INFORMATION REPORT

June 23, 2006 SECY-06-0141

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

JUNE 9, 2006

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*

Office of Information Services 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

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards/

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste S

*No input this week.

/RA/

William M. Dean

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO
June 23, 2006 SECY-06-0141

For: The Commissioners

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING

JUNE 9, 2006

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*

Office of Information Services 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

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards/

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste S

*No input this week.

William M. Dean

Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact:

L. Rakovan, OEDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 9, 2006

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO by E-mail: ljr2@nrc.gov. 

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NRR 2 STP *

NMSS 4 OPA 17

RES 8 OIP *

NSIR 9 SECY 19

OGC * Region I *

ADM * Region II 21

OIS 11 Region III *

CFO * Region IV *

HR 15 EDO *

SBCR * OCA 24

OE * ACRS/ACNW 25

*No input this week
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Activities Related to the Recent Braidwood, Unit 1 Pressurizer Heater Sleeve Cracking Event

On June 2, 2006, staff held a teleconference with Exelon, the Pressurized Water Reactor

Owners Group (PWROG), Westinghouse, and other industry representatives to discuss

proposed industry plans to address the potential generic implications of the recent Braidwood,

Unit 1 pressurizer heater sleeve cracking event. The industry representatives discussed a

proposed project plan to be submitted to the PWROG. The proposed plan will seek to: 

(1) investigate the generic applicability of the Braidwood, Unit 1 experience by reviewing

pressurizer heater configurations, material specifications, fabrication records, operating

conditions, etc., for the pressurized water reactor (PWR) fleet; (2) establish operability and risk

assessments to address PWRs which may be subject to intergranular stress corrosion cracking

(IGSCC) of stainless steel pressurizer heater sleeves; and (3) develop inspection guidelines,

including methods and frequency of inspections, to be implemented by potentially affected

licensees in accordance with NEI 03-08, “Guideline for the Management of Materials Issues.” 

The staff expressed interest in future interactions with the industry on the proposed plan. 

Results from the proposed plan are expected in the Fall of 2006.

Steam Generator Tube Integrity Technical Specifications

In January 2006, the NRC issued Generic Letter 2006-01, “Steam Generator Tube Integrity and

Associated Technical Specifications,” to improve the steam generator tube integrity regulatory

framework by improving the technical specification (TS) requirements pertaining to steam

generator tube integrity. In response to the generic letter, the licensees of all PWRs committed

to submit applications to amend their TSs consistent with Technical Specification Task Force

Traveler 449, “Steam Generator Tube Integrity,” by May 31, 2006. As of May 31, 2006, the

licensees of all PWRs have requested staff review of the proposed steam generator TSs

changes. The staff is currently reviewing the applications.

Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-06 “New Reactor Standardization Needed to Support the

Design-Centered Licensing Review Approach,” Issued

On May 31, 2006, the staff issued the subject Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) (ADAMS

ML053540251). The purpose of the RIS is to describe the agency’s design-centered review

approach (DCRA) for reviewing design certification and Combined License (COL) applications

and its expectations for applicants and vendors to standardize within a design in order to make

the DCRA effective. This RIS is intended to promote standardization of COL applications and

to facilitate the establishment of a predictable and consistent method for reviewing applications.

The RIS also seeks voluntary submission of information regarding schedules and plans for

standardization.
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE A

Regulatory Guide 1.205 on Risk-Informed-Performance-Based Fire Protection Regulations

Notice of the issuance and availability of Regulatory Guide 1.205 was published in the 

Federal Register on June 6, 2006. The regulatory guide endorses NEI-04-02 that provides

detailed implementation guidance for those plants that plan to adopt National Fire Protection

Association 805 (NFPA 805). At this time, the NRC has received letters of intent to adopt

NFPA 805 at 41 nuclear units.
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Issuance of Draft Standard Review Plan (SRP) on “Activities Related to U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) Waste Determinations”

On May 31, 2006, staff issued the subject Draft SRP. The SRP provides guidance to NRC staff

who perform technical reviews of DOE determinations that assess whether certain reprocessing

waste is high-level waste or incidental waste. The SRP will be used for reviews related to the

Savannah River Site, Idaho National Laboratory, the Hanford Site, and the West Valley

Demonstration Project. The SRP is available in ADAMS at ML061520469 and is open for

public comment until July 31, 2006.

