INFORMATION REPORT 

January 8, 2010 SECY-10-0001

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JANUARY 1, 2010 

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/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
January 8, 2010 SECY-10-0001

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JANUARY 1, 2010 

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/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 1, 2010

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: Lance Rakovan, OEDO by E-mail: lance.rakovan@nrc.gov. 

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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 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 1, 2010 

Extended Shutdown at Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS)

On December 30, 2009, NRC received a letter of commitment from NFS detailing their plans to 

take certain actions before restarting operations. Region II staff had previously contacted NFS 

to discuss the findings of an Augmented Inspection Team which investigated an unexpected 

exothermic reaction that occurred on October 13, 2009 and the need for NFS to take certain 

actions before operations (shutdown for the holidays) were restarted. Region II staff is preparing 

a Confirmatory Action Letter and a communications plan. 

Additionally, NMSS has contacted its counterparts in the National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA) regarding the need for an extended shutdown at NFS. NNSA promised 

to evaluate the impact of the shutdown on its programs and inform the NRC if it identified a 

significant problem. 

Meeting with Alpha Omega Services (AOS)

On December 22, 2009, NMSS, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation staff met 

with AOS to provide clarification on the staff’s request for additional information (RAI) for the 

Model Nos. AOS-25, AOS-50 and AOS-100 packages. Staff discussed the quality of the revised 

Safety Analysis Report (SAR) (e.g., inconsistent values and parameters throughout the SAR; 

even after a request for supplemental information). AOS pledged to work diligently on their 

responses to staff’s request for additional information. This is a Priority 2 application and staff 

has been using a staggered RAI process to give as much time as possible to AOS to prepare 

satisfactory responses. 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 1, 2010 

Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities; Code of Federal Regulations 

Correction (10 CFR Part 50) 

On December 28, 2009, the Office of the Federal Register published a correction document 

(74 FR 68498) reinstating the text of a footnote inadvertently omitted from the published version 

of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 to 50, revised as of January 1, 2009, on 

page 913, in Sec. 50.72. 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 1, 2010 

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

During the Period of December 25, 2009 through December 31, 2009: 

Allegation RIV-1999-A-0139, including all correspondence between 

named individual and NRC FOIA/PA-2010-0081 

Title pages for documents included in the Army Application for 

Materials License regarding depleted uranium from M101 spotting 

rounds, ML090070095 FOIA/PA-2010-0082 

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, all records pertaining 

to the construction, repairs, inspection, asbestos installation or 

removal and abatement FOIA/PA-2010-0083 

VA Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, license 260013810, license, 

permit, specific requirements for physicians to be added to license FOIA/PA-2010-0084 

Nuclear medical imaging facilities in Wyoming and Michigan, including 

mobile, portable and hospital-based licenses FOIA/PA-2010-0085 

Solicitation RS-ASL-09-312VRS, names of bidders and total amount 

of each bid for each year of the contract period FOIA/PA-2010-0086 

Investigation involving named individual FOIA/PA-2010-0087 

Electronic mail, 25 Mar 08, subject: NRC License (Encl 1) cited in 

Item 1 on 2nd page of Army Application for Materials License FOIA/PA-2010-0088 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 1, 2010 

Arrivals 

Anderson, Russell TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM SPECIALIST HR @ TTC 

Brach, E. William CONSULTANT NMSS 

Cardile, Frank CONSLUTANT FSME 

Eastman, David STUDENT ENGINEER RES 

Hiser, Matthew STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) RES 

Jaigobind, Avinash SUPPORT SERVICES SPECIALIST ACRS 

Janis, Daniel STUDENT PROGRAM ANALYST CFO 

Jehle, Patricia ATTORNEY OGC 

Madden, Edward STUDENT IT SPECIALIST (CO-OP) OIS 

Nickell, Cimberly GENERAL PHYSICAL SCIENTIST (NSPDP) NRR 

O'Donnell, John GENERAL ENGINEER FSME 

Pace, Patricia ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COMM 

Pangburn, George CONSULTANT FSME 

Pulvirenti, April MATERIALS ENGINEER RES 

Tornabane, John MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG 

Uselding, Lara FIELD PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER PA @ RIV 

