INFORMATION REPORT 

July 07, 2011 SECY-11-0087

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
July 07, 2011 SECY-11-0087

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services D 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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DATE 07/06/11 07/07/11 

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June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

Decommissioning Planning, Final Rule, 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72 (RIN 3150-

AI55, NRC-2008-0030)

On June 17, 2011, the NRC published a final rule (76 FR 35511) in the Federal Register

amending its regulations to improve decommissioning planning and thereby reduce the 

likelihood that any current operating facility will become a legacy site. The amended regulations 

require licensees to: (1) conduct their operations to minimize the introduction of residual 

radioactivity into the site, which includes the site’s subsurface soil and groundwater, (2) report 

additional details in their decommissioning cost estimate, (3) eliminate the escrow account and 

line of credit as approved financial assurance mechanisms and, (4) modify other financial 

assurance requirements. In addition, the amended regulations require decommissioning power 

reactor licensees to report additional information on the costs of decommissioning and spent 

fuel management. 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes and New and Revised ASME Code 

Cases, Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 50 (RIN 3150-AI35 (NRC-2008-0554)

On June 21, 2011, the NRC published a final rule (76 FR 36231) in the Federal Register 

amending its regulations to incorporate by reference recent Editions and Addenda of the ASME 

Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Code, Sections III and XI, Division I, and the ASME Code for 

Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants. The rule also incorporates by reference, 

with conditions on their use, two ASME BPV Code Cases. The rule is effective July 21, 2011. 

The incorporation by reference of the publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director 

of the Office of the Federal Register as of July 21, 2011. 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, Final Rule, 10 CFR Parts 

170 and 171 (RIN 3150-AI93, NRC-2011-0016)

On June 22, 2011, the NRC published a final rule (76 FR 36779) in the Federal Register 

amending the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. 

The amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, 

as amended, which requires the NRC to recover, through fees ,approximately 90 percent of its 

budget authority in fiscal year FY 2011, not including amounts appropriated from the Nuclear 

Waste Fund, amounts appropriated for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing, and amounts 

appropriated for generic homeland security activities. Based on the Department of Defense and 

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, signed by the President on April 15, 2011, the 

NRC’s required fee recovery amount for the FY 2011 budget is approximately $915.8 million. 

After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be billed as fees is approximately 

$916.2 million. 

Annette User on Behalf of GE Osmonics, Inc., Petition for Rulemaking; Receipt and Request for 

Comment, 10 CFR Part 30 (PRM-30-65, NRC-2011-0134)

On June 22, 2011, the NRC published for public comment a notice of receipt for a petition for 

rulemaking (76 FR 36386) in the Federal Register, dated April 18, 2011, which was filed with the 

NRC by Annette User on behalf of GE Osmonics, Inc. (the petitioner). The petitioner requests 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

that the NRC amend its regulations regarding the commercial distribution of byproduct material 

to allow recipients of exempt quantities of polymer (polycarbonate or polyester) track etch 

membranes that have been irradiated with mixed fission products to commercially redistribute 

the material without a license.
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

Arrivals 

Pruett, Timothy IT SPECIALIST OIS 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Sharkey, Margaret STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) NRO 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

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

of June 17, 2011, through June 23, 2011: 

Names and contact information for all project managers, project officers, 

Contracting Officer Representatives and Contracting Officer Training 

Representatives 

FOIA/PA-2011-0271 

Death rates from cancers commonly caused by radiation, coal, and 

nuclear powers, all records. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0270 

Allegation RIV-2005-A-0124 all documents including correspondence 

between named individual and NRC. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0269 

Letter confirming NRC Senior Reactor Operator Instructor Certification 

for Westinghouse four-loop SNUPPS Simulator in 1984. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0268 

Chairman Jaczko and Charles A. Casto since March 11, 2011, regarding 

Nuclear accident at Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, all 

documents; documents relevant to Chairman’s March 28, 2011, visit to 

Tokyo. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0267 

Transcript and audio file disposition given by [named individual] on 

September 9, 2009. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0266 

SECY-09-0123, Material Characterization and Future Fuel Cycle Facility 

Security-Related Rulemaking. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0265 

Indian Point, any and all documentation concerning plans for handling a 

loss of cooling water accident. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0264 

Indian Point any and all documentation related to any and all 

exemptions ever granted. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0263 

