INFORMATION REPORT 

August 1, 2011 SECY-11-0104

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Information Services B 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA by Mindy S. Landau for/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
August 1, 2011 SECY-11-0104

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Information Services B 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA by Mindy S. Landau for/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 22, 2011 

Centralized Environment Support for NRC Application Systems and Environment

On July 18, 2011, as a result of a full and open competitive solicitation, a hybrid-type (fixed 

price/labor hour) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract (NRC-HQ-11-C-33-0056) was 

awarded to Vistronix, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide centralized environment support for 

NRC Application Systems and Environment. The period of performance is July 20, 2011, 

through July 19, 2012, with six 1-year options to extend the term of the contract and three 

1-year award terms. The total estimated ceiling cost is $12,000,000, inclusive of all options and 

award terms. 

Consideration of Rulemaking to Address Prompt Remediation of Residual Radioactivity During 

Operations; Notice of Public Webinar and Request for Comment, 10 CFR Part 20 (NRC-2011-

0162)

On July 18, 2011, the NRC published a notice of public Webinar and request for comment 

regarding a potential rulemaking (76 FR 42074) in the Federal Register seeking input from the 

public to address prompt remediation of residual radioactivity during the operational phase of 

licensed material sites and nuclear reactors. The NRC has not initiated a rulemaking, but is in 

the process of gathering information for developing a technical basis document. The NRC is 

requesting comments on the issues discussed in the document by September 16, 2011. The 

public Webinar will be held on July 25, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. to facilitate public understanding of 

the issues and the submission of comments. 

Alternative to Minimum Days Off Requirements; Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 26

(NRC-2011-0058)

On July 21, 2011, the NRC published a final rule (76 FR 43534) in the Federal Register

amending its regulations governing the fitness for duty of workers at nuclear power plants. 

These amendments allow holders of nuclear power plant operating licenses the option to use a 

different method from the one already prescribed in the NRC’s regulations for determining when 

certain nuclear power plant workers must be afforded time off from work. This is to ensure that 

such workers are not impaired due to cumulative fatigue caused by work schedules. The final 

rule is effective August 22, 2011. 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE B 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 22, 2011 

Meeting with National Archives and Records Administration, Controlled Unclassified Information 

(CUI) Executive Agent (EA)

On July 18, 2011, staff from the Information and Records Services Division met with 

representatives from the CUI EA. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRC’s CUI 

compliance plan project and to review draft elements the EA would like to see included in 

agency compliance plans. The EA staff was complimentary of the NRC’s progress in 

developing its plan, stating that NRC is ahead of most agencies. Compliance plans are due to 

the EA on December 6, 2011, after which the EA will review them and, in consultation with 

affected agencies and the Office of Management and Budget, will establish deadlines for 

phased implementation by agencies. 

Council of Agency Paperwork Reduction Act (CAPRA) Officers Monthly Meeting

On July 21, 2011, staff from the Information and Records Services Division attended a meeting 

convened by the CAPRA Officers at the Treasury Department. Agenda items included a live 

demonstration of the new common-forms module in the Regulatory Information Service Center, 

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Consolidated Information System, and a live 

demonstration of the CAPRA website in the Max Community led by a representative from the 

Office of Management and Budget. Common forms are generic forms usually developed by the 

Office of Personnel Management and used by all Federal agencies. The new common forms 

module will require agencies to account for burden associated with the use of these forms as 

part of agency information-burden collections. Currently, such burden as NRC staff using 

common forms is not included in the NRC annual burden collection report but under the new 

forms module such a burden would need to be included. The new module is expected to roll out 

in November 2011. The Max Community demonstration of the CAPRA web site showed it to be 

an excellent tool to collaborate with fellow CAPRA members and those in the Paperwork 

Reduction Act arena. 