Retirements 

Aggarwal, Satish SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RES 

Antonacci, Mildred VOUCHER EXAMINER RIII 

Bartlett, Jeffrey SR. RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIS 

Bennett, Margaret MANAGEMENT ANALYST RES 

Brach, Ernest DIRECTOR, DIV OF SPENT FUEL STOR & TR NMSS 

Canady, James PROGRAM MANAGER NSIR 

Chan, Terence BRANCH CHIEF NRR 

Covington, Clara RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIS 

Desai, Kulin REACTOR ENGINEER (NUCLEAR ENGINEER) NRR 

Duraiswamy, Sam SPECIAL ASST. FOR THE EXEC. DIRECTOR ACRS 

Flack, John CHF, REG EFFCT ASSESS & HUMAN FCTRS BR ACRS 

Fontaine, Nancy TEAM LEADER NSIR 

Gray, Joseph ACTING DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL OGC 

Hartzman, Mark SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER NRR 

Heck, Kenneth OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRO 

Johnson, Gilbert OPERATIONS ENGINEER RI 

Kilcrease, Judy ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RIV 

Knight, Lilia FISCAL ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT CFO 

Kruzic, Pamela SR LEVEL ADV FOR TECH ENABLED TRNG HR 

Landesberg, Carol BUDGET ANALYST RES 

Lauffer, Gary BRANCH CHIEF ADM 

Loeser, Paul SR. ELECTRONICS ENGR (DIGITAL I&C) NRR 

Lopez-Nagle, Martha SUPV HR SPECIALIST BRANCH CHIEF HR 

Moore, Luther SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR RII 

Shams Metzger, Shahpar PROGRAM ANALYST ADM 

Silvious, Alice BRANCH CHIEF NSIR 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Stevens, Robert SR. DIGITAL (I&C) ENGINEER RES 

Turner, Hollis INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT RII 

Vacherlon, Patricia IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS) CSO 

Wright, Geoffrey PROJECT ENGINEER RIII 

Wright, Linda SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIS 

Departures 

Evans, Glenda ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COMM 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 1, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The status of the decommissioning of the Shieldalloy facility in Newfield, New Jersey. 

 

Update on the NRC’s inspection activities at the Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida related to 

the gap in containment. 

Questions regarding tritium identified in a storm drain at the Fitzpatrick nuclear plant in New 

York. 

NRC grants that provide funds to university nuclear programs. 
January 1, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 1, 2010 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SECY-09-0179 12/10/09 Proposed Rule: Distribution of Source 

Material to Exempt Persons and to General 

Licensees and Revision of General License 

and Exemptions (RIN 3150-AH15) 

2. SECY-09-0181 12/14/09 Proposed Rule: Physical Protection of 

Byproduct Material (RIN 3150-AI12) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-09-0178 12/08/09 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Implementation Plan for the Radiation 

Source Protection and Security Task Force 

Report 

2. SECY-09-0180 12/11/09 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Interaction with Native American Tribes 

3. SECY-09-0182 12/14/09 Legal Constraints of Relying on Vendor 

Inspection Results of Foreign Regulators 

and the Need for Additional Resources to 

Achieve the Appropriate Number of NRC 

Vendor Inspections 

4. SECY-09-0185 12/23/09 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

December 11, 2009 

5. SECY-09-0187 12/30/09 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

December 18, 2009 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. NRC-2009-0564, Notice, Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing 

Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI) and Order Imposing 

Procedures for Access to SUNSI. 

2. Final Rule. 10 CFR Part 50, Alternate Fracture Toughness Requirements for 

Protection Against Pressurized Thermal Shock Events. 

3. Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, License Application Request of Powertech (USA) 

Inc. Dewey-Burdock In Situ Uranium Recovery Facility in Fall River and Custer 

Counties, South Dakota, and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to SUNSI for 

Contention Preparation.