INFORMATION REPORT 

December 23, 2010 SECY-10-0163

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 17, 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: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
December 23, 2010 SECY-10-0163

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 17, 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: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

Grand Gulf Unit 1 Extended Power Uprate Acceptance

By application dated September 8, 2010, the licensee requested a 13% extended power uprate 

(EPU) for Grand Gulf Unit 1. By letter dated November 9, 2010, the staff identified several 

information needs in order to accept the application, and by letters dated November 18 and 23, 

2010, the licensee provided the supplemental information. By letter dated December 9, 2010, 

the staff informed the licensee that the application provides technical information in sufficient 

detail to enable the staff to proceed with the detailed technical review. The application requests 

NRC approval in 14 months from the application date with implementation upon startup from the 

spring 2012 refueling outage. NRC’s standard review time for an EPU is 12 months after NRC’s 

acceptance of the application. 

Pre-licensing Meeting with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

On December 9, 2010, representatives of PG&E and the staff met to discuss the licensee’s 

plans to submit a license amendment to incorporate management of new geotechnical seismic 

information into its design and licensing basis for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. 

Briefing to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

On December 13 and 14, 2010, the staff provided briefings to the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee regarding licensees’ transition to National Fire Protection 

Association (NFPA) Standard 805. The topics discussed related to the Commission request in 

SRM-M100609B to conduct a review of the current state of licensees’ efforts to transition to 

NFPA 805. 

Issuance of Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant License Renewal Safety Evaluation 

Report with Open Items

On December 14, 2010, the staff issued the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items 

related to the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR-3) license renewal application. 

By letter dated December 16, 2008, Florida Power Corporation submitted an application 

requesting the extension of the CR-3 operating license for an additional 20 years. The SER has 

nine open items (e.g., aging management of the containment given recent operating experience 

and event-driven inspection of potentially submerged cables) and two confirmatory items 

(consistency of the Compressed Air Monitoring Program and the leak-before-break analysis of 

cast austenitic stainless steel piping). The staff is scheduled to meet with the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on January 12, 2011, to discuss the SER with 

Open Items. 

Issuance of the Renewed Operating License for Duane Arnold Energy Center

On December 16, 2010, the operating license for Duane Arnold Energy Center was renewed 

authorizing operation for an additional 20 years beyond the original license expiration date. The 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

new expiration date is February 21, 2034. The staff completed the review as documented in the 

SER, NUREG-1955, published November 2010 and Supplement 42 to the Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, 

published in October 2010. The issuance of the Duane Arnold Energy Center renewed license 

brings the total number of renewals to 61 reactor units. 

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

On December 16, 2010, the staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the Nuclear Energy 

Institute NFPA Standard 805 Task Force, other stakeholders, and the public, to discuss the 

FAQs related to licensees’ adoption of NFPA 805. The staff began holding these monthly public 

meetings in July 2006 and expects to continue holding them at least throughout the transition 

period for the pilot plants adopting NFPA 805. 

Issued Safety Evaluation Template for NFPA 805 License Amendment Requests

The staff publicly has issued a Safety Evaluation template that will be used to expedite the 

review of future NFPA 805 license amendment requests. The template (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML102170233) incorporates the lessons learned from the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant pilot 

application as well as stakeholders’ comments received through a series of six public meetings 

that took place throughout CY 2010. This template does not represent additional requirements 

or guidance for plants transitioning to NFPA 805, nor does it represent new technical positions 

of the NRC staff. 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

Final Safety Evaluation Report for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility 

On December 13, 2010, NMSS approved the issuance of the Official Use Only (OUO) version of 

the final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the license application by Shaw AREVA MOX 

Services, LLC, to possess and use radioactive material at the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication 

Facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. 

The SER was reviewed and approved by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. The 

OUO version contains sensitive-security related information. Staff is preparing a redacted SER, 

which will be published as a NUREG and publically available. 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

Publication of Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.12, “General Design Guide for Ventilation Systems of 

Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants”

On December 17, 2010, RES staff published RG 3.12, “General Design Guide for Ventilation 

Systems of Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants.” This guide describes a method 

that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in complying with Title 10, Section 70.23(a)(3) 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 70.23(a)(3)), and 10 CFR 70.23(a)(4) on the 

design of ventilation systems for plutonium processing and fuel fabrication plants. RG 3.12 is 

available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/regguides/fuels-materials/rg/. 

RES Publication of RG 5.80, “Pressure-Sensitive and Tamper-Indicating Device Seals for 

Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material”

On December 17, 2010, RES staff published RG 5.80. This RG replaces the existing RG 5.10, 

“Selection and Use of Pressure-Sensitive Seals on Containers for Onsite Storage of Special 

Nuclear Material,” issued July 1973 and the existing RG 5.15, “Tamper-Indicating Seals for the 

Protection and Control of Special Nuclear Material,” issued March 1997. This RG describes a 

number of recently improved tamper-indicating devices (TIDs) and pressure-sensitive seals 

developed primarily in response to commercial interests outside the nuclear industry. Among 

other things, it distinguishes between genuine and nongenuine manufactured seals, stresses 

serial number identification, and incorporates recommendations for ensuring that TIDs are 

properly applied. RG 5.80 is available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/reg-guides/protection/rg/. 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

Contract for High-Burn-up Mixed-Oxide Fuel (HBU-MOX) Source Term Peer Review

On December 10, 2010, a competitive Federal Supply Schedules delivery order 

(NRC-HQ-11-F-04-0001) was awarded to Energy Research, Inc., a small business located in 

Rockville, Maryland, to organize and conduct a peer review of the recommended source term 

for reactors with HBU-MOX and to provide an independent assessment of the suitability of this 

source term for containment equipment qualification and siting dose calculations. The period of 

performance is one year from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, with no options. The total 

price is $171,562.12. 

Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities; Updates to Incorporation by 

Reference of Regulatory Guides; Correction (NRC-2009-0014, RIN 3150-AI37)

On December 10, 2010 (75 FR 76923), NRC published a correction to a final rule that was 

published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2010 (75 FR 61321). The final rule amended 

the NRC’s regulations to incorporate by reference the latest revisions of two previously 

incorporated regulatory guides. This document is necessary to add a line of regulatory text that 

was inadvertently omitted from the final rule. The correction was effective on 

December 10, 2010, and is applicable beginning November 4, 2010, the date the original rule 

became effective. 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

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

of December 10, 2010, through December 16, 2010: 

Effect of Local Heat Flux Spikes on DNB in Nonuniformly Heated Rod 

Bundles, 1975, WCAP-8202-A, non-proprietary version 

FOIA/PA-2011-0044 

Indian Point Unit 2 #21 main transformer, all documentation re: release 

or loss of dialectic fluid/oil that resulted in failure on November 7, 2010, 

including correspondence between NRC and Entergy and other 

federal/state agencies 

FOIA/PA-2011-0045 

Senior Reactor Operators License, 1986-1992, for named individual, 

copy of docket 

FOIA/PA-2011-0046 

Material License Tracking System (MLTS), Active and Retired Facilities FOIA/PA-2011-0047 

NRC-DOE Memorandum of Understanding on Next Generation Nuclear 

Plants finalized between April 2006 and September 2008 

CON-2011-0003 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

The proposed rule incorporating consideration of aircraft impacts into the Advanced Boiling 

Water Reactor Design Certification. 

Control-rod problems that led to a shutdown of Peach Bottom Unit 2. 

The U.S. Appeals Court’s decision to lift its stay in the Yucca Mountain case and proceed even 

without Commission action on the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board’s June ruling. 

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

build cooling towers. 

A petition filed by Three Mile Island Alert challenging decommissioning funding for Three Mile 

Island Unit 2. 

Other Public Affairs Items

A Region I public affairs officer participated in a taped radio interview for a New Jersey station 

on the eventual decommissioning of Oyster Creek. 

OPA staff supported public meetings for Browns Ferry, Prairie Island and Callaway. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-217 NRC Seeks Comment on Draft Rule Amending ABWR Certification to Include 

Consideration of Aircraft Impacts (12/16/10) 

10-218 NRC Updates Aging Management Document for Reviewing Reactor License 

Renewal Requests (12/16/10) 

10-219 NRC Renews Operating License for Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant for an 

Additional 20 Years (12/16/10) 

10-220 NRC Authorizes Restart of Irigaray and Christensen Ranch Uranium Recovery 

Facility in Wyoming (12/17/10) 

10-221 NRC Begins Special Inspection at North Carolina State University's Research 

Reactor (12/17/10) 

Regions:

 None. 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 17, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. COMWCO-10-0001 

(REDACTED) 

9/14/10 Regulation of Cyber Security at Nuclear 

Power Plants 

2. Commissioner Magwood 

vote on COMWCO-10-

0001 (REDACTED) 

9/15/10 (same) 

3. SRM-SECY-10-0142 12/14/10 Proposed Rule: U.S. Advanced Boiling 

Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design 

Certification Amendment (RIN 3150-AI84) 

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-10-

0142 

12/14/10 (same) 

4. Commissioner Svinicki 

vote on COMWCO-10-

0001 

9/20/10 Regulation of Cyber Security at Nuclear 

Power Plants 

5. Commissioner 

Apostolakis vote on 

COMWCO-10-0001 

9/23/10 Regulation of Cyber Security at Nuclear 

Power Plants 

6. Chairman Jaczko vote on 

COMWCO-10-0001 

10/7/10 Regulation of Cyber Security at Nuclear 

Power Plants 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0144 10/29/10 Recent Staff Outreach Regarding Specific 

License Requirement for Exports to 

Embargoed Destinations 

2. SECY-10-0153 

(REDACTED) 

11/19/10 Cyber Security – Implementation of the 

Commission’s Determination of Systems 

and Equipment Within the Scope of Title 10 

of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 

73.54 

3. SECY-10-0162 12/16/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

December 10, 2010 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Final rule, 10 CFR Part 51, Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary 

Storage of Spent Fuel after Cessation of Reactor Operation. 
December 17, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

2. Update and final revision of Waste Confidence Decision, Waste Confidence Decision 

Update. 

3. Notice of renewal of the Charter of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

4. Proposed rule; Reopening of comment period – 10 CFR Part 73, Requirements for 

Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted 

Access to Research or Test Reactors. 

5. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes, notice of meeting (01/05/2011 and 

01/12/2011).