INFORMATION REPORT 

June 18, 2010 SECY-10-0077

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JUNE 11, 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 
June 18, 2010 SECY-10-0077

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

JUNE 11, 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 JUNE 11, 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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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 
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 11, 2010 

Public Meeting with Waterford Licensee Regarding Generic Letter 2004-02

On June 1, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Waterford to 

discuss the licensee’s planned responses to a staff request for additional information regarding 

Generic Letter 2004-02, Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance. 

Vendor Inspection of International Quality Consultants (IQC)

On June 1 - 4, 2010, the staff conducted a vendor inspection to review IQC implementation of 

their 10 CFR Part 21 and Appendix B programs. IQC provides safety-related services to 

commercial nuclear power plants. One potential violation of 10 CFR Part 21 was identified for 

an inadequate Part 21 procedure. 

Public Meeting with Industry Regarding Section 50.46a Risk-Informed Emergency Core Cooling 

System

On June 4, 2010, the staff met with industry and public stakeholders to discuss the resolution of 

public comments and draft final rule language for the Section 50.46a Risk-Informed Emergency 

Core Cooling System rule. The staff summarized the resolution of significant comments and the 

associated changes that were made in the draft rule language. Slides presented by the staff are 

available at ML101590127. A topic of particular interest by industry stakeholders was the 

process by which adoption of the Section 50.46a rule could potentially help certain licensees in 

resolving GSI-191. 

Public Meeting with Millstone Licensee Regarding Generic Letter 2004-02

On June 7, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Millstone to 

discuss the licensee’s planned responses to a staff request for additional information regarding 

Generic Letter 2004-02, Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance. 

Public Meeting to Discuss Fire Protection Screening Criteria Identified at Browns Ferry Nuclear 

Plant Inspection Findings and Their Implications for other Nuclear Power Plants

On June 8, 2010, the staff participated in a Category 2 meeting with the five operating power 

plant licensee’s named in the April 21, 2010, memorandum and other industry stakeholders to 

discuss NRC efforts to evaluate certain plants against screening criteria using Browns Ferry 

Nuclear Plant inspection findings during triennial fire protection inspection. During the meeting 

NRC staff provided licensees an opportunity to provide information on how these criteria may 

have been addressed at their facilities. Both the licensee and the staff were pleased with the 

open lines of communications and the quality of information exchanged. 

Public Meeting with Indian Point Licensee Regarding Generic Letter 2004-02

On June 9, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Indian Point to 

discuss the licensee’s planned responses to a staff request for additional information regarding 

Generic Letter 2004-02, Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance. 
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

Public Meeting with Sequoyah and Watts Bar Unit 1 Licensee Regarding Generic Letter 2004-02

On June 10, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Sequoyah and 

Watts Bar Unit 1 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. 
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 11, 2010 

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Piping Workshop

From June 7–10, 2010, RES staff participated in the “Use of HDPE Piping for Power Plant 

Piping Systems Workshop” sponsored by the Electric Power Research Institute, the American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Plastics Pipe Institute. This workshop 

covered the design, fabrication, and installation of HDPE piping systems including testing, 

repair, and regulatory issues and concerns. Staff presented a consolidated Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation (NRR)/Office of New Reactors (NRO)/RES brief entitled, “NRC Issues and 

Concerns Regarding the Use of HDPE Piping in Safety-Related Nuclear Applications.” The 

presentation covered the consensus views of RES, NRR, and NRO on key concerns regarding 

the materials and design requirements for HDPE buried piping. The workshop was attended by 

about 100 people representing the nuclear industry, resin manufacturers, plastic pipe 

manufacturers, piping system designers, fabricators, and research organizations. 

Meeting with French Regulator on Digital Instrumentation and Control Research Topics

On June 10, 2010, RES staff conducted the third in a series of Go-To-Meetings with the French 

Regulator, IRSN, to continue discussions of mutual interest on digital instrumentation and 

control (DI&C) research topics. This week’s meeting focused on reviewing an initial draft of a 

potential common position on digital system failure modes and the usefulness of failure modes 

and effects analyses for software. Additional meetings are planned to further develop common 

positions and share learning in the DI&C research areas. 

