INFORMATION REPORT 

April 30, 2010 SECY-10-0055

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

APRIL 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/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
April 30, 2010 SECY-10-0055

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

APRIL 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/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING APRIL 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 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

Public Phone Conference with Licensee from Beaver Valley

On Thursday, April 22, 2010, NRR staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for 

Beaver Valley to discuss the licensee's planned responses to an NRC staff request for additional 

information regarding Generic Letter 2004-02, Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance. 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

Public Outreach Meeting in Support of the Victoria County Station Early Site Permit (ESP) 

Application 

On April 15, 2010, NRC staff held a Category 1 public meeting at the Victoria Community Center 

Dome, located in Victoria County, Texas. The purpose of the meeting was to inform members of 

the public of the NRC review process as well as when and how they may participate in the 

review process for the Victoria County Station, ESP application that Exelon submitted to the 

NRC on March 25, 2010. The ESP application uses the plant parameter envelope approach 

and no limited work authorization has been requested at this time. The acceptance review is 

ongoing and is scheduled to be completed on June 7, 2010. 

Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEISs) Issued for Calvert Cliffs and V.C. Summer

On April 16, 2010, the staff issued the DEISs for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 

(NUREG-1936), and for V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3 (NUREG-1939), for public 

comment. A 75-day public comment period began on April 23, 2010, for these DEISs when the 

Notice of Availability of each DEIS was published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

The staff has scheduled public meetings on May 25, 2010, in the vicinity of Calvert Cliffs and on 

May 27, 2010 in the vicinity of V.C. Summer to present its analyses and to accept public 

comments on the respective DEISs. The staff’s preliminary recommendation to the Commission 

related to the environmental aspects of each proposed action is that combined licenses be 

issued as requested. 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

Environmental Law and Policy Conference Panel on Nuclear Waste 

On Friday, April 16, 2010, NMSS staff attended a panel discussion, “U.S. Nuclear Waste Law 

and Policy: Fixing a Bankrupt System,” as part of the Environmental Law and Policy Annual 

Review Conference. The conference, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and 

Vanderbilt University Law School, is held annually on Capitol Hill, and attended mostly by 

Congressional staff members. Speakers included the author of the subject Law Review article 

(http://www.breakingthelogjam.org/CMS/files/29721229374284StewartMacro.pdf ), 

Richard B. Stewart, Professor, NYU School of Law; Vice Admiral, John J. Grossenbacher (Ret.), 

Director, INL; Geoffrey H. Fettus, Senior Attorney and Dr. Thomas B. Cochran, Senior Scientist, 

both of Natural Resources Defense Council; and David R. Hill, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP. 

The subject article was written in 2008 before recent actions to shut down the Yucca Mountain 

Project. All of the panelists noted that informed consent of the host state and community will 

need to be a part of any new process, and most seemed to be of the mind that the 

U.S. Department of Energy was not well suited to site and manage a repository or centralized 

storage facility. Several also voiced skepticism that the newly-formed Blue Ribbon Commission 

would be able to “solve the problem” in the limited time available to it, noting that the source of 

the current problems with the national program rested, in part, with the long timeline for 

implementation along with issues of adequacy of the institutions and governance. In addition, 

most panelists voiced skepticism toward future reprocessing facility licensing, citing economics 

as a barrier for industry. 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

Categorical Exclusions from Environmental Review, Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 51

(RIN 3150-AI27, NRC-2009-0269) 

On April 19, 2010, the U.S. NRC published a final rule (75 FR 20248), amending its regulations 

that describe the categories of actions which do not require an environmental review under the 

requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as the NRC has determined that 

such actions do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human 

environment. The amended regulations eliminate the need for the preparation of environmental 

assessments for NRC actions that are minor, administrative, or procedural in nature. The 

amendments do not change any requirements for licensees, but may provide for more time for 

NRC action on more substantial issues and/or speed up the process for review of the 

amendments. The final rule was effective on April 19, 2010. 

Letter to be Signed by EDO

On April 21, 2010, the Executive Director for Operations signed a letter to Mr. Sherwood 

Martinelli informing him that his correspondence does not meet the acceptance criteria for a 

petition for rulemaking. In his correspondence, Mr. Martinelli requested that the NRC 

promulgate a regulation that provides specific weight-based exposure limits for household 

animals and pets. He also requested that a fund be established for family members of cancer 

victims (both human and animal) who live within 10 miles of nuclear reactors, with funds to be 

provided by licensees. Mr. Martinelli’s request does not meet the NRC’s acceptance criteria for 

a petition for rulemaking because the NRC does not have authority under the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, or any other law, to assess fees against licensees for the purpose of establishing a fund 

to compensate family members for the loss of humans or animals due to radiation exposure. 

