INFORMATION REPORT 

January 5, 2010 SECY-10-0002

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 25, 2009 

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 
January 5, 2010 SECY-10-0002

For: The Commissioners 

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

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

DECEMBER 25, 2009 

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 DECEMBER 25, 2009

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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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 
December 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 25, 2009 

Observation of Safety and Safeguards Programs at Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Japan 

From December 9 through 20, 2009, staff from the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards (NMSS), Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards travelled to Japan to: (1) 

conduct information exchange activities and discuss regulatory experience with the appropriate 

Japanese safety and safeguards regulators providing oversight for used nuclear fuel 

reprocessing facilities in Japan; (2) observe implementation of the material control and 

accounting program and to conduct safety/risk analyses for the Rokkasho reprocessing plant; 

and (3) conduct a technical tour of the Tokai reprocessing plant. The visit was coordinated with 

the Department of Energy (DOE) and funded under the DOE/NRC Interagency Agreement on 

advanced fuel cycle. 

December 17, 2009, Meeting with Transnuclear Inc. to Discuss a Proposed Amendment

On December 17, 2009, the NRC staff from NMSS, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and 

Transportation, met with Transnuclear Inc. (TN) to discuss a proposed amendment to a 

Certificate of Compliance for a transportation package used to transport uranium oxide pellets 

and powder. TN will provide additional drop testing results, which reflect the most damaging 

configuration of the package and corresponding criticality analyses. TN will submit the proposed 

amendment by the end of 2009. 
December 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 25, 2009 

Draft Technical Basis for Rulemaking Revising Security Requirements for Facilities

Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) and High Level Waste (HLW); Notice of Availability and 

Solicitation of Public Comments (10 CFR PARTS 72 and 73) NRC-2009-0558 

On December 16, 2009, the NRC published a document (74 FR 66589) in the Federal Register 

seeking input from the public, licensees, certificate holders, and other stakeholders on a draft 

technical basis for a proposed rulemaking that would revise the NRC's security requirements for 

the storage of SNF at an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and the storage of 

SNF and/or HLW at a Monitored Retrievable Storage Installation (MRS). This contemplated 

rulemaking would also make conforming changes to the ISFSI and MRS licensing requirements 

for security plans and programs. The NRC has developed a draft technical basis for this 

proposed rulemaking that describes the agency's overall objectives, conceptual approaches, 

potential solutions, integration with agency strategic goals, and related technical and regulatory 

clarity issues. The NRC will conduct a public Webinar on January 14, 2010, to discuss the draft 

technical basis and to facilitate the public's and stakeholders’ submission of informed comments. 

 The comment period on the draft technical basis closes January 31, 2010. 
December 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 25, 2009 

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

of December 18, 2009 through December 24, 2009: 

NRC’s response to Senator Barbara Mikulski’s November 4, 2009, 

letter 

FOIA/PA-2010-0074 

Records on security clearance for named individual FOIA/PA-2010-0075 

Ur-Energy Prompt Fission Neutron well logging license (License 05-

29252-01) and all supporting documents including original application 

and attachments in electronic format if available. 

FOIA/PA-2010-0076 

All radioactive materials licenses that NRC holds in the State of South 

Carolina. 

FOIA/PA-2010-0077 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Wyoming State Office or BLM 

Wyoming Field Office re: National Environmental Policy Act analysis, 

compliance or issues surrounding General Insitu Uranium Mining 

Environmental Impact Statement or any Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement (GIES) tiered to GEIS for Lost Creek, Moore Ranch, 

Nichols Ranch, and JAB/Antelope Mines. 

FOIA/PA-2010-0078 

Copy of License 37-31143-01 FOIA/PA-2010-0079 

Contract with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) that is the 

basis for the Sources Sought Notice RES-10-123. 

FOIA/PA-2010-0080 
December 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 25, 2009 

Arrivals 

Collins, Travis Student Engineer (Co-Op) RES 

Lynch, Steven Student Engineer (Co-Op) FSME 
December 25, 2009 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 25, 2009 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following

NRC’s settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority ending two longstanding discrimination 

cases at Browns Ferry. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit’s ruling on spent fuel pool reviews. 

Follow up inquiries on the December 17 pre-enforcement conference with the Department of 

Veterans Affairs regarding mistakes in the Veterans Affairs Philadelphia’s brachytherapy 

treatment program. 

Press Releases

Regions:

II-09-069 NRC Names New Resident Inspectors at Nuclear Fuel Services (12/22) 

II-09-070 NRC Reaches Settlement with Tennessee Valley Authority Following Mediation 

Session (12/23)