INFORMATION REPORT 

January 5, 2012 SECY-12-0002

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Federal and State Materials and Environmental Programs A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

New Reactors D 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
January 5, 2012 SECY-12-0002

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Federal and State Materials and Environmental Programs A 

Human Resources B 

Information Services C 

New Reactors D 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs (FSME) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 30, 2011 

Dispatch of Cooperating Agency Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

On December 22, 2011, FSME’s Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking signed 

and dispatched the NRC’s Cooperating Agency Report for FY 2011. The report, an annual 

reporting requirement, lists all NRC Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) begun during 

Fiscal Year 2011 by a published Notice of Intent and Environmental Assessments completed 

during Fiscal Year 2011. The report cites formal involvement by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers in two EISs for Early Site Permit applications -- Exelon’s Victoria County Station 

located near McFaddin, Victoria County, Texas, and Public Service Enterprise Group’s new 

power reactor project located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending December 30, 2011 

Arrivals 

Moore, Thomas ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE - LEGAL ASLBP 

Schultz, Stephen ACRS MEMBER ACRS 

Retirements 

Anand, Raj ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRO 

Attard, Anthony SENIOR NUCLEAR ENGINEER NRR 

Bell, Ralph RECORDS MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN OIS 

Broadwater Lynn HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST R-I 

Brown, Carrie ALLEGATIONS COORDINATOR FSME 

Chamberlin, Nancy IT SPECIALIST (PROJECT MANAGER) OIS 

Chiou, Sally IT SPECIALIST R-I 

Clayton, Howard BRANCH CHIEF NRO 

Coleman, Judy DIRECTOR R-II 

Crutchfield, Shirley LICENSE FEE ANALYST OCFO 

Deegan, George SPECIAL ASST TO THE DIRECTOR FSME 

Droggitis, Spiros ASSOC DIR FOR FED & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OCA 

Fahey, Mary SENIOR INVESTIGATOR OI 

Goldberg, Paula REACTOR INSPECTOR R-IV 

Gorday, Charles REFERENCE LIBRARIAN OIS 

Greene, Tyrone MANAGEMENT ANALYST (INFORMATION) OIS 

Halvorsen, Jayne SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST NSIR 

Hayden, Elizabeth SR LEVEL ADVISOR ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS OPA 

Hoffman, Joan SENIOR IT SPECIALIST (GROUP LEADER) OIS 

Holland, Crysta DIRECTOR, OI FIELD OFFICE OI 

Hopkins, Jay REACTOR TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR OHR 

Jacobs-Baynard, Elizabeth EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT EDO 

Katoski, Alice PROGRAM ANALYST/ PROJECT OFFICER OHR 

Kelley, Corenthis DIRECTOR, SBCR SBCR 

Lewis, Linda ADMIN & LITIGATION ANALYST - HLW SECY 

Martin, Beverly PROGRAM ANALYST ADM 

Merriweather, Norman SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR R-II 

Moore, Thomas ASSOC CHIEF ADM JUDGE (LEGAL) ASLBP 

Moriarty, Mary LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ANALYST FSME 

Nelson, Leona CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER NRO 

Northern, Sandra PROGRAM ANALYST (PRIVACY ACT) IS 

Oudinot, Daniele REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR 

Pal, Amar SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRO 

Patterson, Janice TECHNICAL TRAINING SUPPORT ASSISTANT OHR 

Pellet, John DEPUTY DIRECTOR R-IV 

Perkins, Michael SR. PROCESSING ASSISTANT R-I 

Petrosino, Joseph ALLEGATIONS COORDINATOR NRR 

Phillips, Monte SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER R-III 

Roberson, Sharon TECHNICAL TRAINING SUPPORT ASSISTANT OHR 
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE B 

