INFORMATION REPORT 

February 18, 2011 SECY-11-0022

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Mary C. Muessle /RA/

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 11, 2011 

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. 

Mary C. Muessle /RA/ 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Rihm, OEDO 
February 18, 2011 SECY-11-0022

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Mary C. Muessle /RA/

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 11, 2011 

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. Rihm, OEDO 

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February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Meeting in Vienna, Austria

From February 1 to 4, 2011, the staff participated in a working group meeting at the IAEA in 

Vienna, Austria. The purpose of the meeting was to develop an IAEA guidance document for 

assessing and managing electric power cable aging in nuclear power plants. The staff provided 

a significant amount of technical input to this document. Based on staff involvement, the 

working group was able to prepare a final draft version of this report that should be issued 

officially in the near future. 

Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE)

From February 6 to 9, 2011, the staff participated in the CONTE conference in Jacksonville, 

Florida, which was sponsored by the American Nuclear Society and the European Nuclear 

Society. The conference was an international forum on nuclear training, education, and 

workforce issues with a theme of “Looking at Effectiveness.” 
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

Commission Approves Publication of Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria 

(ITAAC0 Maintenance Proposed Rule

On February 4, 2011, the Commission approved publication of a proposed rule amending NRC 

regulations related to verification of nuclear power plant construction activities through ITAAC 

under a combined license, subject to changes directed by the Commission in its Staff 

Requirements Memorandum (SRM). The new provisions being proposed would require 

licensees to report new information materially altering the basis for determining that inspections, 

tests, or analyses were performed as required or acceptance criteria are met and to notify the 

NRC of completion of all ITAAC activities. The SRM also directed the staff to release draft 

Revision 1 of its ITAAC closure guidance, Regulatory Guide 1.215, at the same time or before 

the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register and to provide the Commission with a 

revised proposed rule for information 30 days before it is delivered to the Federal Register for 

publication.
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

Meeting with Transnuclear, Inc. (TN)

On February 3, 2011, the NRC staff met with TN to discuss the staff’s request for additional 

information on TN's application to revise the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 9302 for the 

Model No. NUHOMS-MP-197 transportation package. TN’s application proposes adding a 

modified overpack to transport several dry shielded canisters. TN’s proposed amendment, if 

approved, will allow transportation of high burnup fuel using the MP-197 transportation 

package. TN expects the MP-197 to be an integral part of the nation’s extended storage and 

transportation plans for spent nuclear fuel. Staff expects to have another meeting with TN this 

month to further discuss staff's request for additional information and to discuss possible 

success paths to issuing a CoC.
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

NRC Overhead/Organizational Assessment

On February 8, 2011, a sole source time-and-materials task order (NRC-HQ-11-F-33-0002) was 

awarded to Ernst & Young in Washington, D.C., to conduct an Independent NRC 

Overhead/Organizational Assessment. The period of performance for the task order is 

February 14, 2011, through May 6, 2011, with no option periods. The total estimated ceiling 

cost is $284,422.69. 
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

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

of February 4, 2011 through February 10, 2011:

Office review panel recommendation for proposal “Establishing a 

Nuclear Science & Technology Curriculum, Undergraduate Research 

Program & Outreach Activities at Fort Valley State University” FOIA/PA-2011-0078 

Contract DR-33-07-358, all sections, modifications, Statement of Work, 

value of contract, etc. FOIA/PA-2011-0079 

Correspondence between NRC and named applicant FOIA/PA-2011-0080 

Purchase of electricity & natural gas from competitive suppliers for NRC 

facilities located in named states, invoices, bids, awards, 1-1-08 to 

present FOIA/PA-2011-0081 

Material License Tracking System (MLTS) active & retired facilities, all 

regions FOIA/PA-2011-0082 

State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequences (SOARCA) Program, all 

documents FOIA/PA-2011-0083 

NRC Investigation Report 4-2010-071, relating to non-cited violation, 

Certificate of Compliance No. 70-1029 FOIA/PA-2011-0084 
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

Arrivals 

Brown, Natalie FOIA/PRIVACY SPECIALIST IS 

Calloway-Young, Christine MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST R-II 

Hatfield, Gloria ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-IV 

Su, Teh-Chiun REACTOR INSPECTOR R-II 

White, John CONSULTANT R-I 

Retirements 

Fillion, Paul SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR R-II 

Departures 

Hackworth, Sandra Renee ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OI 

Morris, June BUDGET & FINANCE TECHNICIAN R-IV 

Osborn, Matthew RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR) R-I 
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The Indian Point nuclear power plant license renewal proceedings (New York). 

