation; and Potassium Iodide. Issues regarding revision of the Federal Radiological

Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) were discussed and resolution identified. DIRO

announced upcoming Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) tabletop exercises and invited

participation by other Federal agencies. DIRO will continue participation in revision of the

FRERP working group and will coordinate participation by other agencies in NRC tabletop

exercises.

Radiological Dispersal Device Tabletop Exercise Planning

The Division of Incident Response Operations and the Division of Industrial & Medical Nuclear

Safety representatives participated with representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) in

a radiological dispersal device (RDD) tabletop exercise planning meeting at DOE Headquarters

on July 30, 2002. The staff will conduct exercise activities to examine NRC responsibilities and

interfaces with other Federal agencies for an RDD-type terrorist event. Staff and DOE

representatives have agreed that DOE will assist in the preparations and conduct of these

exercise activities. The activities will, in part, include a modified version of DOE/Federal Bureau

of Investigation co-sponsored tabletop exercises focused on terrorist events involving weapons

of mass destruction. This initial planning meeting addressed exercise participants, objectives,

schedule, and the scenario outline. The meeting attendees will form the working group to

prepare and conduct the tabletop exercises. A series of two tabletop exercises are planned -

September 19, 2002, and mid-January 2003.

International Atomic Energy Agency Visitor to the NRC Operations Center

The Division of Incident Response Operations hosted Mr. Guenther Winker from the

International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA’s) Emergency Response Unit on July 31, 2002. 

The United States recently made extra-budgetary funds available to the IAEA to improve the

capabilities of their emergency response unit and Mr. Winkler came to the NRC to get ideas

about how IAEA’s center could be improved. He was given an overview of NRC’s response

capabilities. He made visits to the operations centers of the Department of Energy, the

Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of State during the week.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE D

State Outreach

On July 29 - 30, 2000, the Division of Incident Response Operations and Region IV staff

participated in a State outreach meeting with State, local, and Tribal representatives in

preparation for the ingestion pathway exercise scheduled for September 3, 2002, at the Cooper

Nuclear Power Plant near Nebraska City, NE. Other Federal agencies participating in the

outreach training were the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Food and

Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Bureau of

Investigation. The NRC conducts State outreach prior to FEMA-evaluated ingestion pathway

exercises, upon request, to help facilitate implementation of offsite emergency plans by State

and local governments to protect the health and safety of the public living in the vicinity of

commercial nuclear power plants. 

NSIR Meets with States and Industry on Spent Fuel Transportation Interim Compensatory

Measures

Staff from the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Division of Nuclear Security

(DNS) met in a closed meeting with licensees, shipping companies, the Nuclear Energy

Institute, States, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Commerce on July 30,

2001, to discuss proposed Interim Compensatory Measures [ICMs] (i.e., additional security

requirements) for the transportation of spent fuel. DNS staff discussed the basis for the

specific requirements in the ICMs with the participants and received comments, objections, and

suggested alternative language for the ICMs from them.

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-II-02-027A, Federal Express, State of Florida, AIRLINE CRASH.

2. PNO-III-02-033, William Beaumont Hospital, INTRAVASCULAR BRACHTHERAPY

MISADMINISTRATION (UNINTENDED TREATMENT SITE).

3. PNO-II-02-024A, North Anna/Surry, EMPLOYEES STRIKE AT NORTH ANNA AND

SURRY NUCLEAR STATIONS.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE G

Chief Information Officer

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Requests received during the period of July 26, 2002

through August 1, 2002:

Allegation of “deliberate falsification of records” made to the Office of Investigations, from 1-1-

1998 to present (FOIA/PA-2002-0346)

NRC organization chart and telephone directory (FOIA/PA-2002-0347)

Allegation, RIV-94-A-0172, all records (FOIA/PA-2002-0348)

TIA-2001-014, LaSalle plant, NRR response dated June or July 2002, to TIA (FOIA/PA-2002-

0349)

Referral by DOE, Investigation document relating to the role of Engelhard Industries et al, in the

production of nuclear materials (FOIA/PA-2002-0350)

Davis Besse nuclear generating station, communications between NRR and FirstEnergy, and

communications between NRR and EDO re: Bulletin 2001-01, 8-3-01 through 2-16-02

(FOIA/PA-2002-0351)

