INFORMATION REPORT 

March 8, 2012 SECY-12-0035

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 2, 2012 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Public Affairs E 

Secretary F 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
March 8, 2012 SECY-12-0035

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 2, 2012 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Public Affairs E 

Secretary F 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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DATE 03/7/12 03/8/12 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 2, 2012 

Removal of Oman from the Restricted Destinations List: Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 110

(RIN 3150-AJ06; NRC-2011-0264)

On February 27, 2012, the NRC published in the Federal Register (77 FR 11384) a final rule 

that amends its export and import regulations by removing Oman from the list of restricted 

destinations. This amendment is necessary to conform the NRC's regulations with U.S. 

Government foreign policy. The final rule was effective on February 27, 2012. 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 2, 2012 

Arrivals 

None 

Retirements 

Donohue, John PROJECT MANAGER NRR 

Naujock, Donald MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR 

Ross, Thierry SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (PWR/TL) R-II 

Wegner, Mary REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER RES 

Wohl, Marilyn ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR 

Departures 

None 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 2, 2012 

Controlled Unclassified Information

On February 29, 2012, staff from the Information and Records Services Division attended a 

working group meeting at the Controlled Unclassified Information Office (CUIO), National 

Archives and Records Administration. The purpose of the meeting was for the CUIO to kick off 

its reinvigorated working group approach to developing CUI policy after a several month hiatus 

caused by the CUIO’s having to review agencies’ compliance plans. The CUIO will again have 

regular working group meetings to gather input from agencies in order to develop policies for 

safeguarding, dissemination, marking, decontrol, and other miscellaneous CUI issues. The next 

meeting will begin with a discussion of what safeguarding issues the policy should address and 

development of the specific criteria. 

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

of February 24, 2012 through March 1, 2012: 

 

Former Sylvania Electric Products Inc. site at Cantiague Rock Rd. in 

Hicksville, NY FOIA/PA-2012-0153 

Copy of Material Licensing Tracking System (MLTS) for Harris County 

only FOIA/PA-2012-0154 

List of all investigations opened in FY 2010 and 2011 of potential 

misconduct by NRC employees FOIA/PA-2012-0155 

List of all investigations opened in FY 2010 and 2011 of potential 

misconduct by NRC Contractors FOIA/PA-2012-0156 

Any and all documents pertaining to an HR investigation conducted on 

named individual FOIA/PA-2012-0157 

Records regarding Tri-State Medical, Inc. in Southfield, MI FOIA/PA-2012-0158 

Methods and procedures used to notify employment applicants regarding 

the status of their applications FOIA/PA-2012-0159 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 2, 2012 

Site Visit at Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant

During the week of February 20, 2012, staff and contractors conducted a two-day site visit at the 

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant to better understand the licensee’s use of fire modeling in their 

transition to National Fire Protection Association 805. The staff and contractors performed walk 

downs of selected plant fire areas, conducted interviews with licensee personnel, and reviewed 

detailed fire modeling input data. 

Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report

On February 28, 2012, the staff issued the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the Columbia 

Generating Station (Columbia) license renewal application, which was received by letter dated 

January 19, 2010, from Energy Northwest. The SER closed six open items (i.e., operating 

experience review prior to entering period of extended operation, aging management of high 

voltage porcelain insulators, environmentally-adjusted fatigue values other than those identified 

in NUREG/CR-6260, stress relaxation of core plate hold-down bolts, time-limited aging analysis 

of the polar crane, and technical basis of initial upper shelf energy for N12 nozzles). The staff is 

scheduled to meet with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards full committee on 

April 12, 2012, to discuss the SER. 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 2, 2012 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

The Operations Center made 3,000 pages of transcripts and audio clips available. 

The Commissioners’ decision to reject two post-Fukushima contentions and the review of 

Pilgrim nuclear plant (MA) license renewal application. 

The press release regarding the information request on fuel performance codes for nuclear 

plants. 

The speech regarding federal government computing and the “bring your own device” initiative. 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following media interviews and events: 

- Interview of a Region II PAO by WVTF, the Virginia Public Radio on elevated levels of 

tritium in one monitoring well at North Anna. 