Indian Point past and present emergency plans, documentation 

concerning emergency drills and exercises, and how emergency 

programs/procedures consider and take into account New York City 

water supply. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0262 

Algonquin natural gas pipeline located on site of Indian Point nuclear 

power plant, ability to withstand natural disasters, all records. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0261 

Survey of Licenses for Torus Coating and Surveillance, May 19, 1988. FOIA/PA-2011-0260 

Indian Point, all records concerning a basis for Entergy Nuclear 

Operations Inc.’s assertion that the plant is designed to withstand an 

earthquake great in size than the area has ever experienced. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0259 

Design basis of the Service Water System(s) at Indian Point, reports, 

correspondence, analyses, inspections, etc. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0258 

Emergency diesel generators at Indian Point, location, design basis, 

location of fuel tanks and piping, reports, analyses, inspections, plans, 

etc. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0257 

Design basis of any and all spent fuel pools and dry cask storage units 

at Indian Point, correspondence, analyses, inspections, etc. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0256 

Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant, any documents regarding fires, May 

or June 2011, investigations, safety assessments; Cooper Nuclear 

Power Station, problems caused by flooding. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0255 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

Vote by the Commission on whether to ask the Justice Department to 

intervene or take other action regarding lawsuit by Entergy Corp. against 

the state of Vermont. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0254 

Allegation on named individual. FOIA/PA-2011-0253 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

Nuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Committee (NUPIC) - Annual NUPIC/Vendors Meeting

From June 13-16, 2011, staff attended the annual meeting of NUPIC/Vendors in Oak Brook, 

Illinois. Topics covered during NRC presentations included issues identified in recent vendor 

inspections, NRC’s oversight of the events at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and staff 

observations of NUPIC’s audit of Cameron. The staff also participated in an extensive question 

and answer discussion following a presentation on proposed rulemaking for Part 21 to NUPIC 

and vendor personnel. 

American Nuclear Society (ANS) 3.2 Working Group Meeting

From June 14-15, 2011, staff attended a working group meeting of ANS for the American 

National Standards Institute ANSI/ANS 3.2-2011, “Administrative Controls for the Operational 

Phase of Nuclear Power Plants,” in LaGrange, Illinois. The meeting was to work on a proposed 

updated draft of the ANSI/ANS 3.2 document that will be acceptable to the NRC staff. The draft 

document will be more concise and coordinated for use with other current quality assurance 

standards. Several members of the working group are participants in new reactor construction 

and see a need for an updated standard. The last acceptable version of the standard was 

1976. 

Crystal River Unit 3 Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Application

By application dated June 15, 2011, the licensee requested a 15.5% EPU for Crystal River Unit 

3. If approved, this will be the first Babcock and Wilcox-designed plant to receive an EPU. The 

application requests NRC approval, consistent with the milestones in Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation Office Instruction LIC-112, “Power Uprate Process.” NRC’s standard review time for 

an EPU is 12 months after NRC’s acceptance of the application. The NRC staff will be 

conducting an acceptance review of the application. 

Staff Issues Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) for Review of Environmental Report for Medical 

Isotope Production Facilities

On June 20, 2011, the staff issued ISG for public comment regarding the environmental report 

for applications to construct and operate medical isotope production facilities. This ISG 

provides guidance to the staff on the information that should be included in the environmental 

report, which is part of an application to construct and operate a medical isotope production 

facility. NRC coordinated the development of this ISG with the NRC-wide Moly-99 Working 

Group and with the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy. Full 

details on how to obtain a copy of the ISG and how to submit comments can be found in the 

Federal Register at 76 FR 35922. 

Meeting with Pacific Gas and Electric Company

On June 20, 2011, representatives of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and staff held a prelicensing meeting in NRC Headquarters, Rockville, Maryland, to discuss the licensee’s plans to 

submit a license amendment to codify a methodology to manage geotechnical information at 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE D 

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, with respect to its seismic design and licensing basis 

and to revise the Updated Safety Analysis Report to state that the Hosgri earthquake is the safe 

shutdown earthquake. 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

Publication of Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.4, “Personnel Monitoring Device – DirectReading Pocket Dosimeters.” 