Contract for security services at NRC Headquarters (FOIA/PA-2002-0352)

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, records concerning Refueling Outage Number 11 (FOIA/PA2002-0353)
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Arrivals

DZIEDZIC, Magdalena* STUDENT ENGINEER RIII

FULLER, Justin NUCLEAR SAFETY INTERN RII

QUINONES-NAVARRO, Lauren NUCLEAR SAFETY INTERN NRR

TAYLOR, Chutima "Dee" FINANCIAL ANALYST NRR

WILLIAMS, Tamara OFFICE AUTOMATION ASSISTANT NRR

Retirements

COWGILL, Curtis** BRANCH CHIEF RI

HUGHES, Espanola ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ASSISTANT ADM

SMITH, Ward*** SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR RII

*Returning from LWOP

**Effective 7/31/02

***Effective 7/29/02
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Media Interest

There was interest in the NRC’s reaction to legislative proposals dealing with nuclear power

plant security.

There was interest in the sale of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to Entergy Nuclear.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

 02-085 NRC Proposes Amending Combustible Gas Control Standards for Nuclear

Power Reactor

Regions:

II-02-040 NRC Cites Oconee Nuclear Plant For Violation of Low to Moderate Safety

Significance

II-02-041 NRC Staff to Meet with TVA to Discuss Restart of Unit 1 at Browns Ferry

Nuclear Plant

II-02-042 NRC Proposes $4,800 Fine Against Virginia Firm for Violation of NRC

Radioactive Material Safety Requirements

III-02-047 NRC Proposes $6,000 Fine Against VA Medical Center in St. Louis For

Failure To properly Dispose of Radioactive Material

IV-02-034 NRC Cites Fort Calhoun Station for Finding of Low to Moderate Safety

Significance

IV-02-035 NRC Reduces the Significance of River Bend Safety Finding 

IV-02-036 NRC’s Top Executives To Meet With NPPD Board
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Negative Consent Documents

1. SECY-02-0130 7/12/02 Status of Proposed Amendments to

Emergency Preparedness Regulations in 10

CFR 50 Appendix E

2. SECY-02-0131 7/12/02 Update of the Risk-Informed Regulation

Implementation Plan

Memoranda

1. M020801 8/1/02 Staff Requirements - Affirmation Session: I.

SECY-02-0129 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

(Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2);

Multiple Petitions to Intervene

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congressman Markey dated July 24, 2002 concerns security of radioactive

irradiators. 

2. Letter to Paul Leventhal/Edwin Lyman, NCI, dated July 22, 2002 concerns security at

nuclear power plants. 

3. Letter to Raymond Vaughan, CWVNW, dated July 23, 2002, concerns the Final Policy

Statement on “Decommissioning Criteria for the West Valley Decommission Project.”

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Proposed Rule - 10 CFR 50 and 52 - Combustible Gas Control in Containment.

2. Notice of Receipt - Application to Amend License to Export Nuclear Facilities or Materials.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region I

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Licensing Meeting with ABB Prospects, Inc. (CT)

On August 1, 2002, staff from Region I DNMS, NMSS, OSTP and OGC met with

representatives of ABB Prospects, Inc., and the State of Connecticut to discuss ABB’s license

amendment request of 12/31/2001 for the former Combustion Engineering fuel fabrication

facility in Windsor, Connecticut. The license amendment request concerns deconstruction and

remediation activities for several contaminated building complexes. The NRC staff provided the

current status of ABB’s license amendment request, ABB representatives reviewed the scope

of their license amendment request, and the State of Connecticut presented issues of concern

to the State regarding the proposed license amendment. The meeting concluded with ABB

representatives stating that additional documentation would be submitted to the NRC which

would modify the scope of the license amendment request to address issues identified by the

staff and Connecticut. The licensee representatives also indicated that they would submit a

site-wide decommissioning plan at a later date.
August 2, 2002 ENCLOSURE P

Region III

Items of Interest

Week Ending August 2, 2002

Predecisional Enforcement Conference - Prairie Island

The Region III staff met August 2, 2002, in the Regional Office with representatives of Nuclear

Management Company for a predecisional enforcement conference to discuss the apparent

violations of the NRC requirement to provide complete and accurate information related to the

April 13, 2001, request for a Notice of Enforcement Discretion for the D6 emergency diesel

generator at the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station.