INFORMATION REPORT 

June 30, 2008 SECY-08-0088

For: The Commissioners 

From: Vonna L. Ordaz, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JUNE 20, 2008 

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/ 

Vonna L. Ordaz 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

V. Medina, OEDO 
June 30, 2008 SECY-08-0088

For: The Commissioners 

From: Vonna L. Ordaz, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JUNE 20, 2008 

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/ 

Vonna L. Ordaz 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

V. Medina, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 20, 2008

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: V. Medina, OEDO by E-mail: uss@nrc.gov. 

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FSME 6 SECY 19 

RES * Region I 20 

NSIR 10 Region II 21 

ADM 11 Region III 22 

OIS 12 Region IV 23 

CFO * EDO * 

HR 16 OCA 24 

SBCR * 

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June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code for Operation and Maintenance (OM) 

of Nuclear Power Plants Check Valve and Nuclear Industry Check Valve (NIC) Users’ Group 

Meetings

From June 9-13, 2008, NRC staff attended meetings of the ASME OM Code Subgroup for 

Check Valves and NIC Users’ Group. At both meetings, the staff made presentations discussing 

regulatory activities related to in-service testing (IST), the new NRC acceptance review process 

as related to IST issues, recent information notices related to IST issues, and the NRC staff 

evaluations of recent code relief requests regarding on-line testing of check valves. Major topics 

presented by the membership at the NIC users’ group meeting included condition monitoring 

programs for check valve IST, recent industry check valve operating experience, and check 

valve diagnostic techniques. A portion of the meeting was held at the Diablo Canyon Power 

Plant, where the licensee provided demonstrations of non-intrusive testing techniques utilized for 

check valve diagnostic activities and check valve disassembly. 

North Anna Dam Inspection

On June 12, 2008, staff and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Dam Safety 

Inspector performed the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant Bi-Annual Dam Inspection. On June 

12 and 13, 2008, staff met with Exelon licensing managers and staff to discuss the recent 

issuance of LIC 109, Acceptance Review Procedures. 

Meeting with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to discuss NRC’s Rulemaking Process

On June 12, 2008, the NRC staff held a Category 2 meeting with representatives of various 

NGOs to talk about NRC’s rulemaking process. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an 

overview of the rulemaking process; specifically, opportunities for public participation and also to 

obtain the NGOs’ perspectives on how the NRC can improve the rulemaking process. 

Approximately 40 people attended the meeting, including participation of representatives from 

seven NGOs. In general, their comments concerned the interactions between the NRC and 

NGOs during rulemaking activities, the tools available to the NGOs, and public access to 

rulemaking information. The NRC staff will consider their comments and provide a formal 

response with our conclusions. 

License Renewal Application for Prairie Island Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2

By letter dated April 14, 2008, the Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) requested cooperating 

agency status for the environmental review of the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 

license renewal application. The staff drafted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to 

establish roles and responsibilities and a general framework for this collaborative arrangement. 

The MOU was signed by the Director, NRR, on June 14. Signature by the PIIC official will 

commence the PIIC’s status as a cooperating agency. 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE A 

TORMIS Computer Code for Assessment of Tornado Missile Protection

On June 16, 2008, the NRC issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2008-14, "Use of TORMIS 

Computer Code for Assessment of Tornado Missile Protection," (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML080230578). The RIS reiterates and clarifies the staff position on the NRC-approved usage 

of the TORMIS computer code, which was approved for licensees to address, in a probabilistic 

manner, identified deficiencies in complying with their current licensing basis for tornado missile 

protection, instead of having to modify their plant to provide positive tornado missile protection 

(i.e., barriers). The Safety Evaluation Report approving this use of the TORMIS computer code 

for this use is dated October 26, 1983 (ADAMS Accession No. ML080870291). The RIS also 

discusses issues that have been identified with recent license amendment requests to use the 

TORMIS computer code, including licensee requests to use the TORMIS computer code outside 

the scope of its approved usage, and clarifies the information needed in license amendment 

applications requesting to use the TORMIS computer code. 

International Atomic Energy Agency Led Entrance Meeting

On June 16, 2008, NRR staff participated in the entrance meeting for the International Atomic 

Energy Agency led Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) inspection at Arkansas Nuclear 

One (ANO). The OSART consists of an international team of experts who will conduct a threeweek in-depth review of operational safety performance at ANO. An exit meeting will be 

conducted on or about July 2, 2008. 

