INFORMATION REPORT 

April 18, 2008 SECY-08-0051

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

APRIL 11, 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 Tamara E. Bloomer Acting For/ 

Vonna L. Ordaz 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

S. Bagley, OEDO 
April 18, 2008 SECY-08-0051

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

APRIL 11, 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 Tamara E. Bloomer Acting For/ 

Vonna L. Ordaz 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

S. Bagley, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING APRIL 11, 2008

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: S. Bagley, OEDO by E-mail: shb@nrc.gov. 

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NRR 2 OE * 

NRO * OPA 17 

NMSS 4 OIP * 

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 * 

*No input this week 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

Public Meeting in Erwin, TN, Regarding National Nuclear Security Administration Report

On April 2, 2008, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) staff participated in 

a public town hall meeting in Erwin, TN. The NMSS and Region II staff addressed public 

concerns regarding a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report. DOE’s National Nuclear 

Security Administration (NNSA) issued its 2007 supplement to the environmental impact 

statement (EIS) for the NNSA program to dispose of highly enriched uranium. NNSA 

determined that a new EIS was not required but included a footnote in the report characterizing 

the risk of cancer. The public was concerned about the information in the footnote. At the public 

meeting, NNSA staff provided background information on its program and the role played by 

Nuclear Fuel Services. The public asked questions concerning the data used by NNSA and 

the results presented in the report. The NRC staff addressed questions concerning the 

environmental monitoring program. Members of the public encouraged the NRC and NNSA to 

make more information available to the public and to hold more public meetings. There was 

coverage by the local media. Representatives from Senators Alexander’s and Corker's offices 

attended the meeting. 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE D 

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

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

National Source Tracking System Expansion Proposed Rule

On April 11, 2008, a proposed rule to expand the number and types of sources to be tracked in 

the National Source Tracking System (NSTS) was published in the Federal Register. In 

November, 2006, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a final rule to establish a 

NSTS requiring licensees who possess International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Category 1 

and 2 sources to report to the NSTS. The proposed rule would amend 10 CFR Parts 20 and 32 

to expand the NSTS to include sources greater than or equal to one-tenth of the IAEA Category 

3 threshold. The public comment period is for 75 days. 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 1194 (DG-1194) 

“Guidance to Operators at the Controls and Senior Operators in the Control Room of a Nuclear 

Power Unit”

On April 11, 2008, the subject DG was issued. The DG describes staffing practices and 

methods generally considered by the NRC to be satisfactory for complying with the 

Commission’s regulations that require the presence of an operator at the controls of a nuclear 

power unit and a senior operator in the control room. DG-1194 is available on the NRC website 

at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reactors/draft-index.html. 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

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

of April 4 through April 10, 2008: 

Letters to NRC from Senators John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Barack 

Obama FOIA/PA-2008-0174 

South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application 

requests for additional information and topical reports from GE-Hitachi 

Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, 2006 and 2007 FOIA/PA-2008-0175 

Brief filed by NRC between July 1, 1983 and September 15, 1983, 

regarding Case number 13,984, Texas Department of Health, et al. vs. 

Gulf Nuclear Inc. FOIA/PA-2008-0176 

NUREG/CR-6728, ground motion database used in the development of 

this NUREG FOIA/PA-2008-0177 

Investigation on named individual, 1994 to present FOIA/PA-2008-0178 

Contract NRC0308071 awarded to Beckman and Associates, Inc., 

including statement of work FOIA/PA-2008-0179 

“An Analysis of Excursions at Selected In Situ Uranium Mines in 

Wyoming and Texas,” final version & drafts (referenced in 

ML032580971, 3-10-86) FOIA/PA-2008-0180 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

Arrivals 

CURTIS, JEFF SECRETARY (OA) ADM 

HEBRON-ISREAL, NANCY PROGRAM ANALYST HR 

HUTCHINSON, HEATHER SECRETARY RIV 

KRATCHMAN, JESSICA FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER 

(NSPDP) 

RES 

KULESA, GLORIA SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FSME 

LEE, PAMELA SECRETARY (OA) RII 

LEMONT, STEPHEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT 

MANAGER 

NRO 

LYNN, HENRY HEALTH PHYSICIST HR/TTC 

MEIGHAN, SEAN PROJECT MANAGER NRR 

MILLER, JOSHUA GENERAL ENGINEER (NSPDP) NRR 

MORTON, WENDELL ELECTRONICS ENG (DIGITAL I&C) NRO 

PLASSE, RICHARD PROJECT MANAGER NRR 

RODRIGUEZ, JAIME IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) RIV 

SISK, DAVID REACTOR ENGINEER NRO 

WENTZEL. MICHAEL PROJECT MANAGER NRO 

Departures 

BRADFIELD, DAVID TEAM LEADER NSIR 

DURANT TURNER, 

PATRICIA 

INFO SECURITY SPEC (SSO) NSIR 

GUNTER, WILLIAM PLANNING AND SCHEDULING 

ANALYST 

NRO 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SECY-08-0008 01/11/08 Section 274b Agreement with the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

 SRM-SECY-08-0008 02/12/08 (same) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-08-0008 

02/12/08 (same) 

Information Papers

SECY-08-0041 03/27/08 Fiscal Year 2007 Results of the Industry 

Trends Program for Operating Power 

Reactors and Status of the Ongoing 

Development of the Program 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; notice of cancelled meeting (4/8/2008). 

2. ACRS, Meeting of the Subcommittee on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems, 

notice of meeting (4/17/2008). 

3. Proposed rule. Expansion of the National Source Tracking System. 

4. Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket Nos. 52-014 and 52-015, Notice of Extension of 

Time for Petition for Leave to Intervene on a Combined License Application for Bellefonte 

Units 3 & 4. 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal, notice of meeting 

(5/7/2008). 

6. ACRS, Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures, notice of meeting 

(5/7/2008). 
April 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE P 

 Region II (RII) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 11, 2008 

Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Annual Assessment Meetings

On April 7-11, 2008, the Regional Office held the Annual Assessments meetings for the Watts 

Bar, Sequoyah, Crystal River, Hatch, Oconee and Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plants. The 

meetings were held at or near the nuclear plants and were open to the public. The purpose of 

the meetings was to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process at the sites. 
April 11, 2008 

 Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA)  Items of Interest  Week Ending April 11, 2008 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 11 

OCA Contact Date & Place Time Committee Subject Witnesses Decker 04/09/08 

192 DSOB 

9:30 Senate Appropriations Committee

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Senators Dorgan / Domenici) 

Fiscal 2009 Appropriation for DOE 

• Edward F. Sp

Civilian RadManageme

Decker 04/09/08 

2247 RHOB 

2:00 House Oversight and 

Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement (Representatives Towns / Bilbray) 

Federal Security: ID Cards and Background Check 

• TBD 

Decker 04/10/08 

2362-B RHOB 

9:00 House Appropriations 

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

Fiscal 2009 Appropriations for DOE Nuclear Programs 

• William Tobe

Defense Nu

Shane/Dacus 05/15/08 

TBD 

TBD Senate Environment and Public 

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

New Reactors and License Renewal 

• NRC Commis• Others TBD 

Powell Spring 08 

TBD 

TBD House Energy and Commerce 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Representatives Stupak / Whitfield) 

Inattentive Guards at Peach Bottom and other Security Related Topics 

• TBD