INFORMATION REPORT

September 26, 2013 SECY-13-0103

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer C 

Office of Information Services D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Rihm, OEDO 
September 26, 2013 SECY-13-0103

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer C 

Office of Information Services D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

R. Rihm, OEDO 

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ADAMS ML13269A430 

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DATE 9/26/13 9/26/13 

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 13, 2013 

Proposed Waste Confidence Rule and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement: 

Public Meetings; 10 CFR Part 51 (RIN 3150-AJ20; NRC-2012-0246)

On September 6, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 54789) 

that announced public meetings to discuss its forthcoming proposed amendments to the NRC’s 

regulations pertaining to the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear 

fuel beyond a reactor’s licensed life for operation and prior to ultimate disposal (proposed Waste 

Confidence rule). In addition, the NRC’s forthcoming draft generic environmental impact 

statement (DGEIS), NUREG-2157, “Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement,” that forms the regulatory basis for the proposed amendments will be discussed at 

the meetings. The NRC issued this notice in advance of the release of the proposed Waste 

Confidence rule and DGEIS in order to maximize public participation. The NRC plans to hold 

the public meetings in October and November of 2013 during a planned, 75-day public 

comment period for the proposed Waste Confidence rule and DGEIS. 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2013: Correcting Amendment; 

10 CFR Part 170 (RIN 3150-AJ19; NRC-2012-0211)

On September 9, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 54959), 

making a correcting amendment to a final rule published on July 1, 2013 (78 FR 39461), which 

amended the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. 

The final rule inadvertently removed from a fee category description, the word “one,” which is 

necessary to indicate the number of government-to-government consents included in this fee 

category. The correction was effective on September 9, 2013. 

In-Core Thermocouples at Different Elevations and Radial Positions in Reactor Core: 

Petition for Rulemaking; Denial; 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 (PRM-50-105; NRC-2012-0056)

On September 12, 2013, the NRC published a denial of a petition for rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (78 FR 56174) submitted by Mark Leyse (the petitioner). The petitioner requested that 

the NRC require all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power plants to operate NPPs with 

in-core thermocouples at different elevations and radial positions throughout the reactor core to 

enable the operators to accurately measure a large range of in-core temperatures in the plants 

during steady-state and transient conditions. The NRC is denying the Petition for Rulemaking 

because: 1) there are no protection or plant control functions that utilize inputs from core exit 

thermocouples (CETs); 2) there is no operational necessity for more accurate measurement of 

temperatures throughout the core; 3) the petition provided inadequate justification of why 

precise knowledge of core temperature at various elevations and radial positions would 

enhance safety or change operator action; and 4) the NRC believes that, despite the known 

limitations of CETs, CETs are sufficient to allow plant operators to take timely and effective 

action in the event of an accident. The docket for this petition for rulemaking was closed on 

September 12, 2013.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 13, 2013 

Duane Arnold Energy Center, Issuance of Safety Evaluation for National Fire Protection 

Association Standard 805 (NFPA 805) 

On September 10, 2013, the staff approved the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) license 

amendment to transition to National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NFPA 805). This 

is the first non-pilot plant to transition to the risk-informed, performance-based fire protection 

rule. As part of the implementation of NFPA 805, the licensee is making safety improvements to 

reduce the risk associated with a fire.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 13, 2013 

Arrivals

NONE 

Retirements

NONE

Departures

CAMACHO BONAPARTE, YAEL M STUDENT IT ASSISTANT CSO

NOAMAN, TARIQ A MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG

STUART, DORA L PROGRAM ANALYST SBCR
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 13, 2013

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received 

During the Period of September 6, 2013 – September 12, 2013: 

 

Any correspondence to NRC from or on behalf of James (Jim) M. 

Rubens, and listed entities, from May 1983 to present FOIA/PA-2013-0341

Any correspondence to NRC from or on behalf of Daniel S. Sullivan, from 

May 2006 to present FOIA/PA-2013-0342

Freedom of Information Act Resource Guide/Handbook FOIA/PA-2013-0343

Most recent copy of the Materials License Tracking System Database 

(active and retired facilities) FOIA/PA-2013-0344

Specific documents regarding the Fort Calhoun Station FOIA/PA-2013-0345
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 13, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-13-0063 6/12/13 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-

105 Requesting Amendments Regarding InCore Thermocouples at Different Elevations 

and Radial Positions Throughout the 

Reactor Core

SRM on SECY-13-0063 8/13/13 (same)

Voting Record for SECY13-0063

8/13/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0096 9/11/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

August 30, 2013

Memoranda

1. M130827 9/9/13 Staff Requirements – Briefing on the NRC’s 

Construction Activities

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representatives Darrell Issa; Devin Nunes; Tom McClintock; Doug LaMalfa; Ken 

Calvert; and Kevin McCarthy, dated September 5, 2013, responds to his letter regarding the 

NRC to take immediate steps to review the process employed during the San Onofre 

Nuclear Generating Station shutdown and proposed updated, transparent regulatory 

mechanisms to safely operate our nuclear plants. 

Federal Register Notices

1. 10 CFR Part 32 Compatibility of Generally Licensed and Exempt Devices [Docket No. PRM32-7; NRC-2012-0127]. 

2. Notice of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitution; Strata Energy, Inc. (Ross In 

Situ Recovery Uranium Project) [Docket No. 40-9091-MLA, ASLBP No. 12-915-01-MLABD01]. 

3. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Notice of Docketing of Amendment Request to 

Special Nuclear Materials License No. 2506 Containing Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information [Docket No. 72-10; NRC-2013-0207]. 

4. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on 

Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels, Notice of Meeting (9/19/2013, 1pm – 5pm). 

5. 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 In-Core Thermocouples at Different Elevations and Radial 

Positions in Reactor Core [Docket No. PRM-50-105; NRC-2012-0056].