Public Meeting to Discuss the Integration of Traditional Enforcement into Plant Assessment

On June 17, 2008, staff from NRR, Office of Enforcement and the Regions held a public meeting 

with the industry and other stakeholders on the use of traditional enforcement in plant 

assessment. Participants provided their initial reactions and ideas to making changes to the 

assessment process. In the future, stakeholders will be kept informed of progress in this area 

through briefings at the regularly scheduled monthly Reactor Oversight Process working group 

meetings. 

National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee meeting

On June 17 and 18, 2008, NRC representatives from both NRR and the Office of New Reactors 

participated in a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Nuclear Facility Technical 

Committee meeting to discuss changes to NFPA's nuclear facility technical standards, including 

NFPA Standard 805. During the meeting, the participants discussed a new NFPA Standard 

806, which is a proposed risk-informed performance-based standard for managing changes to 

approved fire protection programs for new reactors. 

Reactor Oversight Process Working Group public meeting

On June 18, 2008, the staff held the monthly Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Working Group 

public meeting. Discussions included safety culture lessons-learned, ROP assessment process 

changes, forthcoming revisions to inspection guidance, possible changes to performance 

indicator guidance, Mitigating Systems Performance Index issues, and other performance 

indicator frequently asked questions (FAQs). 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE B 

 Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to Discuss Requests for Additional Information 

(RAIs) Associated with the Electrical Power and Fire Safety Program for the Bellefonte 

Combined License Application (COLA)

On June 10, 2008, the staff held a Category I public meeting with TVA to discuss RAIs 

associated with the electrical power and fire safety program for the Bellefonte COLA. The 

meeting discussed these concerns in two parts allowing the public to interact between each 

session. NRC staff, TVA, and Westinghouse representatives considered the public meeting to 

be helpful in identifying information needed by the staff to complete its review of the Bellefonte 

COLA. At the conclusion of the meeting, TVA identified that their respective topic areas were 

adequately addressed and will respond to the RAIs that were issued by confirming, modifying, or 

developing necessary information needed to complete processing the RAIs. 

Staff Holds Public Outreach Meeting to Discuss the COLA for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power 

Plant, Units 3 and 4

On June 12, 2008, the staff participated in a public outreach meeting to discuss the COLA for 

Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant. The meeting was conducted at the Somervell County 

Expo Center in Glen Rose, Texas. Approximately 200 people attended this meeting, including 

representatives of the NRC staff, Luminant Power, Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems, state 

and local governments, the nuclear industry, and members of the public. After the staff 

explained the process for reviewing the COLA, the public was given an opportunity to comment. 

In addition, the NRC staff hosted an informal “open house” for one hour prior to the meeting. 

The NRC staff used poster displays and provided brochures to answer questions about the 

proposed COLA. 

Issuance of Regulatory Guide 4.21

On June 12, 2008, the staff published Regulatory Guide 4.21, “Minimization of Contamination 

and Radioactive Waste Generation: Life-Cycle Planning.” The document provides regulatory 

guidance to new license applicants for compliance to 10 CFR 20.1406, which was issued as a 

part of the decommissioning rule (10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E) in 1997. Since the regulatory 

guide affects several areas of review, the staff will be conducting awareness workshops to 

inform effected staff of the impact of the guidance. 

New Reactor Health Physics Meeting

On June 12, 2008, the staff participated in a public meeting with representatives of the Nuclear 

Energy Institute (NEI) to discuss the implementation of Regulatory Guide 4.21, “Minimization of 

Contamination and Radioactive Waste Generation: Life-Cycle Planning.” NEI indicated that they 

plan to create a template to address the operational portions of the regulatory guide. NEI 

stressed that the template will only address operational programs and each design will need to 

respond to the appropriate design features related to the regulatory guide. NEI also indicated 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE B 

they plan to hold a mid-summer public workshop to address the template and other features of 

the Regulatory Guide. The meeting also included updates to the status of the NEI radiation 

protection templates and industry support of updates to NRC health physics computer codes. 

