INFORMATION REPORT 

December 10, 2010 SECY-10-0160

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 3, 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 10, 2010 SECY-10-0160

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 3, 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 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 3, 2010 

St. Lucie 1 Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Application

By application dated November 22, 2010, the licensee re-submitted a request for an 11.9% EPU 

for St. Lucie Unit 1. The EPU application includes a 1.7% measurement uncertainty recapture 

power uprate. On August 13, 2010, the licensee withdrew its April 16, 2010, request for the 

EPU after the staff informed the licensee that the application lacked sufficient information to 

proceed with its detailed technical review. The November 22, 2010, application indicates that it 

addresses the information lacking in the earlier application and requests NRC approval by 

February 1, 2012, to allow implementation of the EPU during mid-cycle, after the fall 2011 

refueling outage. The staff expects to be able to meet this schedule since NRC’s standard 

review time for an EPU is 12 months after NRC’s acceptance of the application. 

Issuance of the Renewed Operating License for Cooper Nuclear Station

On November 29, 2010, the operating license for Cooper Nuclear Station was renewed 

authorizing operation for an additional 20 years beyond the original license expiration date. The 

new expiration date is January 18, 2034. The staff completed the review as documented in the 

Safety Evaluation Report, NUREG-1944, published in October 2010 and Supplement 41 to the 

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

published in July 2010. The issuance of the Cooper Nuclear Station renewed license brings the 

total number of renewals to 60 reactor units. 

Meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

From December 1 to December 4, 2010, the staff attended an IAEA meeting in Vienna, Austria. 

The purpose of the meeting was to support the development of a Safety Guide for Electrical 

Systems at new nuclear plants. The Safety Guide will be used for design and construction of 

nuclear plants by developing nations and by IAEA inspectors to evaluate compliance of 

proposed plants with internationally accepted designs. NRC participants are providing input 

from USA design and regulatory perspectives. 

Issuance of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 Generic Environmental 

Impact Statement, Supplement 38, Final Report

On December 3, 2010, the staff issued Supplement 38 to NUREG-1437, “Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Indian Point 

Nuclear Generating Units Nos. 2 and 3, Final Report.” This supplemental environmental impact 

statement (SEIS) includes the staff’s analysis that considers and weighs the environmental 

impacts of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed 

action, and mitigation measures available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also 

includes the staff’s recommendation regarding the proposed action: the adverse environmental 

impacts of license renewal are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for 

energy planning decision-makers would be unreasonable. The staff will issue a Federal 

Register notice on the availability of the final SEIS. 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 3, 2010 

Proposed Generic Communications Reporting for Decommissioning Funding Status Reports; 

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment (NRC-2010-0366)

On November 26, 2010, the NRC published a notice of opportunity (75 FR 72737) in the 

Federal Register for public comment on its proposal to issue a regulatory issue summary (RIS). 

The purpose of the RIS is to clarify information that licensees and external stakeholders should 

use and present to the NRC in their Decommissioning Funding Status reports. Further 

clarification will ensure that the NRC staff, licensees, and stakeholders are using consistent 

figures, and to prevent potential issues resulting from shortfalls in the licensee's 

decommissioning fund. The public comment period expires on December 27, 2010. 

Final Rule; Miscellaneous Administrative Changes (NRC-2009-0085, RIN 3150-AH49)

On November 30, 2010, NRC published a final rule (75 FR 73935) in the Federal Register

amending its regulations to make miscellaneous administrative changes. The changes include 

an update of the list of Agreement and Non-Agreement States, the merging of the Region II 

materials program with that of Region I, the correction of office titles associated with the Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards and the Office of Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs, the inclusion of references to new Executive Order 

13526, and other edits, corrections, and conforming changes. This rule is effective 

December 30, 2010. 

Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations

On December 2, 2010, as a result of a competitive acquisition under the General Services 

Administrative Federal Supply Schedule, a labor-hour delivery order (NRC-HQ-11-F-31-P002) 

was awarded to Contract Consultants, Inc. of Bedford, Texas for administrative support services 

(a travel clerk and a mailroom clerk) for Region IV. The period of performance for this delivery 

order is January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, with four 1-year option years. The total 

price is $546,100, which is inclusive of all options. 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 3, 2010 

Semi-Annual Freedom of Information Act Training

On December 2, 2010, OIS staff, presented Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) training to 

Headquarters and Regional staff. The training covered FOIA processes and procedures, 

exemptions, reports, and the "foreseeable harm" standard. 

FOIA and Privacy Act (PA) Requests Received During the Period of November 26, 2010, 

through December 2, 2010: 

Inspector General records on named individual FOIA/PA-2011-0037 

Specific data for NRC employees, 2004-2009, including award amounts FOIA/PA-2011-0038 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 3, 2010 

Arrivals 

Kendzia, Thomas REACTOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRO 

Lerch, Andrew CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INSPECTOR R-II 

Lising, Allan PROJECT MANAGER NRR 

Tarner, Dennis SPACE DESIGNER ADM 

Terry-Ward, Denise CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR R-II 

Retirements 

Bartlinski, Anita HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST HR 

Flo, Amanda BRANCH CHIEF CFO 

Kukn, Nina ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NSIR 

Pohle, Jeffrey BRANCH CHIEF NMSS 

Departures 

Brockman, Monnie ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I 

Eubanks-White, Darlene ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-IV 

Jenkins, Kevin STUDENT FINANCIAL ANALYST (CO-OP) CFO 

Svoboda, Philip IT SPECIALIST FSME 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 3, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

The NRC’s filing to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in which the staff notified the Board 

that it would not be publishing Volume 3 of the Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation Report in 

November 2010. 