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

of July 15, 2011, through July 21, 2011: 

Maintenance Operation and Modernization (MOM) Support of NRC 

application systems and environment, Lockheed Martin, GS353F4524G 

FOIA/PA-2011-0294 

FOIAs, submitted by other than requester, where information related to 

unclaimed, uncashed, or undelivered check(s)/warrant(s) was located 

and then provided to requester, or if none, most current information such 

as Limited Payability Cancellation Report(s), or list of deposits into 

Treasury Account 20x6133. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0293 

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant’s impact on endangered species in the 

Hudson River, copy of draft Biological Opinion and accompanying 

documents. 

FOIA/PA-2011-0292 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 22, 2011 

Limited Appearance Statement Session for AREVA Eagle Rock

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) held a limited appearance statement session in 

Idaho Falls, Idaho on Monday, July 11, 2011. Fourteen people provided oral statements. Most 

comments were supportive of the facility. Concerns raised included the need for the facility and 

whether it is prudent for the Department of Energy to provide a loan guarantee to a French 

company. 

Licensing Board Visits Proposed AREVA Eagle Rock Site

On July 11, 2011, the ASLB visited the proposed site for the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility 

and the nearby Hell’s Half Acre. AREVA Enrichment Service’s led the site visit and described 

the layout of the proposed facility. NRC staff and representatives of the Snake River Alliance 

also attended. 

Mandatory Hearing for AREVA Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility

From July 12-13, 2011, the ASLB held the mandatory hearing on the Environmental Impact 

Statement for the AREVA Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility. The hearing was held in Idaho Falls, 

Idaho. Six presentations covered the purpose and need for the facility; preconstruction 

activities; greenhouse gas impacts of the facility’s production power consumption; construction 

air quality impacts; effluent and environmental monitoring programs; and the status of the 

Memorandum of Agreement for cultural and historic resources. The Board is scheduled to 

provide its decision in September 2011. 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 22, 2011 

Public Meeting on American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code Case N-770-1

On July 12, 2011, staff held a Category 2 public meeting to discuss the implementation of 

ASME Code Case N-770-1 and provide an opportunity for questions and answers concerning 

the use of the code case. Use of this ASME code case was made mandatory, along with 

certain limitations imposed by the NRC, effective July 21, 2011. Participants were encouraged 

to ask questions at the meeting and to forward the questions electronically to the staff. 

Preliminary answers were provided to questions during the meeting, and a publicly available 

response to all questions received will be compiled and made available along with the meeting 

summary within 30 days of the meeting. 

Issuance of the Renewed Operating License for Hope Creek Generating Station

On July 20, 2011, the operating license for the Hope Creek Generating Station was renewed, 

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

new expiration date is April 11, 2046. The staff completed its review as documented in the 

Safety Evaluation Report, NUREG-2102, published June 2011 and the Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437, Supplement 45, published March 2011. The 

issuance of the Hope Creek Generating Station renewed license brings the total number of 

renewals to 71 reactor units. 

 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 22, 2011 

NRC-specific Symposium at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pressure 

Vessel and Piping (PVP) Conference 

RES staff organized and chaired the “ASME Code Process and Incorporation into Regulations” 

symposium at the ASME PVP Conference in Baltimore, Maryland on July 19, 2011. The 

symposium consisted of a series of keynote presentations made by NRC management followed 

by a panel session on Nuclear Codes and Standards consisting of NRC and ASME panelists 

who discussed issues related to new reactors, operating reactors, license renewal, materials 

and operational leakage. Two additional Panel Sessions followed covering recent 

developments in ASME Code Section III, e.g. High Density Polyethylene Piping, Fusion 

Facilities, and High Temperature Reactors. 

Meeting on Weld Residual Stress (WRS) Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Validation Program – 

Results of the International Round Robin: 

On July 20, 2011, RES staff hosted a meeting of 40 participants from nine countries, 

representing 27 organizations from industry, academia, research institutes, and regulatory 

bodies on the results from the NRC Dissimilar WRS Validation Program – International Round 

Robin. NRC developed, coordinated, and hosted an international blind round robin comparison 

between WRS models used in flaw evaluations to actual WRS measurements. The meeting was 

held at the 2011 ASME PVP Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 22, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The NRC near-term task force review of insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident report 

and commission briefing. 