Level 1 Change to the Vogtle Early Site Permit (ESP) and Limited Work Authorization (LWA) 

Review Schedule

On June 19, 2008, a level one change request, defined as a significant schedule impact that 

affects publically established milestones for the Vogtle ESP and LWA, was approved. The staff 

changed the issuance date for the Vogtle ESP final safety evaluation report from August 8, 2008 

to February 5, 2009. This new schedule still supports Southern Nuclear Operating Company’s 

(SNC’s) construction plans; however, any additional extensions to the schedule could impact 

those plans. Additional time is needed to address a newly identified issue related to SNC’s LWA 

request (which is part of the ESP application). The updated Vogtle ESP project status report 

provides additional details of the change. The report can be found at: 

http://nrr10.nrc.gov/NRO/new-rx-status/status-reports/2008/docs/esp-vogtle-20080620.pdf. The 

public website will be updated concurrently with issuance of the staff’s letter to SNC, 

communicating this schedule delay. 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

Meeting with General Electric-Hitachi Uranium on Environmental Report

On June 16, 2008, staff from NMSS and the Office of Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs met with staff from General Electric-Hitachi’s (GEH’s) 

proposed uranium enrichment plant, to discuss the Environmental Report for this proposed 

facility, in Wilmington, North Carolina. GEH staff indicated that the document had been 

prepared as a final draft and will be submitted with the application later this year. GEH 

evaluated most impacts as small; the remainder were evaluated as having a moderate impact 

(e.g. whether there is transportation near the site, displacement of ecological species during 

construction; and noise during construction). 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE D 

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

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

Public Discussions and Comments on Zion Nuclear Power Station and Decommissioning Activities

On June 18, 2008, the staff held a public meeting in Zion, Illinois. The purpose of the meeting was 

to discuss and accept public comments on both the Zion Nuclear Power Station proposed license 

transfer from Exelon to EnergySolutions and the revised Post-Shutdown Decommissioning 

Activities Report. The plan envisions active decommissioning at Zion, Units 1 and 2. 

Agreement State Application Submission by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health

On June 18, 2008, representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health, 

delivered their final Agreement State application. A team from several Offices and Region I will 

start review of the application and prepare a staff analysis for Commission approval and public 

comment. Approval of the final Agreement by the Commission is expected in the spring, 2009. 

Visit to United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of River Protection

June 11-12, 2008, the NRC staff met with DOE, State of Washington, and DOE contractor 

personnel at the DOE’s Office of River Protection in Hanford, Washington. The purpose of the 

meeting was to discuss DOE’s recent request to NRC to review a “Basis for Exception” document 

related to waste retrieved from Single Shell Tank 241-C-106, located at the Hanford reservation. 

NRC’s involvement in this review is being conducted in accordance with an Interagency Agreement 

between NRC and DOE. Discussions were held to gain a common understanding between all of 

the meeting participants about the scope of the review, and were focused on the retrieval 

technologies utilized, the criteria by which the retrieval will be reviewed, and the history of NRC’s 

involvement in the project. In addition, discussions were held to clarify how routine communications 

and data requests will be handled. Finally, a preliminary schedule for the review was established. 

DOE plans to issue a publicly available meeting summary for this meeting. 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

RES Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.42, “Emergency Planning for Fuel Cycle Facilities 

and Plants Licensed Under 10 CFR Parts 50 and 70”

On June 19, 2008, the staff withdrew this outdated RG. The RG was last revised in 

September 1979, and provided guidance on developing emergency plans for fuel cycle facilities 

under 10 CFR Parts 50 and 70. The RG is being withdrawn because no fuel cycle facilities are 

currently licensed under both 10 CFR Parts 50 and 70, or under Part 50 alone. For fuel cycle 

and materials facilities licensed under 10 CFR Part 70, RG 3.67, “Standard Format and Content 

for Emergency Plans for Fuel Cycle and Materials Facilities” provides adequate guidance for 

developing emergency plans. 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision 5; Final Rule 3150-AI24

On June 12, 2008, the NRC published a document (73 FR 33291) in the Federal Register

amending its regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 cask system listing 

within the “List of approved spent fuel storage casks” to include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate 

of Compliance Number 1014. The rule allows the holders of power reactor operating licenses to 

store spent fuel in this approved cask as specified in the revised conditions under the NRC's 

general license provisions. The rule becomes effective on July 14, 2008. 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

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

of June 13, 2008 through June 19, 2008: 

Tritium exit signs purchased by listed contractors with Wal-Mart as 

General Licensee/end-user FOIA/PA-2008-0253 

NorAm Energy Corporation Houston Industries, Inc., Reliant Energy 

Inc., CenterPoint Energy Inc. and any subsidiaries, complaints and 

investigations FOIA/PA-2008-0254 

License Number 21-13255-01, Institution code 13255, 22341 West 

Eight Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48219, any file material FOIA/PA-2008-0255 

