INFORMATION REPORT 

July 1, 2010 SECY-10-0086

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JUNE 25, 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 by Mindy S. Landau Acting for/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
July 1, 2010 SECY-10-0086

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JUNE 25, 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 by Mindy S. Landau Acting for/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 25, 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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ADM 11 Region III 22 

OIS 12 Region IV 23 

CFO * EDO * 

HR 16 OCA 24 

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*No input this week 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) - Performance Demonstration Initiatives (PDI) Meeting

On June 17-18, 2010, the staff participated in a Category 2 Public Meeting with industry and 

EPRI members to obtain status of work and discuss issues related to non-destructive 

examinations under the scope of PDI. Updates of activities were obtained on the status of 

proposed changes to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code; qualification of PDI 

equipment, procedures, and personnel; research activities; primary water stress corrosion 

cracking mitigation techniques; operating experience; and qualification issues such as meeting 

the root-mean-square error requirements for inside-diameter examinations. The Pacific 

Northwest National Laboratory presented the current status of research being conducted for the 

NRC. The next public meeting for this group is tentatively planned for the first week of 

December, 2010. 

Public Meeting on National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NFPA 805) Safety 

Evaluation Template

On June 22, 2010, the staff held a Category 3 public meeting to discuss the NRC draft safety 

evaluation template for nuclear plants transitioning to a fire protection program based on NFPA 

805. Meeting participants also discussed the Nuclear Energy Institute’s draft NFPA 805 license 

amendment request template. 

Fire Protection Meeting on NFPA 805 Frequently Asked Questions

On June 23, 2010, the staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the NFPA 805 Task Force, 

other stakeholders, and the public to discuss the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to 

licensees’ adoption of NFPA 805. The staff began holding these monthly FAQs public meetings 

in July 2006, and expects to continue holding them at least throughout the transition period for 

the pilot plants adopting NFPA 805. 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Meeting with Staff from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Radiation Protection 

Division

On June 17, 2010, staff from the NRC met with staff from the Radiation Protection Division of 

the EPA. The meeting was part of ongoing outreach efforts between the EPA and NRC on 

items of common interest. Participants shared staff perspectives regarding the implementation 

and future of 40 CFR Part 190, focusing primarily on fuel cycle facilities and spent fuel 

management. Opportunities for further discussion and information sharing regarding the 

relevance of 40 CFR Part 190 for reprocessing and storage of spent fuel were identified. 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 1216 (DG-1216) “Plant-Specific Applicability of Transition 

Break Size Specified in 10 CFR 50.46a”

On June 21, 2010, RES staff issued DG-1216 to provide an opportunity for public comments. 

DG-1216 describes methods acceptable to the NRC for implementation of a proposed 

rulemaking setting forth an alternate approach for evaluating the performance of an emergency 

core cooling system. The proposed rule, 10 CFR 50.46a, “Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-ofCoolant Accident Technical Requirements,” was published in the Federal Register on August 

10, 2009. DG-1216 is available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/reg-guides/power-reactors/draft-index.html. 

Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 1249 (DG-1249) “Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety 

Systems of Nuclear Power Plants”

On June 21, 2010, RES staff issued DG-1249 to provide an opportunity for public comments. 

DG-1249 is a proposed Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.152 that describes a method 

acceptable to the NRC for complying with the Commission’s regulations for promoting highfunctional reliability, design quality, and a secure development and operational environment for 

the use of digital computers in the safety systems of all types of nuclear power plants. In this 

context, the term “computer” identifies a system that includes computer hardware, software, 

firmware, and interfaces. DG-1249 is available on the NRC Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reactors/draft-index.html. 

Publication of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.62, Revision 1, “Manual Initiation of Protective Actions”

On June 23, 2010, RES staff published an RG that describes a method acceptable to the NRC 

for manual initiation of protective actions provided (1) by otherwise automatically initiated safety 

systems or (2) as a method diverse from automatic initiation. RG 1.62 is available on the NRC 

Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reactors/rg/. 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2010; Final Rule (10 CFR Parts 170 and 171) 

(AI70, NRC-2009–0333)

On June 16, 2010, the NRC published a final rule (75 FR 34219) amending the licensing, 

inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The amendments are 

necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 as amended. This 

requires the NRC to recover, through fees, approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in 

fiscal year (FY) 2010, not including amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund, 

amounts appropriated for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing, and amounts appropriated for 

generic homeland security activities. Based on the Energy and Water Development and 

Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2010, signed by the President on October 28, 2009, the 

NRC’s required fee recovery amount for the FY 2010 budget is approximately $912.2 million. 

