INFORMATION REPORT 

July 30, 2010 SECY-10-0097

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JULY 23, 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 Keith McConnell for/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
July 30, 2010 SECY-10-0097

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JULY 23, 2010 

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 Keith McConnell for/ 

 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 23, 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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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 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

Acceptance of License Renewal Application for Seabrook Station

On July 13, 2010, the staff completed the acceptance review of the license renewal application 

for Seabrook Station, Unit 1. The staff determined that the application contains sufficient 

information for docketing. On June 1, 2010, the staff received the license renewal application 

from NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, requesting the extension of the operating license for an 

additional 20 years beyond the current 40-year term. Seabrook Station, Unit 1, is a pressurized 

water reactor designed by Westinghouse with a current operating license that expires at 

midnight on March 15, 2030. The staff plans to hold public information sessions in Hampton, 

NH, on August 19, 2010, to describe the license renewal process. 

Kewaunee Power Station License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items

On July 16, 2010, the staff issued the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items related to 

the Kewaunee Power Station license renewal application. By letter dated August 18, 2008, 

Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK) submitted an application requesting the extension of the 

Kewaunee Power Station operating license for an additional 20 years. The SER has four open 

items. The staff is scheduled to meet with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

Subcommittee on August 18, 2010, to discuss the SER with Open Items. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

DOE Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future Meeting in Richland, Washington

From July 14-15, staff from NMSS observed a public meeting of the Department of Energy 

(DOE) Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) on America’s Nuclear Future. The BRC met in Richland, 

WA, and conducted a half-day tour of high-level waste treatment and storage facilities on the 

DOE Hanford site, including the interim spent-fuel storage installation at the Columbia 

Generating Station. Presentations and statements from Governor Gregoire, Washington State 

Congressional members, and representatives of local Native American Tribes all stressed the 

importance of DOE removing high-level waste from the Hanford site in accordance with existing 

agreements. Other presentations stressed the need for geologic disposal of high-level waste, 

with a range of emphasis placed on the urgency for a disposal facility. Several speakers and 

BRC members stressed the importance of maintaining NRC’s independent review capabilities 

for new technologies. Eleven members of the public provided their perspectives on the need for 

geologic disposal and development of nuclear technologies. The agenda, presentations, and a 

video webcast of the meeting are posted at http://www.brc.gov/july2010_meeting.html. 

AREVA Enrichment Services LLC Proposed Eagle Rock Uranium Enrichment Facility

On July 21, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 42466) was published announcing the availability of 

the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Eagle Rock Uranium 

Enrichment Facility and the public meeting to be held August 12 in Idaho Falls. The public 

comment period on the Draft EIS will begin on the date of publication of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Federal Register Notice of Filing and ends on September 13, 2010. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE D 

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

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

NUHOMS® HD, Revision 1: 

Federal Register notices were published on July 16, 2010, withdrawing a direct final rule entitled 

"List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NUHOMSR HD Revision 1” (75 FR 24786; May 7, 

2010), and the companion proposed rule (75 FR 25120; May 6, 2010). The NRC is taking this 

action because the applicant identified that a certain Technical Specifications (TS) for Boral 

characterization was not written precisely and in a manner that could be readily and 

demonstrably implemented. Specifically, the requirements for meeting TS 4.3.1, “Neutron 

Absorber Tests,” which references Section 9.1.7.3 of the Safety Analysis Report, are not 

precisely quantified in that it requires that “the average size of the boron carbide particles in the 

finished product is approximately 50 microns after rolling.” Use of language such as “average” 

and “approximately” is imprecise and no ranges or statistical variations are specified. The NRC 

will publish a revised direct final rule along with its companion proposed rule after the necessary 

revisions to the TS are made. 