Overexposures during High Dose Radiation vaginal treatments for cancer at the Henry Ford 

Macomb Hospital (Michigan). 

Other Public Affairs Items

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-017 NRC to Meet with Public on March 2 for Input on South Texas Project Nuclear 

Plant Environmental Review for License Renewal (2/7) 

11-018 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule on Verifying New Reactor 

Construction (2/8) 

11-019 NRC Seeks Public Comment for Updated Environmental Impact Statement for 

North Anna New Reactor Application (2/8) 

11-020 NRC Participating in National Academy of Sciences Meeting on February 24 on 

First Phase of NRC-Sponsored Analysis of Cancer Risks (2/8) 

11-021 Opening Remarks Of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Today's Commission 

Meeting to Discuss the Implementation of Part 26’s Fatigue Management 

Requirements (2/8) 

11-022 NRC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule to Amend Certified AP1000 Reactor 

Design (2/10) 

Regions:

I-11-001 Firm In Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Pay $17,000 Fine, Make Changes Under 

Settlement Agreement with NRC (2/10) 

III-11-001 NRC Schedules Public Meetings to Discuss Zion Nuclear Power Plant 

Decommissioning (2/8) 
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-11-0002 2/9/11 Proposed Rule: AP1000 Design Certification 

Amendment (RIN 3150-AI81) 

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-11-0002 

2/9/11 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-11-0016 2/7/11 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

January 28, 2011 

2. SECY-11-0015 2/3/11 Annual Report on Court Litigation (Calendar 

Year 2010) 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, dated February 4, 2011, provides 

information that the NRC will seek input and support from Agreement States' radiation 

control programs for new complementary information technology system to the National 

Source Tracking System. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Subcommittee on Power Uprates, notice of meeting (2/24-25/2011). 

2. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Digital I&C Systems, notice of meeting 

(2/23/2011). 

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

notice of meeting (2/24/2011). 

4. Final rule. 10 CFR Part 72, License and Certificate of Compliance Terms. 
February 11, 2011 ENCLOSURE Q 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 11, 2011 

Proposed Rule Signed by EDO

On February 8, 2011, the EDO approved a proposed rule that revises 10 CFR Part 72.214, 

“List of approved spent fuel storage casks,” by adding the HI-STORM Flood/Wind (FW) System 

to the “List of approved spent fuel storage casks.” The FW System provides the following: 

(1) the ability to store and transport Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) fuel with high initial 

enrichment (up to 4.8 weight percent uranium-235 planer average) without reliance on burnup 

or gadolinium credit; (2) the ability to load and store spent nuclear fuel from the longest to the 

shortest currently, and expected to be produced, in the United States without requiring site 

crane upgrades; (3) a reduction in the 10 CFR 71 burnup credit requirement for the Pressurized 

Water Reactor (PWR) basket allowing transportation of 5 weight percent uranium-235 fuel with 

moderate burnup; (4) enlarged storage cell opening sizes in both PWR and BWR multipurpose 

canisters (MPC) to ensure distorted irradiated fuel will fit without difficulty and to permit 

canisterized fuel to be stored in certain designated locations; (5) greater heat rejection capacity 

with lower peak fuel cladding temperature than the HI-STORM 100 cask system, Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014; and (6) a variable weight (HI-TRAC VW) transfer cask that will allow use 

of the full capacity of a facility’s cask crane. The HI-STORM FW System consists of the 

following major components: HI-STORM FW Overpack, PWR MPC-37, BWR MPC-89, and 

HI-TRAC VW Transfer Cask.