INFORMATION REPORT 

March 7, 2011 SECY-11-0030

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 25, 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 
March 7, 2011 SECY-11-0030

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle, Acting Assistant for Operations, /RA/ 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 25, 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 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

Meeting with South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company

On February 22, 2011, representatives of the South Texas Project (STP) Nuclear Operating 

Company and staff met to discuss the licensee’s proposed risk-informed approach for resolving 

Generic Safety Issue No. 191 (GSI-191), “Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PressurizedWater Reactor Sump Performance,” regarding STP, Units 1 and 2. The licensee proposes 

using the criteria in Regulatory Guide 1.174, “An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk 

Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis,” to 

resolve GSI-191 for STP and has offered to serve as a risk-informed pilot plant on behalf of the 

nuclear power industry. 

Issuance of the Renewed Operating License for Kewaunee Power Station (KPS)

On February 24, 2011, the operating license for KPS was renewed, authorizing operation for an 

additional 20 years beyond the original license expiration date. The new expiration date is 

December 21, 2033. The staff completed its review, as documented in the Safety Evaluation 

Report, NUREG-1958, published in January 2011 and the Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement, NUREG-1437 Supplement 40, published in August 2010. The issuance of the KPS 

renewed license brings the total number of renewals to 62 reactor units. 
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

Meeting with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

On February 17, 2011, staff attended a meeting with the Department of Transportation (DOT) 

and NEMA Lamp Section to discuss transportation regulations impacting lamps containing lowlevels of radioactivity. NEMA discussed its support for proposed change to the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) transportation safety standard, TS-R-1, “Regulations for the Safe 

Transport of Radioactive Material.” The practical application of the proposed change and 

approaches for developing implementation guidance was discussed. If the proposed change is 

adopted into the IAEA regulations, DOT and NMSS staff confirmed that domestic rulemaking 

would be the next step to incorporate the change into the U.S. regulations. 

Meeting with International Isotopes, Inc. (INIS)

Senior managers in NMSS met with officials from INIS to discuss the ongoing license 

application review. The major milestones of the review, including completion of the Safety 

Evaluation Report and the final Environmental Impact Statement were discussed. INIS 

confirmed the formal request for additional information responses would be provided in a timely 

manner to support the review milestones.
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE E 

 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

RES Presents Study Charge to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

On February 24, 2011, RES staff presented a study charge to the NAS study committee for the 

“Analysis of Cancer Risks near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1” project. The presentation was 

Webcast for general public viewing. The presentation included background on the agency, an 

explanation of the agency’s rationale for asking NAS to conduct this study, and NRC’s 

expectations to the Committee. The committee members discussed the study charge among 

themselves and with NRC staff. Congressional staff members were invited to speak, but 

because of conflicting schedules, no staff was able to attend. Two members of Beyond Nuclear 

gave their comments on the study during the public comment period. The presentation slides 

are located in ADAMS (ML110480655). The Webcast of the meeting was recorded and can be 

viewed at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nas/110224/.
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

Information Technology Infrastructure Services and Support (ITISS)

On February 18, 2011, as a result of a full and open competitive solicitation, an IndefiniteDelivery Indefinite-Quantity contract (NRC-33-11-325), containing fixed unit price and labor-hour 

line items, was awarded to Perot Systems Government Services, Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia, to 

provide information technology infrastructure and support services to the NRC. The period of 

performance is February 18, 2011, through February 17, 2014, with three 1-year options to 

extend the term of the contract. The total estimated ceiling cost is $252,075,339, inclusive of all 

options. 

Agency Standard Desk Chairs

On February 16, 2011, as a result of a competitive acquisition under the General Services 

Administration Federal Supply Schedule, a fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) 

(NRC-HQ-11-A-10-0008) was awarded to ErgoGenesis, LLC of Navasota, Texas, for NRC 

agency standard desk chairs (BodyBilt task chairs). The period of performance is from 

March 01, 2011, through February 28, 2016, and the total estimated ceiling of the BPA is 

$758,200. 

AP1000 Design Certification Amendment; Proposed Rule (RIN 3150-AI81, NRC-2010-0131)

On February 24, 2011, the NRC published a proposed rule (76 FR 10269) to amend its 

regulations to certify an amendment to the AP1000 standard plant design. The purpose of the 

amendment is to: (1) replace the combined license information items and design acceptance 

criteria with specific design information; (2) address the effects of the impact of a large 

commercial aircraft; (3) incorporate design improvements; and (4) increase standardization of 

the design. Upon NRC rulemaking approval of its amendment to the AP1000 design, an 

applicant seeking an NRC license to construct and operate a nuclear power reactor using the 

AP1000 design need not demonstrate in its application the safety of the certified design. The 

applicant for this amendment to the AP1000 certified design is Westinghouse Electric Company, 

LLC. The public comment period on the design certification rule, the revised generic design 

control document, and the environmental assessment for this amendment closes on 

May 10, 2011. The comment period on the information collections aspect of this proposed rule 

closes on March 28, 2011. 
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

Biennial Review of Agency Contracts (BRACs)

On February 25, 2011, staff completed the BRACs that provides for the operation of a Privacy 

Act (PA) system of records (any activity associated with the maintenance, collection, use, and/or 

dissemination of PA records), as required by Office of Management and Budget Circular No. 