Meeting with DOE Regarding Incidental Waste Determination

On June 1, 2006, staff hosted a public meeting with DOE at NRC Headquarters. This meeting

covered a wide range of technical issues related to DOE's responses to NRC's Request for

Additional Information on the incidental waste determination for the Idaho National Laboratory

Tank Farm Facility. NRC is reviewing this waste determination, consistent with its

responsibilities under the Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2005,

Section 3116.

Staff Meets with DOE Concerning Transportation Canisters for Spent Nuclear Fuel

On June 1, 2006, staff held a pre-application meeting with Talisman International and DOE to

discuss standardized canisters designed for transporting DOE-owned spent nuclear fuels

destined for Yucca Mountain. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss DOE’s approach to

addressing the criticality safety requirements, under 10 CFR Part 71, using a moderatorexclusion assumption based on the demonstrated structural integrity of the proposed canisters. 

DOE is proposing to submit a series of topical reports that would demonstrate the ability of

these canisters, once placed inside transportation overpacks, to keep water outside the

canisters.

High-Level Waste NRC/DOE Quarterly Management Meeting

On June 6, 2006, NRC and DOE held a Quarterly Management Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, on

the Yucca Mountain Project. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss management issues

and progress in the High-Level Waste Repository Program. DOE provided updates on Yucca

Mountain Project design activities, quality assurance, and the corrective action program.

Yucca Mountain Technical Exchange on Seismic Design

On June 7, 2006, NRC and DOE held a technical exchange in Las Vegas, NV, on “Preclosure

Seismic Design Methodology and Performance Demonstration.” The Draft Interim Staff

Guidance, HLWRS-ISG-01, “Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences,”

which was recently published for public comment on May 22, 2006 (71 FR 29369), was

discussed at the exchange. This guidance supplements the Yucca Mountain Review Plan,
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE B

NUREG-1804, Revision 2, for review of seismically initiated event sequences in the pre-closure

safety analysis of the proposed Yucca Mountain geologic repository. The public comment

period for this guidance is 45 days.
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Audit of the Consolidated Data Entry (CDE) Program for the Mitigating Systems Performance

Index (MSPI)

On June 1, 2006, the staff completed an audit of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations

(INPO) CDE program. One goal of the CDE program is to perform the detailed MSPI

calculations for all licensees as input to the quarterly performance indicators for the NRC’s

Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). The first scheduled reporting of the MSPI under the ROP is

July 2006. This task concludes the documentation of technical analyses and data in support of

the MSPI implementation. 

Mathematical Fire Modeling and Its Application to Nuclear Power Plants Session at American

Nuclear Society (ANS) Annual Meeting

On June 7, 2006, staff from the Offices of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) and Nuclear

Reactor Regulation (NRR), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) organized, chaired,

and presented the subject technical session at the ANS annual meeting in Reno, NV. 

Presentations included new information from draft NUREG-1824, “Verification and Validation of

Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications” and future research activities to

advance the state-of-the-art in fire modeling. The risk-informed, performance-based fire

protection rule 10 CFR 50.48(c) endorses National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Standard 805, “Performance-based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor

Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition” and requires that fire models be verified and validated. 
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Preliminary Notifications

1. PNO-II-06-002, Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3,-REGION II RESPONSE TO

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO.

2. PNO-II-06-002A, Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3,-UPDATE OF REGION II

RESPONSE TO TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO.

3. PNO-III-06-015, Braidwood 1 and 2, Exelon Generation Co., -TRITIUM

CONTAMINATION ISSUES.
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE G

Office of Information Services (OIS)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

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

June 02 through June 08, 2006:

Background radiation, all information re: promulgation & development

of the definition; calculation of total effective dose equivalent (TEDE);

rulemaking proceedings for 56 Fed. Reg. 23, 360 & 51 Fed. Reg.