 

The Commission affirmation of the decommissioning planning final rule. 

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. 

An overflow of mildly radioactive water at the Fermi nuclear power plant (Michigan). 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA did a recorded interview about Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant (Vermont) with 

WAMC (Vermont) on the response to the 10 CFR 2.206 petition response to Congressman 

Hodes. 

OPA did a brief radio interview with WJCW (Tennessee) to discuss the restart of the most 

recent production line at Nuclear Fuel Services. 

OPA contacted some news stations to correct the record on erroneous stories they ran about 

the NRC’s regulations on releasing I-131 patients from the hospital. 

OPA did a recorded interview with WOBM-FM (New Jersey) on an Unusual Event at Oyster 

Creek nuclear power plant (New Jersey) last week. 

OPA facilitated an interview of two NRC staffers for Inside NRC on the final decommissioning 

planning rule approved by the Commission this week. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-213 NRC Approves New Environmental Protection Requirements for Licensees to 

Avoid Future Legacy Sites (11/30/10) 

10-214 NRC Renews Operating License for Cooper Nuclear Power Plant for an 

Additional 20 Years (11/30/10) 

10-215 NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Indian Point Nuclear 

Plant License Renewal Application (12/3/10) 

 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Regions:

I-10-048 NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Salem Nuclear Power Plant (12/1/10) 

II-10-081 NRC Staff Schedules Meeting With Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss 

Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility (11/30/10) 

II-10-082 NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Areva Richland Facility (12/3/10) 

II-10-083 NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Fire Protection Issues at Browns Ferry 

Nuclear Plant (12/3/10) 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 3, 2010 

Documents Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-10-0128 11/30/10 Proposed Rule: Domestic Licensing of 

Source Material – Amendments/Integrated 

Safety Analysis (RIN 3150-AI50) 

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-10-

0128 

11/30/10 (same) 

2. Chairman Jaczko Vote 

and Comments on SECY10-0142 

11/24/10 Proposed Rule: U.S. Advanced Boiling 

Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design 

Certification Amendment (RIN 3150-A184) 

3. Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-09-

0042 

11/30/10 Final Rule: Decommissioning Planning (10 

CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN3150-AI55) 

4. SRM-SECY-10-0105 12/02/10 Final Rule: Limiting the Quantity of 

Byproduct Material in a Generally Licensed 

Device (RIN 3150-A133) 

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-10-

0105 

12/02/10 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0148 11/10/10 Path Forward for Addressing the Variances 

Between Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations Section 73.21, Safeguards 

Information Protection Requirements and 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Security 

Orders 

2. SECY-10-0149 11/10/10 Status of the Decommissioning Program—

2010 Annual Report 

3. SECY-10-0150 11/12/10 Closing Fire Protection Issues – Semiannual 

Update – November 2010 

4. SECY-10-0154 11/30/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

November 19, 2010 

5. SECY-10-0157 12/03/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

November 26, 2010 

 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

Memoranda

1. M101130A 11/30/10 Staff Requirements – Affirmation Session: I. 

SECY-09-0042 – Final Rule: 

Decommissioning Planning (10 CFR Parts 

20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN-3150-AI55); 

II. SECY-10-0124 – Tennessee Valley 

Authority (Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2), 

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s 

Petition for Interlocutory Review of LBP-10-

12 (Denying SACE’s Waiver Petition) (July 

14, 2010); III. SECY-10-0138 – Entergy 

Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Indian Point 

Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) Motions 

for Interlocutory Review by Staff and 

Applicant of LBP-10-13 (Contention 

Admissibility Decision) 

2. M101130A (REVISED) 12/01/10 Staff Requirements – Affirmation Session: I. 

SECY-09-0042 – Final Rule: 

Decommissioning Planning (10 CFR Parts 

20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN-3150-AI55); 

II. SECY-10-0124 – Tennessee Valley 

Authority (Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2), 

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s 

Petition for Interlocutory Review of LBP-10-

12 (Denying SACE’s Waiver Petition) (July 

14, 2010); III. SECY-10-0138 – Entergy 

Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Indian Point 

Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) Motions 

for Interlocutory Review by Staff and 

Applicant of LBP-10-13 (Contention 

Admissibility Decision) 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congressman Edward J. Markey, provides an initial response to request for 

information to assist the Subcommittee on its investigation of medical event reporting and 

notification. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Notice of Appointment of Adjudicatory Employee, In the Matter of Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 & 2). 

2. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No 

Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards 

Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information. 
December 3, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

3. Proposed Rule. 10 CFR Parts 71 and 73, Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of 

Transportation of Certain Types of Nuclear Waste.