INFORMATION REPORT

April 25, 2013 SECY-13-0046

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell /RA/ 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 April 19, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
April 25, 2013 SECY-13-0046

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell /RA/

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 April 19, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS ML13114A970

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan RMitchell 

 DATE 04/25/13 04/25/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending April 19, 2013 

Additional Synthetic Drug Testing: Petition for Rulemaking Submitted by Mr. Thomas King; 

Consideration in the Rulemaking Process; 10 CFR Part 26 (PRM-26-8; 

NRC-2012-0290)

On April 15, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 22209) 

informing the public that the NRC will consider the issues raised in PRM-26-8, submitted by Mr. 

Thomas King (the petitioner), in the rulemaking process. The petitioner requested that the NRC 

amend its Fitness for Duty program regulations to amend drug testing requirements to test for 

additional synthetic drugs currently not included in the regulations. The NRC determined that 

the issues raised in the PRM are appropriate for consideration and will consider them in the 

ongoing Part 26 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Drug and Alcohol Testing; 

Technical Issues and Editorial Changes rulemaking (RIN 3150-AJ15; Docket ID NRC-2012-

0079). The docket for PRM-26-8 is closed. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100, Amendment No. 8; Corrections; 

Final Rule; Correcting Amendments; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ05; NRC-2011-0221)

On April 16, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 22411), 

correcting amendments to a direct final rule published on February 17, 2012 (77 FR 9515). The 

direct final rule amended the NRC’s spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec 

International, Inc. (Holtec) HI-STORM 100 Cask system listing within the “List of Approved 

Spent Fuel Storage Casks” to include Amendment No. 8 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 

1014. The direct final rule was effective on May 2, 2012 (77 FR 24585; April 25, 2012). The 

NRC made non-substantive corrections to the technical specifications and the NRC’s Safety 

Evaluation Report for the Holtec HI-STORM 100 Cask System. This correcting amendment is 

effective May 16, 2013.
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending April 19, 2013 

Arrivals

ANDERSON, MARY REACTOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRO 

BUTCH, TAYLOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG 

CHANG, SHIHSING IT SPECIALIST TERM APPT R-I 

DEAN, JEREMY SENIOR REACTOR ENGINEER NRR 

GARNETT, PATSY DIR. SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION IS 

NOAMAN, TARIQ MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG 

SMITH, TODD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPECIALIST NSIR 

THOMAS, TINCY SENIOR AUDITOR OIG 

WHARTON, ERIC SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR 

Retirements

None 

Departures

BRADBURY, JOHN GEOCHEMIST NMSS 

CROSTON, SEAN ATTORNEY OGC 

GOWARD, MATTHEW CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OIG 
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending April 19, 2013 

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

of April 12, 2013 – April 18, 2013: 

All documents between Southern California Edison and NRC related to 

replacement steam generators at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 

from Nov. 8, 2012, to present

FOIA/PA-2013-0212

Request that NRC make the said 69 documents publicly available in 

ADAMS FOIA/PA-2013-0213

Any legislative proposals to Congress detailing specific initiatives to 

enhance Waste safety and security of NRC-licensed activities by 

amending the Atomic Energy Act 

FOIA/PA-2013-0214
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending April 19, 2013 

Fermi 2 Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Power Uprate Acceptance

By application dated February 7, 2013, the licensee requested approximately 1.64 percent 

measurement uncertainty recapture power uprate for Fermi 2 using Cameron CheckPlus 

Leading Edge Flow Meter ultrasonic flow measurement instrumentation. On March 19, 2013, 

the staff identified the need for supplemental information and by letter dated April 5, 2013, the 

licensee provided the supplemental information. By letter dated April 12, 2013, the staff 

informed the licensee that the application provides technical information in sufficient detail to 

enable the staff to proceed with its detailed technical review. 

Category 2 Meeting on Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors

On April 15, 2013, the staff held a Category 2 meeting to continue discussions with the industry 

and staff regarding specific aspects of the Commission’s Staff Requirements Memorandum to 

SECY-12-0081, “Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors.” Group participants 

discussed the technical basis for the use of deterministic backstops and the pros and cons for 

the use of relative risk measures. 
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending April 19, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

Unusual Event at La Salle plant (IL) 

Conference with Tennessee Valley Authority regarding Watts Bar (TN) and Sequoyah (TN) 

plants 

EPA’s action guidelines for a radiological emergency 

 

Hostile action-based exercise at Three Mile Island plant (PA) 

Manual scram at Pilgrim plant (MA); break in discharge line found last week 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- Interview with an Augusta TV station about NRC’s meeting with MOX Services officials 

- Interview with WIBW-TV (Topeka), Kansas Public Radio and the Republican regarding 

Wolf Creek plant’s (KS) 2012 performance 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

- Fort Calhoun: A Status Update 

- Ensuring the Safety of Spent Fuel in Storage 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-031 NRC Proposes $36,400 Civil Penalty on Chicago Bridge & Iron, Cites Poor Safety Culture 

at Shaw Group Subsidiaries (04/19/2013)

13-030 NRC, OPPD Officials to Discuss Potential License Amendments for Fort Calhoun Plant 

April 22 in Rockville, Md. (04/17/2013)

13-029 NRC Advisory Committee on the Medical Use of Isotopes Names New Leadership 

(04/16/2013)

13-028 NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Review of Honeywell Corrective Action Plan 

(04/15/2013)

13-027 NRC Public Meeting April 24 to Discuss Decommissioning of Kewaunee Nuclear Power 

Plant In Wisconsin (04/15/2013)

Regions:

I-13-017 NRC to Hold Public Meeting April 30 in Brattleboro to Discuss Vermont Yankee Nuclear 

Plant Annual Assessment (04/18/2013)
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

II-13-020 NRC to Discuss NFS Performance at Public Meeting in Erwin (04/18/2013)

III-13-013 NRC Monitors Unusual Event at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant (04/17/2013)

II-013-019 NRC Schedules Meeting in Piketon to Discuss USEC Lead Cascade Facility (04/16/2013)

II-013-018 NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Annual Assessment of Brunswick Nuclear 

Power Plant (04/16/2013)

II-013-017 NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss B&W Nuclear Operations Group in Lynchburg 

(04/16/2013)

II-013-016 NRC Schedules Conference to Discuss Flood-Related Inspection Findings at Watts Bar 

and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants (04/16/2013)
April 19, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending April 19, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-13-0033 4/4/13 Allowing Interim Operation Under Title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations Section 

52.103

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0036 4/5/13 Annual Report to the Commission on 

Licensee Performance in the Materials and 

Waste Programs Fiscal Year 2012

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer, dated April 12, 2013, responds to her letter requesting 

an update on the NRC’s progress in addressing recommendations related to the 

agency’s response to the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility 

following the March 2011 events. 

2. Letter to Erich Pica, President, Friends of the Earth, dated April 11, 2013, responds to 

concerns regarding documents relating to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. 

3. Letter to Congress and Office of Management and Budget, dated April 10, 2013, 

provides NRC’s Fiscal Year 2014 Congressional Budget Justification. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. 10 CFR Part 73; [Docket No. PRM-73-16; NRC-2013-0024], Personnel Access 

Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants.