INFORMATION REPORT 

May 27, 2010 SECY-10-0067

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

MAY 21, 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 
May 27, 2010 SECY-10-0067

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

MAY 21, 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 MAY 21, 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 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

Public Meeting on Multiple Spurious Operation Resolution

On May 13, 2010, the staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute 

(NEI) to discuss multiple spurious operations resolution, industry approach to compensatory 

measures under EGM 09-002, “Enforcement Discretion for Fire Induced Circuit Faults,” 

clarifications or adjustments to NEI 00-01, “Guidance for Post-Fire Safe Shutdown Circuit 

Analysis,” and to Regulatory Guide 1.189,”Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants,” and Direct 

Current Circuit Testing. 

Public Meeting with University of Maryland (UMD) Regarding License Renewal for the Maryland

University Training Reactor

On May 17, 2010, the staff held a Category 1 public meeting with the UMD at NRC 

Headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss delays in the review 

of the License Renewal Application for the Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR) and to 

formulate a path forward for the timely completion of the review. The meeting participants 

represented NRC, UMD (the licensee of MUTR), and members of the public including other 

Test, Research and Training Reactors. NRC and UMD agreed that frequent communications 

were essential in expediting the processing of the application. A schedule for submission of 

financial Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) and for moving ahead on technical RAIs 

was reached. 

Public Meeting with Catawba and McGuire Regarding Generic Letter 2004-02, Pressurized

Water Reactor Sump Performance

On May 17, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Catawba and 

McGuire to discuss the licensee's revised head loss testing protocol intended to respond to an 

NRC staff request for additional information regarding Generic Letter 2004-02, “Pressurized 

Water Reactor Sump Performance.” 

Public Meeting with Kewaunee Regarding Generic Letter 2004-02, Pressurized Water

Reactor Sump Performance

On May 20, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Kewaunee 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.” 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

On May 12, 2010, NMSS staff had a quarterly management meeting with AREVA Enrichment 

Services (AES) to discuss management issues and project status related to AES’s application 

for the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility. AES provided an update on the project status including 

organization changes and schedule highlights. This was a Category 1 meeting and the public 

was invited to observe this meeting and had an opportunity to ask questions after the business 

portion of the meeting was completed. 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

Publication of NUREG/CR-7011, “Evaluation of Treatment of Effects of Debris in Coolant on 

Emergency Core Cooling System and Containment Spray System Performance in Pressurized 

Water Reactors and Boiling Water Reactors”

NUREG/CR-7011, “Evaluation of Treatment of Effects of Debris in Coolant on Emergency Core 

Cooling System and Containment Spray System Performance in Pressurized Water Reactors 

and Boiling Water Reactors,” was published May 12, 2010. This report identifies disparities in 

the regulatory treatment of emergency core cooling system suction strainer performance 

between boiling-water reactors and pressurized-water reactors, evaluates the technical 

significance of the differences, and provides recommendations on the path forward for handling 

the disparities. 

Publication of Regulatory Guide (RG) 6.7, Revision 2, “Preparation of an Environmental Report 

To Support a Rulemaking Petition Seeking an Exemption for a Radionuclide-Containing 

Product.’’

On May 17, 2010, the staff published a RG that provides general procedures for the preparation 

of environmental reports (ER) that are submitted to support a rulemaking petition for an 

exemption for a radionuclide-containing product. It replaces Revision 1 of RG 6.7, issued June 

1976. Use of this RG will help to ensure the completeness of the information provided in the 

ER, assist the staff of the NRC and others in locating pertinent information, and facilitate the 

environmental review process. RG 6.7 available on the NRC website at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/products/rg/. 

Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 3039 (DG-3039) ‘‘Standard Format and Content for 

Emergency Plans for Fuel Cycle and Materials Facilities.’’

