INFORMATION REPORT 

January 3, 2011 SECY-11-0001

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 24, 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/ 

Mary C. Muessle 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
January 3, 2011 SECY-10-0001

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 24, 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/ 

Mary C. Muessle 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

Staff Issues Final Revision 2 to Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report

On December 17, 2010, the staff made the final Revision 2 to NUREG-1800, “Standard Review 

Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants” and the final 

Revision 2 to NUREG-1801, “Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report” publicly 

available. These revised documents describe methods acceptable to NRC staff for 

implementing the license renewal rule (10 CFR Part 54) and provide information on how the 

staff evaluates applications for license renewal. 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

Presentation Topics for the Mandatory Hearing for AREVA Eagle Rock

On December 17, 2010, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board issued two orders identifying 

four presentation topics and one additional question for the staff and AREVA Enrichment 

Services to address. Presentations, the additional response, and other administrative 

information are to be filed with the Board by January 14, 2010. The hearing will be held 

January 25 - 27, 2011, in the Licensing Board Panel Hearing Room in Rockville, Maryland. 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

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

Unescorted Access to Research or Test Reactors; Reopening of Comment Period; Proposed 

Rule, 10 CFR Part 73 (RIN 3150-AI25, NRC-2008-0619)

On December 20, 2010, (75 FR 79312) the NRC published a document in the Federal Register 

reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule that was published on July 10, 2010 

(75 FR 42000). The proposed rule would amend the NRC’s regulations by requiring research 

and test reactor licensees to obtain a fingerprint-based criminal history records check before 

granting any individual unescorted access to their facilities. The comment period for this 

proposed rule, which closed on October 4, 2010, is reopened and will remain open until 

January 31, 2011. The NRC portion of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory 

Actions was noticed in the Federal Register on December 20, 2010 (75 FR 79933). 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

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

of December 16, 2010, through December 23, 2010: 

Former Chancellor of University of California, Berkeley, all records CON-2011-0004 

All documents relating to [Named Individuals]. FOIA/PA-2011-0048 

List of operator licenses (SOP and OP) active in the US by region. FOIA/PA-2011-0049 

Allegation RIV-2004-A-0127, all documents. FOIA/PA-2011-0050 

Minority Serving Institutions Grant Program, Names of Proposals with 

Principal Investigators and affiliations which were awarded funding and 

those not awarded for Fiscal Year 2010. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0051 

All correspondence regarding Calloway Plant shutdown, 

October 21, 2003. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0052 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

Arrivals 

Collins, Travis Student Engineer (Co-Op) RES 

Faucher, James Student IT Specialist RIV 

Fitz, Jonah Student Administrative Assistant ACRS 

Garcia, Karla Student Contract Asst (Co-Op) ACRS 

Golubski, Adam Student Engineer (Co-Op) NRR 

Hiser, Diana Student Engineer (Co-Op) NRR 

Lipuma, Kristen Management Analyst OIG 

Schermerhorn, Melissa Senior Management Analyst OIG 

Washington, Brittany Student Clerk ADM 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Robinson, Rebecca Management Analyst OIS 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

Energy Solutions’ application to import low-level waste from Germany for processing in 

Tennessee, then export the remains back to Germany. 

The safety record of Gamma Knife technology under NRC regulation, for a New York Times 

report on problems with other beam therapy technologies (published 12/29/10). 

A leak experienced at the Honeywell uranium conversion facility. 

Other Public Affairs Items

None. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-222 NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Jan 13-15 in 

Rockville, Maryland, Posts 2011 Schedule (12/22/10) 

10-223 NRC Accepts Toshiba Application to Renew Certification for Advanced Boiling 

Water Reactor Design (12/22/10) 

10-224 NRC, Dept. of Energy and Nuclear Energy Institute Sponsor February Workshop 

on Extended Operation for Nuclear Power Plants(12/22/10) 

Regions:

 None 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 24, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SRM-SECY-10-0113 12/23/10 Closure Options for Generic Safety Issue – 

191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation on 

Pressurized Water Reactor Sump 

Performance 

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-10-

0113 

12/23/10 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0159 12/08/10 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Implementation Plan for the Radiation 

Source Protection and Security Task Force 

Report 

Memoranda

1. M101216 12/21/10 Staff Requirements – Briefing on 

Construction Reactor Oversight Program 

(CROP) 

Commission Correspondence

None. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Petition for rulemaking; notice of receipt – 10 CFR Part 70, PRM-70-9, Francis Slakey on 

behalf of the American Physical Society; receipt of petition for rulemaking. 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), notice of the 579th meeting (01/13-

15/2011). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000, notice of meeting (01/10-11/2011). 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials, 

notice of meeting (1/11/2011). 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal, notice of meeting 

(1/12/2011). 

6. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures, notice of meeting 

(1/12/2011). 
December 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

7. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. 

EPR), notice of meeting (1/12/2011). 

8. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials, 

notice of meeting (1/12/2011).