INFORMATION REPORT 

March 26, 2010 SECY-10-0033

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

March 19, 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 by J. Andersen Acting for/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Rihm, OEDO 
March 26, 2010 SECY-10-0033

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

March 19, 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. 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Rihm, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MONTH XX, 2010

The Weekly Information Report is compiled by the Office of the EDO and includes highlights of 

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: Roger Rihm, OEDO by E-mail: Roger.Rihm@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 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

Public Phone Conference with Salem

On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Salem 

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. 

Public Phone Conference with Point Beach

On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for 

Point Beach 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. 

Public Meeting on National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NFPA 805)

On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, staff held a Category 3 public meeting with external 

stakeholders and interested members of the public to discuss template guidance for nuclear 

plants transitioning to NFPA 805. The staff provided preliminary feedback to the Nuclear Energy 

Institute on certain sections of the NFPA 805 License Amendment Request Template and 

shared a draft section of the NFPA 805 Safety Evaluation Template. 

Fire Protection Meeting on NFPA 805 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

On Thursday, March 18, 2010, the staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the Nuclear 

Energy Institute NFPA 805 Task Force and other stakeholders to discuss the FAQs related to 

licensees’ adoption of NFPA 805. The staff began holding these monthly public meetings in July 

of 2006 and expects to continue to hold them at least throughout the transition period for the 

pilot plants adopting NFPA 805. 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 8040 (DG-8040), “Health Physics Surveys During 

Enriched Uranium-235 Processing and Fuel Fabrication”

On March 18, 2010, RES staff issued DG-8040 to provide an opportunity for public comments. 

The draft guide is proposed Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 8.24 that specifies the types and 

frequencies of surveys acceptable to the NRC for the protection of workers in plants licensed by 

NRC to process enriched uranium and fabricate uranium fuel. DG-8040 is available on the NRC 

Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/occupational-health/draftindex.html. 

Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.6, “Standard Test Procedures for Geiger-Müller 

Counters”

On March 17, 2010, the RES staff published a Federal Register Notice announcing the 

withdrawal of RG 8.6 titled, “Standard Test Procedures for Geiger-Müller Counters." The RG 

endorsed test procedures specified in ANSI N42.3–1969, ‘‘Test Procedure for Geiger-Müller 

Counters.’’ NRC is withdrawing RG 8.6 because ANSI N42.3–1969 has not been revised and is 

outdated and no longer useful. 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2010; 10 CFR Parts 170 and

171 (RIN AI70, NRC-2009-0333)

On March 10, 2010, the NRC published a proposed rule (75 FR 11375) in the Federal Register

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

The proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 

of 1990 (OBRA-90), as amended, which requires the NRC to recover, through fees, 

approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in fiscal year (FY) 2010, 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 

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2010, signed by the 

President on October 28, 2009, the NRC's required fee recovery amount for the FY 2010 budget 

is approximately $912.2 million. After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be 

billed as fees is approximately $911.1 million. The comment period for this action expires 

April 9, 2010. Because OBRA-90 requires that the NRC collect the FY 2010 fees by 

September 30, 2010, requests for extension of the comment period will not be granted. 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

National Archives Meetings

On March 2, 2010, OIS staff attended meetings hosted by the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). The first meeting held by the Federal Records Center Program Forum 

discussed the proposed rule on fees associated with the maintenance of Official Personnel 

Files. The second meeting, the Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group, covered 

the results of the FY 2009 Records Management Self-Assessment and expectations for the 

Electronic Records Reporting mandate. In addition, OIS staff will be participating in a focus 

meeting to help determine topics and speakers for NARA’s upcoming conference titled 

“Managing the Records of an Open Government.” 

