INFORMATION REPORT

July 06, 2011 SECY-11-0086

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 17, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Nuclear Regulatory Research F 

Public Affairs G 

Secretary H 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
July 06, 2011 SECY-11-0086

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 17, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Nuclear Regulatory Research F 

Public Affairs G 

Secretary H 

 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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AO R/F 

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DATE 07/06/11 07/06/11 

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June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

Personnel Security Support

On June 2, 2011, as a result of a non-competitive 8(a) Request for Proposal, a hybrid labor-hour 

contract with one optional firm-fixed-price line item (NRC-HQ-11-C-10-0046) was awarded to 

AQIWO, Inc. of Arlington, Virginia. The contractor provides the NRC’s Personnel Security 

Branch, Division of Facilities and Security, Office of Administration, with onsite administrative 

security support services. The period of performance is from July 17, 2011, to November 30, 

2011, with three 1-year option periods. The total cost of the contract is $3,241,812.26, inclusive 

of the line item and term options. 

Technical Assistance for Evaluating License Amendment Requests Related to Transition to the 

New Risk-Informed Fire Protection Licensing Basis

On June 10, 2011, as a result of a noncompetitive acquisition, a cost-plus-fixed-fee type 

contract (NRC-HQ-11-C-03-0047) was awarded to Southwest Research Institute of San 

Antonio, Texas, to provide technical assistance in evaluating license amendment requests 

related to transition to the new risk-informed fire protection licensing basis. The period of 

performance is from June 10, 2011, to September 28, 2012, with three 1-year option periods. 

The total cost of the contract is $3,005,465.00 inclusive of options. 

Draft Regulatory Basis for a Potential Rulemaking on Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing 

Facilities, Proposed Rule; Public Meeting and Request for Comments - 10 CFR Part 50 (NRC2010-0267)

On June 10, 2011, the NRC published a meeting notice (76 FR 34007) in the Federal Register

regarding a 2-day public meeting on June 21, 2011, and June 22, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. in Augusta, Georgia, to solicit input on issues associated with the development of a 

draft regulatory basis document for a potential rulemaking on spent nuclear fuel reprocessing 

facilities. 

Vulnerability and Threat Information for Facilities Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel and

High-Level Radioactive Waste, Public Meeting - 10 CFR Parts 72 and 73 (NRC-2009-0558)

On June 16, 2011, the NRC posted a notice for a public meeting (76 FR 35137) in the Federal 

Register to discuss with affected stakeholders vulnerability and threat information associated 

with the forthcoming security rulemaking. This information will be used to inform the regulatory 

basis for the rulemaking, and new risk-informed and performance-based security regulations for 

Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste storage facilities will be issued. The 

draft regulatory basis was published for comment in the Federal Register on December 16, 

2009 (74 FR 66589). The meeting will be held on July 26, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in 

Rockville, Maryland, and will be closed under exemptions 3.a and 3.b of the Commission’s 

policy statement, due to the expected discussion of classified information. 
June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE B 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

Arrivals 

Bolger, Allyce REACTOR ENGINEER (NSPDP) R-I 

Conley, Ethan STUDENT ENGINEER (SUMMER) R-II 

Davis, Rebekah ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-II 

Fraser, Travis INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST R-I 

Galbreath, Stephanie REACTOR ENGINEER (NSPDP) R-I 

Hoying, Craig STUDENT ENGINEER NRO 

Khan, Nadim IT ASSISTANT (STEP) OIS 

McMurray Nicholas STUDENT ENGINEER (SUMMER) R-II 

Mutlu, Devin IT ASSISTANT (STEP) OIS 

Speer, Christopher REACTOR INSPECTOR (NSPDP) R-IV 

Steddenbenz, Katherine CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 

INSPECTOR(NSPDP) R-II 

You, David PROJECT ENGINEER (RI-DP) R-IV 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Fenstermacher, Amy STUDENT INTERNATIONAL (CO-OP) OIP 

Janbergs, Holly PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT OPA 

Ross, Robin ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR 

Traynham, Brooke PROJECT MANAGER (NSPDP) FSME 
June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

FOIAXpress Users Group Conference 2011

On June 15, 2011, OIS staff attended the FOIAXpress Users Group Conference 2011. The 

conference was held to inform FOIAXpress users of new capabilities included in the upcoming 

release of FOIAXpress v7.0, review current functionality, provide direction for current 

modifications and future enhancements, and provide a day of networking with other government 

FOIAXpress users. The vendor will begin shipping FOIAXpress v7.0 to agencies in late July 

2011. 