On May 19, 2010, the staff issued DG-3039 to provide an opportunity for public comments. The 

DG is proposed Revision 1 to RG 3.67, which provides guidance acceptable to the NRC staff on 

the information to be included in emergency plans and establishes a format for presenting the 

information. Use of a standard format will help ensure uniformity and completeness in the 

preparation of emergency plans. DG-3039 is available on the NRC website at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/fuels-materials/draft-index.html. 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

Integrated Source Management Portfolio (ISMP)

On May 11, 2010, as a result of a competitive acquisition, a contract (NRC-41-10-017) was 

awarded to Lockheed Martin Services, Inc. in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to provide contractor 

support for the planning, acquisition, system certification, development, deployment, hosting, 

and maintenance of NRC’s ISMP project. The portfolio is composed of automated tools for 

credential tracking (license and certificate), inspection tracking, item tracking (devices and 

sources), and license verification. The portfolio consists of three systems: (1) the National 

Source Tracking System, (2) the Web-Based Licensing System, and (3) the License Verification 

System. The period of performance is from May 11, 2010, through May 10, 2011, with an 

additional nine 1-year options. The total value is $77,439,634.37, inclusive of all options. 

Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V)

On May 18, 2010, as a result of a competitive acquisition, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) 

(NRC-DR-33-10-324 and NRC-DR-33-10-323) were awarded to Aegis, Inc. in Merrifield, 

Virginia, and Portfolio Management Consulting (PMC), LLC in Lake Ridge, Virginia respectively, 

to provide IV&V services across the agency. Task orders will be competed between the two 

BPA holders in order to gain best value for the NRC. The period of performance is May 18, 

2010, through May 17, 2015. The maximum ordering dollar amount is $84,000,000.00 for Aegis 

and $68,000,000.00 for PMC. 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

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

of May 14, 2010, through May 20, 2010: 

Federal Employees Compensation Act, all documents that directly relate 

to how and when to offset or deduct wage loss payments paid by 

Workers Compensation Program 

FOIA/PA-2010-0229 

Contract NRC-41-10-017 awarded to Lockheed Martin Services Inc., 

copy of basic awarded contract including statement of work 

FOIA/PA-2010-0230 

Contract NRC DR0908326 awarded to Deva and Associates, 11-06-07, 

basic contract including statement of work 

FOIA/PA-2010-0231 

Case numbers of 10 allegations settled by ADR for 2007 FOIA/PA-2010-0232 

Case numbers of 19 allegations settled by ADR for 2008 FOIA/PA-2010-0233 

Case numbers of 8 allegations settled by ADR for 2009 FOIA/PA-2010-0234 

Allegation NRR-2002-A-0010 including all correspondence between 

NRC and named individual 

FOIA/PA-2010-0235 

Contract NRC DR0909318 awarded to Aegis.Net, 03/04/09, awarded 

contract including statement of work 

FOIA/PA-2010-0236 

Dine-Navajo Indians, any records involving them and Peabody Western 

Coal, The Mojave Generating Station, Navajo Generating Station, 

nuclear waste or spills in Church Rock, New Mexico, United Uranium 

mining, coal slurry pipelines and Black Mesa of Arizona 

FOIA/PA-2010-0237 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

 

Release of the groundwater inspection report for Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in 

Burlington, Vermont. 

Second “white” finding at the Hatch nuclear power plant near Baxley, Georgia that has led to 

increased NRC oversight. 

Status of the special inspection and the differing professional opinion cases associated with 

potential violations of NRC’s completeness and accuracy requirement at the Davis-Besse 

Nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio. 

Tritium contamination found at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey. 

Other Public Affairs Items:

 

OPA supported the Chairman’s remarks at Stanford University, his appearance at a roundtable 

with Energy Task Force of the Hoover Institute and the Nuclear Energy Institute/Nuclear Energy 

Agency meeting in San Francisco, California where he spoke to media covering the event. 

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

in the regions. 