Publication of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.28, Revision 4, “Quality Assurance Program Criteria 

(Design and Construction)”

On June 11, 2010, RES staff published RG 1.28, Revision 4. This RG replaces Revision 3 of 

RG 1.28, issued August 1985. The methods described in this revision are generally equivalent 

to the methods described in RG 1.28, Revision 3, which endorsed American National Standards 

Institute/ASME NQA-1-1983 through NQA-1a-1983 Addenda. RG 1.28, Revision 4, extends the 

scope of NRC’s endorsement to include NQA-1, Part II, and the history of the consolidation of 

NRC-endorsed QA standards applicable to design and construction. RG 1.28, Revision 4 is 

available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/regguides/power-reactors/rg/.
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 11, 2010 

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

of June 4, 2010, through June 10, 2010: 

ML003738957, letter dated July 14, 2000, from Framatone Cogema 

Fuels to the NRC 

FOIA/PA-2010-0250 

Regulation of nuclear reactors and power plants, research, special 

nuclear materials, regarding output and exposure levels in communities 

surrounding reactors, 1989 to present; research, safeguards, state of the 

art consequence analyses of nuclear exposure 

FOIA/PA-2010-0251 

Companies or businesses that currently have radioactive material 

licenses/permits within the cities of Middle River, Middleborough, 

Bowleys Quarters, Essex, Rossville, Nottingham, White Marsh, 

Parkville, Carney, Dundalk, Baltimore & Baltimore County 

FOIA/PA-2010-0252 

Resumés or profiles submitted by specific Commissioners upon their 

accession to the Commission 

FOIA/PA-2010-0253 
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 11, 2010 

Arrivals 

Alcantara, Paulo Student Management Analyst (ITIB) RES 

Ayers, Lauren Student Engineer RES 

Bertman, Jason Student Management Assistant (ITI) RES 

Cudzilo, Ethan, Student IT Assistant CSO 

Governor, Kendrick Student Space Design Specialist ADM 

Khan, Akhteruzzaman Student Financial Assistant CFO 

Patrick, Laura Student Engineer NRR 

Scott, Mary Lynn Senior Procurement Analyst EDO 

Sugrue, Rosemary Student Engineer (PRA) RES 

Watford, Margaret Student Engineer NRR 

Weaver, Thomas Geotechnical Engineer RES 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

None 
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 11, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

 

The restart authorization for the Louisiana Energy Services enrichment facility (New Mexico). 

Information about the onsite death of a diver at the Indian Point nuclear power plant (New York). 

NRC’s assessment of an Alert declared at the Fermi nuclear plant (Michigan) after a tornado 

damaged the facility’s auxiliary building. 

Other Public Affairs Items:

 

OPA facilitated an interview with the Chicago Tribune and NRC about the Zion nuclear plant 

(Illinois) decommissioning plans. 

OPA provided the Wall Street Journal with information regarding core damage frequency 

estimates for a blog item on Probabilistic Risk Assessment and accident analysis. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-099 NRC to Hold Conference June 23-24, 2010, on Spent Fuel Storage and 

Transportation Licensing Process (6/8/10) 

10-100 Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Today’s Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting (6/9/10) 

10-101 Public Service Enterprise Group Application for Early Site Permit in New Jersey 

Available on NRC Website (6/11/10) 

 
June 11, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

Regions:

II-10-044 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Brunswick Nuclear Plant (6/10/10) 

II-10-045 NRC Authorizes Operation of Louisiana Energy Services National Enrichment 

Facility (6/10/10) 

II-10-046 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Surry Nuclear Plant (6/11/10) 

III-10-024 NRC Proposes $14,000 Fine Against Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare 

System for Misadministration of Iodine-131 (6/7/10) 

III-10-025 NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant 

Performance and Related Issues June 15, 2010 (6/11/10) 

IV-10-024 NRC to Hold Two Public Meetings on the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant 

on June 29, 2010 (6/10/10) 
June 11, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 11, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SECY-10-0022 6/8/10 Proposed Rule: Domestic Licensing of 

Source Material – Amendments/Integrated 

Safety Analysis (RIN 3150-AI50) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0073 6/04/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

May 28, 2010 

2. SECY-10-0075 6/9/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

June 4, 2010 

Memoranda

1. M100527 6/08/10 Staff Requirements – Briefing on the Results 

of the Agency Action Review Meeting 

2. M100609A 6/09/10 Staff Requirements – Affirmation Session; I. 

SECY-10-0044 – Review of Final Rule 

Package, “Export and Import of Nuclear 

Equipment and Material; Updates and 

Clarifications (10 CFR Part 110, RIN 3150-

AI16)