January 12, 2007 SECY-07-0012

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

JANUARY 5, 2007

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*

*No input this week.

/RA/

Michael R. Johnson 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO
January 12, 2007 SECY-07-0012

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

JANUARY 5, 2007

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*

*No input this week.

/RA/

Michael R. Johnson

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 5, 2007

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 * SECY 19

RES * Region I *

NSIR 10 Region II *

ADM * Region III *

OIS 12 Region IV *

CFO * EDO *

HR 16 OCA *

SBCR *

*No input this week
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

Staff Issues Updated Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the Oyster Creek

Generating Station License Renewal Application

On October 3, 2006, the staff met with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

License Renewal Subcommittee to discuss the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open

Items related to the Oyster Creek Generating Station license renewal application. Because of

the drywell corrosion issue associated with Oyster Creek, the ACRS requested a second

subcommittee meeting for January 18, 2007. A necessary report from Sandia National

Laboratories with the final results of the confirmatory analysis has not been completed. Sandia

National Laboratories staff issued a final report concerning the integrity of the Oyster Creek

drywell on January 12, 2007. In order to obtain comments from the ACRS Subcommittee and

to discuss publicly available information, the staff modified and issued the SER with Open Items

for Oyster Creek, Revision 1, on December 29, 2006. Following the ACRS Subcommittee

meeting, the staff plans to issue the final Oyster Creek SER, which will include information from

the Sandia Report.
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

Publication of “Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment

Manual (MARSAME),” (NUREG-1575, Supplement 1)

During the week of January 1, 2007, the subject report was made available for public review

and comment for a period of 90 days. MARSAME provides technically defensible processes

and methods for the measurement of radioactivity associated with materials and equipment,

and is compatible with the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual

(MARSSIM). The author agencies are the NRC, the Department of Defense, the Department of

Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-II-07-001, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant - PRESS INTEREST IN

TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT.
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE H

Office of Information Services (OIS)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

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

of December 29 through January 4, 2007:

OIG investigations closed/completed since 10-01-05, listing FOIA/PA-2007-0070
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE J

Office of Human Resources (HR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

Arrivals

BAMFORD, PETER PROJECT MANAGER NRR

BARNARD, ETHEL MANAGEMENT ANALYST ACRS

BAUER, LAUREL GEOLOGIST NRR

BELL, MARVIN BRANCH CHIEF OIS

CAPEHART, PHILLIP OPERATIONS ENGINEER/EXAMINER RII

COMMISKEY, JOHN HEALTH PHYSICIST RI

DICKSON, ELIJAH NSPDP ENGINEER / SCIENTIST RES

DONOHEW, JACK SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR

HARRIS, CHARLES REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR

JOHNSON, JUDY SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR

KERR, KATHLEEN SR. STATE ASSISTANT FSME

KULL, MICHAEL TRAINING PROGRAM SPECIALIST (KM) HR

LARKINS, JOHN CONSULTANT HR

MALLICK, SHAFIQUR IT SPECIALIST RES

MCKAY, BRIAN REACTOR INSPECTOR RII

MILLER, KENNETH ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRR

MILLER, KENNETH GENERAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST RII

NAKANISHI, TONY REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR

NICHOLSON, KEITH STUDENT CLERK RES

OLMSTEAD, JOAN ATTORNEY OGC

PRINARIS, ANDREW PROGRAM MANAGER NSIR

SHAW, WILLIAM REACTOR SYSTEMS ANALYST RES

SHERRY, RICHARD SR. RELIABILITY AND RISK ANALYST/ENGR RES

SMITH, STEPHEN REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR

TAILLEART, DONALD PROJECT MANAGER NSIR
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE J

VAN WERT, CHRISTOPHER REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR

WALLACE, DENISE SECRETARY NRR

WILSON, JERRY SENIOR POLICY ANALYST NRR

Retirements

BANKS, CHRISTINE EMER PLANNING ASSISTANT RII

BARNARD, ETHEL MANAGEMENT ANALYST ACRS

BROWER, DEBORAH HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST RIII

CASHATT, MELVIN REACTOR TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR HR

COLBURN, TIMOTHY SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR

DONOHEW, JACK SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR

FAULKNER, HOWARD SR. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER OIP

GAGE, PAUL SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER RIV

GORDON, CAROL SECRETARY (STENOGRAPHY/OA) RIV

JONES, DANIEL SENIOR FUEL FACILITY INSPECTOR RII

KERR, KATHALEEN SR. STATE ASSISTANT (STENO) FSME

LANDIS, KERRY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT RII

LARKINS, JOHN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACRS

LAUBEN, G SR REACTOR SYS ENGR (TH MODELING) RES

LENAHAN, JOSEPH SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR RII

LESSLER, LANCE OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST NMSS

LOCASCIO, MARY SECRETARY (OA) RIII

MADISON, ALAN BRANCH CHIEF NSIR

MARTIN, DAN SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS

MATTOX, DEBORAH PURCHASING AGENT RII

NORDLINGER, MARJORIE SENIOR ATTORNEY (INTERNATIONAL) OGC

PATTERSON, PATRICIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT RII

RUBIN, ALAN BRANCH CHIEF RES

SHELTON, BRENDA BRANCH CHIEF OIS
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE J

SHOWE, STEVEN DIRECTOR, TTC OPERATIONS HR

SUAREZ, ELIZABETH SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST NSIR

SWANSON, CAROLYN TEAM LEADER HR

WILSON, JAMES SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR

WILSON, JERRY SENIOR POLICY ANALYST NRR

Departures

COOPER, LATOYA STUDENT CLERK CFO

ROBINSON, CHAUNDRA SECRETARY (OA) NMSS
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following:

Commissioner McGaffigan’s announcement that he would leave the agency upon confirmation

of a successor.

Security requirements for new reactors.

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA worked to clarify security requirements for new reactors after an inaccurate story in The

New York Times was picked up by several media outlets.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

07-001 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Assessment of Proposed

Irradiator in Hawaii (1/5)

07-002 NRC Commissioner Edward McGaffigan to Leave Agency (1/5)

Regions:

III-07-001 NRC Issues Confirmatory Order in Employment Discrimination Case at Point

Beach Nuclear Plant (1/5)
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE N

Office of International Programs (OIP)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

Rule Change to Move Libya from Embargoed to Restricted Destinations List

On December 29, 2006, the Acting Executive Director for Operations signed a final rule moving

Libya from the NRC's embargoed destinations list in 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

110.28 to NRC's restricted destinations list in 10 CFR 110.29. This action was taken in

response to the Executive Branch rescission of Libya's designation as a State Sponsor of

Terrorism and is necessary to align NRC's export/import regulations with current U.S.

Government law and policy on Libya. This rule change will permit the use of general licenses in

Part 110 for exports to Libya. The rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register

shortly.
January 5, 2007 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY)

Items of Interest

Week Ending January 5, 2007

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

Commission Voting Record

on SECY-06-0234

01/04/07 Final Rule: Secure Transfer of Nuclear

Material (RIN 3150-AH90)

Memoranda

M070104 01/04/07 Staff Requirements - Affirmation Session: I.

SECY-06-0234 - Final Rule: Secure

Transfer of Nuclear Material (RIN 3150-

AH90)

Commission Correspondence

- Letter to Congressman Markey, dated December 22, 2006, responds to concerns about

the use of Wackenhut security officers at NRC-regulated commercial nuclear plants,

specifically, South Texas Project.

Federal Register Notices Issued

- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Notice of Hearing (Application for Materials License

Amendment), U.S. Army (Jefferson Proving Ground Site).