1092

FOIA/PA-2006-0218

Bayer Pharmaceuticals, License 06-13053-04, all records on

inspections, violations, penalties, accidents, safety concerns &

discrimination

FOIA/PA-2006-0219

Shipments of nuclear waste across Utah FOIA/PA-2006-0220

RI-2005-A-0123, all records FOIA/PA-2006-0221
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE I

Office of Human Resources (HR)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Arrival

ADELSTEIN, PATRICIA H. CONSULTANT HR

BENSON, KARYN STUDENT ANALYST (INTERN) OIG

BREEN JOSEPH J. OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRR

BRINCEFIELD, ASHLEY E SECRETARY (OA) NRR

BUSHMAN, ABIGAIL STUDENT ENGINEER RES

CLAGG, RODNEY L. REACTOR ENGINEER / RESIDENT

INSPECTOR

R-III

COOPER, LA'TOYA STUDENT CLERK NMSS

COY, MACKENZIE B. LAW CLERK OGC

DALZELL, JENNIFER L. STUDENT ENGINEER R-III

DERRICK, BRADLEY T. STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) R-III

DEUTCHMAN, JACOB S. STUDENT ENGINEER RES

DICK, JR., GEORGE F. CONSULTANT NRR

FAIRBANKS, ABIN L. REACTOR INSPECTOR (NSPDP) R-IV

FARMER, SUE E. SECRETARY (OA) R-IV

FERKILE, ANDREA STUDENT ANALYST (INTERN) OIG

GONZALEZ, DENISE M. STUDENT ENGR TRAINEE (CO-OP) RES

GONZALEZ, FELIX GENERAL ENGINEER (NSPDP) RES

GRAZIOSE, CATHERINE IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS) OIS

HALL, LYNN PROJECT MANAGER NRR

HOPKINS, JONATHAN B. STUDENT ENGINEER RES

JACKSON, RAHSEAN L. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER NRR

KAIZER, JOSHUA S. GENERAL ENGINEER (NSPDP) NRR

KOLLATH-ROMANO, PAUL STUDENT ENGINEER NSIR

KUNTZLEMAN, ANNE REGINA AQUATIC BIOLOGIST NRR
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE I

LEGARD, LAUREN E. STUDENT SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR

LUGO, KELVIN STUDENT ENGINEER R-IV

MENDOZA, JR., MARCO A. STUDENT ENGINEER R-IV

MUSSATTI, DANIEL C. ECONOMIST (SOCIOECONOMICS) NRR

NEWMAN, GARRETT A. REACTOR ENGINEER (NSPDP) R-I

PROKOFIEV, IOURI MATERIALS ENGINEER RES

RAIONE, RICHARD PAUL HYDROLOGIST NRR

RODRIGUEZ, ADELIS M. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

SPECIALIST (NSPDP)

ADM

SANCHEZ SANTIAGO, ELBA M. STUDENT ENGINEER R-III

SCOTT, CHRISTIAN B. REACTOR ENGINEER (NSPDP) R-III

SULLIVAN, JOSEPH C. OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-I

THRALL, CRYSTAL L. STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

URIBE, EDUARDO D. REACTOR INSPECTOR (NSPDP) R-IV

VAN ABLE, ERIC N. STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

WAGNER, BRIAN STUDENT ENGINEER RES

Departures

GILES, MARK A. SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR

(PWR/TL)

R-I

MUSCARELLA, EILEEN OFFICE AUTOMATION ASSISTANT NRR

PATTERSON, CLARA M. CIVIL RIGHTS SPECIALIST SBCR

RONE, VIRGINIA E. CONSULTANT OIG
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE M

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

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

The 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruling on whether terrorism should be considered in environmental

impact statements.

The NRC’s investigation of tritium leaks at various nuclear power plants.

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA Region I staff assisted at the environmental impact statement scoping meeting for the

Vermont Yankee license renewal review, including extensive outreach to local media before the

meeting.

OPA Region IV secured a correction of an inaccurate story in local media regarding a

radioactive spill at Arkansas Nuclear One.