A-130. This review looked at a random sample of NRC contracts to ensure that the wording of 

each makes the provisions of the PA binding on the contractor and his or her employees by 

including references to Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses 52.224-1, PA Notification, and 

52.224-2, PA. 

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

18, 2011 through February 24, 2011: 

Office of Investigation Report for RIV-2009-A-0012 FOIA/PA-2011-0090 

Millstone Nuclear Plant Leakage of Radioactively Contaminated Water 

after July 1, 2010, All Staff, Commission, and Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards records FOIA/PA-2011-0091 

FOIA logs from November 1, 2010 to current date FOIA/PA-2011-0092 

Crownpoint Project and Sections 8 and 17, New Mexico; Bison Basin 

Mine, Wyoming - Groundwater and aquifer restoration evidence and 

data FOIA/PA-2011-0093 

Investigation of named individual CON-2011-0006 
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following

The lawsuit against the NRC over recent revisions to the Commission’s Waste Confidence 

Decision filed by several state Attorneys General. 

NRC orders issued against the doctor and the medical physicist who were involved in medical 

events at the Veterans Medical Center in Philadelphia between 2002 and 2008. 

Other Public Affairs Items

Chairman Jaczko spoke at the start of the joint NRC/Department of Energy/Nuclear Energy 

Institute workshop regarding the technical issues for possible license renewals for extended 

operation beyond 60 years. 

OPA reached out to a Time magazine writer regarding an article on small modular reactors that 

did not provide a balanced view. The writer has since published a blog post following up on the 

information provided by NRC. 

OPA did a recorded interview with WTIC 1080 (Hartford, Connecticut) discussing the Special 

Inspection at Millstone nuclear power plant Unit 2 (Connecticut) over issues that arose during a 

main turbine control valve test on February 12. 

OPA did a recorded interview with WBUR (Boston, Massachusetts) on the shutdown of the 

Pilgrim nuclear power plant (Massachusetts) to address reactor building cooling system 

leakage. 

OPA coordinated an interview between a Nature Magazine reporter and NRC staff discussing 

the NRC-requested study on cancer risk for populations near nuclear facilities. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-029 Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the Briefing on 

Groundwater Task Force (2/24) 

11-030 NRC Renews Operating License for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant for an 

Additional 20 Years (2/24) 

Regions:

I-11-003 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Millstone Unit 2 Nuclear Plant (2/22) 

I-11-004 Licensing Board Grants Motion Expediting March 9th Proceedings Plymouth, 

Massachusetts, on Pilgrim License Renewal Contention (2/24) 

III-11-002 NRC Issues Orders to Two Individuals Involved in 2002-2008 Medical Errors at 

Veterans Medical Center in Philadelphia (2/23) 
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 25, 2011 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. Chairman Jaczko vote and 

comments on SECY-11-0003 

2/16/11 Status of Enforcement Discretion Request 

and Rulemaking Activities Related to 

10 CFR Part 26, Subpart I, “Managing 

Fatigue” 

2. Chairman Jaczko vote and 

comments on SECY-11-0014

2/18/11 Use of Containment Accident Pressure in 

Analyzing Emergency Core Cooling System 

and Containment Heat Removal System 

Pump Performance in Postulated Accidents 

Information Papers

1. SECY-11-0022 2/18/11 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

February 11, 2011 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator James Inhofe, dated February 16, 2011, responds to letter regarding 

the conduct of the Commission’s mandatory hearings on applications for combined 

nuclear power licenses under 10 CFR Part 52. 

2. Letter to D. Warner North, Ph.D., Sustainable Fuel Cycle Task Force Science Panel, 

February 15, 2011, responds to letter that expressed concerns about execution of the 

NRC high-level waste program. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Proposed rule. 10 CFR Parts 2, 51, and 54, Amendments to Adjudicatory Process 

Rules and Related Requirements. 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), notice of the 581st meeting 

(03/10-13/2011). 

3. NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, Seabrook Station Unit 1, Docket No. 50-443, Notice of 

Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, proposed No 

Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, Opportunity for a Hearing, and Order 

Imposing Procedures for Document Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards 

Information. 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk 

Assessment, notice of meeting (03/24/2011). 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures, notice of 

meeting (03/09/2011). 
February 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE O 

6. Notice of Appointment of Adjudicatory Employee, Progress Energy Florida, Inc. 

(Combined License Application, Levy County Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2). 

7. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Notice of Opportunity to Participate in 

Uncontested/Mandatory Hearing, In the Matter of AREVA Enrichment Services, LLC 

(Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility). 

8. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactors 

(ABWR), notice of meeting (03/8-9/2011). 

9. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor, notice 

of meeting (03/23/2011).