NAC-MPC System, Revision 6: 

A direct final rule entitled "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC-MPC System, 

Revision 6” was published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2010, (75 FR 42292). The 

companion proposed rule was published at 75 FR 42339. The direct final rule amends Part 72 

by revising the NAC International, Inc., NAC-MPC System listing in 10 CFR 72.214 to include 

Amendment No. 6 to the Certificate of Compliance, No. 1025. Amendment No. 6 will make 

changes to the configuration of the NAC-MPC storage system as noted in Appendix B of the TS; 

revise Definitions in TS 1.1 to include modifications and newly defined terms; revise the Limiting 

Conditions for Operation and associated Surveillance Requirements in TS 3.1 and 3.2; and 

make editorial changes in TS 5.2 and 5.4. The cask amendment will allow holders of power 

reactor operating licenses to load spent fuel in the NAC-MPC cask system under the revised 

conditions. The final rule is effective on October 4, 2010, unless significant adverse comments 

are received by August 20, 2010. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

RES Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 1234 (DG-1234) “Water Sources for Long-Term 

Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident”

On July 15, 2010, the RES staff issued DG-1234 to provide an opportunity for public comments. 

The DG is a proposed revision 4 of Regulatory Guide 1.82 that describes acceptable methods to 

implement requirements regarding the sumps and suppression pools that provide water sources 

for emergency core cooling, containment heat removal, or containment atmosphere cleanup 

systems. It also provides guidelines for evaluating the adequacy and the availability of the sump 

or suppression pool for long-term recirculation cooling following a loss-of-coolant accident. This 

guide applies to both pressurized-water reactor and boiling-water reactor types of light-water 

reactors. DG-1234 is available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/reg-guides/power-reactors/draft-index.html. 

RES Publication of Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.40, “Methods for Measuring Effective Dose 

Equivalent from External Exposure”

On July 20, 2010, the RES staff published RG 8.40 that describes dosimetry methods that the 

NRC staff considers acceptable for determining the effective dose equivalent for external 

(EDEX) radiation exposures. These methods provide a conservative estimate of the EDEX and 

may be used to calculate the total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) in demonstrating 

compliance with TEDE-based NRC regulatory requirements. RG 8.40 is available on the NRC 

Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/occupational-health/rg/. 

RES Publication of RG 1.141, Revision 1, “Containment Isolation Provisions for Fluids Systems”

On July 22, 2010, the RES staff published RG 1.141 that describes updated methods that the 

NRC staff considers acceptable for use in complying with the Commission’s requirements for 

isolation of fluid systems that penetrate containment. RG 1.141 is available on the NRC Web 

site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reactors/rg/. 

RES Withdraws RG 5.17, “Truck Identification Markings”

On July 23, 2010, the RES staff published a Federal Register Notice announcing the withdrawal 

of RG 5.17, “Truck Identification Markings.” The RG identifies methods acceptable to the NRC 

staff for complying with the former NRC regulation 10 CFR 73.31(e) (1973), “Shipment by Road,” 

with regard to markings applied to a road vehicle to enhance its identification from the air. RG 

5.17 is no longer needed because §73.31(e) has been deleted (44 FR 68184; November 28, 

1979) and the information is now contained in the U.S. Department of Transportation regulation 

49 CFR Part 172 through 180. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

Public Records, Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 9 (RIN 3150-AI87, NRC-2010-0157) 

On July 16, 2010, the NRC published a final rule (75 FR 41368) in the Federal Register

amending its regulations to change the fees for search and review of agency records by NRC 

personnel. These changes are necessary due to the Biennial Review of Fees for the Freedom 

of Information Act, as required by the Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990 and Office of 

Management and Budget Circular No. A-25. The final rule is effective on August, 16, 2010. 

Electric Hearing Docket

On July 16, 2010, as a result of an 8(a) non-competitive solicitation, a time-and-materials 

contract (NRC-33-10-356) was awarded to CTEC Corporation, in Reston, VA for modernization 

of the Electronic Hearing Docket. The period of performance is July 16, 2010, through 

July 15, 2011, with a 1-year option to extend the term of the contract. The total estimated ceiling 

cost is $816,593.76 inclusive of all options. 

Research Operations Management Application (ROMA)

On July 16, 2010, as a result of an 8(a) non-competitive solicitation, a hybrid (time and materials 

and fixed price) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract (NRC-04-10-145) was awarded to 

KMC, Inc. of McLean, VA for NRC-wide ROMA support, ROMA maintenance and 

implementation, and ROMA training for any NRC offices. The period of performance is July 16, 

2010, through July 15, 2011, with a 1-year option to extend the term of the contract. The total 

estimated ceiling cost is $950,000.00 inclusive of all options. 