- Interview of Region III staffers by the Toledo Blade and AP Cleveland about FirstEnergy 

Nuclear Operating Company’s submittal of the root cause on shield building cracks due 

to the NRC by February 28. 

- Phone interview of Region III with WMUK radio in Kalamazoo, the Energy Daily, and Fuji 

News TV on next week’s public meeting to discuss performance issues at Palisades. 

- Interview facilitated by OPA between Greenwire and the Office of New Reactors on 

inspections of Vogtle and the 800+ Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance 

Criteria in the license that will inform future inspections and licensing of new reactors. 

OPA issued 2 blog posts: 

- A Reminder about the Regulatory Information Conference (RIC). 

- Transcripts Provide Unique Glimpse of an Agency in Action. 

OPA posted YouTube videos: 

- NRC's Operation Center Fukushima Transcript Audio Clip - March 13 2011. 

- NRC's Operation Center Fukushima Transcript Audio - March 11 2011 part 2. 

- NRC Q&As Three Minutes with Regulatory Information Conference (RIC). 

- NRC's Operation Center Fukushima Transcript Audio Clips - March 16 2011. 

- NRC's Operation Center Fukushima Transcript Audio - March 11 2011 part 2. 

- NRC Operation Center Fukushima Day 1 Transcripts Audio Clips.
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE E 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

12-018 NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity, Public Meeting on Callaway Nuclear 

(02/24/2012) 

Regions:

I-12-005 NRC to Hold Conference on March 7 With Massachusetts Firm Over Use, Storage 

of Devices in NRC Jurisdictions Outside of State (2/242012) 

IV-12-007 NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Results of Augmented Inspection 

Conducted at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant (2/23/2012) 

IV-12-006 NRC to Meet With Energy Luminant Generation Co. Officials (2/21/2012) 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE F 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 2, 2012 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. Chairman Jaczko’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0003 

2/24/12 Draft Final Policy Statement on Volume 

Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste 

Management 

2. SRM on SECY-11-0133 2/27/12 Options to Evaluate Requests to Use 

Discounted Patent Company Guarantees to 

Assure Funding of Decommissioning costs 

for Power Reactors 

3. Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-11-0133 

2/27/12 (same) 

4. Chairman Jaczko’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0025 

2/27/12 Proposed Orders and Requests for 

Information in Response to Lessons Learned 

From Japan’s March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku 

Earthquake and Tsunami 

5. Chairman Jaczko’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-11-0170 

2/27/12 Final Rule: Physical Protection of Byproduct 

Material (3150-AI12) 

6. Chairman Jaczko’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0008 

2/27/12 Implementation Plan for the Safety Culture 

Policy Statement 

7. Commissioner Magwood’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0025 

2/29/12 Proposed Orders and Requests for 

Information in Response to Lessons Learned 

From Japan’s March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku 

Earthquake and Tsunami 

8. Commissioner Ostendorff’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0025 

2/29/12 Proposed Orders and Requests for 

Information in Response to Lessons Learned 

From Japan’s March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku 

Earthquake and Tsunami 

9. Commissioner Apostolakis’ 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0025 

2/29/12 Proposed Orders and Requests for 

Information in Response to Lessons Learned 

From Japan’s March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku 

Earthquake and Tsunami 

10. COMSECY-12-0005 2/16/12 Renewal of Advisory Committee on Medical 

Isotopes (ACMUI) Charter 

11. SRM on COMSECY-12-0005 3/1/12 (same) 
March 2, 2012 ENCLOSURE F 

12. Commission Voting Record on 

COMSECY-12-0005 

3/1/12 (same) 

13. SRM on SECY-12-0008 3/1/12 Implementation Plan for the Safety Culture 

Policy Statement 

14. Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-12-0008 

3/1/12 (same) 

15. Commissioner Svinicki’s 

vote and comments on 

SECY-12-0025 

3/2/12 Proposed Orders and Requests for 

Information in Response to Lessons Learned 

From Japan’s March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku 

Earthquake and Tsunami 

Information Papers

1. SECY-12-0028 2/28/12 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

February 17, 2012 

2. SECY-12-0033 2/29/12 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

February 24, 2012