Roberts, Beverly FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST CFO 

Royal, Judith HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM LEADER 

(REGIONAL) R-I 

Sapp, Mary SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST NRR 

Schneider, Linda SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST ADM 

Seeherman, Judith IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN) OIS 

Smith, Thomas SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIS 

Speigel, Richard SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST CFO 

Stracke, Anne IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS/APP OIS 

Trojanowski, Robert REGIONAL STATE LIAISON OFFICER R-II 

Walker, Edward MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT R-II 

Warren, Roberta SECURITY POLICY ADVISOR COMM 

Williams, Barbara SR LVL ASST FOR POLICY & PRGMS (TL) SBCR 

Woods, Hugh SR. RELIABILITY & RISK ENGINEER RES 

Young, Francis SR. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER OIP 

Zalcman, Barry EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPEC NRO 

Departures 

Batkin, Joshua CHIEF OF STAFF COMM 

Chopra, Om SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRO 

Derringer, Karen IT SPECIALIST (PROJECT MANAGER) OIS 

Dofat, Randell SR. SYSTEMS ANALYST CFO 

Drozd, Andrzej SENIOR REACTOR ENGINEER NRO 

Fitzgerald, Rebecca MANAGEMENT ANALYST (RECORDS) OIS 

Harich, Patricia PROGRAM ANALYST ASLBP 

Kolb, Elaine SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG 

O'Brien, Margaret LICENSING ASSISTANT NRR 

Rayland, Andrew SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR 

Robinson, Debra ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OGC 

Stuckle, Elizabeth PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER COMM 
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending December 30, 2011 

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

of December 23, 2011, through December 29, 2011: 

 

SECY-00-0181, USEC Financial Review, with attachments FOIA/PA-2012-0097 

Records related to Crystal River Power Plant FOIA/PA-2012-0098 
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 30, 2011 

Approval of the AP1000 Amendment Design Certification Final Rule and Publication in the 

Federal Register

On December 22, 2011, the Commission approved a final rule amending Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 52, Appendix D, “Design Certification Rule for the AP1000 

Design”. This amendment replaces certain combined license information items and design 

acceptance criteria with specific design information, addresses the effects of the impact of a 

large commercial aircraft, incorporates design improvements, and increases standardization of 

the design. On December 30, 2011, the final rule amending Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 52, 

“Design Certification Rule for the AP1000 Design,” was published in the Federal Register. 
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 30, 2011 

Watts Bar 2 – Fire Protection Safety Review

 

On December 21, the NRC staff met with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) staff in a public 

meeting to discuss the November 30, 2011, fire protection submittal to support the safety review 

of the Watts Bar 2 application. During the meeting, NRC and TVA staff discussed corrections 

and enhancements that needed to be made to the submittal. NRR project management staff is 

working with TVA staff to determine the timetable to resubmit the corrected fire protection 

information. 
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending December 30, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The January 5, 2012, public meeting on NRC’s conclusion and independent inspections of 

Davis-Besse plant’s (Ohio) shield building 

A leaking safety relief valve caused a shutdown of Pilgrim plant (Massachusetts) on Monday, 

December 26, 2011 

The increased oversight of Brunswick plant (North Carolina) due to a “white” finding regarding 

lack of flood protection for plant’s emergency diesel generators 

The recent audit by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation of Millstone plant (Connecticut) 

reporting problems regarding plant’s adherence to regulatory commitments 

Speculation that the NRC is considering expansion of nuclear power plant Emergency Planning 

Zones for Vermont Yankee plant (Vermont); a group opposed to the plant to hold a “Nuke-Free 

New Year’s Eve Party” at the gates of the plant 

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA issued two blog posts: 

- Recent Uprate Approved for Upstate New York 

- Acting as a ‘Neutral’ to Help NRC Meetings Be More Productive

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-229 NRC Announces Availability of License Renewal Application for Callaway Nuclear 

Power Plant (12/29/2011) 

11-228 NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet January 19-20, 2012, 

in Rockville, Maryland; 2012 Leadership and Meeting Schedule (12/27/2011) 

Regions:

II-11-070 NRC Finds Brunswick Emergency Diesel Generator Inspection Finding to be of 

Low to Moderate Safety Significance (12/30/2011) 

IV-11-050 NRC to Meet With Energy Northwest Officials to Discuss Performance 

Improvements at Columbia Nuclear Power Plant (12/29/2011) 

III-11-037 NRC to Hold Meeting With Firstenergy to Discuss Davis-Besse Shield Building 

Cracks (12/29/2011) 
December 30, 2011 ENCLOSURE G

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 30, 2011 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-11-0172 12/13/2011 Response to Staff Requirements 

Memorandum COMGEA-11-0001, 

“Utilization of Expert Judgment in 

Regulatory Decision Making” 

2. Chairman Jaczko’s Vote 

and Comments on SECY11-0129 

12/14/2011 Final Rule: Requirements for Distribution of 

Byproduct Material, 10 CFR Parts 30, 31, 

32, 40, and 70 (RIN 3150-AH91) 

3. Chairman Jaczko’s Vote 

and Comments on SECY11-0155 

12/13/2011 Proposed Changes to the Enforcement 

Policy Associated with Construction 

Activities 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, and 100 Docket No. PRM-50-103; NRC-2011-0189, Petition for 

rulemaking; notice of receipt.