Digital Data Management System

On July 16, 2010, a competitive GSA schedule order (NRC-DR-21-10-496) was awarded to 

Avaya Government Solutions in Fairfax, VA to provide operations and maintenance support for 

the Digital Data Management System installations at the Rockville ASLB hearing room and the 

Las Vegas hearing facility. The Contractor will also support the application installations in the 

Consolidated Test Facility, the Test and Acceptance Environment, and/or the Contractor 

development lab. In addition, the Contractor will provide day-to-day hearing support for hearings 

held at the Rockville ALSB hearing room, the Las Vegas hearing facility, and remote locations or 

other hearing sites throughout the United States and its territories. The period of performance is 

September 15, 2010, through September 14, 2011, with four 1-year option periods. The total 

estimated ceiling cost is $9,164,057.14 inclusive of all options. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

Requirements for Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records Check for Individuals Seeking 

Unescorted Access to Research or Test Reactors, Proposed Rule, 10 CFR Part 73

(RIN 3150-AI25, NRC-2008-0619) 

On July 20, 2010, the NRC published a proposed rule (75 FR 42000) in the Federal Register

that would amend its regulations to require research and test reactor licensees (also called 

nonpower reactor licensees) to obtain a fingerprint-based criminal history records check before 

granting any individual unescorted access to their facilities. This action is necessary to comply 

with the requirements of Section 652 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended Section 

149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to require fingerprinting and a Federal 

Bureau of Investigation identification and a criminal history records check of any person who is 

permitted unescorted access to a utilization facility. The comment period for the proposed rule 

closes October 4, 2010. Comments on the information collection aspects must be filed by 

September 20, 2010. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

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

of July 16, 2010 through July 22, 2010: 

Radioactive material licensees for non-agreement states through 2009 FOIA/PA-2010-0277 

Office of Investigations (OI) report 3-2009-26 & supporting transcripts, etc. FOIA/PA-2010-0278 

OI report 1-2009-041 FOIA/PA-2010-0279 

OI report 4-2007-049 & correspondence between NRC & named individual FOIA/PA-2010-0280 

OIG case 10-08, all records FOIA/PA-2010-0281 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

Week Ending 7/17/10 

Arrivals 

Coovert, Nicole Fuel Facility Inspector R-II 

Corson, James Reactor Systems Engineer (NSPDP) RES 

Finch, Rae Sr. Program Analyst (Budget Analyst) NRR 

Forehand, William IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) IS 

Hall, Kim Sr. Program Analyst (TAPM) NRR 

Hon, Andrew Project Manager (Special Projects) NRR 

Jensen, Walton Sr. Reactor Systems Engineer NRO 

Jones, Michael Project Manager NRO 

Krupnick, David Deputy Director, Office of Investigations OI 

Kuk, Jennifer Sr. Program Analyst NMSS 

Mayhew, Sharon Sr. Labor & Employee Relations Specialist HR 

Nguyen, Cung-Ngan (Nikki) Student Engineer (Co-op) NRR 

Powell, Marlon Administrative Assistant CFO 

Rankin, Jennivine Project Manager NMSS 

Seeley, Shawn Health Physicist R-I 

Shoemaker, John Operations Systems Engineer (HOO/HERO) NSIR 

Taffazoli, Sheiba General Engineer NMSS 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Proctor, Christopher General scientist (NSPDP) NRO 

Rivera-Sanchez, Aixamar Budget Analyst FSME 

Week Ending 7/23/10 

Arrivals 

Popova, Alexandria Student Engineer NRR 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Burgess, Sonia Sr. Project Manager R-II 

Gonzalez, Sergio Student Engineer (Co-Op) RES 

Hiser, Matthew Student Engineer (Co-Op) RES 

Sinks, Donna Operations Engineer NRO 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following

 

The Susquehanna nuclear power plant’s (PA) Unit 1 shutdown that occurred on July 16th. 

Proliferation concerns regarding the GE-Hitachi laser enrichment application. 

Renewal of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant (VT) operating license. 

The press release on staff concerns with Areva Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) design’s 

computer control systems. 

Proposed changes to emergency preparedness regulations for nuclear power plants. 