Digital Government Institute Conference

On March 4, 2010, OIS and Office of General Counsel staff attended the E-Discovery, Records 

& Information Management Conference & Expo sponsored by the Digital Government Institute 

which had more than 350 verified attendees. The keynote speaker, from the National Archives 

and Records Administration, discussed "Is Freedom of Information in the Digital Age a 

Contradiction in Terms?" OIS staff participated in a panel session entitled “Influencing Change 

within Agencies--Practical Recommendations for 2011.” This session brought together 

perspectives from experts and experienced practitioners who shared how they are modernizing 

their records and information management programs. 

Presentation on Outcome-Based Information Management

On March 11, 2009, OIS staff attended a meeting of the Metro Maryland Chapter of ARMA 

International (formerly the Association of Records Managers and Administrators). The 

presentation focused on learning how to craft an outcome-based information management 

program instead of an “activity-based” program. By examining real use cases from the 

Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense and other agencies, critical 

factors necessary for successful information management were identified such as how to work 

backwards from outcomes to activities to resources in order to effectively plan a program 

roadmap. In addition, the presenter discussed how to focus and accelerate information 

management processes for greater efficiency and efficacy in achieving business outcomes. 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

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

of March 12, 2010, through March 18, 2010: 

Records on named individual FOIA/PA-2010-0165 

Dosage received by named individual at each nuclear plant as employee FOIA/PA-2010-0166 

Material License Tracking System, active and retired FOIA/PA-2010-0167 

OI-4-2009-033, transcripts FOIA/PA-2010-0168 

Monetary fines levied and collected by NRC between 2004 and 2008 FOIA/PA-2010-0169 

Nucor Corp. (formerly Nuclear Corp. of America, Inc.), 2 Richwood 

Place, Denville, New Jersey, all records 

FOIA/PA02010-0170 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

Arrivals 

None 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Cash, Michael EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT EDO 

Lochbaum, David REACTOR TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR HR 

Nakoski, John BRANCH CHIEF NRO 

Szabo, Autumn HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEER RES 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE O 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

Documents Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SECY-10-0022 03/04/10 Proposed Rule: Domestic Licensing of 

Source Material – Amendments/Integrated 

Safety Analysis (RIN 3150-AI50) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0026 03/12/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 5, 2010 

2. SECY-10-0029 03/17/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 12, 2010 

Memoranda

1. M100302 03/18/10 Briefing on Uranium Recovery 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Peter Orszag, Office of Management and Budget, dated March 10, 2010, responds 

to President Obama’s Executive Memorandum on the subject of tribal consultation. 

2. Letter to Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, dated March 8, 2010, 

responds to letter offering recommendations for implementing President Obama’s Executive 

Memorandum on Tribal Consultation. 

3. Letter to Congressman Edward Markey, dated March 5, 2010, responds to letter expressing 

concerns about NRC’s regulations for the treatment of patients with radioisotopes and the 

criteria under which these patients are released from hospital care. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, POWERTECH (USA), INC., (DeweyBurdock In Situ Uranium Recovery Facility), Docket No. 40-9075-MLA. 

2. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3), Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 

50-287, Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating License, 

Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a 

Hearing and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information. 

3. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee 

on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment, notice of meeting (04/07/10). 

4. ACRS, Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Meeting, notice of meeting (04/07/10). 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE O 

5. Advisory Committee on the Medical uses of Isotopes, Charter Renewal Notice. 

6. ACRS, notice of the 571st meeting (04/08-10/10). 
March 19, 2010 ENCLOSURE P 

Region II (RII) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 19, 2010 

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Site Visit

On March 17, 2010, the Regional Administrator toured the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in 

Athens, Alabama and met with licensee management and resident inspectors. 
March 19, 2010 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 19, 2010 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 6 

OCA 

Contact 

Date & 

Place Time Committee Subject Witnes

Decker 03/16/10 

2362-B 

RHOB 

2:00 House Appropriations 

Energy and Water Development Subcommittee (Representatives Visclosky / Frelinghuysen) 

Proposed Fiscal 2011 Appropriations for U.S. Department of Energy’s Offices of Environmental Management and Legacy Management 

• Ines Triay – As

Energy for Env

• David Geiser – 

of Legacy ManEnergy