After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be billed as fees is approximately 

$911.1 million. The rule is effective August 16, 2010.
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Special Libraries Association Conference

On June 13 through 16, 2010, OIS staff attended the annual conference of the Special Libraries 

Association conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sessions attended included the Codes and 

Standards Update; Science and Engineering Resources 101; Collection Intelligence (discussed 

methods for developing useful collections and identified standard metrics and measures); and 

several sessions on taxonomy and technology. This conference contributed to staff maintaining 

current knowledge of library issues. 

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

of June 18, 2010, through June 24, 2010: 

Correspondence dated 8-7-2009 from Senator Arlen Spector seeking 

reversal of NRC's position about potential of highly enriched uranium 

from Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation and accompanying 

information that drove official response 

FOIA/PA-2010-0259 

BNL-MOX-2007-001, ML021230062 and ML021270725 – Draft Safety 

Evaluation Report for Mixed Oxide, all chapters 

FOIA/PA-2010-0260 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Arrivals 

Carrico, Erica Student Engineer RII 

Kromer, Matthew Student Engineer NRR 

Liang, Chu-yu Sr. Reactor Systems Engineer NRO 

Pruett, Timothy IT Specialist OIS 

Somir, Avinash Student Program Assistant SBCR 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Caudill, Stephen Sr. Fuel Facilities Inspector RII 

McGury, Matthew Student Volunteer RES 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

 

The NRC’s annual assessment of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant (Vermont) and 

identification of the cracks in the plant’s cooling tower. 

A letter the NRC released on deficiencies identified by the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency during a graded exercise at the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants (New 

Jersey) on May 18, 2010. 

Nuclear power plant status after an earthquake with epicenter near Ottawa, Canada. 

A $70,000 fine levied by NRC against Florida Power & Light for the Turkey Point nuclear power 

plant’s (Florida) Unit 3 spent fuel pool issue. 

Other Public Affairs Items

 

OPA did a recorded interview with WOBM-FM (of Ocean County, New Jersey) on the NRC’s 

assessment of Oyster Creek nuclear power plant’s (New Jersey) plant pipe inspection program. 

A Comanche Peak (Texas) resident inspector was featured in a Glen Rose Reporter story this 

week. 

Press Releases Issued 

Headquarters:

10-111 NRC Chairman to Keynote Fuel Cycle Information Exchange June 29 – 

July 1, 2010 (6/22/10) 

10-112 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Requirements for 

Distribution of Radioactive Material (6/24/10) 

10-113 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Report for Proposed Uranium 

Plant in NC; Meetings July 22, 2010 (6/24/10) 

10-114 Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Today's Briefing 

From the Office of NMSS (6/25/10) 

Regions:

II-10-049 NRC Fines FPL $70,000 for Spent Fuel Issue at Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 

(6/22/10) 

III-10-026 NRC Issues Confirmatory Action Letter to Davis-Besse (6/23/10) 

III-10-027 NRC to Hold Enforcement Conference June 30 with Department of Veterans 

Affairs (6/24/10) 
June 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

IV-10-025 NRC Conducting Special Inspection at Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant (6/21/10) 

IV-10-026 NRC Monitors Alert at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (6/23/10) 

IV-10-027 IV-10-027 NRC to Hold Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference with Basin 

Electric Power Cooperative in Wyoming (6/24/10) 
June 25, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 25, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SRM on SECY-10-0018 6/22/10 Proposed Rulemaking to Revise the 

Definition of Construction in 10 CFR Parts 

30, 36, 39, 40, 51, 70, and 150 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-10- 

 0018 

6/22/10 (same) 

2. SRM on SECY-10-0045 6/22/10 Proposed Rule: Requirements for 

Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records 

Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted 

Access to Research or Test Reactors (RIN 

3150-AI25) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-10- 

 0045 

6/22/10 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0077 6/18/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

June 11, 2010 

Memoranda

1. M100609B 6/25/10 Staff Requirements – Meeting with the 

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Notice of Acceptance for Docketing and Opportunity for Hearing on the Application 

regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License for an Additional 20-Year Period for the 

Washington State University Research Reactor and Order Imposing Procedures for 

Access to Safeguards Information (SGI) and Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards 

Information (SUNSI). 

2. Notice of Acceptance for Docketing and Opportunity for Hearing on the Application 

regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License for an Additional 20-Year Period for 

University of California Irvine Reactor Facility and Order Imposing Procedures for 

Access to SGI and SUNSI. 

3. Notice of Acceptance for Docketing and Opportunity for Hearing on the Application 

regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License for an Additional 20-Year Period for the 

Nuclear Science Center Reactor and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to SGI and 

SUNSI. 
June 25, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

4. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting Notice (07/14-16/2010). 

5. ACRS Meeting of ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures ( 07/13/2010)