Press Releases Issued 

Headquarters: 

10-

089 

NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko’s Prepared Remarks at Today’s Groundbreaking 

Ceremony (5/17/10) 

10-

090 

NRC Receives Award From National Association of Government Communicators for 

Video and Information Digest (5/18/10) 

10-

091 

NRC’s Yucca Mountain Board to Hold Oral Arguments in Las Vegas June 3-4 on 

Department of Energy Motion to Withdraw Application (5/20/10) 

Regions:

I-10-

025

NRC to Hold Open House on May 25th to Discuss Annual Assessment for Limerick 

Nuclear Power Plant (5/18/10) 

I-10-

026 

NRC to Hold Public Meeting on May 25th to Discuss Annual Assessment for Oyster 

Creek Nuclear Power Plant (5/18/10) 

I-10-

027 

NRC to Discuss Spent Fuel Storage Plans for Salem Nuclear Plant 

I-10-

028 

NRC Issues Inspection Report on Vermont Yankee Groundwater Contamination 

Issues (5/21/10) 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

II-10-

038 

NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss 2009 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Power 

Plant (5/18/10) 

II-10-

039 

NRC Increases Oversight of Hatch Nuclear Power Plant (5/21/10) 

III-10-

017 

NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Prairie Island Nuclear Power 

Plant May 20, 2010 (5/17/10) 

III-10-

018 

NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Clinton Nuclear Power Plant Performance 

and Related Issues June 2, 2010 (5/18/10) 

III-10-

019 

NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Nuclear Issues and 2009 Performance of 

D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant (5/18/10) 
May 21, 2009 ENCLOSURE O 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 21, 2010 

Documents Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-10-0056 5/3/10 Final Rule: 10 CFR Part 72 License and 

Certificate of Compliance Terms (RIN 3150-

Al09) 

2. Chairman Jaczko’s vote 

on SECY-10-0045 

5/14/10 Proposed Rule: Requirements for 

Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records 

Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted 

Access to Research or Test Reactors. 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0059 5/14/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

May 7, 2010 

Memoranda

1. M100415 5/17/10 Briefing on Resolution of Generic Safety 

Issue (GSI)-191, Assessment of Debris 

Accumulation on Pressurized Water (PWR) 

Sump Performance 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS 

Subcommittee on Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor, notice of meeting (6/7/2010). 

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

meeting (6/8/2010). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, notice 

of meeting (6/8/2010). 

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

meeting (6/8/2010). 
May 21, 2010 ENCLOSURE R 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 21, 2010 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 13 

OCA 

Contact 

Date & 

Place Time Committee Subject Witnesses/Nominations 

Decker 05/17/10 

S-216 

Capitol 

5:30 Senate Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs (Senators Lieberman / Collins) 

HR 3978 – A bill to amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to Authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to Accept and Use Gifts for Otherwise Authorized Activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to Preparedness for and Response to Terrorism, and for other Purposes 

• Mark-up 

Shane 05/19/10 

2318 RHOB 

10:00 House Science and Technology 

(Representatives Gordon / Hall) 

Charting the Course for American Nuclear Technology: Evaluating the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Research and Development Roadmap 

• Warren P. Miller - Assistant 

Secretary of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy 

• Christofer Mowry - President and 

CEO, Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Energy Inc. 

• Charles Ferguson - President, 

Federation of American Scientists 

• Mark Peters - Deputy Director for 

Programs, Argonne National Laboratory 

• Thomas L. Sanders - President, 

American Nuclear Society 

• Gary M. Krellenstein - Managing 
May 21, 2010 ENCLOSURE R 

Director for Tax Exempt Capital Markets, JP Morgan Chase and Co. 

Riley 05/20/10 

2154 RHOB 

(Originally 

scheduled 

for April 28) 

2:00 House Oversight and 

Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia (Representatives Lynch / Chaffetz) 

Federal Hiring Practices • TBD 

Riley 05/20/10 

342 DSOB 

2:30 Senate Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia (Senators Akaka / Voinovich) 

Federal Employee-toContractor Mix • John Needham - Director, Acquisition and Sourcing 

Management Issues, Government Accountability Office 

• Daniel I. Gordon - Administrator, 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy 

• Chuck Grimes - Deputy 

Associate Director for Employee Services, Office of Personnel Management 

• Jeff Neal - Chief Human Capital 

Officer, Department of Homeland Security 

• Mark Whetstone - President, 

American Federation of Government Employees 

• Alan Chvotkin - Executive Vice 

President and Counsel, Professional Services Council 

• Maureen Gilman - Legislative 

Director, National Treasury Employees Union