INFORMATION REPORT 

June 4, 2010 SECY-10-0073

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

MAY 28, 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/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
June 4, 2010 SECY-10-0073

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

MAY 28, 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/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MAY 28, 2010

The Weekly Information Report is compiled by the Office of the EDO and includes highlights of 

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: Lance Rakovan, OEDO by E-mail: Lance.Rakovan@nrc.gov. 

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NRR 2 OE * 

NRO * OPA 17 

NMSS 4 OIP * 

FSME 6 SECY 19 

RES * Region I 20 

NSIR 10 Region II 21 

ADM 11 Region III 22 

OIS 12 Region IV 23 

CFO * EDO * 

HR 16 OCA 24 

SBCR * 

*No input this week 
May 28, 2009 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 28, 2010 

Public Meeting with Licensee for Calvert Cliffs 

On May 24, 2010, the staff held a public phone conference with the licensee for Calvert Cliffs to 

discuss the licensee’s planned responses to an NRC staff request for additional information 

regarding Generic Letter 2004-02, “Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance.” 

Fire Protection Meeting on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Frequently Asked 

Questions (FAQs) 

On May 27, 2010, the staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute 

NFPA 805 Task Force, other stakeholders, and the public, to discuss the FAQs related to the 

licensees’ adoption of NFPA 805. The staff began holding these monthly public meetings in 

July 2006 and expects to continue holding them at least throughout the transition period for the 

pilot plants adopting NFPA 805. 
May 28, 2009 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 28, 2010 

Staff Attendance at Sandia Workshop on Used Fuel Disposition

On May 18-19, 2010, staff from NMSS and the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 

attended a workshop at Sandia National Laboratory on the Sandia Used Fuel Disposition 

Campaign, to help inform the development of the NRC’s Plan for Integrating Spent Nuclear Fuel 

Regulatory Activities. Other attendees included staff from the Office of Nuclear Security and 

Incident Response and Office of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards at NRC, as 

well as staff from other national laboratories, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Energy Institute, and the Nuclear Waste 

Technical Review Board. Topics discussed in the workshop, including potential future 

repositories, interim storage, transportation, and alternative fuel cycles, will be covered in a 

report to be developed by Sandia this fiscal year. 
May 28, 2009 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 28, 2010 

Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide 1248 (DG-1248) “Nuclear Power Plant Simulation 

Facilities for Use in Operator Training, License Examinations, and Applicant Experience 

Requirements.”

On May 27, 2010, the RES staff issued DG-1248 to provide an opportunity for public comments. 

The draft guide is proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.149 that describes methods 

acceptable to the staff of the NRC for complying with those portions of the Commission’s 

regulations associated with approval or acceptance of a nuclear power plant simulation facility 

for use in operator and senior operator training, license examination operating tests, and 

meeting applicant experience requirements. DG-1248 is available on the NRC Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reactors/draft-index.html. 
May 28, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 28, 2010 

Office of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Act Training

On May 11 and 18, 2010, OIS staff attended training on “Implementing the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA): Overview and Key Issues,” provided by the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). In this half-day training 

course, OIRA staff provided an overview of key aspects of the PRA for federal agency staff 

regarding their agency’s information collections and highlighted recent guidance that OMB 

issued on social media.

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

of May 21, 2010, through May 27, 2010: 

Office of the Inspector General case file OIG-09-50, complete file FOIA/PA-2010-0238 

Resource Applications Inc., 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, 

Virginia 22042, information regarding licensing and subsequent removal 

of a sealed radioactive source, license No. 45-24932-02 

FOIA/PA-2010-0239 

Memos, notes, records including names/contacts concerning postponing 

FOIA requests to permit staff to concentrate on named persons 

allegations; requested delay in processing FOIA and rejection of delay 

request 

FOIA/PA-2010-0240 

Licenses issued solely on training courses for their 80 hours of Radiation 

Safety training from groups identified in named persons allegations 

FOIA/PA-2010-0241 

Minutes of October 29, 2008, meeting with MOX Services/AREVA; draft 

Safety Evaluation Report for MOX plant, chapters 1 and 5 

FOIA/PA-2010-0242 

Records on named individual from January 1, 1995, to present FOIA/PA-2010-0243 
May 28, 2009 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 28, 2010 

Arrivals 

Blakley, Eboni Student Engineer NRR 

Bright, Toree Student Program Assistant SBCR 

Collins, Travis Student Engineer/Scientist (Co-Op) RES 

Debold, Thomas Student Engineer NMSS 

Donovan, Molly Student Engineer RES 

Eastman, David Student Engineer RES 

Fede, Michael Student Clerk ADM 

Gill, Harluxsh Student Management Analyst OIG 

Jenkins, Kevin Student Financial Analyst CFO 

Johnston, Nash David Student Security Specialist NSIR 

McGury, Matthew Student Volunteer RES 

McManis, Ellen Student Physical Scientist NRR 

Morse, Theresa Student Law Clerk OGC 

Parlor, Jenee Elizabeth Student Scientist RES 

Semmes, Mollie Student Engineer RES 

Sharkey, Margaret Student Engineer NRO 

St. Peters, Courtney Student Engineer NRO 

Tadlock, Thea Student Engineer (NPCRB) NRR 

Thomas, Ashley Student Engineer (POB) NRR 

Washington, Brittney Student Clerk ADM 

Wu, Angela Student Engineer NRR 

Zare, David Student Clerk NRR 

Retirements 

None 

Departures

None 
May 28, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 28, 2010 

Documents Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SRM – COMSECY-09- 

 0029 

5/24/10 Draft Policy Statement on the Protection of 

Cesium-137 Chloride Sources 

 COMSECY-09-0029 12/24/10 (same) 

 Commission Voting 

 Record on COMSECY- 

 09-0029 

5/24/10 (same) 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0064 5/21/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

May 14, 2010 

2. SECY-10-0060 5/14/10 Closing Fire Protection Issues – Semiannual 

Update 

3. SECY-10-0067 5/27/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

May 21, 2010 

Memoranda

1. M100511 5/28/10 Staff Requirements – Briefing on Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, Performance, and 

Future Plans 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congressman David Roe, dated May 21, 2010, responds to letter providing views 

on the blending of low-level radioactive waste streams. 

2. Letter to Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, dated May 21, 2010, requesting that a 

State Liaison Officer be designated to act as the State of New Jersey’s liaison to the NRC. 

3. Letter to Congress, dated May 17, 2010, provides NRC’s semiannual report on the status of 

its licensing and other regulatory activities. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems, notice of meeting (06/23/2010). 
May 28, 2010 ENCLOSURE O

2. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Economic Simplified 

Boiling Water Reactor, notice of meeting (06/22/2010). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000, notice of meeting (06/24/2010). 

4. Proposed rule, 10 CFR Parts 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 51, 71, and 73, Physical 

Protection of Byproduct Material.