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

of June 10, 2011, through June 16, 2011: 

Interagency agreement between Defense Contract Audit Agency for 

FY2011 (Referral from DCAA) 

CON-2011-0009 

AP1000 Shield Building, John Ma’s unredacted version of “Dissenting 

View” 

FOIA/PA-2011-0252 

DCP NRC 003155 proprietary enclosures, “Presentation Slides, AP1000 

Shield Building Design: from May 17, 2011, meeting 

FOIA/PA-2011-0251 

Material License Tracking System, active and retired facilities FOIA/PA-2011-0250 

Office of Investigation allegation report RIV-2009-A-0012 FOIA/PA-2011-0249 

Office of the Inspector General report on Chairman Jaczko and the 

proposed waste repository at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain 

FOIA/PA-2011-0248 

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CON = Consultation requests from other agencies: a DOJ requirement to track consultations 

separately from FOIA/PA requests. 
June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

Fuel Cycle Information Exchange (FCIX) Conference

From June 7-8, 2011, NMSS staff held its sixth annual FCIX Conference at the Legacy Hotel 

and Meeting Centre in Rockville, Maryland. Over 200 individuals attended the conference. 

There were 42 speakers at the FCIX, including officials of the NRC, fuel cycle licensees, nuclear 

industry professionals, and other government agencies. Information on FCIX 2011, including 

the program and presentations can be found at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conferencesymposia/fcix/program.html. 
June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

Public Meeting on the Performance Demonstration Initiative (PDI)

From June 6-7, 2011, staff conducted a Category 2 public meeting with representatives from the 

PDI to discuss various aspects of implementation requirements for the American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code), Section XI, Appendix 

VIII. Discussions included a current status of ASME Code-related activities, NRC rulemaking 

activities, program status updates, cast austenitic stainless steel examination capabilities and 

plans, and continuing research activities. 

GE-Hitachi (GEH) Nuclear Energy Topical Report

On June 7, 2011, staff presented results of their review of GEH Topical Report NEDC-33173P, 

Revision 2 and Supplement 2, Parts 1-3, “Analysis of Gamma Scan Data and Removal of 

Safety Limit Critical Power Ratio Margin.” This topical report was submitted by GEH to further 

qualify their analytical methods and requests removal of two limitations imposed in the NRC 

staff’s approval of NEDC-33173P-A, “Applicability of GE Methods to Expanded Operating 

Domains.” 

Public Meeting with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Materials Reliability Program

From June 8-10, 2011, staff conducted a well-attended Category 2 public meeting with 

representatives from industry, the EPRI Materials Reliability Program (MRP), and the Boiling 

Water Reactor Vessel Integrity Program to discuss various aspects of primary systems 

materials. Discussions included material programs, pressurized-water reactor vessel internals 

inspection; nondestructive examination; nickel alloy welding; operating experience; MRP action 

plans relating to cold pressurized-water reactor heads; and updates of NRC activities such as 

the Generic Aging Lessons Learned report, second license renewals, and the extremely low 

probability of rupture code development. 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Meeting in Sweden

From June 13-17, 2011, staff participated in joint meeting with the Institute of Electrical and 

Electronics Engineers (Subcommittee 2) and International Electrotechnical Commission in 

Gothenburg, Sweden. The purpose of the meeting was to develop and integrate technical 

standards related to the environmental qualification of electrical equipment.
June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE F 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

RES Public Meeting on Weld Residual Stress (WRS) Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Validation

On June 14-15, 2011, RES hosted a Category 2 Public Meeting with representatives from RES 

and the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), RES contractors, and seven organizations 

representing the U.S. and French nuclear power industries regarding the WRS FEA validation 

program. The meeting focused on FEA modeling techniques of dissimilar metal welds and 

comparisons to measurements taken on various mockups and actual plant components. The 

program yielded many insights into the specific contributions of various parameters to WRS 

FEA calculations. 
June 10, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The NRC’s Severe Accident Mitigation Guidelines reviews in wake of the Japan incident. 

