INFORMATION REPORT 

December 17, 2009 SECY-09-0184

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 4, 2009 

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 Accession Number: ML093520672 
December 17, 2009 SECY-09-0184

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 4, 2009 

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 DECEMBER 4, 2009

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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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 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

Public Meeting with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and the Nuclear Energy 

Institute (NEI)

On November 23, 2009, the staff conducted a Category 2 public meeting with representatives 

from the INPO, the Industry Focus Group on Operator Licensing, and the NEI to discuss INPO’s 

proposed changes to the education and experience eligibility requirements for reactor and senior 

reactor operators contained in INPO’s Guidelines for Initial Training and Qualification of 

Licensed Operators. 

Monthly Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Public Meeting

On December 2, 2009, the staff held the monthly ROP public meeting. Agenda topics included 

updates on reactor inspection and assessment initiatives; possible changes to performance 

indicator (PI) guidance, including the Mitigating Systems Performance Index; initial agency 

comparison paper into nuclear power industry PIs; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); and 

discussion regarding how FAQs may be withdrawn and documented. 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE D 

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

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

Finalization of NRC/Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

On November 30, 2009, the NRC counter-signed an MOU between the BLM and the NRC, 

which finalized the MOU. The MOU defined the cooperative working relationship that will be 

used to support the common goals of each agency’s preparation of National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) documents related to the extraction of uranium and thorium on public lands 

administered by the BLM. The MOU will improve interagency communications; facilitate the 

sharing of special expertise and information; and coordinate the preparation of studies, reports, 

and environmental NEPA documents. To the fullest extent possible, the NRC and the BLM will 

participate either as lead agencies, co-leads, or cooperating agencies on the preparation of sitespecific environmental documents. 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE G 

 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

Professional Reactor Operator Society; Receipt of Petition for Rulemaking, 10 CFR Part 26

(PRM-26-3, NRC-2009-0482)

On November 27, 2009, the NRC published a document (74 FR 62257) in the Federal Register

noticing receipt of and requesting public comment on a petition for rulemaking dated October 16, 

2009, filed by the Professional Reactor Operator Society. The petitioner is requesting that the 

NRC amend its regulations that govern fitness for duty programs. Specifically, the petitioner 

requests that the definition of “unit outage” be changed to “site outage” and be amended to 

clarify the way licensees schedule manpower on the front and back end of outages. The 

petitioner believes that the suggested amendment would require licensees to stop past practices 

that could impact licensees’ ability to safely execute future outages and would help to ensure 

that nuclear utilities continue to perform outages in a safe and efficient manner. The comment 

period for this action closes February 10, 2010. 

Administrative Changes: Clarification of the Location of Guidance for Electronic Submission 

and other Miscellaneous Corrections; Final Rule, 10 CFR Chapter I (RIN 3150–AI73, 

NRC–2009–0397)

On December 1, 2009, the NRC published an administrative rule (74 FR 62676) amending its 

regulations to clarify where persons may obtain detailed guidance for making electronic 

submissions to the NRC, as well as to make other miscellaneous corrections. The rule is 

effective December 31, 2009. 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

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

of November 27 2009, through December 3, 2009: 

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, all communications between 

the NRC and representatives of Exelon Corporation, and among NRC 

employees, from November 21, 2009, to present 

FOIA/PA-2010-0059 

Rules, policies, and procedures for retired Law Enforcement Officers 

Safety Act of 2004 to obtain identification cards 

FOIA/PA-2010-0060 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

ARRIVALS 

Algama, Don Reactor Systems Engineer RES 

Bamford, Lisa Senior Program Analyst RES 

Clark, Marilyn Senior Contract Specialist ADM 

Cooper, Gary Fire Protection Engineer NRR 

Herr, Michael Health Physicist R III 

Hixon, Amy Student Scientist (Co-Op) FSME 

Holston, William Mechanical Engineer NRR 

Lowman, Donald Project Manager FSME 

Raynor, Kathleen Administrative Assistant ADM 

Svoboda, Philip Information Tech (IT) Spec FSME 

RETIREMENTS 

Bassin, Carolyn Leadership Development Program Manager HR 

Bennette, Annie Administrative Assistant COMM 

Hueter, Loren Health Physicist (Licensing) R III 

DEPARTURES 

Burris, Stephen Senior Resident Inspector R II 

Schuster, William Project Manager NRR 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

Indian Point nuclear plant’s unplanned shutdown of reactor Unit 2 on November 2, 2009, in New 

York. 

Preliminary yellow finding issued on November 30, 2009, for Braidwood nuclear plant in Ilinois. 

Special inspection conducted at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California. 

Status of the NRC review of the November 14, 2009, fire at the Nuclear Fuel Services facility in 

Tennessee. 

 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA responded with a Letter to the Editor pointing out the erroneous statement in an article that 

appeared in San Luis Obispo New Times that a lawyer must be used to intervene in the license 

renewal process. 

OPA coordinated an on-camera interview with Region 1 staff and the WPVI-TV in Philadelphia 

on the review process for a measurement uncertainty recapture uprate for both reactor units at 

the Limerick nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

09-192 2009 Statement by NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko on Upcoming Commission 

Schedule (12/01) 

09-193 NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko’s Remarks Before a Briefing by the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards (12/4) 

Regions:

I-09-047 Exelon Institutes Corrective Actions at Peach Bottom Plant; Other Facilities 

Under Settlement Agreement with NRC (12/02) 

II-09-066 NRC Staff to Meet With Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss Performance at 

Mixed Oxide Facility (12/1) 

II-09-067 NRC Schedules Enforcement Conference with Global Nuclear Fuel (12/3) 

IV-09-035 NRC Conducting Special Inspection at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (11/30) 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Information Papers 

1. SECY-09-0167 11/12/09 Status of Decommissioning Program—2009 

Annual Report 

2. SECY-09-0173 12/01/09 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

November 20, 2009 

Memoranda 

1. Memorandum and 

Attachments from Annette 

Vietti-Cook 

12/01/09 Internal Commission Procedures 

Federal Register Notices Issued 

1. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No 

Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information (SUNSI) and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to SUNSI. 

2. Notice of License Amendment Request of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, for 

Approval of Hematite Decommissioning Plan, Festus, Missouri, and Opportunity to 

Request a Hearing. 
December 4, 2009 ENCLOSURE P 

 

Region II (RII) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 4, 2009 

Winter 2009 Inspector Counterpart Meeting

On December 1-3, 2009, Region II held an Inspector and Site Secretaries Counterpart 

meeting in the office. On December 2, 2009, the Deputy Director for Reactor Safety 

Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, made a presentation to the staff. 
December 4, 2009 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending December 4, 2009 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 31 

OCA 

Contact 

Date & 

Place Time Committee Subject W

Janbergs 12/02/09 

366 

DSOB 

10:00 Senate Energy and Natural 

Resources (Senators Bingaman / Murkowski) 

Future Legislation (S. 1733) on Policy Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

• Ray Kopp – Resou• Ted Gayer – The • David Hawkins – N

Council 

• Jonathan Banks – • John Alic – Indepe

Weil 12/03/09 

366 

DSOB 

10:00 Senate Energy and Natural 

Resources (Senators Bingaman / Murkowski) 

The American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009 (H.R. 3276) 

• Parrish Staples – N

Administration 

• Kevin Crowley – N

• Roy Brown – Coun

Radiopharmaceut