INFORMATION REPORT

January 5, 2007 SECY-07-0005

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

DECEMBER 29, 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 Christopher G. Miller, Acting for/

Michael R. Johnson 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO
January 5, 2007 SECY-07-0005

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

DECEMBER 29, 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 Christopher 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 29, 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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NRO * OPA 17

NMSS * OIP *

FSME * SECY 19

RES * Region I *

NSIR * Region II *

ADM 11 Region III *

OIS 12 Region IV *

CFO * EDO *

HR 16 OCA *

SBCR * ACRS/ACNW *

*No input this week
December 29, 2006 ENCLOSURE G

Office of Administration (ADM)

Items of Interest 

Week Ending December 29, 2006

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision 3; Withdrawal of Direct

Final Rule (AH98 - Part 72)

On December 27, 2006, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (71 FR 77586)

withdrawing a direct final rule that would have amended the entry for the HI-STORM 100 cask

system in the list of approved spent fuel storage casks (Amendment 3) (AH98 - Part 72).
December 29, 2006 ENCLOSURE H

Office of Information Services (OIS)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 29, 2006

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

of December 22 through December 28, 2006:

GAO-07-121, Federal Law Enforcement: Surveys of Federal Civilian

Law Enforcement Functions & Authorities, dated 12-19-2006, all

documents utilized in response

FOIA/PA-2007-0066

Purchase Card Holders, names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses FOIA/PA-2007-0067

Vermont Yankee NPS, all documents re: the transfer from Vermont

Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee &

Entergy Nuclear Operations

FOIA/PA-2007-0068

Use of nanotechnology that is programmed to be encoded with a

metal nature, used to poison our environment

FOIA/PA-2007-0069
December 29, 2006 ENCLOSURE J

Office of Human Resources (HR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 29, 2006

Arrivals

HUGHEY, JOHNNY PROJECT MANAGER/REACTOR SYSTEMS

ENGINEER

NRR

MACMURDY, PAUL LICENSING OFFICER OIP

TREBY, STUART CONSULTANT OGC

Retirements

ARONSON, DIANE SR. INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST HR

BEHBAHANI, ALI-REZA NUCLEAR ENGR (SEVERE ACCIDENT RES COO RES

BERSON, BRUCE REGIONAL ATTORNEY RIII

CARTER, DAVID IT SPECIALIST OIS

FIJALKOWSKI, LOUISE SECRETARY (OA) RIV

HOUSE, JOHN SENIOR RADIATION SPECIALIST RIII

PLOSKI, THOMAS SR. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ANALYST RIII

SCHIN, ROBERT SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR RII

SMITH, CASWELL SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR RII

ST MARY, BETH SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIS

TREBY, STUART ASST. GC FOR RULEMAKING AND FUEL CYCLE OGC

Departures

HAGGERTY, NEIL PROJECT MANAGER FSME

MINTZ, TODD MATERIALS ENGINEER (NSPDP) RES
December 29, 2006 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 29, 2006

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following:

Security requirements for new nuclear power plants.

New Jersey’s lawsuit against the NRC regarding Shieldalloy’s decommissioning plan.

Other Public Affairs Items:

Commissioner McGaffigan’s letter to the editor of The New York Times regarding security of

radioactive materials, especially polonium-210, was published December 27, 2006. 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

06-154 NRC Statement on Passing of Former President Ford (12/27)

Regions:

II-06-046 NRC Proposes $104,000 Fine Against Southern Nuclear for Violation at Hatch

Nuclear Plant (12/29)
December 29, 2006 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY)

Items of Interest

Week Ending December 29, 2006

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Information Papers

SECY-06-0241 12/21/06 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 

December 8, 2006

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), notice of 539th meeting (2/1-3/07). 

2. Petition for Rulemaking filed by Scott Portzline, Three Mile Island Alert; Consideration of

Petition (PRM-73-11).

3. Power Reactor Security Requirements; Extension of Comment period (RIN 3150-AG63).