The NRC task force 60-day update to the Commission and Senate Environment and Public 

Works Committee update on the Japan situation. 

The NRC Inspector General report about the Chairman’s actions on Yucca Mountain. 

Flood preparations underway and possible impacts from the rising Missouri River at both the 

Cooper and Fort Calhoun nuclear power plants (Nebraska). 

Commission involvement with the Entergy lawsuit against the State of Vermont on the Vermont 

Yankee nuclear power plant’s license renewal. 

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA responded to the media against rumors of serious problems at Fort Calhoun, providing 

updates to several news outlets on flood preparations and explaining how the Federal Aviation 

Administration reminded area news helicopters of the long-standing Notice to Airmen cautioning 

about flights near nuclear power plants. 

OPA coordinated reporter questions for the Chairman following the Senate Environment and 

Public Works Committee hearing. 

OPA coordinated an interview with staff and the Japanese network NHK (Japan’s media 

network) on NRC regulatory procedures and the agency’s Japan quake task force. 

OPA supported annual assessment meetings throughout the regions. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-112 NRC Determines No Major Environmental Impacts Preclude Licensing Lost 

Creek Uranium Recovery Site in Wyoming (6/17/11) 

11-111 NRC Issues New Environmental Protection Requirements to Avoid Future 

Legacy Sites with Radioactive Material (6/17/11) 

11-110 NRC Selects Laura Weil as Patients’ Rights Advocate on Advisory 

Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (7/16/11) 

11-109 Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the 60-Day 

Update from the Japan Task Force (6/15/11) 

11-108 NRC Schedules Public Meeting June 21, 2011, to Discuss Implementing 

Revisions to the Environmental Protection Regulations Rule for License 

Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants (6/15/11) 

11-107 NRC Issues License to Tennessee Valley Authority Authorizing Receipt of 

Fresh Nuclear Fuel for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 (6/15/11) 
June 10, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

11-106 NRC Schedules Public Meeting June 23, 2011, to Discuss Implementing 

Fingerprint Rule for Research and Test Reactors (6/15/11) 

11-105 NRC Honors Employees June 14, 2011, in Rockville, Maryland (6/14/11) 

11-104 NRC Issues Final Safety Culture Policy Statement (6/14/11) 

11-103 Licensing Board to Hold Teleconference Oral Argument June 27, 2011, on 

South Texas Project Reactor License Renewal Application (6/13/11) 

Regions:

I-11-022 Decommissioning of Walter Reed Army Medical Center Facilities to be 

Discussed at NRC Meeting Scheduled for June 23, 2011 (6/16/11) 

III-11-022 NRC Public Meeting June 23, 2011, to Discuss Decommissioning Plans for 

University of Missouri Building (6/16/11) 

IV-11-028 NRC to Meet with Entergy Operations, Inc. (6/14/11) 

IV-11-027 NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Columbia Generating 

Station (6/14/11) 

IV-11-026 NRC Cites Cooper Nuclear Station for Inspection Finding of Low to 

Moderate Safety Significance (6/13/11) 

II-11-039 NRC Schedules Public Meeting for June 20, 2011, to Discuss Watts Bar 

Unit 2 Construction Schedule (6/13/11) 

I-11-021 NRC to Hold Meeting on June 22, 2011, In Brattleboro, Vermont, to Discuss 

Annual Assessment of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (6/13/11) 
June 17, 2011 ENCLOSURE H

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 17, 2011 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SRM on SECY-11-0058 06/17/11 Proposed Final Policy Statement on the 

Protection of Ceisum-137 Chloride Sources 

2. Commission Voting Record 

on SECY-11-0058 

06/17/11 (same) 

3. REVISED SRM on 

SECY-11-0058 

06/17/11 (same) 

Information Papers

SECY-11-0071 05/25/11 Status Report on Power Uprates 

Memoranda

M110606B 06/13/11 Staff Requirements – Meeting with the 

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

(ACRS) 

Commission Correspondence

Letter to Congress, dated June 2, 2011, provides NRC’s semi-annual report on the status of 

licensing and other regulatory activities (October 2010 through March 2011). 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear 

Materials, notice of meeting (06/20/2011). 

2. Petition for Rulemaking – 10 CFR Part 30, PRM-30-65.