INFORMATION REPORT 

November 17, 2010 SECY-10-0151

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

NOVEMBER 12, 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 
November 17, 2010 SECY-10-0151

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

NOVEMBER 12, 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 NOVEMBER 12, 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 
November 12, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 12, 2010 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code 

Meeting

During the week of November 1, 2010, the staff participated in the quarterly ASME B&PV Code 

meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia. The staff participated in a number of meetings 

throughout the week related to Section III of the ASME B&PV Code, which allowed staff to 

provide agency views and positions on numerous Section III action items to ensure consistency 

with NRC regulations and policy. Significant topics of discussion during the week’s meetings 

included, but were not limited to, the use of high-density polyethylene piping in safety-related 

applications and the status of the NRC’s ongoing rulemaking efforts related to the revision to 10 

CFR 50.55a. 

Issuance of the Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Kewaunee Power 

Station

On November 4, 2010, the staff issued the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) related to the 

Kewaunee Power Station license renewal application (LRA). The SER addressed the LRA 

submitted by Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc., by letter dated August 12, 2008. The staff 

performed its review in accordance with Title 10, Part 54, of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

“Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.” The current 

license expires at midnight on December 21, 2013. The staff is scheduled to meet with the 

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in a public meeting to be held on 

December 2, 2010, to discuss the SER. 

Issuance of the SER with Open Items Related to the License Renewal of Salem Nuclear 

Generating Station

On November 4, 2010, the staff issued the SER with Open Items related to the Salem Nuclear 

Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Salem) LRA. The SER addressed the LRA submitted by 

PSEG Nuclear, LLC, by letter dated August 18, 2009. The SER has four open items related to 

aging management of buried and underground piping, spent fuel pool leakage, metal fatigue, 

and steam generator tube-to-tubesheet welds. The staff is scheduled to meet with the ACRS 

Subcommittee in a public meeting to be held on December 1, 2010, to discuss the SER with 

Open Items. 
November 12, 2010 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 12, 2010 

Scoping Meetings Held on PSEG ESP Application

On November 4, 2010, the NRC hosted environmental scoping meetings at Salem Community 

College, Carneys Point, New Jersey, on the PSEG early site permit application for a potential 

new reactor site adjacent to the Salem and Hope Creek generating stations. These meetings 

consisted of two sessions to present the environmental review process, to answer questions, 

and to collect comments on the scope of the environmental review. The majority of comments 

from both civic and environmental groups supported the Early Site Permit, with some concerned 

citizens citing impacts to the Delaware River. Prior to the public meetings, the NRC met with 

other Federal and State agencies, and local officials in a government-to-government meeting. 

Exemption Granted to South Texas Project

On November 5, 2010, the NRC granted the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company 

an exemption from 10 CFR 50.10 to begin construction activities related to the installation of 

crane foundation retaining walls for Units 3 and 4. 
November 12, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 12, 2010 

Public Meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) on Comparing Integrated Safety Analysis

and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

On November 5, 2010, NMSS led a Category 2 public meeting with NEI. The purpose of the 

meeting was for NRC staff to make a presentation to industry representatives regarding the 

draft paper comparing Integrated Safety Analyses (ISAs) and Probabilistic Risk Assessments 

(PRAs), and obtain stakeholder’s insight and feedback. The NRC staff indicated that comments 

on this paper will be accepted by November 19, 2010, and NEI committed to submit a letter to 

the NRC before the due date. The ISA/PRA comparison paper will be submitted to the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards on December 15, 2010. 
November 12, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 12, 2010 

Arrivals 

None 

Retirements 

Seelig, Claudia TECHNICAL ASSISTANT FSME 

Departures 

Brusehaver, Susan ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RIII 

Miller, Robert SENIOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OIS 
November 12, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 12, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

 

Status of Commission votes on the Construction Authorization Board’s ruling, which held that 

DOE lacks policy discretion to formally withdraw the Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository 

license application. 

Leakage from a feedwater discharge pipe that led Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant 

(Vermont) to shut down. 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA did a recorded interview with Vermont Public Radio and WFCR-FM regarding the Vermont 

Yankee nuclear power plant (Vermont) shutdown. 

OPA participated in a taped interview with KCRG television station from Cedar Rapids about a 

crack in a recirculation weld at Duane Arnold nuclear power plant (Iowa). 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-204 NRC Announces Opportunity to Participate in Hearing on Early Site Permit 

Application for PSEG Site (11/8/10) 

10-205 Federal Agencies, Private Industry Removes Highly Enriched Uranium From 

Suburban San Diego (11/8/10) 

10-206 Licensing Board to Hear Oral Argument Nov. 30 in Portsmouth, New 

Hampshire, on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal (11/10/10) 

10-207 NRC Public Meeting November 16, 2010, to Discuss Depleted Uranium 

Munitions at U.S. Army Installations (11/12/10) 

Regions:

I-10-046 NRC to Seek Public Input on November 17, 2010, on Draft Environmental 

Reports for Salem, Hope Creek Nuclear Plant License Renewal Applications 

(11/9/10) 

IV-10-036 NRC to Hold Predecisional Enforcement Conference with GE-Hitachi Nuclear 

Energy Americas (11/8/10) 
November 12, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 12, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-10-0137 10/21/10 Proposed Rule: Requirements for Access 

Authorization and Physical Protection 

During Nuclear Power Plant Construction 

(RIN 3150-AI65) 

2. Chairman Jaczko vote 

and comments 

10/27/10 Proposed Rule: Requirements for 

Maintenance of Inspections, Tests, 

Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (RIN 

3150-A177) 

3. SECY-10-0140 10/26/10 Options for Revising the Construction 

Reactor Oversight Process Assessment 

Program 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0145 11/08/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

October 29, 2010 

2. SECY-10-0139 10/26/10 Annual Update on the Status of Emergency 

Preparedness Activities 

Memoranda

1. M101102 11/8/10 Staff Requirements – Briefing on Equal 

Employment Opportunity and Small 

Business Programs. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Notice of 

Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating Licenses, and 

Opportunity for a Hearing and Order Imposing Procedures for Document Access to 

Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards – Notice of Meeting (12/2-4/2010).