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, records of communications, letters, 

notes, calendars, regarding Entergy “contingency plan” if workers walk 

off the job FOIA/PA-2008-0256 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

Arrivals 

ALEXANDER, GEORGE STUDENT ENGINEER FSME 

ARTAYET, ALAIN SR. CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR 

(WELDING) 

RII 

BALLAM, NICHOLAS STUDENT IT SPECIALIST (CO-OP) OIS 

CHEUNG, FAN-BILL REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER 

(FACULTY) 

RES 

CHEW, ELIZABETH IT SPECIALIST (SECURITY) OIS 

CHOU, ALBERT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRO 

CREASY, CASSANDRA STUDENT CLERK SBCR 

DICKEY, SYLVIA KAREN SECRETARY (OA) OCFO 

EVANS, GLENDA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COMM 

FICKEN, RUSSELL IT SPECIALIST OIS 

FIGUEROA, GLADYS STUDENT ENGINEER RES 

FREDETTE, THOMAS ELECTICAL ENGINEER NRO 

GATELY, MATTHEW STUDENT IT SPECIALIST (CO-OP) RI 

GIBSON, JAMES STUDENT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER 

(CO-OP) 

NRO 

HANSON, LATISCHA HEALTH PHYSICIST RIV 

HARMON, DAVID REACTOR INSPECTOR (NSPDP) RII 

JACKSON, ROBERT STUDENT ENGINEER RES 

JORDAN, ASHLEY STUDENT CLERK OHR 

LAM, NATHANIEL STUDENT CLERK RES 

LAWERNCE, TIMOTHY STUDENT CLERK RES 

LENT, SUSAN SECRETARY NRR 

MAGEE, MICHAEL PROJECT MANAGER NRO 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE J 

MEDLEY, MONTIA STUDENT CLERK NSIR 

MOSER, MICHELLE PHYSICAL SCIENTIST NRO 

MULGREW, YVONNE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT RES 

MUNOZ-OJEDA, CRISTINA STUDENT ENGINEER RIII 

MURRY, MAISHA STUDENT HEALTH PHYSICIST RI 

NAQUIN, TYRONE HEALTH PHYSICIST NMSS 

NEGRETE, PHILLIP ANDREW SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR 

NORWOOD, DONALD NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NSIR 

OTERO-GONZALEZ, LAURA STUDENT CIVIL RIGHTS SPECIALIST SBCR 

PHILIPS, HOLLY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST (NSPDP) NSIR 

QUINLAN, KEVIN PHYSICAL SCIENTIST 

(METEROLOGIST) 

NRO 

RATHBUN, HOWARD MECHANICAL ENGINEER RES 

RUBIC, MARK HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM LEADER RIII 

SIPPEL, TIMOTHY NUCLEAR ENGINEER (NSPDP) NMSS 

TRAYHAM, BROOKE STUDENT ENGINEER FSME 

WARD, STEVEN STUDENT ENGINEER NMSS 

WILLIAMS, ANTHONY SR. PROGRAM ANALYST OCFO 

ZARE, DAVID STUDENT CLERK NRR 

Retirements 

RAY, STEVEN SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR) RII 

Departures

BARTH, THOMAS SENIOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OIG 

LAVRETTA, ANGIE REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR 

TOMLINSON, JOHN SENIOR LEVEL ADVISOR ON SECURITY NSIR 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

Indian Point nuclear power plant (NY) license renewal proceeding and inspection; Mother’s Milk 

Project; 

Commission decision to reject a request for a stay in the Oyster Creek nuclear plant (NJ) license 

renewal proceeding; 

Exemption NRC granted to Entergy for late filing of Pilgrim nuclear plant (MA) decommissioning 

coast estimate; and 

NRC review process for Yucca Mountain (NV) application for a nuclear waste repository 

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA supported the Fuel Cycle Information Exchange 2008 Third Annual Seminar and the 2-day 

meeting on the United States Department of Energy presentation on its license application for a 

high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada 

Press Releases 

Headquarters: 

08-116 DOE to “Walk Through” its Yucca Mountain Application in Public Meeting June 

19-20 in Rockville, Maryland (6/16) 

Regions: 

II-08-035 NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to FPL Following Alternative Dispute Resolution 

(6/16) 

III-08-025 NRC Names New Resident Inspector Team at Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant 

(6/17) 

III-080-026 NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Braidwood Nuclear Power 