Other Public Affairs Items

 

OPA supported annual assessment public meetings for nuclear power plants throughout the 

regions. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-127 NRC Proposes Rule to Set Background Check Requirements for Staff at 

Research Reactors (7/20) 

10-128 NRC Announces Opportunity for Hearing on Application to Renew Operating 

License for Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant (7/20) 

10-129 NRC Issues Annual Report on Abnormal Occurrences for FY2009 (7/22) 

10-130 NRC Informs AREVA of Safety Issues with EPR Reactor Design’s Computer 

Systems (7/23) 

10-131 NRC Public Meeting July 29 in Hobbs, N.M., to Discuss Environmental Review 

for Uranium Deconversion Plant (7/23) 

Regions:

III-10-030 NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Perry Nuclear Power Plant 

July 28 (7/20) 

III-10-031 NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Davis Besse Nuclear Power 

Plant July 29 (7/23) 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 23, 2010 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-10-0024 3/5/10 Report to Congress on Abnormal 

Occurrences Fiscal Year 2009 

 SRM on SECY-10-0024 5/6/10 (same) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-10-0024 

5/6/10 (same) 

 2. SRM on SECY-09-0162 7/21/10 Proposed Rule: 10 CFR 73.37, Physical 

Protection of Irradiated Fuel in Transit (RIN 

3150-Al64) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-09-0162 

7/21/10 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0093 7/22/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

July 16, 2010 

Memoranda

1. M100708B 7/21/10 Staff Requirements – Briefing on Proposed 

Rule on Part 35 Medical Events 

Definitions—Permanent Implant 

Brachytherapy 

2. M100713 7/21/10 Staff Requirements – Briefing on Radiation 

Source Protection and Security Task Force 

Report 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congress, dated July 12, 2010, provides the Report to Congress on Abnormal 

Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2009. 

. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Proposed rule. 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, 170, and 171, Distribution of Source Material to 

Exempt Persons and to General Licensees and Revision of General License and 

Exemptions. 

2. Final rule. 10 CFR Part 110, Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material; 

Updates and Clarifications. 
July 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE O 

3. University of Maryland Facility Operating License No. R-70 – 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 Maryland University Training 

Reactor and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Safeguards Information and 

Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI). 

4. Exelon Generating Company, LLC, PSEG Nuclear, LLC – Notice of Consideration of 

Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License for Peach Bottom Atomic Power 

Station, Unit 2, Opportunity for a Hearing, and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to 

Safeguards Information and SUNSI. 

5. Proposed rule. 10 CFR Parts 30, 36, 39, 40, 51, 70, and 150, Licenses, Certifications, 

and Approvals for Material Licensees. 
July 23, 2010 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 23, 2010 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 18 

OCA 

Contact Date & Place Time Committee Subject Witnesses 

Decker 7/20/10 

192 DSOB 

4:00 Senate Appropriations - 

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

Mark Up of Pending Legislation: Fiscal 2011 Appropriations: Energy & Water 

• N/A 

Shane 7/21/10 

366 DSOB 

9:30 Senate Energy and Natural 

Resources Committee (Senators Bingaman / Murkowski) 

Mark Up of Pending Legislation including: S. 2052 and S. 2812 (SMRs) 

• N/A 

Riley 7/21/10 

2154 RHOB 

1:30 Federal Workforce, Postal 

Service, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee (Representatives Lynch, Chaffetz) 

Mark Up of Pending Legislation: H.R. 5522 Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010 Hearing: "Are Agencies Playing It Safe and Secure: An Examination of Worker Protections Pre- and Post-Injury." 

PANEL I:

Dr. John HowardCenters for Disease Control and Preand Human Services Mr. Shelby HallmarkU.S. Department of Labor Ms. Jill M. SegravesTransportation Security AdministratioSecurity PANEL II:

Mr. Jon AdlerFederal Law Enforcement Officers AMr. James JohnsonInternational Association of Fire FighMs. Maureen GilmanNational Treasury Employees Union Ms. Milagro RodriguezAmerican Federation of Government 

Riley 7/22/10 

2247 RHOB 

2:00 House Oversight and 

Government Reform, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Representatives Clay / McHenry) 

Hearing: "Government 2.0: How Federal Agencies Use Social Media and Other Web 2.0 Technologies." (postponed from June 24) 

• TBD 

Riley 7/22/10 

253 RSOB 

2:30 Senate Commerce, Science and 

Transportation Committee (Senators Rockefeller / Hutchison) 

Mark Up of Pending Legislation: S. 3605 — A bill to invest in innovation through research and development and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. 

• N/A