Press Releases

Headquarters:

06-079 NRC Proposes Changes to Regulations on Occupational Radiation Dose

Records, Total Dose Definition (6/5)

Regions:

I-06-036 Oral Comments to Be Accepted on June 26 and 27 Regarding Proceeding on

Vermont Yankee Power Uprate (6/9)

IV-06-014 New Senior Resident Inspector Named at South Texas Project (6/6)
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-06-0126 5/31/06 Proposed Rulemaking - Power Reactor

Security Requirements (RIN 3150-SG63)

2. COMSECY-06-0024 4/25/06 Proposed Policy Statement on Controls

Over Video News Releases

SRM-COMSECY-06-

0024

6/8/06 (same)

Voting Record on

COMSECY-06-0024

5/31/06 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-06-0119 5/22/06 Status Update on the Request to Consider

Developing a Formal Tribal Consultation

Protocol

2. SECY-06-0122 5/24/06 Safety Culture Initiative Activities to

Enhance the Reactor Oversight Process

and Outcomes of the Initiatives

3. SECY-06-0130 6/7/06 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending

May 26, 2006

Memoranda

1. M060515B 6/8/06 Staff Requirements - Briefing on Status of

Implementation of Energy Policy Act of 2005

2. M060524B 6/8/06 Staff Requirements - All Employees Meeting

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, dated May 31, 2006, responds to letter

regarding the NRC’s plans for conducting engineering and emergency preparedness

inspections at the Indian Point NPP.

2. Letter to Congress, dated June 4, 2006, responds to recommendations made by the

GAO in is report entitled “Nuclear Power Plants: Efforts Made to Upgrade Security, but

the NRC’s Design Basis Threat Process Should be Improved” (GAO-06-388).
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE O

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), Notice of Opportunity to Make Oral or

Written Limited Appearance Statements, In the Matter of U.S. Army (Jefferson Proving

Ground Site).

2. Establishment of ASLB, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (Pilgrim Nuclear Power

Station). 

3. Final rule - 10 CFR Part 73, RIN: 3150-AH94, Relief from Fingerprinting and Criminal

History Records check for Designated Categories of Individuals.

4. Proposed rule - 10 CFR Parts 20 and 32, RIN: 3150-AH48, National Source Tracking of

Sealed Sources.

5. Establishment of ASLB, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (Vermont Yankee Nuclear

Power Station). 

6. Notice of Receipt of Petition for Rulemaking, William Stein III, M.D.
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE P

Region II (RII)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

Commissioner Jaczko Visits Shearon B. Harris Nuclear Plant

On June 9, 2006, Commissioner Jaczko and staff, accompanied by regional management

visited the Shearon B. Harris Nuclear Plant for a site tour, where he also met with licensee

management and held a press conference.

Watts Bar Emergency Preparedness Exercise

On June 7, 2006, Region II participated in the Watts Bar Emergency Preparedness Exercise in

Spring City, Tennessee. The Region II participation included a Region II Base and Site Team.
June 9, 2006 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING SCHEDULE, NO. 22

 OCAContact

 DATE & PLACE

TIME WITNESS SUBJECT 

Decker 06/08/06

2154 RHOB

10:00 TBA Personal Information Security at

Federal Agencies

Reps. DaGovernm

Shane 06/12/06

SD-366

2:30 DOE Next Generation of Nuclear Plant

Project within the Department ofEnergy

Senators Energy a

Shane TBA

TBA

TBA TBA New Nuclear Power Plants Reps. Ba

Energy a

Shane 06/22/06

TBA

9:30 NRC, GAO, NEI, UCS GAO Report on Reactor Oversight

Process and other topics

Senators Clean Air

Nuclear SEnvironm
June 9, 2006 ENCLOSURE S

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)/

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW)

Items of Interest

Week Ending June 9, 2006

As a result of its 170th meeting (May 23-25, 2006), the ACNW issued letters and reports

on the following subjects. 

Date

June 8, 2006 Future Volcanism at Yucca Mountain - Comments on the Igneous

Intrusion Scenario

June 8, 2006 Comments on ICRP Draft Document - Scope of Radiation

Protection Regulations (Spring 2006 Version)