On June 20, 2011, RES staff published Revision 1 of RG 8.4, “Personnel Monitoring Device – 

Direct-Reading Pocket Dosimeters.” RG 8.4 provides a method acceptable to the NRC staff for 

use in complying with the agency’s regulations on direct-reading pocket dosimeters. The guide 

provides guidance to address improvements in direct-reading dosimetry technology. Also, this 

guide clarifies guidance from the latest American National Standards Institute standards. RG 

8.4 is available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/regguides/occupational-health/rg/division-8/division-8-1.html. 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE F 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ministerial Conference in Vienna, Austria where 

there were discussions of the inspections of the world’s 440 nuclear reactors and Chairman 

Jazcko’s presentation post-Fukushima. 

The NRC Inspector General report about the Chairman’s actions on Yucca Mountain. 

The House Energy and Commerce Committee release of NRC staff statements about closure of 

the Yucca Mountain license. 

The Missouri River’s flooding and impacts to both the Cooper and Fort Calhoun nuclear power 

plants (Nebraska) as well as the previous NRC-issued yellow finding at Fort Calhoun on 

deficiencies with the plant’s flood protection program. 

The General Accounting Office report on NRC and issues with leakage from underground pipes 

at nuclear power plants. 

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA supported an IAEA press conference where Chairman Jaczko responded to television, 

radio, online, and print international reporters. 

OPA responded to the publication of a “For the Record” rebuttal of the Associated Press article 

that suggested the agency relaxes regulations whenever the industry asks. OPA participated in 

a live media interview with Los Angeles National Public Radio and responded to other media 

outlet inquires about the article. 

OPA coordinated reporter questions for the Chairman following the House Energy and 

Commerce Committee hearing. 

OPA coordinated an interview with staff and the Japanese network NHK (Japanese Media 

Network) on NRC regulatory procedures and the agency’s Japan quake task force. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-114 NRC Issues Final Licensing, Inspection and Annual Fees Rule for Fiscal Year 

2011 (06/22/11) 

11-113 Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko, Prepared for Delivery, Press 

Conference, IAEA Ministerial Conference, Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2011 

(06/21/11) 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE F 

Regions:

I-11-024 Millstone Regulatory Conference Postponed; Now Scheduled for July 19, 2011 

(06/24/11) 

IV-11-030 NRC Tracking Flooding at Two Nebraska Nuclear Power Plants (06/22/11) 

I-11-023 NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference on June 30, 2011, Regarding Preliminary 

‘White’ Finding Issued to Millstone 2 Nuclear Plant (06/21/11) 

IV-11-029 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (06/20/11) 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 24, 2011 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-11-0073 06/05/2011 Staff Proposal to Reintegrate Security into 

the Action Matrix of the Reactor Oversight 

Process Assessment Program 

2. Chairman Jaczko’s vote 

and comments on SECY11-0039 

06/14/2011 Final Rule: Definition of Construction in 10 

CFR Parts 30, 36, 39, 40, 51, 70, and 150 

3. SECY-11-0076 06/23/2011 Improving the Public Radiation Safety 

Cornerstone of the Reactor Oversight 

Process 

4. COMGBJ-11-0003 05/09/2011 Data Collection Regarding Patient Release 

SRM on COMGBJ-11-

0003 

06/23/2011 (same) 

Commission Voting 

Record on COMGBJ-11-

0003 

06/23/2011 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-11-0080 06/17/2011 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

June 10, 2011 

Memoranda

1. M110615 06/21/2011 Staff Requirements – Briefing on the 

Progress of the Task Force Review of NRC 

Processes and Regulations Following the 

Events in Japan 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Jim Webb, dated June 17, 2011, responds to request that the NRC 

provide information regarding the assumptions used in recommending a 50-mile 

evacuation for U.S. citizens following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility events. 

2. Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein, dated June 16, 2011, responds to concerns 

regarding storage of spent fuel and interest in a more rapid transfer of spent fuel from 

pools to dry storage casks. 

3. Letter to Senator Richard Blumenthal, dated June 13, 2011, responds to questions 

regarding the storage of spent fuel onsite at U.S. nuclear power plants. 
June 24, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), notice of 585th meeting 

(July 13-15, 2011). 

2. Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences; Fiscal Year 2010; Dissemination of 

Information. 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection, 

notice of meeting (07/28/2011). 

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

meeting (07/12/2011). 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection, 

notice of meeting (07/12/2011).