INFORMATION REPORT 

December 16, 2010 SECY-10-0162

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 10, 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/ 

Mary C. Muessle 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Barkley, OEDO 
December 16, 2010 SECY-10-0162

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 10, 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/ 

Mary C. Muessle 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Barkley, OEDO 

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December 10, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 10, 2010 

Public Meeting with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

On November 30, 2010, and December 1, 2010, staff participated in a Category 2 public 

meeting with representatives from the EPRI Performance Demonstration Initiatives (PDI) 

program at the Florida Power and Light Company headquarters in Juno Beach, Florida. Topics 

included: PDI’s approach for implementing selected aspects of the ASME Code, Section XI, 

Appendix VIII, on qualifications for ultrasonic testing (UT) examination, including the status of 

the qualification of personnel under the PDI program, and a presentation of the ASME nondestructive examination qualification program. Concerns regarding the timing of the adoption of 

the 2008 Edition of ASME Code Section XI, Appendix XIII, were presented by industry. 

Discussions also included the resolution path for flaw depth sizing from the inner diameter of 

large bore piping welds. 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Annual Nuclear Convention

On December 2, 2010, staff participated in the IBEW annual nuclear convention with the 

purposes of presenting Part 26 Subpart I “Managing Fatigue,” (ML103350057) responding to 

questions, and gathering attendees’ input regarding the fatigue management work hour 

controls. 

Meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Regarding its NFPA 805 License Amendment 

Request Template

On December 2, 2010, staff held a Category 3 public meeting with NEI representatives to 

discuss NEI License Amendment Request (LAR) Template for licensees transitioning to 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805. This meeting was the last in a series 

of five public meetings that discussed the LAR Template for NFPA 805. 
December 10, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 10, 2010 

Follow up Questions for the Mandatory Hearing for AREVA Eagle Rock

On December 3, 2010, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) issued two orders (one 

public and the other non-public) identifying seven additional questions for the staff and AREVA 

Enrichment Services (AES) to address. Responses are to be filed with the ASLB by 

December 13, 2010. Office of General Counsel and Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards 

determined that two of the questions require responses from the staff. The remaining five 

questions are directed to AES. The ASLB is expected to issue an order by December 17, 2010, 

regarding the topics for presentations and testimony for the hearing. 

AREVA AES Eagle Rock Activities

The AES licensing manager was in Idaho Falls last week. AES’s preconstruction activities are 

complete for the season. Over the past month or so, they cleared land and laid gravel on an 

existing dirt road to provide vehicle access. About five inches of snow has fallen on the 

proposed site as of last week. AES plans to continue preconstruction activities early next year, 

beginning with rock blasting in the late January 2011 to early February 2011 timeframe. While 

in Idaho Falls, the AES team also met with their contractor for procurement and construction to 

discuss scope of work, deliverables, etc. 

The Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has given permission for Rocky Mountain 

Power to perform geotechnical drilling for borings to support their work on the construction of 

transmission power lines to the proposed site. 
December 10, 2010 ENCLOSURE D 

 Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 10, 2010 

Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of Waste Shipments

A proposed rule that would require licensees to provide advance notification to Federally 

recognized Tribal governments regarding shipments of irradiated reactor fuel and certain 

nuclear wastes for any shipment that passes within or across their reservations was published 

for public comment in the Federal Register on December 6, 2010 (75 FR 75641). The public 

comment period ends on February 22, 2011. 
December 10, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 10, 2010 

Arrivals 

None 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Fuller, Gabrielle STUDENT CLERK (CO-OP) ACRS 

Hristopoulos, Theodosios ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NMSS 

Mattox, Deborah PURCHASING AGENT R-II 
December 10, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 10, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

A proposed rule on advance notification to tribal governments of spent fuel shipments. 

The transfer of control over two uranium recovery licenses in Wyoming held by Uranium One to 

the new corporate structure controlled by the Russian firm ARMZ. 

The proposed renewal of the Davis-Besse (Ohio) nuclear power plant license. 

Prairie Island (Minnesota) nuclear power plant’s efforts to address human performance issues 

that have plagued the plant for a year and a half. 

The ASLB Order, which set a schedule for depositions and demanded a written explanation 

from NRC staff on why the Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation Report will not be published. 

Exelon’s plan to close the Oyster Creek (New Jersey) nuclear power plant in 2019 rather than 

build cooling towers. 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA participated in a recorded interview with Michigan Radio about the condensate cleanup 

tank overflow which took place December 1, 2010, at the Fermi (Michigan) nuclear power plant. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-216 NRC Issues Proposed Rule on Advance Notification to Tribal Governments of 

Certain Nuclear Waste Shipments (12/6/10) 

Regions:

III-10-037 NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Human Performance at Prairie Island 

Nuclear Power Plant (12/7/10) 

IV-10-039 NRC to Hold Public Meeting on San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 

(12/7/10) 
December 10, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 10, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0160 12/10/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

December 3, 2010 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congress, dated November 30, 2010, provides NRC's semiannual report on the 

status of its licensing and other regulatory activities (April through September 2010). 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Notice of renewal of the Charter of the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review 

Panel.