However, Mr. Martinelli’s proposal for the NRC to develop weight-based exposure limits may 

meet the NRC’s acceptance criteria for a petition for rulemaking. Mr. Martinelli has 90 days to 

meet the criteria. The letter to Mr. Martinelli can be found in ADAMS at ML100700072. 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

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

of April 16, 2010, through April 22, 2010: 

Battelle Memorial Institute Special Nuclear Material License, SNM-7 

(ML010410012) and Preliminary Written Notification regarding 

Possession of Material in Excess of Licensed Limits (ML022000321) 

FOIA/PA-2010-0198 

Communications between Chairman and Senator Harry Reid, Steven 

Chu, Daniel Poneman, Daniel Utech, Neile Miller and Carol Browner, 

created on or after 1/21/2005 

FOIA/PA-2010-0199 

Midnite Mine Superfund Site, Spokane Indian Reservation, Wellpinit, 

Washington, and Dawn Mill Site at Ford, Washington, all records and 

investigations 

FOIA/PA-2010-0200 

Approved Suppliers List for MOX project in Aiken, South Carolina, 

referenced in email between D. Tikinsky, M. Kotzalas, P. Bell, and K. 

Morrissey dated 10/07/08 (ML082900123) 

FOIA/PA-2010-0201 

Savannah River Site MOX Project, contract between U.S. Department of 

Energy and Duke, Cogema, Stone and Webster, including modifications 

FOIA/PA-2010-0202 

MOX fuel agreement between DOE and Duke Energy regarding 

irradiated lead test assemblies at Catawba and McGuire plants 

FOIA/PA-2010-0203 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

 

The Commission order directing the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to rule by June 1, 2010 

on the U.S. Department of Energy’s motion to withdraw the Yucca Mountain application. 

Groundwater contamination issues at Vermont Yankee and Oyster Creek nuclear plants in 

Vermont and New Jersey, respectively. 

Inspection findings related to fire protection at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant near Athens, 

Alabama. 

Other Public Affairs Items

 

OPA facilitated an interview with Exchange Monitor Publication with staff about the Integrated 

Materials Performance Evaluation Program self-assessment team and its activities. 

OPA supported open houses and annual assessment meetings for various nuclear power plants 

in the regions. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-069 NRC Seeks Public Input on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Calvert 

Cliffs New Reactor; Meetings Scheduled (4/19/10) 

10-070 NRC Seeks Public Input on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for New 

Reactors at Virgil C. Summer Site; Meetings May 27, 2010 (4/19/10) 

10-071 NRC Historian Receives Prestigious Award For Yucca Mountain Book (4/20/10) 

10-072 NRC Holding Public Meeting to Discuss Proposed Enhancements to its Forceon-Force Inspections (4/21/10) 

10-073 NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet May 6-8, 2010, in 

Rockville, Maryland (4/21/10)

10-074 NRC Meeting May 6, 2010, in Carney’s Point, New Jersey, to Discuss Review 

Process for Early Site Permit Application (4/22/10) 

10-075 Dr. George Apostolakis Sworn in as Newest NRC Commissioner (4/23/10) 

Regions:

I-10-021 NRC to Hold Open House, Public Meeting on April 22, 2010, in Waterford, 

Connecticut to Discuss Annual Assessment of Millstone Nuclear Power Plant 

(4/19/10) 

I-10-022 NRC Updates Public on Vermont Yankee Groundwater Contamination (4/19/10) 

I-10-023 NRC to Hold Public Meeting on April 27, 2010, in Berwick, Pennsylvania to 

Discuss Annual Assessment of Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant (4/21/10) 

II-10-027 NRC Issues Yellow Inspection Finding to St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (4/20/10) 

II-10-028 NRC Issues Yellow and White Inspection Findings to Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 

Regarding Fire Protection Issues (4/20/10) 

II-10-029 NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss 2009 Performance of Summer Nuclear 

Power Plant (4/20/10) 
April 23, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

II-10-030 NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of Honeywell Metropolis 

Facility (4/20/10) 

II-10-031 NRC Names New Resident Inspector for Oconee Nuclear Plant (4/20/10) 

III-10-012 NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power 

Plant April 28, 2010 (4/22/10) 

IV-10-014 NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to CAN USA, Inc. After Agreement is Reached 

Under Alternate Dispute Resolution (4/21/10) 

IV-10-015 NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2009 Performance of Arkansas Nuclear 

One (4/21/10) 

IV-10-016 NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant 

(4/22/10) 

IV-10-017 NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Cooper Nuclear Plant 

(4/22/10) 
April 23, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending April 23, 2010 

Documents Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0038 4/2/10 Update Status on the Development of 

Construction Reactor Oversight Process 

Options 

2. SECY-10-0040 4/6/10 Annual Report to the Commission on 

Licensee Performance in the Materials and 

Waste Programs Fiscal Year 2009 

3. SECY-10-0042 4/7/10 Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment 

for Calendar Year 2009 

Memoranda

1. M100406 4/22/10 Staff Requirements – Periodic Briefing on 

New Reactor Issues – Design Certifications 

2. M100423 4/23/10 Staff Requirements – Affirmation Session: I. 

SECY-10-0051 – U.S. Department of Energy 

(High-Level Waste Repository), Docket No. 

63-001-HLW; U.S. Department of Energy’s 

Petition for Interlocutory Review 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congress, dated April 12, 2010, provides the Bipartisan Policy Center’s report of the 

NRC licensing process for new reactors. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, notice of the 572nd meeting (05/6-8/2010). 

2. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278, 

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License for Peach 

Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Opportunity for a Hearing, and Order Imposing 

Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. 

3. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment 

LLC (GLE Commercial Facility), Docket No. 70-7016-ML.