The first of three staff technical evaluation reports regarding the Dept. of Energy’s Yucca 

Mountain high-level waste repository application. 

NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruling on a motion in the Indian Point (New York) 

nuclear plant license renewal proceeding. 

Status of the strike at the Nine Mile Point (New York) nuclear power plant. 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA coordinated Chairman Jaczko’s nationally televised address at the National Press Club on 

the Japan Task Force’s recommendations. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-139 NRC Approves “Time Off” Amendment to its Fitness-For-Duty Regulations 

(07/21/2011)

11-138 NRC Issues First of Three Technical Evaluation Reports on Doe’s Yucca 

Mountain License Application (07/21/2011)

11-137 Japan Task Force Holding Public Meeting July 28 in Rockville, Maryland. 

(07/21/2011)

11-136 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Potential Rulemaking to Revise Reporting of 

Defects in Reactor Parts; Meeting August 1, 2011. (07/20/2011)

11-135 NRC Recognized for Diversity/Work Life Balance (07/20/2011)

11-134 NRC’s ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection to Meet 

July 28, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia. (07/20/2011)

11-132 NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant for an 

Additional 20 Years (07/20/2011)

11-131 NRC Issues License to Uranerz Energy Corp. for Nichols Ranch Uranium 

Recovery Project in Wyoming (07/20/2011)

11-130 Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the Japan Task 

Force Briefing (07/19/2011)

11-129 NRC Names Mark A. Satorius as Director of Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs (07/19/2011)

 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE F

Regions:

I-11-026 NRC, CENG Managers to Discuss Company’s Fleet of Nuclear Plants at Public 

Meeting on July 26, 2011 (07/20/2011)

III-11-026 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Point Beach Nuclear Plant (07/19/2011)

III-11-027 NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference on July 28, 2011, to Discuss Preliminary 

White Inspection Finding at Prairie Island Nuclear Plant (07/21/2011)

IV-11-035 NRC Cites Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant for Inspection Finding of Low to Moderate 

Safety Significance (07/19/2011)
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE G

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending July 22, 2011 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. Commissioner Magwood's 

vote and comments on 

SECY-11-0093 

07/19/2011 Near-Term Report and Recommendations 

for Agency Actions Following the Events in 

Japan 

Commissioner Svinicki's 

vote and comments on 

SECY-11-0093 

07/19/2011 (same) 

2. SECY-11-0093 07/12/2011 (same) 

3. SRM on SECY-11-0073 07/20/2011 Staff Proposal to Reintegrate Security Into 

the Action Matrix of the Reactor Oversight 

Process Assessment Program 

Commission Voting Record 

on SECY-11-0073 

07/20/2011 (same) 

Memoranda

1. M110712B 07/19/2011 Staff Requirements – Briefing on NRC 

Actions for Addressing the Integrated 

Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) Report 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Al Franken, dated July 16, 2011, responds to letter concerning the 

safety of U.S. nuclear power reactors. 

2. Letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, dated July 16, 2011, responds to letter regarding the 

results of the recent inspection at Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 under 

NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/183. 

3. Letter to Congresswoman Lois Capps, dated July 16, 2011, responds to letters (3) 

requesting that NRC immediately stay the license renewal process for the Diablo 

Canyon nuclear power plant. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Subcommittee on AP1000, notice of meeting (08/16/2011). 

2. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fukushima, notice of meeting (08/16/2011). 

3. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor 

(US-APWR), notice of meeting (08/17/2011). 
July 22, 2011 ENCLOSURE G

4. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices, notice of 

meeting (08/18/2011). 

 

5. Policy Statement of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the Protection of 

Cesium-137 Chloride Sources. 

6. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Notice of Hearing; Opportunity to Submit Written 

Limited Appearance Statements; and Notice of Oral Argument, In the Matter of Nuclear 

Innovation North American LLC (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4). 

7. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 

notice of meeting (08/17/2011). 

8. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor 

notice of meeting (08/18/2011).