INFORMATION REPORT 

January 18, 2008 SECY-08-0010

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JANUARY 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/ 

Vonna L. Ordaz 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

T. Mensah, OEDO 
January 18, 2008 SECY-08-0010

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JANUARY 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/ 

Vonna L. Ordaz 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

T. Mensah, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 11, 2008

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

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: T. Mensah, OEDO by E-mail: tme@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 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE B 

 Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Issuance of NRO-REG-100, Draft Rev 1- Acceptance Review Process for a Combined License 

or Design Certification

On January 7, 2008, the staff issued NRO-REG-100, Draft Rev 1, "Acceptance Review Process 

for a Combined License or Design Certification,” (ML073551155) for use and comment. 

Of particular note, the draft includes a new docketing option without issuance of a schedule 

based on lessons learned from South Texas Project combined license (COL) acceptance review 

transmittal memo. Additional guidance is included to address the review of design certification 

(DC) applications, COL applications referencing a DC being reviewed in parallel, and 

subsequent combined license (SCOL) applications. Specific review guides are provided as 

attachments; Attachments E and F address reference COL applications where a DC is still under 

review; Attachment G addresses SCOL applications, and Attachments H and I address DC 

applications. 

Progress Energy to Submit Request for Limited Work Authorization

On January 10, 2008, the staff met with Progress Energy to discuss geotechnical conditions and 

foundation concepts at the Levy County, Florida, site. At the meeting, Progress Energy 

announced that they plan to request a Limited Work Authorization (LWA) when they submit their 

application for a COL in July 2008. To support their milestone of having the plant on-line in 

2016, the Progress Energy project schedule would anticipate a COL issued in the first quarter of 

2012, and an LWA issued in May 2010. 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

International Workshop on Nuclear Technology and Society

From January 7-8, 2008, staff participated in the “International Workshop on Nuclear 

Technology and Society - Needs for the Next Generation.” The workshop was held in Berkeley, 

California. An invited paper titled, "Current and GNEP Perspectives: Issues of High-Level 

Nuclear Waste Management" was presented. 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE D 

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

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Meeting with Exelon and Energy Solutions Regarding Zion Decommissioning

On January 8, 2008, staff met with Exelon and Energy Solutions (ES) to discuss a proposal to 

transfer the license and decommissioning trust fund of the permanently shutdown Zion Nuclear 

Power Station, Units 1 and 2 from Exelon to ES. Following the decommissioning, currently 

scheduled for 10 years, the site property and the spent fuel, which would be transferred to an 

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation as part of the decommissioning, would be 

transferred back to Exelon. This proposal would accelerate the schedule for decommissioning 

from the current Exelon schedule and is expected to reduce the cost. The licensee intends to 

submit a formal request for the license transfer at the end of January. The licensee is also 

pursuing a private letter ruling with the Incident Reporting System (IRS) on the acceptability of 

the decommissioning trust fund transfer. A favorable ruling from the IRS is necessary in order 

for the licensee to pursue this arrangement. The staff’s primary areas of concern are related to 

financial assurance and the technical qualifications of ES to safely store the spent fuel until the 

license is transferred back to Exelon. 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Transportation of Radioactive Materials in Quantities of Concern (10 CFR Chapter I)

On January 4, 2008 (73 FR 826), the NRC published a document in the Federal Register 

announcing three public meetings seeking public comment that would enhance the development 

of a technical basis for a potential rulemaking action. The proposed rulemaking would revise 

regulations on the security requirements for the transportation of radioactive material in 

quantities of concern. The goal of this enhanced participatory process is to ensure that effective 

security measures are in place for the protection of radioactive material shipments in the postSeptember 11, 2001, threat environment. The comment period for this action closes February 8, 

2008. 

Contract Award

On January 7, 2008, Contract No. NRC-27-08-307 was awarded to The Garrison Group as an 

8(a) set-aside. The contractor will complete compliance reviews, investigations, and will provide 

technical assistance, consultation, outreach, and training on an intermittent basis according to 

the needs of NRC employees. The total value of the contract is $232,901.87. The period of 

performance is January 7, 2008 to January 6, 2013. 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

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

of January 4, 2008 through January 10, 2008: 

MLTS database, active & retired facilities FOIA/PA-2008-0081 

Radiac Research Corp., Director’s Decision under 10 CFR 2.206, dated 

September 15, 2004; and CFC Logistics, ASLBP No. 03-814-01-ML, 

dated November 4, 2004 FOIA/PA-2008-0082 

7 CDs containing documents from USGS identified in Appendix A of 

FOIA/PA-2008-0028, in CD format FOIA/PA-2008-0083 

Records/correspondence related to FOIA/PA-2006-0274 FOIA/PA-2008-0084 

Records associated with FOIA/PA-2007-0333, letter of request, interim 

and final responses, administrative tracking file including e-mails, and 

records provided in response FOIA/PA-2008-0085 

Differing Professional Opinions listing in electronic format FOIA/PA-2008-0086 

Request, response and records provided for FOIA/PA-2007-0208 FOIA/PA-2008-0087 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Arrivals 

DAVIS, JAMES ARTHUR SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR 

HILL, THOMAS CONSULTANT FSME 

Departures 

CLARK, CARINA ADMINISTRATIVE MGMT TRAINEE ADM 

KALKMAN, ADAM STUDENT INTERN OI 

LE, SOPHIE STUDENT ENGINEER FSME 

WOLFSON, AVIDON STUDENT ENGINEER RIV 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-07-0207 

1/3/08 Multinational Design Evaluation Program – 

Stage 2 Pilot Project 

2. SRM-SECY-07-0208 1/10/08 Proposal for Updating Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards-Cognizant 

Regulatory Guides 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-07-0208 

1/10/08 (same) 

3. SRM-SECY-07-0197 1/10/08 Reactor Decommissioning Trust Fund 

Oversight by Other Agencies and 

Recommendations Regarding Further 

Commission Action 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-07-0197 

1/10/08 (same) 

4. SECY-07-0185 with 

Enclosures 1 and 2 

10/22/07 Moderator Exclusion in Transportation 

Packages 

 SRM-SECY-07-0185 12/18/07 (same) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-07-0185 

12/18/07 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-07-0223 12/31/08 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

December 21, 2007 

2. SECY-07-0221 12/21/07 Issuance of Generic Letter 2007-02, 

“Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency 

Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and 

Containment Spray Systems” 

3. SECY-08-0003 1/4/08 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

December 28, 2007 

4. SECY-08-0006 1/10/08 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

January 4, 3008 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Proposed rule. 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70 and 72, RIN: 3150-AH45, 

Decommissioning Planning. 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE P 

 Region I (RI) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Predecisional Enforcement Conference with Underwood Engineering Testing Co., Inc.

On January 9, 2008, RI held a Predecisional Enforcement Conference with Underwood 

Engineering Testing Co., Inc. The conference was held to discuss three apparent violations that 

were being considered for escalated enforcement action. The licensee admitted to all of the 

violations and described its corrective actions taken and planned to ensure that the portable 

gauges are properly secured, and will be stored at authorized locations only. Final enforcement 

action is under review. 
January 11, 2008 ENCLOSURE P 

 Region II (RII) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 11, 2008 

Executive Director for Operations Visits Farley Nuclear Plant

On January 11, 2008, the Executive Director for Operations and the Acting Regional 

Administrator visited the Farley nuclear plant in Dothan, Alabama, for a site tour and met with 

licensee management and the Senior Resident Inspector.