Plant (6/16) 

IV-08-028 NRC to Provide Additional Oversight to Cooper Nuclear Station (6/16) 

IV-08-029 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant 

(6/18) 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SRM-SECY-08-0056 06/16/08 Estimated Costs for Broadcasting Public 

Meetings Over the Internet (Web Streaming) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-08-0056 

06/16/08 (same) 

2. SECY-08-0077 05/30/08 Options for NRC Involvement with the 

Navy’s Remediation of the Hunters Point 

Naval Shipyard Site in California 

Information Papers

1. SECY-08-0078 06/03/08 Status Report on Power Uprates 

Memoranda

1. M080617 06/17/08 SRM-Affirmation Session: I. SECY-08-0065 

– United States Department of Energy (HLW 

Repository: Pre-Application Matters), Docket 

No. PAPO-00 – The State of Nevada's 

Notice of Appeal From The PAPO Board's 

January 4, 2008 and December 12, 2007 

Orders and The State Of Nevada's Motion to 

File a Limited Reply; II. SECY-08-0071 – 

AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, (License 

Renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear 

Generating Station); Citizens' Motion to Stay 

Proceedings; III. COMSECY-08-0017 – 

UNITED STATES Department of Energy

(High-Level Waste Repository: PreApplication Matters, Advisory PAPO Board), 

Advisory PAPO Board Request for 

Additional Authority 

2. M080516B 06/17/08 SRM-Briefing on NRC Infrastructure 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congress, dated June 9, 2008, provides the NRC’s report on Orders that 

designate new types of information that are protected as “Safeguards Information.” 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE O 

2. Letter to Congress, dated June 9, 2008, provides an NRC draft bill that would amend the 

Atomic Energy Act and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. NRC Application for a License to Export Major Components for Nuclear Reactors 

(Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation), Application No. XR172. 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Subcommittee Meeting on 

Planning and Procedures, notice of meeting (07/08/2008). 

3. ACRS, Subcommittee Meeting on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena, notice of meeting 

(07/07/2008). 

4. ACRS, Subcommittee Meeting on Power Uprates (Hope Creek), notice of meeting 

(07/08/2008). 

5. ACRS, notice of 554th meeting (07/09-11/2008). 

6. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Tennessee Valley Authority 

(Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 & 4). 
June 20, 2008 ENCLOSURE P 

 Region IV (RIV) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 20, 2008 

Columbia Generating Station End-of-Cycle Public Meeting

On June 17, 2008, the NRC held a public meeting with representatives of Energy Northwest to 

discuss the annual assessment of the Columbia Generating Station for 2007. Approximately 25 

people attended the meeting, including three local officials. No media was present. 
June 20, 2008 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) 

 Items of Interest  Week Ending June 20, 2008 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 21 

OCA Contact Date & Place Time Committee Subject 

Decker 06/17/08 

TBA 

TBA House Appropriations 

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Representatives Visclosky / Hobson) 

Draft Fiscal 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations 

• Markup 

Decker 06/18/08 

342 DSOB 

10:00 Senate Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs (Senators Lieberman / Collins) 

Protecting Personal Information: Is the Federal Government Doing Enough? 

• Linda Koont

ManagemeAccountabi

• Hugo Teufe 

Departmen

• Peter p. Swi

Moritz ColleUniversity 

• Ari Schwartz 

Chief OperaDemocracy 

Decker 06/18/08 10:00 Senate Finance Committee 

(Senators Baucus / Grassley) 

123 Agreement w/Russia 

• Markup 

Kron 06/19/08 

2123 RHOB 

9:30 House Energy and 

Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality (Representatives Boucher / Upton) 

Legislative Proposals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview 

• TBD 

Decker 06/24/08 TBA House Appropriations Draft Fiscal 2009 Energy • Markup 
June 20, 2008 

TBA Committee 

(Representatives Obey / Lewis) 

and Water Appropriations 

Powell 07/08 TBA House Energy and 

Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality (Representatives Boucher / Upton) 

Yucca Mountain • TBD 

Shane/Dacus 07/16/08 

406 DSOB 

10:00 Senate Environment and 

Public Works Committee Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety (Senators Carper / Voinovich) 

New Reactors and License Renewal 

• NRC Comm• Others TBD 

Powell TBD TBA House Energy and 

Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Representatives Stupak / Whitfield) 

Inattentive Guards at Peach Bottom and other Security Related Topics 

• TBD